New-York tribune., 1867-01-03

The report of the Commissioners of metropolitan
Police begins with q summary of work the new sud
old police stations In this city and Brooklyn tie .ih
stance Of which printed IN rHE TGGrNL more than
e week ago. We learn that the office for Inspector
by the Department. bu leased at au annual tchil "f
5000 bur tAe arnggmeh, - ttinloG!, ana ne & 'uu
m!ssOncIs recommend that an cdltc be- secured Tor per
maucut occupation.
At the date OF last years report the number ~ pension
&C. Il Is 81. Six have been added ana one has
been Discontinued by order OF the Board The progors
Of the Police act Ia relation to the Police Life lnsunoc
& I',i' ,, s 9,s to an,ut uoi ,r,rJip g. 1o r T.,r:
and also to authorize the Board 20 continue pension, to
needy and mcl1torijus cildrCu uf deceased pUllt,c,
after the death or marriage of The widow with Ike effect
though TIE policeman had l'fi no widow surviving.
aJhe Registry Law OF 1865 and the amendment thereof
A $50, imposed upon the Board oucrous and delicate
drtcs. Ia former reports they earnestly recommended
that other method Of appointing The Officers OF ccc-
tions should be adopted, bur without effect. They
cndeayOrcd 10 perform The duties acceptabyt ana are t
opinion that the Officers selected generally answered
public expectation II II believed that Tie change nom
The old stcp has contributed essentially toward honest
voting and honest canyasoiAg and diminished consider
ably tho expenses
The means Of escape IN case of fire ia The tenement
constructed four, Ave- ana some OF them ak stories
high Tie apartments the several stories reached
by single siaiIcase usually running directly from the
bottom 10 the top of thcbuding with TO other means Of
takes fire in the story the fire naturally scc the
staircase following the ascending column Of heated air
Of escape for those Who occupy the upper stories present
Ing to the inmates the fearful alternative of jumping
from the windows 20 the pavement or being burned
IN the building There are morcthan 1000 Of these lcc-
merts in the City of NewYork ia which dwell aspeIma-
leht occupants over iO1oVD men, Wuihci % 11u '!iri
These numerous families egualing one family To each
roOm all Sc fires for warming ana cooknS' ana many 0
thei use camphone ana other highly inflanunabe and
explosive substances for lighting their aartmentS In
many Instances the tenants Of inempce hbit- ana
not nfequcny the apartments are left from early
ing until nghtfa In the charge Of young children The
purposes having in store liquors chemicals oils, powder
and other dangerous combustales This poren OF the
Report closes Win CAPT LoIds house statistics
GRIMES AND PUNISHMENT
The Commissioners quote their Chcr Clerks tables re-
spcctng crimes and punishment ana at the sk OF giving
the reader what he may have read In our com1s we re
Offenses for year g9; convicted iai acquitted after
@ or acmgea % na %49u 30 & f S are eI a. f oows
There were homcides, 80; convicted, Isl discharged or
g. There were arrested arson 60; convicted dis
charged or acquitted 43; o be tried -; how dse,td
Convicted 2j7 discharged or acquitted l9 To be tHed
how disposed OF not known, 49, There were arrested
81 discharged or acquitted 0O to be tried how dis
posed Of not known 49, There arrested for recey
Quilted Iio TO be tried iOj how disposed OF not known
From reading the details OF these cases. II is apparent
do not escape because they innocent but by reason OF
defects inthe administration OF the criminal law I ~ ,
convictions too few Exactly where the fault les ana
complete knowledge OF the particulars OF each case
than II Is practicable To acquire The arrests are
iigs and final results difficult 10 be ascertaned IL
would aid the Legislature in dealing with questions of
criminal law If the proceedings and results OF all prose
cuons for felony required 10 be reported annually
by DstIictAtt0rncys and Court.
HACKS AND HACRSEN.
An examination OF the laws and ordinances ior the
licensing and regulating OF hacks and hackmen In tho Cy
of NewYork would Justify the expectation that this
branch Of the public service In New-YOrk would bo all
that could be desired The provisions smar 70 those
existing In Paris. The results Of administration OF
the systems I'm the two cities widely different
In Paris the service Is said 10 approach perfection
Arrests OF hacnen for deinqueBcies numerous but
punishments rare The laws and ordinances which
grant TO hacmen practical monopoly Of the business Tx
also the rates of compensaton TO demand In excess
OF he legal rates legal offenso which the law afxes
nalty; but hackmen violate the ordinances habtualy,
and, appears, too frequently with impuy. While the
administration OF this branch OF the public service romans
80 inefficient better conduct the part OF hackmen
can be expected
On the llth OF April 1885, the Legislature passed An Act
e. regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors within the Me-
topoitan Police Dsrict The Board Of xcise organized
In pursuance Of the Act the s day OF May last ana I'M
medately entered upon their duties AT hetae OF enter
Ing upon their dutes there In the cities OF
and Broohyn over s2:o places where Intoxicating liquors
publicly Sold OF this vast number but 70t pretodeu
TO have had licenses leaving about $500 open and admit
tod vIoators Of the law The statutes Of the State as
they oIised uTOhibita1 Tue sale