The national Republican., 1866-11-03
Aatiuual @epnb1itan,
LOCAL NEWS.


BOARD or POLICE CoxxrssroSERs.-Thel |
regular meeting Of the Board Of Metropolitan Po. |
lice Commissioners was held at their rooms, on
Tenth street. on Thursday afternoon, ell the nom.
bers present.
Sergeant STEPHEN A. Calhoun, Of the Fourth |
precinct First ward) was reduced 10 the ranks
for violating the rules and regulations
Tho Board recommend Michael French as special
patrolmau at the stores Of Davis, Gait, and Others
on Pennsylvania avenue.
The bonds Of =. A. Boswell and W. O. Harper
ss police magistrates without pay were approvedby
the Board.
The licenses Of number Of persons In George.
town to sell liquor were approved, and large mum.
Der were rejected for various causes.
A committee was appointed TO prepare and report
rules and regulations for sths government Of the
Board relative to liquor dealers licenses.
Major Richards submitted to the Board report
Of his examinations In the police systems In the
Northern and Western cities which 10 a. follows:
DEPARTMENT OF MsrnoPoLrrAH PoLIor, !
wA.rIsarOs, % X aos.ns.i !. 1855
GENTLEMEN: Under leave Of absence granted BY
you to visit cities having the Metropolitan police
system, left this city on the 18th ult, stopping
first in the city Of New York. -
BY james A. Kennedy, ESQ, superintendent, and
BY Mr.. Carpenter, chief inspector Of their force.
These gentlemen not only afforded me every facility
in their power to inspect their police operations,
out 0l8O uovOtou tnotf ums euu potboubi
one or the other Of them, during my stay In that
city, to visiting all portions Of their city with me
whore any psouliay In the local operation Of their
force existed. For these attentions and the vaua-
bic information obtained through these gentlemen
am under many obligations
Three conditions Of their police operations i'm.
pressed mo particularly, vz: the length Of time en-
bracsd in the tours Of duty Of their patrolmen, the
rigid manner in which they enforce discipline under
their rules and regulations and their excellent and
comprehensive code Of health ordinances and the
promptituds Of their enforcement. Perhaps also
ought to mention the neat, tidy, and gsntlsmanly
appearance Of their policemen generally.
In reference to the first particular above mem:
toned, I am now thoroughly convinced, as had
before felt spprshensvs, that the twelvshour tours
Of duty Of our men entirely too long and that II
10 gradually II not rapidly, undermining the health
of the members Of tho force, and Is consequence
and early opportunity will bring this matter more
si.o became satisfied that for myself at least,
have been too negligent in enforcing tho rules
and regulations Of the Board, and that the oharsc-
Ter and reputation Of our force requires more strin-
gent action In this respect.
As regards our health regulations do not know
that anything more can DO done than is now being
done under our very imperfect sanitary laws.
While much has been accomplished daring the past
year toward preserving the health Of this District
Il has too frequently been found that persons could
defy and resist the enforcement Of laws with i'm
punity or II the sanitary officers succeeded Al last
In their efforts II was after mnch annoyance and
frequent insults In some instances.
During my Investigations in New York also
obtained many other ideas and suggestions which
will be Of much value to me in my official relation
to the force but which 1t Is not now necessary te
detail In this communication.
I also visited the cities Of Albany and Buffalo
in the State Of New York, each Of which have
adopted the metropolitan system. In each o
these cities this system Is just going into operation
and consequently I saw but little worthy Of par
tcuar note other than was seen in tho city Of No.
York, from which city they have modelled thsil
operations.
asd Cincinnati in the State Of Ohio, each Of which
has adopted the metropolitan system. I found {
very excellent state Of police management in eacf
of thess cities, but saw nothing particularly sug
II 4estivs not embraced In the New York operations
In fact, all cities adopting this system take th'
ideas Of its working from that city.
Ill In conclusion, would state that In all my In
vsstigations found no force superior to our own
N or from which would wish to pattern, except II
N the particulars mentioned with reference to tn
Y New York force. returned to this District ant
to my duties on the 3oth ultimo, having been ab
sent just two weeks.
Thanking the Board for tho courtesy EXTENDED
to me in granting me the privileges Of this trip
and hoping that may be able, through the sIpe
riences and observations derived therefrom, to ma
teriaily improve tho character and standing Of ou
'"- '''' ' A. d. RICHARDS.
Major and Superintendent.
DR.. Nichols submitted the following resolution
which was adopted
Rs,oipsd. That the Board has listened with muc
interest to the reading Of Major Richards repor
his visit to New York and other Northern citei
and his examination Of their police systems whic
appears to have been intelligent and thorough, an
major and superintendent in his view as tho rs,ul
Of lis observation Of the New York policemen, tbs
'ths character and reputation Of our force require
the mora stringent" enforcement Of Its discipline
and its sincere determination to sustain him in hi
sndsavor to raise the Ps,onnel Of the esta6lishmen
under our direction to ths highest efficiency an
excellence In essy particular.
RoppERr-On Wednesday night, the gre
oery store of VIM. Ryan, on Third street west, mes
Sy robbers, who carried Of several boxes Of cigar
q anumbsr Of hams and middlings, several bottles {
Ibrsudy cherries, q pack of cards, and soma silys
.coin--in all valued at 500. Ofiosrs Yeatman ap
iKssrney on Thursday received information whic
led them to suspect that Henry johnson and Sara
Lopgston, two oolored persons who resided In th
resr of Mr.. Ryans store, were tho guilty parties
About 10 o clock Thursday night the officers wen
TO tho house, made Q search, and recovered bo
Of cigars ham. ono bottle OF 6ranSy opsI,s n ",
Ryan. Tho parties we're arrested and had neal
ing before Justice Handy, who committed them
jail for court.
CARED FoR.-On Thursday young cir
about fourteen years Of age, named Milly Moor
went to the Fourth ward station house and state
to Lieut. EckloG that she had Just arrived fro
New York, having been sent for by her unci
Thomas Moore, = carpenter. Of this city, but !
failed To meet her ut the depot The officers OF II
Fourth ward endsavored to fnd Mr.. Moore, b.
ere unable 10 do SO. Mrs. Kleiber, Who rssid'
in ..he basement Of the City Hall, took charge I
tho ,-irl until her uncle can bo found.
"Hn'DEBRAND; or, Gregory VII and h
Times u 70 the subject Of lecture, in two parts,
he deiiyore at Odd Fellows Hall, on next Tussds
and Wedns sday evenings, 9th and 7th Of Mover
ber, by Rev. Edward I. souIin, Of Frederick. Md
the proceeds for the beneht of 81. AIMS lnfal
Asylum, From the known ability Of the lecture
- AZ. oh;.,t wa prediot 4 crowded house,