New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-04
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
r,,r POLICE COMMISSIONERS TRIAL.

TIE POLICE COMMISSIONERS TRIAL.
rxIrnrsT IN TIE PROCE DISGs on THE "ANb-
NEW WITNESSES PoR THE DEFENCE
The interest in the trial of the Police 0p, Yery
soners appears To he OH the wane y heIo WI .hs
few visitors present yesterday: dhet Jutv 70 he
who appear have made II niattel vi 10y
present at each session v sl1I snd Mason and
Tanta;n Williams were in attendance out 1 IheI
manner was subdued contrary to custom; Ihsy
have hitherto seemed 10 make II part OF .ne "s
&C.. IN anpear at case and at times even facetlous
The same quiet mood was shared 6y the coun So
who did not indulge much IN h1inOr n nYsps +,
part to the dull weather. and In part 70 tne %
fack of interest in the proceedings WheD i tao
Court opened there was large nuinI tnssscs for
officers in uniform IN the antero0m-wntn ei ,nder
the defence-each one carrying large ooon u If
his arm with which &c supplement- MS uo"'0'' "
Daniel Draper, the director of the MeteorologIcai
Observatory in Central Park, was hTst ca i :"
testify in regard to the severity OF tnc W. %es
from the first snowstOrm, December l. nntl 'he
last one March r. The total was about 80 lnches.
He also gave the mean temperature by Gays loI
december. January and February, and also inc
average minimum temperature for the same datys ..
The next witness called was William r. lister
hrook Inspector of Buildings, OF the IRE D'palt-
mcnt He read from book the number OF new
buildings in process of erection from may, "
Jn nDh i SsS OBJ &hf In the same time
number of buildings undergoing repairs Was so'"'
$50 month. . 49,. proo;rc+
testified that he had made nncty-iour arrests l0i
violations of the sanitary laws since Apri 20, loa4
OF this number thrty-elght were hied OF lln
and fifty -four discharged Sometimes III oluei
10 detect people In the act of throwing ahhes duu
garbage into the street he had the onlcers dreSs m
citizens clothes. Officer Robert A. llgne' ol ,a,o
Fourteenth Precinct said that he arrested woman
living in MulberTy-st January s, lsSo ioi Iiiom
ing ashes and garbage into the street ne wonlh a
was taken to the lambs fTes Mcnre testified
that he arrested man. January q, in the same
street for the same offence, whc was nned CIV ny
Justice Bxby in the First DstrGt oTart Thsn
four Italians were called the stand one after the
other They all stated. through an Interpreter, tnat
they were in the employ of the Street-Cleanng bu-
real, in February and March, and were in the habit
of going to sea TO unload scOws with the Itanah
Iagarri who testified in behalf o. the prosecution.
into the river, but always went through the Mar
rows out to the buOy. .,
Mr. Bartlett read the reports Of The captains OF me
steam tugs made t. the Police Board IL February
Mr. Andrews have 10 objection to the, reports
going into evidence as having been IcrelIeu ny nv
Board hui not willing to accept the statements
made In then a. true 49, -
4 map Of the Coast Survey made i'll 1879 and cor
rected in 1877 was also put III evidence 'y MI
The last witness was Robert II, Clifford, chief
clerk of the Department Of Public WORKS. lie YES
titled ~ 10 the number of carloads OF lrt removed
from the streets by the department IN lSI0 ; anu
1880. The witness also read from memorandum
the numoer of permits granted 1or repairing pa
ments and opening them for the purpose OF repair
ing sewer. water and gas pipes, There were ho
sail 229 miles of granite and trap rock pavement
in the city sole miles of cobbrstone ;Z3 d2 oi
MacadaIn ard l.. mile Of concrete In 1872 l3O, Is"
saliare yards Of pavement were lalh' ana IN
1850. 237. 54s square yards. Frequent colplalnnIs
The inade9uGte appropriation for carrying on the
work IF the Bureau Of Membranes was exhausted
long before tie end of the year.
The investigation will be continued to-day at ii