New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-19
THE BROOKLYN POLICE.

| THE RECORD or TIE YEAR-THE DETECTIVE SfS-
TEN As 1T Is AND AS THE PRESIDENT ThlNM' III
SHOULD BE--A NEW BUILDING FOR HEAD
oURTgRsr suGGEsrED-THE HEALTH AND COM
POSITION or THE FoRCB-FACr5 AND sfAIlS-
TICS.
The amended report Of the President of tho
Board of Police Commissioners OF Brooklyn VIII DC
gent 70 tho Common Council Monday next ana IL
no IN tho printers hands II - comprised ID pan
phlet OF about 100 pages, although Cen Jourdah was
DESTROYS OF entering fully into the conu'tohs'
needs and workings OF tho Police Department Oi bfoo"
lyn than this space gives him scope for Understanding
tn, TO be tho fact TRIBUNE reporter saw tho Gcnefa
and asked him why tho report hed Deen cur
tailed Tnc Pre- sident OF the Board replied that tho
Legislature fixed certain sum to be expended ior
tie printing OF tile annual report land that Tor inr
ther grant OF moaey for that pnpose IL was necessary
to 60 the Board OF City Works. and In that case the
Police Department lost tho entire control OF the publ
cation The sum xcd by law for tins purpose Is s2O
81 have been very careful tho matter" SAID Gen.
Jonrdan, "bccausc my connection with local paper
ight leave open 10 tho charge orflvorliism ano
do not know eIthor how you obtained your facts or
even VINO printed the report"
GEN. JOURDASs SUGGESTIONS.
President JourIan, in his report, quotes the language
Of letter ad rcssei by him recently to Mayor Hunter
This letter has published. In 1T the PfeSi
don't OF the Police called attention to the
inadequate number OF patrolmen authorized ny the
Common Council to protect the lives ana property %
city ranking third in the seals as to population OF the
cities Of the New World, AMI ads:
It must be apparent yon that tho suggestions then
made now apply additional force taxing nto con
sheraton the rapid growth Of the city. III IS
MOI the purpose If the Boart mporne your Honor
10 exercise your official authority TO recommend Tue
Common Council 10 proyine tr thc number OF Patro-
cam Jrnt upon them Commissioners Of POhe pos
sessIng familiarity with tho subject that expert nee
ONLY can give to say to you extraordinary
at present doing service as provided Tor Dy tne
Common Council Is nLd"qdlLe to tn proper Protecii0n
Of tue lives and property OF our citizens. 1t VIII he
borne in MUD by your Honor tat the law OF 1879 au-
thOrzed tho employm mt OF go par0men: Inc ely az
thar tmo had population of 200 inhabitants.
BY reference to tc table referred 10. 1t will ap
pear that In December. 1873 B:ookyn nai pJpultlon
of 45O go with total poc, force, including captains
oerseInt paromen ana dOOrmeh Of $50; or Que oh;er
Xes,Yo:k City: XVII 4, 1872, had a population of
1909 OJl. win 22jj policemen. or one ID AT.
Why should I'M, dlStuc,lJn b. M 10 between citlcs
whose interests are almost Identical
In relation to the Excise Board, which consoi.
dated with the Police Board 10 1879, AM of winch Gen.
