The New York herald., 1877-01-17
POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS.

QUARTERLY REPORT OF THE POLICE CON-
MISSION NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THE roLlcE
Observation-Disclosures The FORCE OF
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The report ofthc Police Commissioners for tho quar-
tor ending December 81, 1870, Is folIows:-Total
number on the force October l. 1885, total number ON
tho force DC, embcr 81, o,54L Sick time, paid.
379SA days; sick ,imc unpaid, 2.67sA days. Total
6777 days Amount paid Tor sick timc, ST., 454 4S;
increase over quarter $500 A. Total days. for
the quarter 2 1885, percentage OF SICK time, 50 100
Arrests-Malc, 16.J05; female, 6,124 Total, %, C30
Natives OF tho United Statcswh,,c 0,257 black, 4O7
Total 1864 Natives Of England 9O3; natives Of Irc-
land 67O natives OF Scotland aud Wnc 275 natives
OF tho Brltsh provinces, 100; natives 0f Germany,
33 natives OF France, 1856 natives OF Italy, 207 all
ohcrs, 205. Total. ID $50.
amounted 10 DOL, OF which 3i4 were discharged, 65
acquitted, .53 we're convicted, transferred TO
other auth0ritcs and 32 still pending Tho
aggregate term OF Imprisonment imposed--cxclusvc
OF the Catholic Protcctory, the House OF Refuge ana
lodging has been gwen 10 ii 9s males and i4sio rc-
males, In nl 35, S3S. This shows decrease from tho
number lodged during tho same quarter 10 1878
of 27,5lS. This may doubt be explained by
tho OF the Commissioners rent,vo to vagr0ncy,
winch has caused increased arrest TOR that offence
o! s1 persons, 45l beng the whole number arrested
During this quarter there have been brought to
The station houses 80 lost children -423 macs md
been restored 10 their parents or guardians rs havo
charge o by the Commissioners OF Charities
and Correction ana l3 have been Gent TO other nsttu
lions.
THE HOUSE OF DETENTION
The nnmber ot inmates October 20; since received,
170 sincc discharged, 1885, Icmandcd, Is; number OF
days served, 1903; meals iWnishcd, 1859; cost Of
meals, 81, l64 Is.
DISCIPLINE
1923; dismissed the force 90 lined 2a4;
sa; complaints dismissed, l46 disposed Of,
STREET CLEANING.
Number OF loads OF ashes removed, 1858 number
OF oaos of garbage removed, 3,l55: number OF ioadG
OF street swecp,ngs removed e.. 4s6; total, 300 0ld.
Number OF miles swept 2,l4S expenses OF tho Depart
10 whom pensions have been paid 200
SPECIFICATIONS or ARnEsTs
Abduciioa s: Ieionous assault, 1885, arson, 9; bur
eiary, 1916; bigamy, = countcricuing. |; cmbczzlc-
meni. %: forgery, ~; homicide, -; grand larceny.
aj3 robbery, So; rnpc. 10; rccciv.ng stolen goods,
money. TO- fncro have Sccn secured ~ Sss stores 81
dwelling houses = offices o. cellars and i27 Other
been cases OF shooting. 10 OF poison, OF drowning,
of han ying, OF throat cut and OF Jumping out o
window. giving total OF ~ The expense OF repairs
this quarter ssf23,s 90 which added TO expense
OF cleaning the srcc,s gives a.o'al Of 24i ~
POLICE ANfzarioS
Asscmblyman Strahnp, Chairman OF the judiciary
COMMITTEES, took with him to Albany last night b,l
rcorganizc the Police Department OF this CITY, which
nc Will introduce the Assembly to-day. Tho features
OF the bill tho rccons rucon of the Detective Blu
reau and proposition that the ncxt commissioner Il
be appointed shall be OF the political party as th'
one who goes out OF ONCE next May. The b, was pre-
pared by tho Police Board and the clause last men
toned is understood TO mean tho retention In Office
] Commissioner Erhardt, whose term expires Ia MAJ
next
| FIRE DEPARTMENT.
AZ special meeting OF tho Fire Commissioners yes
tcrday IL was resolved thai, tho necessities OF III
depart ment require the employ mcn OF additional mel
for services fires, and that tho Appropriation 10
tho dcpartment tor The current year does not warra
tue appointment OF nrcmcn ut the rate OF 81, 200 pc
annun exceeding the number now provided Tor, u
many men be appointed or service NJ hres ~ IN an
pua compensation OF $780, be known and designate o.
as .prlva,cs - may In tho judgment oi tho board
practicable and necessary. Thcso men pledge thcm
selves TO ask Tor increase OF salary ara 10 Per
| form all the duties appcrtainns 10 their position.
The above resolution Will provide employment 70
| hundreds Of men who dIc and who viii onI
| be too glad TO accept tho $500 per year.
Colonel Carl Jusscn was promoted TO the secretary
ship Of the depar tmcnt.