New-York tribune., 1870-01-06
METROPOLITAN POLICE.
REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS.


President Bosworth has transm tied to Gov
Hoffman report of transactions of the Police Force
Of the Metropolitan District for the year 1869.
sTArIoNHoUsEs.
within the past year the following statlon-houses IN
this city and Brooklyn have been either built repaired
The station-house OF the Third Precinct in Chambers
st has been placed In thorough repair
The Fifth Precinct has been provided with new
staton-hOuse, in LeOnardst
prison and lOdgng-TOOms have been added 20 the
Twentieth Precinct station house, in West ThrtyttthSt
new statonh house has been erected for the Twenty
ninth Precinct. in Thirteth-st., near Slxthave.
new Station. House has also been erected for the
Thirty-frst Precinct, III Onehundredthst, between
Ninth and Tenthayes. ,,. mi, 49,, ~
tyeghth Precincts the Station Houses in the
condition at the date Of the last report.
The Station House OF the Eleventh Precinct is situated
over Union Marke-a serious objection The Station
House Of the Fourteenth is old and dapidaed, and too
The Tweptythrd and Twentyeighth are built leased
property Tie lease OF the former expires on May /,
1870 and the latter on May ISL Ihey are united Tor
the purposes for which they are used
In the following Precincts the property occupied as
staon.houses and prisons belongs 10 the city Second
T6jrd, Fourth Fifth, sixth, Seventh, Eighth Ninth,
Tenth Eleventh. Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Li
feenth Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth Nineteenth
Twentieth Twentyirst, Twenty second, Twentysixth,
Twcnty.sevonth Twenty ninth Thirty 1rst, and Thirty
second The following are leased flIsL twenty -'AId
Twenty.nfth, Twenty eighth, and Tmrtieth. -..-.
In Brooklyn subprecnct has been created OF portions
OF the Forty-sixth aud FOrtyunth Precincts IL Is but
sparsely settled portion OF the Police on duty here
are mounted. stationhouse prison, and stables have
sub-Precinct has also been created from the south
westerly portion of the Fortythrd Precinct and desg-
has been fitted mp on leased ground prison ana odg
ingrooms added. An Increase OF the force OF police
I'm Brookyn is strongly recommended. The pOpu
atlon in New.YOrk is over 100000, and in brooklyn
10000 The patrOmen III NewGOrh number 1000 or one
patyolman TO every 800 inhabitants while IN Brooklyn
the number OF paromen is SGs, or one patrolman TO
every 600 inhabitants In both cities owing to needfu
concentration OF force in the more densely populated
districts, where turbulent Population abonnds portion
Of night posts are OF such extent thathe policeman
call be heard from the center TO the extremes OF
the posts while in Brooklyn they are OF such extent mat
the paromen cannot be in supporting distance OF eaeh
other The force is inadequate 10 answer the energen
ces of mobs conspiraces and extensive riots from which
~ wy HOUSE OF DETENTION.
During the year ending Oct 81 lS69,rhere have been
246 persons confined in the House of Detention for wit
pesses Of whom 1914 males and 90 females. Within
the past six years there have been 1855 persons who had
Geen guilty Of no Ofiense, confined within this Institution
one of these was a poor mechanic. the head Of
Sned az DAYS The Commissioners believe that the
Legislature has the constitutional authority to amend
the code practice In criminal cases 80 that any person
deemed by the courts 20 be material witness In Grim
na case and not able 10 furnish ball sha De entitled 10
have his testimony taken by the DlstrlctAtOfney on
notice 10 the prisoner counsel OF the prisoner so That
the witness may be confronted and crosse Dy
the accused, and TO be thereupon discharged on h
recogizance The testimony 80 taken to be used at inc
trial the personal attendance OF the witness cannot DC
enforced by the process OF the court.
HEALTH on TIE I3sCi. .. 1. ,..,oar.
at me ' time ost by the whole force or the yeaT
~ 6i days Payment OF salary was allowed for l3llts
Although the force IN 1909 greater luan
lss the amount OF time lost by sickness has been con-
sdeably less This has been due in part 10 the effort
made Tie past year. weed out those members OF the
f"Tcn Who ale i'm falling health. The Commissioners
none in time 10 create Retiring Fund.- for disabled and
Incompetent members, go that they may be retfed on
half pay leaving their places TO be nDed by sound ana
comDetept persons An amendment OF tho law 10 hhkeu
for 10 enable tho Commissioners 70 carry out this Needed
'ThiTty deaths have according TO the Board OF Sur
peonE fepOt occurred the force during the past year
i2 natronen we're reported physically disabled. The
order and cleanliness OF the station houses is commend
aide
Pteylous 10 the enactment OF the present Excise law,
te arrests of charged with being drunk drunk
and disorery on Sunday always greatly exceeded the
srrests on Tuesdays FOR like ofenses During tho two
wears that the provision known nj the sunday Clause
III the Excise law been IN force, there have Deeu 1850
less arrests on sundays than on Tuesdays for TIE same
PROPERTY CLERKS OFFICE.
Tho value OF the property ost stolen and restored to
tho owners during tho past year by the Police OF the
various PreclnctA and the Detective and Court Squads
was al 74a 7Os a. The value OF property delivered from
the Property Clerks office during tho sano perod was
Al Ol lbT Al The total proceeds OF unclaimed property
s0ld In pursuance OF law, was $3.50 90 Unclaimed eash
S 9CG IS Total Vaue s1750i7 10. Returned " owners
SgT45 S9i c. Total loss 10 owners. N'o2s i5
sARuARx COMPANY
During tho past year the Sanitary Company have ef
miuod sos ststl9nsrJ boIlets. OF th gqber TOO we're