Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-07


tnere are SOM beats that are covered but once
during the twenty-four Lours Taking into con-
s.neratlon both population and area, our force.
Mnen compared With That OF New York, should be
Increased ten fold. Were our force to be in
creased on the basis OF population 1t would be
New York force.n Wv
HOW THE FORCE NAY BIZ MADE MORE REFLECTIVE AT
SMALL COST.
"Thls Increase would cost more than $500 600 a
year; whereas 1t is believed the effectiveness OF
the existing force may be increased to a great de-
gree by the expenditure or only a few thousand
uSiiaIs; mat by adopting the police tel
Of 70 the Se tried IN hs NTH the
should also be Increased follows: Inasmuch
as Three sergeants are necessary to keep each
need twtnty.four strgeapts Tor that purpose, viz
one at the White House, one at Tn ontown. aud
f 4s d. ,ae f9n.e Court we Should have, there
seven in all"
BETTER PAY FOR THE OFFICERS RECOMMENDED.
III would add much TO the efficacy OF the force
II The i1eutenants, who do service quite as labori-
Gus as public Officers ranking as captains in
spending pay. Sergeants receive sos per month";
and u'utenantS only S per month more. The
anerenre In labor and responsibility is such that
the leutenantS should receive considerably more
Than they now receive-certanly as much AS a
detective "fcer. 1t is quite inconsistent state
OF an hrs where the detective officer is In charge
OF Lieutenant. that he should draw a salary OF
only 500 per month while his subordinates draw
$40 per month"
SpectOr receive an annual salary OF $780, not only
as a recompense for the arduous labor. but as
tall
PROMOTIONS, ETC.
He also recommend Is that when a flrst-class pri-
Vate has served five consecutive years in that
grade, that he be promoted to the next higher
grade,t qualified for the change and that this In
nriV ate
law.
The ambulance driver, who labors night and
DAY, should receive not less than $50 month; and
the driver OF the van not less than s35 per month
station-keeper for the sub-station at Untontown
IS needed Three additional mounted men are re.
CUR a TOT duty at the market, White lot, and the
table rela i've to the discipline is here ap-
pended, and another showing the time lost by sick
ness
BUILDINGS, ETC
A recommendation Is made to build a station
house for the sixth precinct and 1t is suggested to
the Commissioners to ask an appropriation. The
building now used for a Sub-station in Uniuntown
Is Shabby affair, unSuited Tor the PURPOSES for
Whichit Is uscd,especiaily in winter. Two hundred
collars year would secure building at least
habtable during severe weather Major Dye
recommends that a stable be built Ia the rear of
tn nrst precinct stables, for keeping the ANIMALS
vi the ambulance service, as an economy.
DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF RoBBER1Es
Under head OF ''comparIson OF last quarter with
previous quarters OF the year and comment OF the
ponce department." he says: "During the first
three quarters OF the year ending June 80 1883,
there was an average for each gu rter OF one hun
dreo ana ninety burgiares rOoberes and lar
cenies; whereas in the last quar- er april May
and June.) OF that year the number reached only
one hundred and forty; the decrease In the num-
DER or burglaries bling particularly striking: the
average per quarter during the first three quarters
being AZ. Willie the number during the fourth
mer numb r."
A search for the cause Of this very notable
cnange, did we have time to pursue the matter,
would oe quite Interesting; for while the popula-
tlon ana wealth OF the city are rapidly Increasing
crime, as is its law, more than keeps pace Let Il
less potency can be named. Inasmuch as the bur-
glary or hou se-breaking act OF July. 1892 classed
as 6urglares certain onenses which had pre-
vlously been classei as thefts, and the penalty
become more severe, we would naturally look for
decreas IN the offenses under it. although the
burgl .ries- The decrease is found to exist.
as the e, number OF Nhe onenses now
the as M h as Tor the a quarter
ammunition OF the number occurred immediately
thereafter-ndeed. In the last quarter OF the past
year the number fell to 2s decrease OF nearly $50
The report also gives figures which have hereto
IKE In IN The ,b sAE to show
oHenses committed against property.
THE INDICTED DETECTIVES
Inc removal and indictment OF the {ex) detec-
lives, and the consequent Generalization OF part
OF the Criminal class OF the city. the report says
was potent factor contributing to that result.
But AFTER recovering from their surprise this Will
no longer act to deter criminals from plying their
vocation: indee 1t is thought that it has even at
!racted criminals from other Cities who think
themselves unknown to our new officers. The
new life the zeal and honesty or the men recently
introduced into the force and into
tives more shan as for d sds
lack OF knowledge (Which will soon be acquired)
OF the persons or noted criminals from other
cues, as the result already described indicates
Figures are given TO show the large Increase in
the numbers OF arrests as compared with the
Speaking OF the means OF preventing the
depredations OF thieves the report says
this cannot be done 10y the exploded system re-
TONED on the escape OF the criminal though IL ia
an almost daily occurrence that some citizen-
against the criminal only until the properly is Re-
covered.
CLOSING RECOMMENDATION
The report recommends law requiring pawn
brokers and Junk-shop keepers to pay a license; to
give bond in the sum OF 81 OOO to conform to the
requirements OF law, and prohibiting pawnbrokers
from doing business before 6 am. or after pm.
In winter, or before s am. or after pm. In tho
He suggests that the workhouse law be 80
amended as to require instead OF the bond OF SO,
with TWO acceptable sursues and leave is It'd d,scre
aonary with the judges to accept bond
he suggests also that It would be OF great bene-
Mt TO the community II the burden OF proof were
upon q notorious criminal whom he Is round In
possession Of the tools peculiar TO his Criminal
practices he recommends al o q law to license
guides and also changes In the lottery-policy law.
the Sunday law, and several other Laws relating
TO the granting OF licenses &c.
He recommends, among other things that some
LEGISLATION De made with reference to the opium
q us which have sprung up recently In our
he recommends that provision be made for the
relief OF disabled policemen.
Local notes..
Policeman Fitzgerald, OF The South Washington
precinct, this afternoon swOre out q warrant
against Jas. Nolan and Bartholomew Callan.
changing them with ARRAY. The On1cer states that
they had q regular prize light
Michael Leech and Edward Gibson, colored. J
were fined sos or 60 days. In the Police Court to.
day, for keeping an unlicensed bar.
The Courts.