The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-16
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Annual Report of superintendent
Smith-His Recommendations

Smith-His Recommendations.
Superintendent Smith submitted his an
nual report to the Police Commissioners,
yesterday. 1t is full of interesting data and
contains many recommendations. This is
the report:
Hon. Board of Police Commissioners:
GENTLEMEN.-1 have the honor TO submit my
1898. |'s s
The year just closed has been no exception TO
those proceeding it in the successful and salts
of the department.. The conduct Of the officers
and and patrolmen, as "a rule, s. mas 1ss
to discharge the duties devolving upon them
without unuue officiousness or the assumption
OF arbitrary power, at the same time having
and fair and equitabie enforcement Of munt
cpal laws and ordinances. 1t cannot be ex-
pected that police officer can escape certain
criticism is made, when, il the facts had beeo
fully known, cemmendation would have been
bestowed.
There has been no serious strike or local dis
turbapce in our city during the past year. The
numerical strength Of the force is as folows:-
One superintendent, one chief, seven captains.
thirty sergeants, twelve Detectives, ntteen
roundsmen, 218 patfplmen. In addition to
tnose there are six doormen, one surgeon, one
stableman. five mattresses, one superintendent
of telephone and signal service and one line
man. .eaf44
The officers retired during the year were:-
Isaah Hutton. detective, Sixth precinct, Robert
Mcdonald and Thomas Hopkins, patrolmsn,
Sixth precinct. Andrew j. Russell, patrolman.
Seventh precinct.
The losses by death were:-John s. Smith.
Captain Fifth precinct, VIM. Kiugman Patrick
Harney and John Looney. patroimen, First
precinct, Michael Shay, patrolmau, Second pre-
cinet, Jacob Sisco. patrolman, Fourth precinct,
George Schmidt, pstrolman. Sixth precinct;
Isaac Hutton, detective, retired.
Special comlnendation was bestowed upon
Captain John F.Kelly, john Donovan and Frank
McGurk and Patrick Mahoney
The opening OF the new station OF the Fifth
precinct provided suitable accommodation for
the department in that section OF the city. All
that is needed now for tho complete equip
ment of the entire department in that
respect are new aad suitable stations for the
Sixth and Seventh precincts. The accommoda-
tions In these precincts are insufficient ami the
buildings unsuitable. / would respectfully
pe expedient to remedy these defects.s Idesre
also to call the attention of your honorable
board to the urgent necessity for an
IL the s.eaGa Of the
the entire slop of the city patrolled by mounted
men by night as well as by day. The present
force is inadequate to afford proper protection
to the inhabitants of the twelve and half
miles Of territory, comprising this city and the
outlying DISTRICTS are of necessity exposed to
the depridation OF tramps and thieves. Iwould
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be increased to the full limit as
allowed by law / would also recommend
an increase Of the present mounted force in the
Fourth. Fifth and Sixth precincts and the es-
tablshment of mounted force in the Third and
Seventh precincts. The patrol and telephone
system has been completed ic all the precincts
except the Fifth. / find It valuable aid TO the
efficiency Of the department
Very respectfully,
G. r SMITH,
Superintendent of Police.
The whole number of arrests made were
50S1. OF these 1893 were committed, 299
bailed, 722 fined, 81 delivered to other au-
thorities, and 1850 discharged; 4,s4S
were white, 233 colored; 1884
had trade, 3,747 had no
trade; 4,549 were males 532 females
The amount of property stolen was SIS, ,2229;
of this $2,086 was recovered. There was
$2,S66 collected as fines. There were
800 ambulance calls, 383 children were
lost, 245 alarms for fire were attended; there
We're 488 accidents $50 doors were found
open, 264 persons were reported missing, 800
were found on streets and cared for,
7S were recovered, 1880 dead animals were
removed from the streets; 519 parade per-
mits were issued; there were 3,O56 patrol
wagon calls, and 1884 telephone messages.