New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-14
POLICE COMMISSIONERS REPORT.

The Metropolitan Police Commissioners presented
their annual report. The repor. gives sketch ot the
police force Of the city, A 1t 1sted prior to the pas
ssge of the Metropolitan Police act IL refers 10 the
elections 0rged ~ the the ground that 1t vio-
lated the privileges granted by the MontgO nery Cnar-
ter end declares II at such obec Ion would DO as
well founded against the abofhmeot OF the sppoint
ment Of officers weighfg gsaging aad inspect IN
Of goods by the Common C,oncil. IL also meets aud
replies to the argument against the las as an inys-
sion Of The right Of selfgoveInment.
The report states tnat the Harbor POI CO has been
the means OF ess@ the humber OF tbeits on ships
end pi. rs in Nsw.York and Brooklyn. 10 Telston 10
the action Of the Police ia tho Quarantine rot, the
Coumssoners state that the Superintendent was Cen
suIed for not repairing 10 the Guarantee 10 person,
but exoperateo from the charge Of neglect IN falling TO
eepd force for the protection Of the Hospitals. The
PAPERS submitted.
fpe force # New-YoIk 10 Represented ioajequsts
to the protection of the city. table Is preset ted,
sho wing that while in tie City Of London the force
employed Is to eyesy 20 Inhabitants, snd 10
Other citits Of England, Ielsut, etc. 10 proportion N
New. York il Is one 10 every oOl lahaoitao'S' Inc
arrests made from November, 1851. to November,
1853, were 81, As, nearly double the NUMBER 10 tue
preceding twelve months. -
The Commissioners have urged the New- York 81
peIv sOrs 10 Authorize increase OF the force ~'n-
out effect and they ask the Legislature % aatn"fze
the appentment OF $50 patTolmen 10 addition TO the
present umter and 500 special patroen on election
days only, at 81 per dsy. 49, :,
The daf Rtrous, ciispidsted and unheathfni condi.
ton Of TIE IS set forth, and in ve~ OF
the fact that the Con C0uGc ls OF Nss-York and
Brooklyn refuse to ms thu necessary repairs It IS
ssked tnst the Jaw be amended t. authorize the
Board of Police to repair auoo-Honses soen tue
Common Courci shall pes slect, after thirty dayS no
tice, 70 do so ard 10 flIush supplies tor the same
When the officer charged vth that duty Legects the
same op five dsys notice.
The number Of bOu-siess poor, lodging IN station
Houses 10 1855, in Neg-YoTk alne, was III ,o9I A.
least 40 e0 wers tuIbe1 away for want Of accomno-
daon Additional facilities for lodging these uafortu-
mates are asked.
The House If Detention for Witnesses was opered
on tbe 9th of February as'. Since shen, there 1s's
besb 29l witnesses logged there.
The Commission state that the laws Oh the otate
in re to the observance O the Ssob ,h openly
violated Returns by the Police made 10 the Dist ict-
Attorneys Of Nee-Y0rk and Kings, show over 2o,oo0
ca,es of open violation Of toe sss OF 1lorI. etc., at
groceries and gIoggeres the Sabbath batsone have
been prosecutsd. More striogent and summary law
are recommended for The Environment Of the closing n
6opaz sk. os On Sundays When Il was szpposed that
m. ,w could 10 enforced the egrests for
and iisordsry ooLdect Sand sys averaged f5. Nov
when il 10 fo1nS that the lao may DO violated with
iupuni'y, ihey average over 100.
No pr,sl-iIn having Dc 60 made BY lay for TIE de-
strncton VI counterfeit Fstk notes aId oies larga
Lumber have seeuma ar ed IN toe hssds of the pobce
sld prosecuting oho.,s A lac making il obligatory
oeers 10 tran sDjt sueh plates e,c TO the 5apsr-
ibtendtLt OF he u n K Department, ~ be by MIN Dc
shoyed :. soon 40 II ~ Rave been used In evidence 10
@ nrts OF lu-tcs ia r~comneoded.
10 RECOMMENDED that the Law be 80 altered - 70
fod The cso sIgo Of say nef between son.e'
e1c sonres slso, that In be oo-eeo making p"
mirtem-S lor for aoy bot ofcer in dAscearge of pi
! duty, 70 carry conosalsd vospsos, Aad that zone