The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-09

commune tho time of Congress which should 10
given to the gravOst practical problems that
ever taxed the brains OF statesmen and imam
ciop
Annual Report Of tho board Of Police Com
uni--iener--startlInE Developments Con-
ocrr'"s Tenement Houses IN New York.
The annual report ~ the B,Nrl " Police Com
missioners of New York W,s laid hct,,o ~" le{sIa-
turc yesterday morning, as follows;
The Police Department of the state government
within the Metropolitan District has continued l.,
perform its functions without interruption.
The police fnrcc consists II superintendent "
Police, inspectors ~ captains, 100 scrgc'nt and
| 1000 pttrolmcn uf whom 80 captains, l2a scr-
| grant-, and i,N00 p1ttolmen are stationed IN the
ei'y oi New YORK, aud hc remainder In the city Of
| Brooklyn
It is estimated that for the proper protection OF
the public intcrrHt the police force ut city should
| he ~ one policeman 10 every Ave hundred inhabi-
t1mts, This proportion h maintained In the city OF
| New York, hut In B.uhklyu, which contains three
| hundred thousand Inhabitants, there nto stationed
| but two huuircl patrunen, or one ~ every one
| thousand five hundred mhAhittuts. Repeated APP
phc,t.ons have been made To- tho authorities of that
city for permission g. Increase the patrol ior'e but
| without effect. The Police At of 1850 provides nr
the apo ontmcnt ~ iorty captains and sixty SER
| geants. The Increase Of the patrol iurvo In New
York rtnletst eassfy that the number " officers
should lee increased IL IL respectfully recommended
that provision shall ho made luf the further appoint
mcnt from time t. time ~ the requirements of tie
service Shdl dictate, OF ten captains and forty SER
gcants.
| RAStrARV roLtdE
The Act Of 1900 directed the B,,ri of Police ~
set apart portion oi the force sanitary Police,
tn inspect the safety ui ctry-hntts, manufactures,
slaughter houses, anil Vlihcf- REGARDED A. NuVt',
| md a. take uli necessary loghl measures foo" pr.
| melting tn" safety oi life IN sun houses md hct'-
rir-. Under this provision the II utd uf Police de
tailed q Sergeant AMI squad "i rgnt'rn rdr
| men iu the yity of Nrw York, pni S'utrmt nui
similar iurHc iu Br-tyu, t7 the sanitary i'rrs "i
| the two ,itvt. The squad u New York h. d.sd,i
| fHl For the alton AMI trfI tf tfliVFH
u ferry lnlt- and factories, hSr men, pertH. For
the Inspection of tenement hou,c', sN iucn. TN
| safe huildugs, uuiHuyc-, ~, seven uuI.
A phy-i,nu, with the pty ~ q pttru.iuNn, IL nt-
tn,led {" tie -dui, whose duty it is =" ,rt c,sr1
Vt Infectious discnses amt provide iur th'W rTu 'v'
to the proper hu~ptu- Hut - "a amino huSu"
respecting the public health.
These have been exam u~i anl tested when me-
ccssary ly the hydraulic pump.
2,!,G6 stoWu en- surs arc In New York, aud d0I
Hteamengue= In Brooklyn, Of which COL were iouni
to be detective, and were remotied by order OF tho
Board ui Police.
PROPOSED irGtsLArioy ~ REGArD To EnILErs.
Butwhic II is believed that the test of steam on-
gincs by the police is effective and economical, ~
well as acceptable g. the manufacturers and uthois
using steam, the practice Of employing unsklul
men, and u some instances women aud boys, ~ en-
| pinccrs be- -l general ls a. Cututcrut In sumr dee
gree the public benefits resulting from these exam
nations. II Is respectfully submitted, that persons
IN the cities of Ncw York and Brooklyn q, tng ~
engineers, shall Dec required 10 obtain certificates
from the n arl of police, such certificate g. ho
granted On evidences "i competency, AMI without
the payment of tcs.
~, ,ENESr noUsEs.
Tie inspection Of tenement houses has been thor
| ough and complete. Every house II this dcscrp-
ton has been examined, the number uf inmates,
the means of escape the hygiene condition and tho
capacity of the several apartments Ascertlurl and
recnr~i. The results of these oh,rs are ruISUci
Ia tables upp,ud" a. the report of the Srrsu mt ~
the SANITARY Slun,l, mud form pu ustrEtiyt record
of the ,,u-' of the r,rid deterioration II the public
health within the past few years.
