New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-25

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I'D area alone into account. and London requires
600 constab!es, beside officers aud detectives. the
metropolis should 800 at least or this force
90 are required In New York. 500 In BROOKLYN, with
is vast labyrnfbine borders and 800 Staten Island
at prr sent the average length Of beat 10 New.fork
Of mile while IN BROOKLYN II Is Tour
miles the payements Zach beat Is pitroued al 'ne
time night aud day. Three men are assigned to each
beat aud each uGn serves niue hours day. including
the time Of changing the patros We presume Tor want
OF funds the Police Board have thus far accorded no
protection 10 the inhabitants Of Staten Island though
were placed by tie State under its protection and
many Of its citizens pay heayy taxes In New YORK 70
help def.sy The expenses Of supporting Police force
Either the Law under which the Metropolifan Ponce
exercises lis powers is Imperfect or the Board lacks the
power to perform ts duty. Ofthe2 400 onse,s
included Brooklyn has only between 50 ard 400 ncied
ing ofceTsi And yet brooklyn ID Deariy as large US
Ia area ard contains over one thirC as large
population. The vote Of New YORK CltI ana Couhty
il between 90 coo and 80 600, while that OF Is
between 90 coo and 1000; and yet the BOARD assigns
200 uatrulmen for Ncw-York. and only 80 TOT BrJok
iyn ard none for Ststen Island. Brooklyn IS emitted
10 more than opetLrd a. many as Is Newi oIk, from
lis numbers Of voters independent OF us eqhahty
with New York In point Of territory. and that mold
give IL FROM go to S0O instead Of vhich. has but 800
which is such palpaolo lack OF sufficient force e. :,
desire Of the Pc Ice force and the Brooklyn oeia.
who refuse gilt the streets for fear taat crinhas
might 5esetected. - -,
inc 10 give The forces 10 Kings and Richmond Counties
that they will pay for. know 800 men TO be 700 lev 70
protect broosiyn and had the paved part u the city
be four miles: and asked TO supply the city with
nun Der sufficient to reduce the beats to three niles
but the Brooklyn officials or Supervisors OF hings
County refused TO pay for tAeD and could not olnef
From What Mr. Kennedy stated, It .woud seem that
the Metropolitan Beard is established upon the plan OF
Intelligence offices or that Of the British Government
in dealing for ITS dependencies BY sending governors
for It's provinces to pay their salaries il the egisa
tive oct which created the Metropolitan Police ana
gave it jurisdiction over certain area 81 sIe SsS
stced ts powers to rendering parts oil ls
independent Of H. then the law laue H. on tne con
,rary has the power TO project the area over when
it Jurisdiction then 1t fails OF IT'S DUTY o aIoa
ing only partial protection to New.York mockery
of protection to Brooklyn ano none al all 70 o'a'en
| Island.
The Legislature, at its next session, had better re-
strict the powers Of the Metropolitan Police to New
York City aud County, If the suburban cities and towns
at included in their Jurisdiction enjoy no other
benefit than that Of letting the Metropolitan BOARD ap
point their Police. For all things equal. each city OF
town prefers to appoint its own Police from among such
of its citizens Us need the position and are qua'ned
to fill it, And If tie Metropciitan rones SoaTu Is low
gated to itself powers which belong to municipalities
and they sbond be restored with the amsnds at
the earliest opportunity Citizens o. hnss ana ch
New. York and they Hing W Gear their share ior
the protection Of life and property provided tax shan
be levied for that purpose a on az ns y
Board of Police constituted ana limited, ssid
tax TO be deiuced from the general msnicipai tax
Otherwise they prefer that the powers OF the present
Board be restricted To the single City OF New'fork
THE POLICE INApEQUATELY ARMED.
II the police force adequately armed, perhaps
1900 men would be sufficient TO protect the metropolis
But they should not ea1y concealed weapon as now
when the carving OF II by civilians is crime. There
position IN which an individual Is 80 liable 70 per-
sonal Injury 10 that ofa policeman This Is owing to
two causes amey his want Of proper arms OF defense
ann Of defense the savage Of club 1t Is true
that because Of his deiensoess condition by the law ne
permitted to carry the unlawful and weapon
Of q revolver upon sufferance. This Is demoraliz-
ing. Concealed weapons should never be carried upon
any pretense Suppose for example, that the present
body Of 24C0 men, becoming Labituatcd to using the
concealed weapon Of revolver While on duty should
he relieved aud seek other positions; would not the
habit of carrying concealed weapons be continued by
should be discontinued; and, Instead Of small CON
sed revolver the day patrol should be armed WIN
wais belt or suspended at the side from strap over
the shoulder And for night duty. both the mounted
and foot patrons should be entitled 70 carry
either with detachable sword or the club as now.
! There is a regulation caIbine nsed by the army,
which il breech.oadng ard carries ball 100 yards,
and may be DISCHARGED 80 times 70 aPoat Ss may
biue OF the same model with an leiuch bsrrel aud
carving 800 feetle length OF side Of city block
and neht to carry, would be an appropriate arm for
both mounted and foot patrols In nighime
We cannot too earnestly warn against permitting The
Police carry concealed weapons; for while they con
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caIryirg them by civilians never be fully realized
Our laws do not punish with sufficient severity those
guilty of british personal attacks There ID scarcely
night in which there are not numerous rows with
| knye, and reyOyers drawn, and unless citizen
is shot, the fuflians discharged until they nearly
mm6sr some one, or more. when they are sent TO
Blsckwes ISLAND Tor few GAYS 70 stSay h,gnsr ae
frootEu tut In Europe esery nation would consien
the miscreants who caught carrying conceded
weapons for muderous purposes to the gaeyS Tor hve
AN ERA OF CRIME.
| This is eminently season OF crime Previously tn
| 1862 the average number OF culpriis On BackwePs
Island was 700 Since then there has been 200,
though crime has greatly increased. This is in.
stanced parallel with all Others throughout the North
Persons arrested not convicted and punished II
Snt cannot now be helped. Wherever or armies went
throughout the South they fonnd the jail doors open to
oil but soldiers and politicians All the real crlmnels
we're enlarged on condition that they would volunteer
for the Rebel srmy which they oil did; and the next
thing which they volunteered to DO Was TO desert to our
lines and demand protection They bcsought us not TO
exchange them be shot as descrters. On the con.
uary. Uncle Sam patted them on the shoulder and
promised that they should never be subject TO- capture
by the Rebels They anxious to swear allegiance
to the Stars and Stripes and would even consent to
take tie bounty and go TO glory for them Many OF
them were pared and came TO tie metropolis TO swell
the Of cofnerloasers who got their living ny
BOUNTY jumping and other swnd'es wh'io tney ioin.a
cOrps De rsre fos the Copperhads to use In resist.
irg tbSaref They were at the ros IN lsO' ana 'ney
| are here now.
AT the close Of the war. all the runians. North and
South repOrtel of NewYOrk as the capital oil the I'm
rre Of rufans; and this empire IL much stronger than
hat OF Mexico and harder to subdue il Is also more
for IL not only renacos life liberty ana the
pui suit Of happiness but II tIcaers. daily and nightly
our person and property For want of an adequate Po
lice peendiary fires not only raise the price OF insur
ance but they threaten the existence oil the best COR
porate assurances Already i've Insurance Companies
have recently suspended. and numerous Others are
trembling. In LondOD, with en- adequate Police, pre-
miums for insurance comparatively nothing while
here owing TO the great power OF the rnfans and the
weakness Of the Police. premiums are immoeeratey
high with no positive assurance that you will DO paid
for your property il it burns.