New-York daily tribune., 1866-01-05

defeated.
These and numerous other circumstances show, thai:
in order to secure effective and economical working 81
tie police system the buildings occupied for ponce ar
pCses their purchase, construction ana repair, rs Fel
as the fitting up, furnishing and supplying them, and
the funds raised for these purposes ought 10 oei paid
over the Treasurer Of the state IKE Other foncys
raised for the support and maintenance OF I'M ipoice
and drawn and expended by and on the resM Esibity
OF the Board OF Poee-the title OF real estate acquired
for the purpose 10 he vested in the eles Llntes or
towns by which the money is raised
LICENSED OCCUPATIONS
The safety ana good order OF society require that
certain occupations should be carried On under sys
ten of licenses granted by legal auth 0Tiy. The sys
em is adopted for the purpose of regu itng the acts Of
those engaged in such otoupanoAs restraining their
Irregularities ana protecting the pnl JIG from abuses
In NewYcrh, the power to grant and revoke licenses
and cartmen hacks and hackmen, omnibuses and Onni
bus drivers, is vested in tie Mey or.
Laws and ordinances provide penalties and punish
mems for wrongs committed ~ licensed parties bat
tev are 50 rarely enforced hat they have ceased TO
lave any seUiaIy eaecton me conduct OF the offenders
The whole system needs re- Orm. The Mayor has the
power to Try and fine ole hders, and to revoke their
licenses. The police JnSii' as also may try and punish
cuinay in some cases ut all these officers are, un
fortunately dependent in measure for ther places on
the very offenders they fc called upon to punish.
The kmcr ard car men, FOR instance, are power
nj body Of men IN ome districts 10 ponce l9.tlec
could be elected aga Inst their combined opposition.
Under Such cTous Anees 10 Is not 10 be expected that
such elective 0cer gwi venture 20 ALLEVIATE tler con
sleuS w firm administration of Justice. So entirely
conscious are SON OF them Of their dependence upon
the good yi Of the hRokmen that they are renctan to
have tpch Offenders brought before them for punish
lment An Mayors holding office at the suferGnce OF
The yteng constituency indispOsCd 10 apply serious
Discipline TO This class Of offenders True Mayor las
power TO impose upon haokmen siaa!i mes 1ut naek
me-, can impose upon him political leo2t Tho sound
nes O the principle that Judges Of the Criminal Colris
IL order 10 be lust 10 the public must oe independents OF
tle criminal ciasses is iustratcdly the insufficient ad
mnisraon OF criminal justice in the city OF New-fork
As rapidly possible and by every means within reach
OF the Legislature this great and growing evil ought 10
Il .s.fnr .fnn1
If'he power 10 grant licenses in the mentioned,
and 20 abIogate ,iem for violations OF laws and oral
uances conferred upon the Board Of Police who
are independent OF all Offenders the hfm and prompt
exercise of thOte powers would in little time relieve
the community from many Of the impostions and out
RACES 10 which they have long been subjected. Such
nnpOsiiOns numerous and constant; many o! them
exhibit the moral ODOQuy OF ielOn0us oiicn''s Inc
following authentic instance Is quoted from public
journal as simple OF acts TINT are by no means an
common:
"Ax AoenAyATED CASE or ExTonroS. Aboat 6 o'clock
Saturday morning, Andrew Jacksou, Sannel Williams sud
Vu Brown. coiood soldiers members Of the 3st United
.ics Colored n inry arrived a. the New Haven Depot
from Hartford whore hey bad been mustered ont en- ronh
r their home IN Scuben County Tley induced 70 90
IN hack No $50 by Patrick Gleason, the driver wao 70
msinder house in Mubegryst AeF driving around ioi
ball hoar ts coae eh stopped and Gleason TOD Brown tes'
Brown TOOK out ro Of bills which Geaion snatched out Of
coach at tie foot Of Huberi and informed Jackson anu
Williams thev where they wished 70 a.ht, and De
hrcsened them aud reused to dive them der asrase
collected which attracted ctfenton Ohcers
dner ard Kennedy Of the City Han Police WHO arrested
tsH a and bros got them 70 the City Ha There heJ were
proven to The Fsias tarsi9,9n' tnd no r,pi4nshstt
Gleason or s attempt 70 swlndle The ioale threatening
he brought agn iT faeb Il oAene be wouc revoke h
license"
Notwithstanding the unring efforts Of Capt. Brack.
EFT FOR the last eight months 20 break up the system o
zior,ion pIachcod by hackdryeTs, cases o his soFt
are Of frequent occurrence Gni all are likely 20 coninne
until ,hc power II granting and revokng licenses -
placed IN the hands OF tie Police Commissioners.
IL viii BE- observed that the license OF this offender
was nCt revoked He still has leave TO plunder tie
stranger, tie poor aud unWary, under The protection
Of q license from HIS Honor tie hayOL Equally
wc.glty exist ior amendment Of tie license
sys.em in relation 10 paVnbrokors aucuoReeEf, and
SANITARY MEASURES.
Attention is called to the report Of Capt Lord OF thc
Sanitary Company. This company consists Of captain.
! @ sergeant and 30 patrOlmen.
II vii be seen that they have rendered valuable ser
vices during tie year. by their q O57 nusances
bn.e been abated many OF them Of formidable charoe
ter The certainty of the interPoson Of the police has
without doubt, induced large numbers 70 adopi meas
nrfs of cleanliness which wOuid otherwise have been
omitted. Tho public safety demands that the city
should be kept clean II seems Just that The cost OF
keeping private premises clean Should DO dsTayea uy
he owners occupants % The premises. This piluc
De was lrcndei 20 be applied by the sections Of The
Police Law this subject II ia however defeated IN
numerous instances. because non resident owners ana
cx.cuors VI estates cannot be reached with process 10
compel OF the cost Of cleaning their property
ia this and other features these sections u the
/ Police Law require amendment,
Ihe processes which render n city filthy noisome and
unhealthy are in constant operaiioni II h. therefore
pIoper that the processes Of cleansing should be equally
Increasing There will be great exiSencCs, such as
the advent Of the cholera other epidemic calling for
exrao.lnarv remedies. SOand policy, however, De.
mands tia. the ordinary sy TEN Il cleansing Dc
tnuos and complete that serious exposures OF health
from filthy accumulHiious IN private premises or public
streets shall not occur.
SURGEONS IErORT.
Tie report Of the Board Of Police Surgeons hereto
annexed contains the wcll considered views and sug
rcsti6us Of educated medical gentlemen who have en-.
loved extraordinary Opportunities Of observation ana
Inquiry INTO the cnuses which produce and propagate
the diseases 20 which tie people Of CITY are exposed
TLCir exposition Oi TIC evils arising nom over
crowded tenement houses badly constructed and man
aged saugne. houses nOxiOuS fat-bOiling concerns.
disgusting hidehOuses and poisonous generating sew
ere ought stnTtc the people ond tie Legislature into
earnest efforts 10 protect public health.
ARTISTS FOR oFPEHsBs
Arrests Tor ofcnscs Of all grades have during me
year reached the number Of Or,e3 against 1ii5l Tor
ti,e preceding wear. Crimes Of violence toward The
person have Increased In greater ratio ns VIII oI
! Iear ir0m the following CON laratiye statement:
1864. 1865.
For fclOnious assault ..............4t2 Ns
For assault on policemen. % 80
IOT rape. ..-.-.-..-..-.-...------.-. y %
For attempt at ape.--..-..-....... ~ ~
I'0r Inansl4uglfer and nufCer-... u
Tor hoIDicides Of all degrecs....... ~
IoI main (msyAem) )..-........... -