New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-26
Nttp2lotk daily Gribn,re.
QUARTERLY REPORT or THE SUPER
INTENDENT OF POLICE.
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oYrIcK or surEEINrrSpEyr oy MsTEoFoLrAS
IL me Hotoyabe te Board Of Metropolitan Police CoM@'
sEOtcrs,-
Grs1LEHEN: Pursuant 10 the requirements Of The
statute respectfully submit my second Quarterly Re-
port Of the state Of the Metropolitan Police District,
Tor the term ending October 81, 1860.
The entire police force Of the district Numbers $50
men, and embraces the following c.srses, VIZ:
supernte ndent inspectors, q Chief Deputy aud Property
So Policemen on patrol duty 223 Policemen on detailed pre
ciuc,f aud squsd 2i2; Policemen special duty 81 heen-
ger DooIIneu "a. Total. 1895.
PATROL FORCE
The reports herewith submitted from the Office In
srectors ii New-Iork and Brooklyn, exhibit in detail
the in which the force is disposed of in those
cities resrectivcly. BY which il will be reen that,
while the Patrol Force III Brooklyn remains the same
rs at last report III men, that in New-iork has been
slightly increased by reduction NJ the corresponding
number of heretofore employed on special and de
tailed duty, the present Patrol Force being l,O52
men, and the entire Patrol Force Of the District, ,2
men, This number is liable to the ratio Of reduc
ton exhibited in last report. During the quarter
have endeavOred increase the main body Of the force
by dispensing with much of the detail service as
could be spared, but II only amounted to ~ men, A
few more may yet be added TO this number but moth
ing cAn be done in that way to acquire thstrengh ne
ces-ary for the efficiency Of service which the public
voice demands.
PArRoLLING IN SEw-YoRH.
In nv eude;iyOr TO show in the report Of last quar-
ter the nadeQuacy Of the parOng force 10 eectuaiy
guard the City OF New-iOrk, | presented an agBre-
gae of 1914 niles Of streets and pier ~ the line 70 he
protected. These figures fail to show the full extent
They are merely the length Of the streets except in
the few cases where streets boundaries between
pre-, incs. The true line Of guard amounts 70 6O}y
miles being nearly double the quantity before reported
When civic guard properly performs hs duty, 1t IA
not sufficient that be should keep watchlul eye upon
suspicious persons; but each building other pren
ses should be carefully srutnized on every tour TO
discover whether the thief may not have already en-
tered that the negligence Of the occupant has not
left open the way for biz easy admission This re-
quires that both sides Of the street should be Patroed
and .pOndngly increases the length OF the line 70
be protected After making fair allowance for sick
ness which during the quarter wa 20 J-lOO men per
day without including excusabe absenee the number
on patrol duty at time did not exceed 53 men; XIV
iuR an average line OF guard Of JG6lOOO miles Tor
each man. subec TO be heightened by occ'0ionul alb
and by double p.rol where circumstance may
make il necessary, 20 not cse tan an average vi TWO
miles 20 Ii bea,.
PATRotiIhG II BROOKLYN.
But IN the city of Brooklyn the force Is - Oh
yiouly Inadequate that II scarcely reqnirs any more
10 make II uAifeat than "A reference 10 the largeness
of the population and the smalDeSo OF the force EN-
ployed for is protection. When, however the ineas
ureneni Of the opened and regulated streets Ii pre-
scented 10 view, every pcr1n mur DE h'"@eu q. 'he
hack OF security which is provided and the amount OF
protection such handful Of men have Afforded rs
thos. doing duty in that city. BY reference to liable
b. No 3 Il win b. seen that there ar 80 miles Of
At reefs and Piers in Brooklyn. About one-ha oil thi
number Of miles is in the Eighth and Ninth Precincts
comuri4inR IN their uits much territory very hle ana
proved by bindings; but the rnaning 2iS nlc" Of
street. and Viep have their two sdee to guard a. wen
as the streets in New ORR, and present line OF
o1lard Of 436 milee The number of men To perform
this duty after deductng the average daily SICK OF
81. 100 IneD, and the Two small squads when are 10
charge Of the Eighth and Ninth Procincts OF ~ men,
numbers only l42 patrolmen one-hSIf only OF whom
are on patrol at II time, namely, II men And these
while protecting the deny populated par Oh Brooh
lyn are required guard line OF li-lOV miles een
II is 10 Le hoped The proper authorities Of 'ha cay vi"
mike provisions for suitable increase OF the force
there before il may be made Necessary by more un'
F'''V'' DIacuIftr OF INK IoEcE.
The IMPROVEMENT in TIE al cipine aud personal ce-
poitment Of The members 81 the force within tue ii
few months Ii appaent, that II II usiees iof me 10
do more THIN hludC 10 u.
aAlhough IN large degree, his i Que 10 tIo onos
OF the capable officer who discharges 70 Satisfactorily
tho dutt Of INSTRUCTOR end VINO, by his example, p
we'll AZ hi teaching bas infused proper c'vr'f an
corS vet in still greater degree, is IL OWING 70 Tue
prosapt aud impartial action Of The Board on every
conpiaini I'm the certainty OF an iniiction common
surtte TO each ohense -, =. til,
heartily congratulate the Board on the diminished
number of ooiIanls while feel satisfied their de-
grippe his not been produced by oolluaon or negh'
! gcncc
nm, confirmed in the We've expressed IN las report
,.lsiiy, 90 the manner in which the Detective fore
should be operate d. But Am not YET prepared 70 pro,
poe the deieil Of plan by winch all the improvement
nectsary can be produced Hope 20 be able 70 pro
duce them the next Regular Report Inc plan uo o.
iniarcLanaing ,Ls class N ofocr for oihsrr 'rolu
L. nlsc,- la mei with general approval 40 if ~
op I has permitted to ascertain the views
lions In authority elsewhere l Am not however
prepared to present the results Of sandr interviews r ST
where The ~as 99asdeT,d' until sef II i pTo
per should make record Of the satisfactory manner y,
which this branch Of the force has performed S o"''
during the quarter just'tenninatod.
| HARBoR POLICE
r The ready aeouieacence of the Board In the suRge-
lions offered in last report for increasing the efficiency
Of the narbor force enables 70 promise great n
proyement In thiH branch Of the service 10 noon a. Wy
new bya,s ART ready ior U.S. and the oSher c'iIe 'S'