, 1879-02-08

i; p i,efrec. Wasi u. ilurr Robbins. isnsssiijo.
kopps; pss'i i!sns;a G;''a Or %! .e. nesss, Sss;
TNEMoNT iiousE.
Lorenzo Fletcher, rel,. tur. A.Nray, Lowell. Mass
{. Z. Gampbell. s.. Iuu1 II. h. Harlow, Iiosson.
!; Z: A'nrs!. san.uaky. i. W. Hayes, Pond n Lac
E. j. j. %esTss s: ea ae ty + l. oSs SS"s' b.'tol II /
TIE POLICE.
TIN ANNUAL REPORT or THE POLICE SUPER.
| lkrESpEaT
ID now ready for presentation to tho Council ut
Its next meeting. Criminal staltstics arc nj.
ways Interesting When not tpo yo1uminuus, and,
10 save tho rea1er tile labor OF Wadiug through
d dismal swamp Of nTures suggestions, and
"reminiscences, the following abstract IL offered
Ut Col. Seaycy's detailed report u tile work of
bis Department.:
Tho expense Of running tho Department. for
tho year was s433.7js, being u reduction Of
s1os,o63 from Inc expens.sof the previous ycnr,
| and Sss,395 less than tie amount appropriated
by tic Council. The estimated expcuso
Tor tho next ycar, including salaries
VI 100 pa.romen In adllt!on to
tic present force, Is sl>io, ,21o. Tho estimated
value Ut real aud peFsolnl property belonging
| 10 tl1c Department is sI05, 40. In compliance
| with tho Mayors order to reluce The expenses
vi te Department., 1t was tuunu pecessnry to
! tlienlss ssvcnty-nne mcu froln the furcc, ntl.l
| when Alr. soavcy nssunlc1 control 10 found tho
| salaries oycTdrawn to thc amount Of $7,1U5. To
keep tlic expenditures within the iiults las
Dccn founl L|tllcult matter.
Tue police force ut present consists OF ono
funeral Superintendent, ont Deputy Supcnn-
tendcnt, eighteen Licutcnants, ten serxcauts,
alll 40o patrolnen-ono Sergeant und seYeuty y
Six patro',ncs. less than We employed Oh thu 1st
'ot January Inst. TAu assignments og tlr n1eu
aro fully detailed In the rerort.
VI tl,e 4u0 patrolMcil, 81 arc on duty nt
1ridkcs cfossiliSs, dctots, tunnels. etc., uL are
detailed ut stuttotls kcepcrs II are ure on de-
tcctive scrvice, aro Daliitfs, Pountl-Ikecpers,
and y IL tAe Mayors asl1 Coslp,rolcr's o'liees-
stgnHlcnts, aIid reaurtf'E tue ayaIlablc putrol
lures to VI tncn. Ut this nutnbgr, l33 nru on
tsay An1 le5 Vi, night duty. thesa navo To cover
tlIlrty.clgAt squaru niles OF territory, with }0J
n,l!es VI streets to 10 patroIlcl ayeraglnr ihree
slnl quartcr miles OF street toE eucll lllan ut
night. A.'I four und half iniles for the men on
dsy duty. Thus We ilnyo Icss tfan une poligc-
tasorably with New York, phlluleIpn!a, Hustuu,
aud most cittes VI tile U,i!un. This question vi
THE iNApEauAcf or THE FoncH
to meet thu requirements of the day Is set
fusttl ut considerable length by the bupsrlu.
icndent. WIN claims Tint .ue force s su,aller III
proportion to tho population siuw tiinn It ever
was, and is not large enough lor thu propcr
protection Of property md people. The stats-
YES show, ~ iaet, slsAt tlc police has bcen re-
1ucCu within tlIe Iaat two yeara to the cxtcut Ut
lGi men. Nj. Selvey, Ia tho course Ut hls r.
port, tukcs occasion tu comment upon tllr llnrd.
shps Ut thu life of tho patrotman, ind fecltu9ly
says:
., fsw peoPls. uq1e's they have .akon pains 10
what IA expected Of him, " tbs hardsh'pa and dan
gets Ao nas IT, u.lJurso. Y We cous,det fot mo.
dulles scarcely loss numerous h1 tic stnEs. Night
an4 IaY ho ~ oxpscfud tu patrol tho Streets and
S sn ss ~ sSsf :4n 10 1 s nxsa
hs present II Vii ttnvs aaI on Ill &c aeeasiuss M ,'
to on hand % pfe.stve ''tss ~ ss psaes NUT at
k.1s atso : sshssn. -poit.ss! meetus eirsu.es
horac- rncea. clc. liz is cxpcclea niways 10 Ss
abIu 10 u,Igistes you in rc.usd to persons ~ well
w Is PLACES: 81 The arrival Ar aud ispat.ule uf every
alley, aa,u., cnurch. ami business biack 10 t.o
for tho lust child tho ssck, Injured. u alsaSIsu;
aua NUT al.s . bs On hana . project .ao
'u ." xo s' il nc y t: sana II IN n
avtry metropolis. lia must rtputt accidents, drs..
broksn md uaiighted gas'lua!ps. lstrcilyu aide.
uui,d,ng and 3lealth ordinances. 10 numerous, ia
sAott. ars hia tatiss t4at y would diicutfuf
eas sspeo, ''s 'sr. - s fs.
: policeman .6an lily Isa.on.bly .hoaa.
nTtra hntHrna thai are nae.d nv ,,,o ,U.r ~! s ~
must Of which arc Ia c1css. Of tho rsSulnr noes a
dulep. There u no other department VI the CITY
nono tut whten guaeralIy ~ iitt!e,s dune. Neither
u thsF1 Any dspasteut ws'esc tliu sandnct VI ena
poyss !. ~ nhfn scfat'hl*ta, tur upoA tno slight.
90 @ ~ n'aAG ~ y. Wy " thsM tHe Wuoa ISoco
'',s" ~ n'o'e VI ~. W eehanrs
Ihe aupet'ntel!1ent tetets 70 Inc Tact Tint In
tottneI taals aree !ousns s'noeses were upca a.
t!'e puoIe e1pe.ses nlhl says tiiat, excepting the
bY ALL, JullH ft1M Nuft Iltfaf1u
at MS personal eSpeIlse, no such lhlnE q. SOUP
@ nonss nr io1elns-aouso hat neet' opened tlts
yeAf. IN tI!l3 AcEualht large lncEGAsG u1 apllf
eants .. ~ teeo @ !oog.ns " tnc po!ltc.statIous
hota ~ lAat t1le nan!oc1 u put seht!y IN exgcss
" so!hier yea1s' lhe aaua1ef u tralnps has