The population ~ the city of New York l. cgtima-
tel At 9uO,OOO pen, ns, ut Shoru InI,Wo pu-,s
side boz tenement houses, ur houses containing four
| families and upward.
Tho Board OF Police, in their annual report in
lobs called the attention of the Legislature H. the in
crease and fatality of dscas. in the city Of New
York, and to the mortality, which In lS32 WAS ~
one in thirty-hyc and q hnlf had become Increased
" one ia every twenty seven or tWtuty-cight. II
cpniectur,d that thus auhreyatun ut human lie
WAS chiefly attributed g. the crowded condition Of
tie tenement houses. The statistics appended en-
| firm the apprchcnsipns II the Board. Recurring ~
this sui r,t ln the last annual report, The oununis-
siuncts stated that In the erection 81 tenement
houses every consideration Of health comfort, and
Of safety, wus Ht,riocd h. provide rom for tho
largest number ui iunntc4, and that the shCrh'c ~
life from deficient ventilation, defective drainage,
aud putrid gisas, could not be- over ostunat0l
because these sources uf disease Affect the utnJ7
phere Of the whole city.
II is the opinion of physlcians that tho minimum
quantity OF air which should be- allotted h. each per-
son Ia a bedroom II hye hundred cubic feet, ur -
cube OF eight feet, and that the space b6 rciucOt
he generation Il disease h. Inevitable.
By reference 10 the table referred tn N VIII he seen
hat there are in thu city II New York
Houses. Inmates.
Having from 100 /, 800 cubic feet
u each person .,..;''....'.' lg,@ oha5i !
IOO to bOO 23lT Tg,I64
Cellar population averages IG2.. - 2i,lis
2GJ,a,9
Tenement houses, because ~ tho large number Of
antilles resident In them, are peculiarly llHh" o.
destruction from fires, and public attention hs been
lra~n n u" necessity "f providing proper means
| ~ escape flT the IuuIttcs.
The following IL the result of the examination Of
the Sanitary Police'
Means Of escape defcetiys. see. 3,7u i9G,5S2
good ,.,,,,,.. sac 25A305
SLAUGHTER noUsEA FTERy BOATS, IlR STREETS, Ero,
There are one hundred and sixty ven slaughter
houses In the city oi New York, at which have been
killed during the put year 7s5,GiG heal Of cattle
aud smnll stock, Or, uxcluBiye uf Sundays over
i 2bOO head per day. The buildings are scattered
throughout the city, and are fruitful U diSase. In
the opinion Of the Board Of Police slaughter-hpses,
lide-hpuses, oiul aud bone boiling establishments
ought a. Ice removed H. the streets immclistey d-
J'ceht :" the rlN'r and hoyond tho lines oi dense
| population.
The ferry boaa plying ia the harhor or Now York,
sixty iu number, Hre In excellent condition. The
Importance ~ frequent and careful eOmiuatiun Of
these hots b. -,iucrd by she returns herewith sub
nitted showing TINT duriog the past year the num-
bcT of prs.cs, N carried ~ Gtg, so. The only
l,ss ui lie was that Of fireman who was crushei
while cleaning the engine OF the boat which hs
was employed.
In the month Of My last the Grand Jury II New
York requested the Hoard OF Huhcu ~ supervise the
, cleaning oi the st-,ts. A contract had been made
ly tine city uthoTtes Whereby the contrtCtoT had
| concluded 10 sScep the streets periodically for a
| yehT flI the hgal Of slI9,tN. H. accordance with
| the request ua the Grari Jury tho board caused
daily reports ~ be made at tie streets swept and
p | unswept, Hpi made weekly returns thor-d n the
J | Comptr'l'~r. Il had been demonstrated dat il ID
Ne mos, elective security for the faithful fulhlment
4 l Il the N,z.iucts.
, HEw rou'E PoWRRs PROPOSED.
: Md IN this communication, the Bard respect
ully sui ut That the expenses ui the cities ~ New
! | York and Brooklyn might Dee greatly reduced, by
. | the transport g. The police uf many duties which
\ are now dscl, ,fsud by officers specially appointed
The maintenance ot tie public peace, and the re-
precision aud detection Il crilue requires the pres
2 'nt two thousand men IN the streets Of the tw,
{ cities, day aud night. But coniolned with thin
l. duty might be many others II a supervisory char
. | aeter The Inspection Of weights and measures
the care and custody Of the public markets, the "