The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-05

1885,. ..A-3ii% iO2Oi< IA o50a
Incrca.e. e,aa4X 2e4s 3.Sso.
There IL constant increase in the Number OF members
who from increase OF years and exposures.
sionay SICK Each increases the number of III,
permanently Disabled. This Is inevitable tendency
viii will m n dsastro, result unless pro
yen,ive sdopted The cost Of the lost time
nv sicknes pad for during the year was Sss. 800 ~
This anouut lab 10 increase TO twice or t6ree lme
that amount In the course OF Tow years Tue aesro.
po'isr Police Department and the snpmc Court of
TIMED Aa.es r,esrn, ,he only instances renemcered
adv sntagcs and disadvantages II the case OF n police
force ur,c viii probably show such mutation "
disabled ard useless members b. will cemrei the Beard
20 exercsc tho power OF drnisss, for physical disability
occurr ng after appointment, TO the department.
from bcssning ch,rtabe .uFtucu An anc admg ~
to IN" pension law above Sugrcsted will enable iie
Board ~ relieve the dcpern,en, Of portion or the
members who are unfortunately barien To "
IL will he observed that the loss Of sclnes. "
moro tsn equal TO tho full tine 81 eighty three
almost four cent OF tho whole 'orcc The cost In
money IL more than he fill pay Of foriy.e9hi
Tho Hoard repeat the suggcson made a lornsr
ports, tst n's desr radio % avoid. ir possible
couser.rg on tie lioard Of Police powrr aIa Ju,es
which are merclv political. They would much preief
they deem. sound policy 10 AVOID all relation
the sciops OF political PARTIES. order thai this depart
pnres IL II suggested thai would be well 20 devise
some other 1o'aca Of sppoin',ns ,Sspoc,o s,
clerks, and relieve the Board or Police ffom
The ons'oas d.'y 10 this eosasc,,on. = =
great improvement on the former Law. Bclry
enartmsni IN some respects imperfect ana.noi well
could ne desired Tn. hoard are ~ the op,n on ttM
potwthstsndne these dincanes. Improvement the
election has been the result and an adrancs made TO-
ward sectrins the purity OF tn billoi boz.
Whether ih.s posrd shall BE- relieved OF the duty cf
making these appointments not. the isw should be
amended In several PARTICULAR u PRO, !es that no per
son shA' be appointed inspector earvascr unes
DC resides The Assembly district within shso h Is
appointed In districts Il diculi 10 nna
dent persons competent and re,isb,e hold the Office
Il provides that shall be appointed g.ess s
h Iatis To- jury dTy IN courts Of record m r~n
trellr , frv. tur trf- .f
numerous instances brsi 0urd Tor be Office "
raised % many question a. 10 exemption from icf.
duty, and furnished reluctant eitrens excuses IN
many cnses as To seriously embafras' ,hc ioee's 'p
poiutrnent
upon The Board OF supeTvscrs Or raiteF epn.s lng
there. was the occasion o. c,rcni''c- aud sarder.
The Intention OF the Ia. In relation the nrcof Of
nairralz ,toa required 81 persons not torn % tho
United States was not clearly unasr.ood On these
points the Law should b. revis and amspdsd
cav,r
Tho scrgc,ua report heretofore referred 10 e.slbfs
fearful condition Of tho population which iDsshit the
t1n.nent houses ~ the city,
had and dangerous u thees hsbt,ions arv Their
unfortnnsaey others which are wcr,c Extracts forn
the reports ~ Captains Thornr OF the Fourth and Jolr
dan ~ the sxh prrcinct viii ia-rate the ieasfui de
gradaton and m.aery q = cas. yet lover SD more De
prayed than the cccuranls Of tenement hopr Captain
fhorne, or the rourth precinct saws There are n
thls precinct eiyy places, dcnf where the Srr,rhed
Jpor fl criminals ssd the cepfaycd, resort o. lodge,
paying nom M cen CENTS per night for the nser
able accommodation
brick walls lamp and decsycd soors, ~i,hor, bcds
holding ht Tor human brInys. Thy are maniv unven
aiai'd Or igT,sd sxc.ps 'ru,h ,ns earanes aoor 10
ton oversoving with vcrmin and Infested by rat
IN .hes hdcous places are packed nightly an average
OF ten psoIa IN each place. OF six hundred IN The agsre
In vios,iou .. tho is~. Of eeosrcy and morality neu,
and children, White and black with no regard 70
the family relation sleep promiscaousiy together,
heI,inx ies cf 'he npass Of deoeocy Than tn" brute
rroa The ehsr.ctss 81 a. ESQ apsrtmenu their owner,
and sccupant and the manner Of their us cleannes.
h spos-bs and hdeous diseases q vasoas eiAsses and
types sngcpdsrnd and propnsaied
While tins corrupted they cannot bc made decent
healthy and those uho frequent them beyond the
reach u reform, esesp' through the strong arm q he
Captain Jourdan. Il the SIXTH precinct, presents pie
lures of several similar odns places 10 bis prce'net a.
No Is Barter street, too rooms eseb ton BY r, faIl
zen feet e.lo. ss ..re, 10 % 49,, %nes ys
cave tseve To fourteen icdsrr nightly, n ten cents pr
nigh ...,.
r~pors ~ thieves scgrars and prostitutes " the loves,
class The Captain ssyf:-"i have seen a. dodgers
eighteen Of both s'rss aseep me place aar'nx TIE
No is Barter street. cellar foursesn by elrhse~r
1--WE beds nsksd sssss walls no window hrbs
ton fourteen persons socommodstsd, eight cenis
= No 10 Mulberry street., on. room, fourteen b. ten,
pcr~ons male sua female lodged At sis cents Isr
night The banding IA the property o. 40 ofner q
No 81 Ne s.cond nocr room. eight W
Ave cnians ttrpo BEDS kuchcn sdclp bg several beds
tho noor eighteen peDne lodge befe u on 70 eight
per nj DIT, rvns seven doIiAr pr Dossh owned
BY a we'll knewu ctsszsn 10 TucrtyShrd fts~~t
No isi i>,nsvd ssrses seeoss socr 100 scrrn. ons
cIvbs ~ zen and ki,chsa sdonns eight 10 ten loigs~
AZ eight csnts pei WRIT .as
\ Iarse ssar,lonai pum,sv " similar p'sc~. .rs
dscrted ~ CAPITA togrdAn Tho ocrgpants " ,bese
eh~sp lodsnxs cons.nt drnken Sfsisbes, NAE and
semAss t~~xsu. rgpsckssr u the y-<r.r scvt, weak
mcn <omea sssa ckal~e. ssst sef vti,-, s>~ssns n
scrnIrasy ;1Ssib.r They come on, " hess csss
The iayflme W prey uIon sxyvsed p<stery. t.l tn
rror uea ftks prsnnlsss conte 14liy svsun ais o.
poscnins sre arospbers haf bon % snf esrspa psps
ws eomrsisd 70 bssssba WA our laws ssi car To-.
yvxysv vAfrps asl sAross, 4. s...
Zee ycarx spc@, called 'oonc<st saloons Tben At.
lrDcyess were xssc sbssiol<i ~ AtexssA -