The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-02
TRIED 10 ENFORCE THE ORDINANCES.

Superintendent Byrn-- Inclined TO Refer the
Ctv Impr"ver- to Police Justice Hogan.
Superintendent Byrnes reported to the Police
Board yesterday the first fruits OF his latest
attempt TO enforce the corporation ordinances
OF violations Of which the City Improvement
Society continually does cry. lie sent out a
detailed general order to the force on Now ~.
The next day Iatrolman McGrath OF the
Prince street station arrested Phillip Wright
for obstructinG the sidewalk in front OF 435
Canal street with second hand stoves. pots.
hardware. &C.. and took him to jefferson Mar
ket Court. Justice Hogan discharged the
prisoner, with the remark that the case was a
civil case and that the prisoner should have
been reported to the CORPORATE on Attorney for
violation oil the city ordinances instead OF
having been arrested.
Superintendent Byrnes then quoted section
"a oi the consolidation act. which says:
The several members OF the police force shall have
power and authority to Immediately arrest any person
in ne prs;ence Of such msmEer or wlhn rs view
by ortho Legislature or by any 81 the city
In conclusion the Superintendent said that
%nG9r the iGT ahd BY reason %, Of his special
McGrath to make hat arrest.
~ the courts he concludes. do not sus-
iul discharge ot their duty. and in their Efforts
to enforce the ordinances Of tho city. the vio-
la,ions complained OF cnnnot le abated."
After the report had been read Com missioner
McClRve said he thought that the continual
abuse Of the Police Del artment for alleged
neglect OF duty was very unjust.
In reading the annual report OF the Police
Department not long ago" he said. Il re-
menu that the statistics showed there had
been over $1,000 arrests during the year.
Nineteen thousand persons were arrested for
disorderly conduct. over 800 arrests were
made for excise violation. and $50 disorderly
houses and gambling saloons were raided.
Since Mr.. Byrnes has been Superintendent over
loo disordrriy places have been rHided and
oyor 0.UOD prisoners taken in connection there
with ard yet the police get TO credit Tor their
work. But let AN outsider. n Representative Of
some society IL you will. cause AN arrest or ap-
pear In case and the newspapers teen with
columns OF lnuGltOry comment. j say, and 40
will every other man who speaks the truth,
that this city has the most efficient police de-
pHrtment in the world. In no other city is life
and property a. safe as here. You see IL ex-
empllled every DAY. People 60 To the West
and other parts OF The country. toll for years
and get rich and then come and settle in this
that nowhere in the world can their interests
ami rights bc protected as well a. in this city"
heretofore n patrulmAn in each precinct has
been detailed specially to look alter violations
Of the cooperation ordinances. President
Martin said that the arrangement did not
seem to lie satiRfncto Dry. and on his motion ali
the men detailed Tor that purpose were re-
mHnded 10 Iutr.,l duty and tho men on patrol
Will be expected TO attend TO the sidewalk OBJ
structiOns.
TrAnsr-r.-RichardJ Mullen Madison street 10 East
sixty seventh street. Charles l. PlllpA Contra once
70 East 10Th street, Gerald - Mara, Mercer street TO
corps 80 he assigned 10 patrol duty By the Superin
tenlent.