New-York daily tribune., 1866-01-05
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE BOARD OF
u.tooelitan Police Commissioners
FOR THE YEAR 1863

shee EniGy transmit their Annual Report 10. .nn
eei 'ss upon the oondtoh oi the Me''OpO''''D
faice.' rrrorr.
,...;or. Houses Of tie Department remain rs ex'
Tbe Annual Report Of 1861, except III nc 'O''
hEing inss"l'''' e,A71oN.HOUsLS
o-,-,, rbe leose Of tie StatiOn-b0nse o' !
ts-st Precilet being eOout TO eAp4S, au :" 49,
ue rss made ior premises situate Va S,,5 NV rgi.b
nehl va w. Inv torn of % years ana lt'eu uP w"
were hasee LOl 90 5Ce,s and the usual acccmmoda-
irsons skiny vellNghted, veniLated ana eolnn1o'
ioas, i alton House much superior 20 IAs olu O1'
FHIh M NJ So condition Of the Statlon-House OF
plan, = HiS pc;nct The building is small ana badly
ihs ana insufficient. 10th the mousse ana PRISON
cor snch character as 10 render good sanl''! eoA'
dflSns Is eomracty built there being scarcely
ALo ALo''reie3 lot cf land in i. The IOpt.aAci %
;afre as it is likely to be- ~ 10 no. Ae 90 ~ W io no
VI y" Wv sufficient aud permanent S'G'-OA'4oUSe
"a odrTison should no be PROVIDED: . 900 ~. -,
S'p pIon should be made for Iasing e5ooeO the sai'
IIOSn,t rroTer,v the proceeds Ci which with the
~n' L. mentioned would enable the Board 10 po
,1 ,Sss roper ard permanent establishment ,,.,.,.
Wv 'S,v~n P.rCECT This PIecinctN IS stl.ttC on ram
~. in the quarter which was oIlslua4y me
ssrn and is Of course upon made lanu II was
STfnpon insufficient foundation. TIE rear poi'ioA oi
as hnidirc consisting ol more tLan nan l'a u-nvn'
~ has settled continually from the time t va. com
,s,o5 and the prOeess l. stiu gong or. Ire neams
Eve nearly drawn out q The walls. ana TIE uehoh5
,rost nltimetey fall It's even now scarcely stie ana
,mnst he rebuilt Or abandoned Measures cusDt 10 ut
.tsn al o1ce 10 reblld This bulldng or procure an
ct5er The location is suoh as to render It irCusany
unhealthy different and NOE Salubilous Posiloh l'
woul he malicious 10 authorize sale Of this prop
ertv and With the proceeds, and s@AVW o. S5Uov 10
beis,sed for the purpose secure proper premises IL
more healthy and appropriate location.
TFS1vI PHFCIN Tile Station House in this Pre-
epet consists Of The second and third stores G. the
Essex Market The office and some other Eooms are
fgor 4Vhff - 4
bog flight Of iron stairs The cells Tor prsohtrs ana
loaen roomc for vagrants arc on the thiTd ioor An
persons arrested the drunken and tnrDacht hciuged
arc With no email degree Of difficulty 20 be gots mp these
Two siarcases for detention in the prison. Tie bmd-
inc j. cold lcaky and unit fOr q SaiOn-HouSe. Not
outstanding large .re annually expended Dy this
Darartnent in repairs tie cn are frequently olYen
fon their beds in reinr weather by water that enters
through the roo in numerous places, rendering the
premises scarcely hamtabe.
In l62 the sum Of So coo was raised and apprOpra-
fcd 70 procure LOT ard build new Stat.ondouse for
fhis Precinct. rhe price OF property. even ct tha,
time so hien that tbs sum proved insufficient for
the purpose AieI the burning OF the Eighteenth Pre-
cinct StaiiOuHOuse by tie rioters leo3 tins sum was
appropriated 20 tie rebuilding o. the Station bOuse IN
that Precinct
II would require ~ least $4,000 10 purchase LOT end
erect suitable building. This ought TO be done with
eleventh PnEcrsc1-The s.ation.H House in tbs PIE
einet is situated Ike the Tenth, over market aud lt
Objectionable features similar 10 those a tho Tenth
New and more appropriate premises ought TO be pro
From $4,000 to s35COO woald be required for tbs
FTGgTEExTH PRFcrc1. The last annual report
now Station. House has been completed fOf the Igl-
teenth Precinct the site where he House was
burned by the rioters in lst3 at a cost II 5000
The adjoining lot is in part occupied by an ergne-
house which mas been turned over 10 lie Controller
by The Fire Commissioners.
