The national Republican., 1867-11-08

BOARD OF foLiCE.-During the session Oh tne
Board Of Metropolitan Police, hold yesterday,
tho committee who visited the Northern cities !
few weeks since for the purpose Of inspecting the
police systems In those cities with view to i'm
proving the condition and proficiency Of our
police system, submitted the following report, ID
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wAsHrsoroS, D @ Oct u, 1867.
To the Board Of Metropolitan Police:
GENTLEMEN: Your committee appointed ID
visit New York and other cities for the purpose
Of inquiring into their police systems, u would
re 'pectfully report that they have performed the
duty, and pre.snt the following statement Of
their observations. deemed useful and necessary
Believing that New York city Is the repro
sentative Of the Metropolitan, as Boston is Of the
their inspection to these cities, though limited
inspection was made Of the police In Albany, N.
Y, and New Haven, Conn.
With the organization Of the New York police
departmontthe members Of this board are famil
lar, as the organic act establishing the Metro.
polithn Police Of the District Of Columbia Is In
substance the same As that organizing the force
In tts Empiro city.
The great feature Of the New York force, and
that which gives 1t Its measure Of success In ths
judgment Of your committee. is found In the
school Of instruction organized by the board. II
is provided that all prvates appointed shall, for
the term Of one month thereafter be formed into
. class for instruction, which shall meet at tho
central department. They shall there DO In
structed for two hours each day, by one Of 10
inspectors 10 respect to their powers duties, ara
privileges. They shall be placed on post for one
tour Of duty each night, with q private, go as to
learn the practical mode Of di,charging patrol
duties. This instruction Is to bo full and sys.
tematic, embracing explanations Of the police
law, the laws Of the State and municipal govern
ment, go far as they relate to police duties, the
rules and regulations Of the department, the gen
eral principles Of tho law Of arrests, their bosr.
Ing and conduct to the citizens and to theft su
perior officers, with such general and particular
verbal instructions and explanations as shall
tend to impress upon them IN understa nding Of
their powers and duties. By this process Of in.
struction tho following results arc obtained.
The board are enabled In great measure to
test the fitness Of their appointments before
they are assigned to full duty.
The officer enters upon his duty fully instruo.
tod In the duties Of his office.
He receives important verbal instructions and
explanations upon all the details Of his duties,
including those not laid down In tho books. but
Indispensable to the full performance Of duty.
II he shall violate the rules and regulations lie
cannot plead ignoranos Of them In extenuation.
Tho method Of giving instruction is simple
and easily understood. A manual Ia prepared,
containing the rules and regulations, tho tub.
stance Of the laws Of tho State, the ordinances
Of the corporation, the law of arrests, q list Of
crimes with their nature, and reference TO
them in tho books, instruct upon conduc,
and bearing both on aud of duty, and such
other matters as tho board may direct. The
newly appointed officer Is required to uniform
himself aud spend two hours each day 10 the
school. He Is drilled daily In the school OF tho
soldier. lie must SO familinriES hinfolf with
the manual as to be able to answer all tho ques.
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intelligent manner Everything Is explained ir
detail to him and full opportunity Is given to
ask information. At tho expiration Uf one
month he Is examined and If the result Is salts
factory he enters upon duty
This school OF instruction has bson found in.
dispensably necessary In New York, and the
officers Of the force speak in the highest term,
Of its results, Your committee would recon-
mend It to the board as worthy Of its attention
Al examination Of tho principal station housoi
10 Now York revealed results quite satisfactory
but not so much SO as those Of Bottom. Thsii
plan Of construction ia similar to our own, though
on a much larger scale. Particular attention il
paid to the temperature Of the rooms, care beinJ
taken not to keep them too warm, and tho resul
upon tho health Of tho force has been fount
beneficial.
1t has been found beneficial that each patrol
man bo required to furnish his own club and bell
and his own bed and bedding The cloth s for h'
nished to tho force at wholesale prices, paymeu,
being made at the time OF purchase.
Patrolmon are required to learn the names
residences, and occupation OF persons whom
they meet frequently at night on tho street oil
visiting gaming houses or brothels, and report
the Same to the department for Its Information
and benefit.
They are not allowed to converse with oitizenI
except upon business connected with their duty
and the conversation must be brief and 10 tn,
point.
Repeated complaints against any member o
the force Of refusal or neglect to pay Just debt!
Is deemed sufficient cause for dismissai.
The surgeons Of police arc organized into 4
board. with president and secretary. They arr
required to examine and report upon all casual
ties, crimes, misdemeanors, injuries and disaster
In the police district to report anything dan
gerous to public health, tho sanitary condition
of the district and any other matter which, T.
their judgment, will protect the lives and health
Of persons within tho sphere Of their duties
They are also required to make an annual report
to the Board Of their operations, to be embodied
in the annual report.
Many other observations upon tho organiza-
tion and discipline Of the New York police were
made, but 1t is not deemed necessary to mention
them.
Tho assignment to duty upon the principal
euoo. VI tno city VI pouy ol men known as tue
broadway squad has given great reputation to
the New York force. The discipline necessary
to the full discharge Of their duty was attained
In the school Of instruction Of which We have
spoken. Being selected for size and intellectual
qualification, with the aid Of this school no
trouble Is met In producing officers who, after
becoming familiar with localities, are enabled to
render valuable services to the citizen and
stranger.
Your committee were much pleased with the
examination Of the Boston police force. The
officers and men are largo and commanding In
appearance and courteous in manner, and are
well calculated to mako q favorable impression
upon the citizen and stranger. This force Is
municipal In its character and consists Of chief
and deputy, eight captains, sixteen lieutenants,
and about three hundred privates, under the
control Of the Mayor and the City Council.
Much could be said Of Its plan Of organization, =,
but II would not DO material 10 this Board
Among the rules and regulations will be found
directions to officers in cases Of sickness or aco
dent to persons upon tho street, with methods
Of preliminary MISUNDERSTANDING apparent
death from intoxicatiop, drowning, death from
cold, apopleIy, &c., which are regarded as es.
ssntial to the proper discharge Of an officers
duty In all prominent thoroug particu.
lar officers arc selected for intelligence and ca.
paoity and assigned to duty to give instruction
to strangers and to make themselves generally
useful By this process tho officer Is brought
In constant contact with the citizen, is useful to