The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-16
BROOKLYN'S POLICE DEPARTMENT.

STATEMENT OF ITS LABoRs DURING THE
PAST YEAs--AN INCREASE IN THE FORCE RE-
QuEsTED - TELEGRAPaIo COMMUNICATION
WITH THIS CITY.
The annual report OF the Brooklyn Board OF Police
and Excise Commissioners, Tor the year 1877, ad-
dressed to the Mayor and Common Council Of that
city, has Just been printed. President Jourdan. in
commencing his report, calls attention The Iaot
that the Board caused the ballot boxes to be placed
for sale keeping at Police Headquarters Immediately
upon the close OF the Of votes ut the last
election because 1t had been assorted that the ballot
boxes mad often been tempered with. Mention is
made by the president OF Detectives Corwin and
Looney, who arrested Whiting, tho clerk who en-
bezzIed $685. from the Brooklyn Bank The prisoner
offered the officers money II they would permit HIM
TO proceed unmolested which they unhestatngly re-
fused Lodgings furnished in the station houses
a. 12S persons, being decrease OF 6696 from 1919
There were 52o arrests vagrancy 5O56 arrests
OF persons having occupation. The president asks
to have the police forco increased and also calls
ten.ion to the necessity for organizing harbor police
iorce TO patrol the 'front.' in 70 the
$26l 0CO worth OF merchandise annually stored IN
the warehouses upon IL. Inc inspections made ny
29, 1877 Tho mounted squad - commended ior ''many
acts Of daring and intrepidty."
SUPERINTENDENT CAMPBELLs REPORT.
Superintendent OF Police Campbell IN his report to
tho Com ,ssiopers, shows that the total NUMBER oil
officers is 62s, oe'ng one officer to SIG OF estimated
population There were s57 arrests, OF which num-
beI 90 $50 were males anu SOL cmaex The average
arrest Tor eacn officer was 49, Vi The prisoners ar
rested 16, 531 were foreign and lO326 native born
The value OF the property reported stoien was
$3.50. 475. OF when amount sl9l,sos was recovered.
past three years. VI The total number vi persons
rested 2, 500 could neither read nor write.
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neglect Of duty against 81 officers and men.
The meat inspectors made IL 723 visits 10 butchers
shops and slaughter houses during the year.
There 6SS police trials, at which officers were
dismissed and 3O5 complaints sustained Tue hues
Imposed amounted to 81, $780,
The Dook xeepers report shows the total receipts 10
have been $S3S,652 aud the disbursements $8i5.49l
LEAVING an unexpcnded balance OF $23, leo rhe xu.
nuitics paid by the Board TO pensioners amount 10
SUPERINTENDENT PLASLY's REPORT.
Superintendent George b. FianlY, OF the Telegraph
Depar tment reports that during the year ll3094 mcs
saees were sent from ana received ut Ponce Heaa-
quarters being increase OF IA 6l3 over last year,
i,Isl children were reported lost, and being re.
covered restored TO their parents The Superln
tendent says:--
Central Department OF Police New this city
has expert, ed occasions during the past
Gained from negotiations pending relative this
as ~ my . s , w %
parments efforts may result in giving substantial
both cities
Surgeon A. J. Rooney reports that the force lost
members Wy death during tho year. Tho numve r Of
visits made ny tho surgeons we're 400
Tne total number OF cases oil injury and illness
curing among the members OF the force was Si0
Fire Marshal rhorn's report shows that thero were
4s2 fires last year. involving loss OF 81, 0l0
property. Tne insurance on property destroyed
amounted TO 81, 5S1, or
From The report steam Boiler Inspector Powers
It appears that $50 boilers tested 4Ol dc.
feels were remedeu Tue supervision OF the de-
partmont Certificates were granted 10 56l app-
canls for license engineers
With reference to !he Excise Bureau the report
says:-"Aithough GARD have been lab0ring nder
AIS caused by decisions of Court Of
Appeals the police have been interchangeable in their
norts 10 ara tho enforcement OF the Law. Liquor
dealers have shown disposition 70 comply with its
requirements " has been Interpreted RON time
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