The portion Of the premises next 20 tic Station
Hcuse has no building upon H. Tie Station House is
lighted by windows On that SIDE which would be closed
II The lot shOCid he cOTered by buildings.
1t is desirable that ~ or 10 feet oithat oi be assigned
10 the Station.HOuse property secnIe the windows
that side from obstruction and to AFFORD convenient
access TO the rear Of The Station.Eonse property.
TwFNTY-FlRsT PEECNCT.-ILe lease Of the premises
used es O Station House in the IWcay-irst Precinct
expires the 30th Of April next By reason Of he
prevailing high rate Of rents tie present j. most
ia;Orsbe tine 20 make q lease for term Of wears
This Precinct is cCmpaciiy built and fully populated.
Its form and dimensions are not Dkely 10 be changed.
For these reasons Is advisable 10 procuLA perm8-
Beut establishment. II is probable hat $4,000 would
be sufficient for that purpose.
IWENIY.sEvEyTH Precinct in 1854 an anpropria.
ton was made by tie legislature Of s3OoO 20 procure
permanent StationHouse FOR the Twenty
Precinct. That amount proving insufficient, the iur
iher sun Of S5 90 was provided by tie Legislature Of
lSej, making the sum Of $4,000.
The Controller purchased valuable property, no %
ljbertyst the lot being % By ll6 feet with white
marble building thereon. FIVE stories high, well buit
and finished. This property has been altered and
ite3 pp with prisons ed ng rooms, and al tlenecCed
apIanCes Of & StafiOI.HOusc lie new premise, were
occupied tie 20 September last, and possession OF
fle old premises surIcn red 10 tie COnt.o oAeT. IEls
forms IN nGDy respects, te best Station House IN The
district. The purchase was timely and iOrtunae the
property Is now worth iIom $1,000 10 $1,000 more
tlan % cost.
TrfNrY NIsTH AyD TmLYY.sECo,D prFCvcTg -
Tic Legislature Of sos made provision in lie City TaX
Levy FOR raising the sum Of $4,000 20 luid Station.
Houso for the Twenty ninth Precinct, and { 900 10
build prison and lodging house for tie ThiyyGeoond
Precinct Measure have been taken by The Corpora.
five authorities 10 raise tle above GmOunis but theg
unavailable 20 tie Department foy tie reason thar
fhe Common C0uncl Las refused or omitted 70 make an
appropriation Ofthese amounts. II is assumed that te
law does not authorize. does rot allow the Con.
toer % pay out moneys raised under tie city tax leyy
wthost formal appropriation Dy tie MtyOI and Com
Il0n COurcL 1Lis Is unfortunate aud detrimental 10
Tie puble service as Vel as 10 the police force Tor
Ills reason, the Board las been compelled 70 make
new lease OF premises lor the IwentyIirth Precinct
under Rii-Ycra0e Circumstances for two veair from
MAY last. icr .Ae safne reason the 1h.Fty-gecond
Precsac remains without prison. involving tie lecos
sy ol tre porag a persons arrested n that Precinct
along di-iaucc-to Harlem or IanAattaave--iOr de-
1entcn, which ig attended with inconvenience 10 the
Mree and TO tie parties arrested.
Both a New Yoyk and Brooklyn tie dola,s and
negl9es o. the mnn.cipal anthontios 70 comply viii
i,glheeA5 o. thls Department indicate tie plOpreig
oI socA lcgs'aOn snail enable The Police Deuotf.
mell 70 Fcze moneys raised lor police puTp0seg WITH.
eAt sueA eI-boisas-ments.
c BE00rLYy STATIoN-UOUsEs.
once oar last Annual Report new building for
"..lOL.nolse io7 'lc forty-nintl Precinct has heen
~tn ~tStin"snoeu' tnd val soon be completed When uis
n H. " occeped 2re VIII remain but one Station
Saiic. 1~nleD ~ S:he flhietA PRECINCT hired for
ASt,s purposes b7tbe City Of Brooklyn
- a-..IOp iiaa Pa ice IS not municipal insutu
,.. ~ A va; designed BY tie Legislature 10 be non
a. - 1l A-elerGent II every respect Of municipal
tut - DOs4as ana otc eIs. This design cannot be
f h's1sc 80 Gng as portion ofthe funds raised
epso Ie - o. shs Police D. patment is subject TO the
iug,,s''s.g s.gA boards or Ulcers Instances abound
iTb a-t We llischeVous feet Of dis arrangement
1io-sa W ~ W.yAe{ Iased in A'ew.York, o. abOgcmen
eiTo,s ~, -s 10 Neaiy ninth and Tlnyseo0na Pre-
nc1ts - ~ -.i.alA In bank urdcr the fiscal arrange
f.. n.