New-York tribune., 1866-12-22
THE METROP0LITAN POLICE.
ANNUAL REPORT oP THE PoLIc8 oeMhissoNEns-
CRIMINAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ExCisB
LAw-THg TENEMENT HOUSES.

ANNUAL REPORT oP THE POLICE oeMMISsIoHBns-
CRIMINAL s-ATISTICs-LICBNsEs- ExCIsR
LAW-THg TENEMENT HOUSES
Among the facts which are embraced in the An
nua Report Of the Mciropoal Police Commssners nov IN
the hands Of Gov Fcnton - be published several
that Irsy they do se tGe puUc II Is shown
that drrirr the year f-c made ant that Of those
a.. esA 1.,y. -ohoe-ics and tie Ike but OF We
o. asa.e.l ioni trial To- remain TO be ned and 6 were
di,s or he yh crime Of homicdV alone TO police
ar5-c feron hr' only 10 Of the number were ooa
yic while 9 H-"t either acquitted discharged viihpl
tr le gay - b. tsici aat % the disposition 81 tAe Other
These sIrcl ought % be- su.cient justify Mr. Havyvs
mark iAat lcfc something radically wrurC IN tc a'lin
sta'oE o! tie Jaw ~ ti' city but VIC hve ei nor fA
nhe dat1 inhe returns rrlntl crime which Is more tIn
walked. hy the poi ins -nmely The Receiving o stHc
goods Il l. believed ;bGi with the cxicrmnaiou q. o."
eeyc the ma,fty otAe tl'yc that iuirg ihe metropolis
would dnd thor Occupation ro fe1 We IND tat o ~" ie
ceycrs Of nleu goods |hou ir ponce hi'c '@et iNo gus
tody this year ouy zen have b convicted while l' yc '
either acquitted or dis,ar-cI without ifii 4' I'' 70 1
tired aid 0i tDc disposition Z" ~ NJ, pn.o' hno" ADll~ -
Havcy who BY voy chief clerk 10 tho Commissioners
Police says II viii be nt large proportion o io.'
who ere l1sconyicted - not rr because tHj he lAi
but by OF defects in the adnnisiFaon Of criminal law IN
Gept Cherries n Bracket City Han police preferred
8 complaints ngainst theNariuus city railway oole'
reeuxg thsu take licenses yet not oEr dollar oi
s{As lsch should have been paid into The city Treasury by
tie railway companies las been rccorercd IT D. tut lair to
add that question Oi tie cys ngh' tOTelmle me c cars
b. licensed yet IL litigation O ueNhsi iIulnue o com
plants Nllta tlt NlElhl ponce 'iPthiN ~ Ns' i'
prc.efad against hacnc cartneA stage drivers junk dead
o. eaes in secondhand nrtcs and other persons who are
reQ ed to be lcsuspd the majority we orn hHYe been Get
VI ~lai 'er l1e' nay h nel' o = ~ y ,e & t,, we yii % ,
about i,t, Cief NcrI Huvlcy remarkns son ihis cir
s our laws with respect 10 hacks hacAme
-1vercd citic, hut he further remarks liz =
ninistrnua ol the laws hefe and in ParS Is widely dn
Taa Grand Roster Of the Msopoan Police Body bears
25)i niuss-of which H are oi B.o0kyn p1hc'me" = o.
policemen Staten Island u N Aonkers and b Of W II
Isns II is recommended that tho force in BROOKLYN be
largely augmented uud the sncs there divided ana TIE
accommodated would sesn timely slce over Tue illT ny
have less ;n one policeman every 200 ilhabans TIE
cost ths colossal police for hc y-r ending on TIE Sl o
tIo expenditure for police Htgns L. s. al tlc ii
borne by the Cities q, New-l lok and l-''n iHd'pnd
Of the appropriation ioI tAe support o. tlt l' ~ ' ~.
be sah tfa of maintaining ae A- x1I'tl F0Lja
hRs reached tho respectable aeSrgse "i r+'"On yea
station houses tie Mel eT".'" Police ttrcA tr 'ry
Goyernment as r'iirr ~ l.; Aoi '''',-'" ana '-'y
Therefore recommend .tt1sr d, u law. -, a., n,
Metropolitan Ponce ma DE- sa 10 have been The Board
Of EIsb, 1a.y performed ie ietr executed tAe Excise
BOafr or"ra rul nT =" receive LINE ehhS Oi We es"h
revenue liquor rrnuc-s hoenso Therefore, pe police re
pVri" ,N..,o th.'oie i - ri',I l. vot -, e
w.i,,r Nf1a H., Io,rt euars9 upon its duties sntuoas
snI sl ma m ~ r. Nat, ar 81 os Asecs Of these
ces 11g pretended ~ a .onas' rpiy authority eA' -
iaon Of su oG vekuown statute since that ure the
Board granted and delivered - licenses Io he
nceIses the hr ,"l have rr'rndei"j their papers
aud paid oGly go 90 elen teioo D.; al "iis n,e paiq
yendors IS y lUra4 ~ o. tbs toi'' Aewsl ork
County paid Kings Ouutr 1850 aJ tur'b tOrnty
en- go Richmond County s3G5O The aF. everybody
knows has i4oprraty'iu 3 cty an. O course ihe
cenou o the time I'M ryerpg lafy.an is tlIapte en-
forcecn and the h0u scn lo,l judges bed perfected
their injunction pachlcs but Ia hroohu wte a cy de-
fhc lily Ol tue aw l~uc.t the
Courts have returned as e violation of tie
Grayesend s6J 90 nnd our Court of Special Sessions
but feu Police COurts los c11cted solitary dol
lar prescribed srll- liz without license
Judge Garozo g1antc oi inuneons Judge Brady 49, and
Judge McCunn 81 uni lcndnc decision ereOn by the Court
appeals the Excise Commissioners lying their
Instead recommending any modification Of tie law the Com
mssOners Say that If TIE law. passed have
fair and impartial ra for year two H. believed that the
result will justify the experiment and prove TO the public the
value Of the system"
The Police Commissioners in managing tho recent general
election expended So G9 and IN tire charter election 80 81
and they believe the aggregate less by about than
tie municipal authorities would hove spent IN giving old
fashioned rOug and tumble scramble between the thieves aud
shoulder htters of the Eighth Ward snd those OF the Sixth
Can't Bowen g. Lord Of the Police Sanitary Company makes
fearful record against hc tenement houses Of this city Of
wisch l SAYS there than 900 without proper
oescapt m of fire and he partcuarzes If tenemen ~
from stories each containing population OF -
aud having each only one staircase.