Jourdan Is also President, be says:
In conducting the branch OF the department known as
the Excise BLresu" tnc following expo res have en-
Incurred for year ending S'pt "a 1871 "a: sila-
cashier s20Jo two q irk' sl5)O e:n S'OJ; nSo
Inspectors $3.50 each, $3.50; stationery, s)J; making
total Il sl'oOO During ts period thete vas con ca
else licenses. Ii viii 40 see1 that the entire expense 81
collecting amount named IS no; quito per cent ~
of contrast. tc following statement OF ilcs 10 pre-
sented: For the year cnilnE jay, 1910 Ia b1r Vi
tnis year Si5jJ IS, or ABOUT 80 per
amount collected Ihls etatemant Is Iatl'-
mach ma;cr.! for reflection, and shoud prove oy me
sfartliug diipucy OF ii -ures presented warning TO
tho.o wno arc anxious change not only the poi OF
the law, but in tAe: ehJr 80 do 50 Tu-h Dh ny I1ty
chaotic connitij Whcd ithoftO h]S fecc'eu
and mcrlted the utmost eolaemnai0n'
Under THIS heal Gen. JOurdan makes some sugges-
tions which are worthy Of consideration After saying
that present corps contains nc OF the best detec
ives in the country he mentions that under
the present the detectives are well known to all
the criminal CLASSES while they should be known only
- the head the Police Department. . won only
they should communicate all IBO.mlton wIicD wold
tend to prevent the commission Of clnt or th cpthre
VI iDIILs lie ,lstUOI has DO sOiSh . II without
avail, enable the C0nmssionerS 10 OrStulZc Tie de
tectyc corp on paG - some eNtoh'. similar 70 nay
OF The .crrt system of thc Army Oi Tao United
stacs WIc tho rue system 80 tr ~ tn same IA ~
DC apllcio To the wants % Tue v anu uh!r
wLc possible To KNOW OI th3 lutebtcdOGs Ol me
criminal classes. An efJct a SO made to obtain
legislation to authorz' the clt~Siiation OF tho detec-
lives three In orJer thai tey might Dc pali
increased IN tue per 1rn"nce OF hcr important
duty; bat Ln, plan was aso opposed by an influence
from Now York C.ty, from 1hlcn Ills SOM OtIcr
proposition hayiuZ tho same end IL vow should nave
rec iIyeI cordial support Tnc present wr.tcned system
OF organizing dotecUye corps AS Is the en-, ON, not
only .Ookiyn out In all American cities. q. jour
thtf tn l0orsr il yOrIhv o. his h does rot seem
applicable to dcccy.s. TAerr IS hardly any vOca-
ton whca men follow Tor a i've ihooi where more
cOur x ant plcltY tao; to say shr, and deep
cunn!u) repaired tam :hat ot police detective, ana
yet The peope expect tlat all these varied Qualities can
aud must be Obtained expense not 10 81 100
per annum & patrolman's pp) The last appointment
patrol force gets the same pay as any Of our
detectives. NOT withsandnS tneir 10 or Is years OF
valuable service AMI exp rionce detectives ant tAcr
thorough knowledge OF ne criminal GLASSES not oAIy III
tGis clty but in the CGy OF New-YorA.
ia reference 81 fire curing the Gen.
Jourdln remarks thlt Ine report OF thc fre Marshal
along with matter OF Interest," shows dat jj fires
occurred durng tao yclr-Ia neio.se OF - over the
preceding yeaI-td X also shows decrease VI S2OSjj3
OF tine aggregate loss sustained during the preceding
year. Twenty-Our fires occurred by the use or kersede
oil and lamps 1871 cOnters upon tue Board
OF Fire Commissioners the power 10 aa eonroi
the storing, ug, aua using thls dangerous con-
modity Delrcflye II es are chargeable VITA Al THIS,
nc seems should nave been guarded against, In Meas
| urc, by the Department OF Fire ana Bun mugs.
Tnc report To SIS, IN References 10 the present
alto of Police tue cy paving 81
yearly rental, and That throwing aside tie Gu
iiou OF hcou yenience, ana viewing from financial
standpoint only be saved to The city by the
erection "a building on and owned Oy tLe city better
.,l.ptej to the requirements OF the depar neEt for
than Ouchalf OF tae yearly rental no paid. Tho
building proposed could DO used for other pnbl: pur'
| poses. Ponce courts. now Improperly provided Tor,
could have suitable accommodations. Many or the pub
lie Offices used, % which complaint mas been heard
An interesting exhibit f. made of the health of the
i1jureS requiring Immediate attention In the Brooklyn
police force LAST year, Du. only deaths. reter
ence made ths head 10 the shooting of Capt
Isaac Bourne The finances OF the force appear 10 be
satisfactory CONDITION.. for by an examination OF the
Teasurers books IL appears t1at there boon pad
into the City Treasury between tho first day OF Jin
uary 1871, aud tho first day OF January 1875 the sun OF
$l9sG3 G3 After expenses nave been paid there
mains credit TO tho ponce fund for lie INSURANCE the
sum ~ sl50O.
Some statistics accompany the report IN reference
the composition ana Workings OF the police The force
s composed follows Superin endent, inspector.
drLcaptala, captains, II sergeants 90 detec-
tIves, II rOundsmen, 49, patrOlmen 439 dOormeD, 80
total, SOL Tho majority OF these are between the ages
% and As curious table is given, showing that In
London there prOpOtOnatey, less crime AMI moro
| policemen than in either NewYork or Brooklyn:
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