The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-23
Very respectfully,

4 M 1880
| Eower be granted Frank Lynch at the
Jersey City passenger station.
Referred TO Superintendent with power.
Resignation OF Patrolman john ID.
Donnelly, Seventh precinct.
Accepted.
now pending before the Board of Health,
entitled IAN ordinance containinR the
rules and regulations of the Board OF
Health of Jersey City,"
Ordered filed.
Superintendent of Police submit ed re-
port of the business OF the department.
| for the year ending December 81. 1892.
Ordered filed. ana The communications ac-
| companying SAID report ordered spread i'll
full on the minutes.
SUPERINTENDENT's OFFICE,
POLICE DEPARTMENT,
JERSEY CITY, Jauuary 16, 1898. J
Honorable Board of Police Commission
ers:.
GENTLEMEN-I herewith submit the au-
nual report of the Department for the
year ending December 31st, 1892. The re-
port will compare favorably with that OF
| previous years, and shows very credltaDly
| for the Department. The discipline OF
| the Department has been good, the Oh
icers as a rule having shown u disposition
to comply with the rules and regulations,
and to cheerfuliy and faithfully perform
the duties required or them.
We have also. been exempt from any
| serious robberies or crime. The Depart
ment has continued to wage an unceas-
| ing warfare on all classes OF crime, winch
has had the salutory effect OF reducing
| the number of violations of the law.
The arrests for serious offences show q
marked decrease over previous years.
The patrol and signal service during
| the wear were of an excellent character
and were well maintained, the horses aud
| apparatus being Kept in excellent conal
ion. The Important aud humane service
rendered BY this branch OF the depart
ment and the prompt conveyance OF SICK
and injured persons to the Hospital have
been the means of saving many lives
which otherwise would haye been en-
dapgered by delay in depending on the
ambulance service. It's usefulness IN
conveying persons to the station houses
mas royen very beneficial. | hope to see,
LIN tben heal future, the extending of the
patrol service into all the police precincts
in the city. 1t affords me great
| pleasure to state that our city
is comparatively free from what
is tern ed the criminal elements or class.
| This is due to the vigilance of our officers
and particularly some OF our detectives,
whose duty it Is to search for the profess
! sional thieves, when not detailed on other
| duty. A %precaution against, is far better
than a precaution for, crime. What little
| thieying is done is of a petty character,
ami not by professionals. During the
past summer there were two hundred
and sixty-two houses, temporarily va
| Gated by the occupants, under police sur
VIGILANCE. OF the above, one was entered
aud robbed. Though n greater portion
| of the houses were reported vacant by the
o%ccupants. still there was quite a number
| not reported, but discovered by the
| officers while patrolling their posts.
/ find that 1t is Impossible to cover
| the extensive territory embraced in the
| Fifth precinct with the limited number
| of men assigned to it. Many of the posts
| are SO long thai a y atrolman on foot can
| scarcely cover one during his entire tour
| of duty, 1 venture to say there are many
points in the precinct where a policeman
| is seldom, if ever seen. ! would respectfully
| recommend the establishment of an en-
| tire mounted force il the precinct. With
| mounted men the entire tel rltory could
be thoroughly covered, and tine lives and
| property of the people living IN the pre-
| cinct afforded much better protection. l
would also recommend that auoGner
mounted man be added to the Fourth,
| Sixth and Seventh precincts. During the
past wear Sergeant William W. Coward,
Patrolman Alexander Finlay and Door
| man w. Waite rave been retired because
| Of physical disability certified TO IL each
case by the Police Surgeon.
During the period emhra ced in this re-
port there have been,. l regret to state,
seven deaths among The members OF the
force, and two deaths among the retired
oficels. Those of the regular force were
Sergeant w. Il. Moore, Patrolmen Cor
nelius Honey, Peter Reen, Adam Rem
brand, John Sigma, William Murtna and
Laban S. Creed. Tne retired officers were
Daniel Roberts and Edward Jones.
This report is but a continuation OF the
-A1N r0rNrrfI Of thu TrQU1nnQ VAar5 ut
your administrator.
Your accompanying table SHOWS Inc
number of arrests made during the year,
| classification of crimes, nativity OF crlmi-
nails, amount of stolen property recov-
cred, number of ambulance calls, acct
dents, doors and windows found open
persons reported missing, found sick,
suicides, dead bodies found In the streets
and public places, patrol wagon calls and
telephone messages.
III conclusion, it is my pleasant duty to
warmly commend the conduct OF the
force during the past year. The record OF
the work OF the department is sufficient
evidence that the police have been zeal
Gus aud vigilant in The performance OF
their manifold duties, and it is believed
that their ervices have been appreciated
by the public. Idesire TO return my sin
cere thanks to your honorable BODY Tor
your many acts of kindness and the con
QQeDcE you uANd lSpOooo IL hSt oSS 49,
Support you have given me In the dis
chalge of my many duties.
Very IespectIully,
sCHRIsToPHFR P. SMITH,
Superintendent of Police.
Superintendent of Patrol Signal System
submitted report of the service for the
year ending December 81, 1892.
Received and a synopsis ordered spread
on minutes.
POLICE DEPT, JERSEY CITY,
OFFICE OF SUPT OF SIGNAL N
TELEPHONE SERVICE.
JERSEY CITY, Jan. 10. 1892.
Honorable Board of Police Commission
ers:
Gentlemen: / have the honor to re,
spectfully submit here with my report
Tor the year ending Dec. 81, 1892.
Following, you will find a statement OF
the condition and workings of the Police
signals, telephones, etc.. i'll my charge. Ga
the 25Lh of Marcn last, the Gamewell
Patrol Signal System adopted by
uo, rortIatnanf5 far tha l1qa of this de.