New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-17
A BUSY QUARTER FOR THE POLICE.


A BUSY QUARTER FOR THE POLICE.
STATISTICS OF THEIR WORK FOR THREE MONTHS
The quarterly statement of the work per
formed by the police of NewYork was finished yester
day II comprises the arrests made during the months
of April May and June with the OF the arrests,
the names Of the prisoners and the disposition OF the
cases. besides giving detail the minor duties performed
by the guardians Of the peace. The total number OF
arrests made during these three months was 1881 OF
these I4ls9 were OF and boys aud 1884 Of women
and girls The largest number Of arrests for any one
oGeaee was for drunkenness 5,27O cases of this kind
having come under the Of the police Next In order
come cases Of dsorderly conduct 4,566 instances Oh
wrOngdOng in this class appearing on the pocerecofds
There 1899 arrests for assault and battery ana
TO these may be added 1876 arrests for eonOus assault
Following these in numerical order, are arrests for
petty larceny 800; for being suspicious persons, 727
vagrancy SITS grand larceny, 272 truancy, 1885, reck-
less driving 1s1 picking pockets, III violation OF
health ordinances 1906 robbery, SO; false pretences
59 receiving stolen property AZ keeping disordery
houses AZ cruelty to animals 49, embezZlement 90
forgery 26 cruelty TO children 20; juvenile DELHI
| quency, 20 seduction, 4.
occupation; 1856 gave their occupation as aborers
and the rest were distributed as follows 1O9l prost
peddiers $40 printers 200 Sailors 2J3 carpenters, 251
bartenders, 24s venders 23s painters III butchers
I44 lquor-dealers, 1873 plumbers, l25 cargnen 15S
bIaeksmths 97 mechanics, SO agents, 81 tunkmen, 90
engineers 81 bootbacks 81 BARRIERS so expressmen, 81
6oer,makers, 49 dealers SO bookbnders, "a hackmen
and esOref II horsedeaers 8 Keepers Of houses OF
prostitution, dOg-catehers, detectives ana clergy
man The largest proportion Of those arrested were
between twenty and thirty years of age 4,l75 were
under twenty, and 500 were over nifty years OF age
~ ss could read ana write and 2453 could not The
natiOnales represented in the arrests made we're as
Ifciand 6657; Germany, 2.196 England, 7l9; Scot
land. 291 France. 213 Italy 1885, British PROVINCES.
Poland 80 Russia SO China, IL; Africa 10; Austria,
bs other work Of the quarter comprises the reports
made to and by the police. aud may De classied as iO
ows Fires reported 500 4S9 SoSSa
drowned, So fOundlngs 30i and 21529 cases OF Viola
rendered In the following cases Sick and destitute 251
falling 246; assault, 125 cutting, S7 hts S6 rescued
90 deirum tTemens IS Tie statiOnhouse dodgers for
the quarter comprised 22SS men aud boys ana 1888
that 90 bows and s27 girls were found and OF these
1854 restored to their parents at once while I95
were taken TO the Central once, ana were hterWaru
claimed
MEASURES FOR PRESERVING THE HARBOR.
THE PILOT COMMISSIONERS GAIL ATTENTION TO
THE DUMPING OF REFUSE IN THE RIVERS.
In answer to a communication from the
Board Of Commissioners Of Pilots to the Mayor
and Aldermen, complaining that the dumping Of
street refuse was injurious TO the growth OF the
city, that frequent complaints were made, and that
the deposit OF the city refuse along shore threatened to
destroy COney Island, the Police commissioners on July
o sent request for specific information Of the COM
plants etc. The Board OF Commissioners Of Pilots sent
yesterday reply signed by its president, Ambrose
Snow In it they say that the communication to the
Mayor and Aldermen intended 70 call attention TO
the necessity of correcting certain evils incident to the
growth Of the city, and rather to ask II possible rem
edy than TO make complaint But as the Police Board
desire specific items they annex memorandum Of some
OF the recent reports.
The letter calls on the Police Board for joint action In
stOppng depredatOns the waters OF the 1arb0r
IL suggests the running of night trains on the railroads
10 carry the refuse TO points where IL may be IN demand
as fertilizer II this cannot be done that the city
authorities be induced build sufficient number or
steam barges TO carry the refuse out TO sea- The Com
lssOners of Pilots think the law should be so amended
that refuse should be empted within the harbor lines
except as filing behind bulkhcads and that all such mat
ter not so disposed of should be carried at least six miles
east of Sandy Hook The letter adds 1.-The deposits IN
the east channel will surely destroy that important
highway and affect DiuriOusly the neighboring ones
and should be stopped immediately"
The following is the memorandum mentioned In the
letter: 49,, -.
Eufeka dumped street dirt etc. between the
East River bridge tower and Sevonteenth-st
NAV 30 midnight the steamboat II. G. Lawson empted
four below Governors Island 10 the NafTOW
July last Of ebbtide Gedneys Channel was covered
July several sc5 VS. dumped Just OF Beacon
before and witnessed by pilot and the Herald
july IL Is andlb emped just back Of Ronler
Beacon