New-York tribune., 1867-05-15
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ST4TTON-HOUSE INSPECTION

THE STAIIoN-HoUsEs THOROUGHLY EXAMINED
PROPOSED RECOMMENDATIONS.
Complaints have frequently been made against our
puohc INSTITUTIONS n this city and the islands In the
East River both by individuals and through the public
Ves 80 frequent have become these complaints of late
tcD, ana within the past few days that body has been
on tour OF inspection through these institutions in
order to discover, If possible whether these alleged
abuses really exist and II recommend some action
10 the 9nthotes which shall put stop to their continu
ance: Inc I0mDS Bellevue Hospital, the Aims House,
Petentlsry and other institutions on Blackwels and
Wards Islands have been or are to be visited.
Perhaps no one class Of pubic buildings this city
so to the purposes for which they used as
the Police the lodging attached
10 them The accommodations for officers and men are
III the main good, but the prisoners cells in many
pass night in one OF them In the Eighth Precinct sta
tonHouse the cells are located IN the basement where
there is possible chance for ventilation The drain in
the vicinity imperfect and stagnant water collects be-
meath the flooring OF the cells The stencil arising from
this at times so overpowering as 10 seriously incOnve
nence Captain Mills and the sergeants whose rooms are
located on the first floor What must 1t be 70 those ncar
short intervals and attempt il made TO clean them
each day but 1t is simply impossible to keep them in
decent order.
complete contrast this Station House that Of the
tute0hlh Ifeenct, located at No 22l hegcerst. pcar
hmys This was erected In 1862 by the Board OF Police
Commissioners, and intended TO be model station
house. ana as such it would DC difficult TO suggest any I'M
portant improvement Tho slceping rooms OF the men
on the upper hooTs divided they into sectpu5
On order that one platoon may be awakened without dis
ne Tor drying their clothes coming IN from pO3duty
during storm, are admirably arranged. On the first
apartment, ana the rooms OF the goants Tho b0se
situgtod i'm te rear of fe and sepyT,f1
and distinct building II contains two tiers OF cells the
upper one being generally used for the accommodation OF
toms Of water and frequent coats of whi'evas C2n make
hem aud this is no very difficult matter, There beng no
compartments beneath the level of mo ground. Capt
Caffcy very Justly feels proud of his StJtOOuse and
the manner IN which 1t is kept
OF the remaining q Station Houses ln this city there
"A
nearly II not quite equal to the Fifteenth these last
Police Commissioners from time 60 tm0 and from plans
and specifications furnished by them Tho remainder
are mediOcre-netheI very bad nor very good
At all Of the Station Houses throughout the city more
especially during the Winter mpnths large numbers Of
AZ many thirty forty accommodated At
ono time in each OF the stationHouse in the lower
Wards The applications Of this kind are the mos, nu
crou5 in the FIRST Second Third. Fourth Fifth. SIXTH
and Fourteenth Wards, their area embracing. probably
more squalOr and misery than can be found elsewhere
in the amount OF space IN the United
STATES AZ none OF these Station Houses are there adc
crowded in upon the bare foor Of an otherwise uoccu
pied ROOM else placed five six tOgethcrin cell that
Is only intended to hold two. or N the most three persons
Few Of them think Of washing themselves oi cloth
Ing and the stencil arising from hcm be more easily
looking man calls at a StatIOnHOusc. and desires u
cuy, 1uu thc companions WIN whom nc Hust' lo' th9
time being COnsOrt hc generally declines 10 remain ana
!O1 the rest OF me hsht either walks thc streets or ~
tenpts TO catch nap II thc weather De nor 100 III
clement In some doorway. only 20 be- awakened, and OF
ucrCd 10 10y Policeman making MS rounds
Al "a O'CLOCK lia evening me committee irOu 'hr dind
jury composed Of Mcssrs NJ u. Field foreman: Fult1u
Cutting.;dd j. T. Lcbcy accompanied by s. Knapp lnd T.
j. kcmhlc called Police Headquarters thcr object
being 90 inspect the various stIou-p puses M this city,
and report upon their sanitary condition. Accompanied
by Inspector James Leonard and several members Of the
Press. Tho party took crihges ana lct on their tour or
inspection The Its, place visited was the House for the
Detention Of Witnesses. situated IN Mulberry st
near Spring. thorough inspection convinced
an that the place was kept n hr-tratc con
dt0n, thD inmates protesting entire sails
faction with existing arrangements There are ~ present
but n persons confined there although 80 have been
From thcr. tho marty called upOu Can't
Garland. ut the Fourteenth Precinct atatiOniousg, In
Spring IT, near Nubeuyst This was found IN far or
The sixth aud Fourth Precinct 'iaiion-liqu-eS com
nandca by Cap's JOurdHu and Thorn, then visited,
md found lu good condition Tho former has lately been
lifted up at cost OF :101 ana now possesses ample "a
riIi.cs for the crowds Of prisoners that nightly h fs
cells The Third Capt Greer, located m thanb'rsst.
WAS thon visited and here the Committee expressed their
INN cam Petty located in Leonard a. near
prise that such building 80 entirely unit fOg tie pui
pose for which II was used should be allowed ~ remain
iatc1 aud lacking fo1n. ono or Two ef thr party
Thought h should br indicted Inspector Leonard cx
planned that % The Intention of the Police Commis.
appropriation should be made by the Board ~ super
lsors The Eighth. Capt Mills, located IN WoosteN..
Oi Prince st was next visited We have gwen
description Of this station house above The Committee
were free In expressing their disgust at the dilapided
lppenraucc ~ the interior OF the building Inspccpr
,oon take the place of this The Fifteenth.
ant Caiirey. then visited, and this, too. we have
building and were OF the opinion that At could not b'
improved upon. The hour being late one, and tAc
worst station houses having been visit u. the Committee
'nrcr and having Impressed their thanks 20 Inspector
leonard Tor N, courtesy during the trip, took tder de-
pdlturc Tor then respective homes