New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-14
CONLIN ASKS FOR MORE MEN.
EIGHT HUNDRED ADDITIONAL POLICE
MEN NEEDED. HE SAYS.
NEssRs ROOSEVELT. GRANT AND ANDREWS DE-
,,r,,vn TO RE MAKING AN EFFORT TO
HAVE CHEF CoNI1N RECOMMEND THE
PROMOTION oF THE PRESENT
ACTING INSPECTORS

ACTING INSPECTORS.
Chief Conlin yesterday sent 10 the PoNce boaru
a communication asking that the force be increased
- =, tact 500 men He says that this additional
number is necessary to patrol properly the city anu
The annexed districts. The Chief says. among other
things: r,,,,,,-
That portion Of Manhattan Island north OF fi ps-
ointh-sf west of Central Park. and all above Oiie
feminist has grown wonderiug an
last ten years and ae nof terroy as it should be
covered The patrol posts in many ho az - s
portion Of the city eTner 50 to go over it more
once during a tour of duty. and citlZeils ~ ~
seldom seen Many costly public and private build
ings have recently been constructed IN inns I' az
particularly on the West Side; and the va ha IN, "a
persona property contained within its limits mas ~
creased to an extent hardly 10 ue re- az he most
twenty hfth-st Is now one al . I'll
busy and Important streets of the city Al an . is
during the day and late at night TINS a,y of the
sreets downtown. Indeed. the entire district W.T.,
few years ago was Tegaruea Ave "a and important
as any downtown section. This portion OF Tue ,bis
shNna ha aSeS a. be q housed WITH little the
present station houses. and the superior OnlCvus
would not need. at present. 10 pe 'rcieaSeu 40
Tho letter was referred to Mr.. Andrews.
Tho Rev. DR.. Thomas P. Hughes, OF the Churcn
Of the Holy Sepulchre. at Seventy-fourth-s'' "''u
Park-ave, complained to the Board recent! 49,
bows breaking the windows Of the church win
ran do these things with impunity II Is evident our
,,o,ce have not learned the first principles OF Con-
fucanism, which Is TO begin with boys wa"
walking with a lady down Park ROW racing ''e
City Hall about $50 o'clock one evening" ~heh i'"'
bows had squibs of gunpowder when 'hey "eie
lighting at the lamp OF respec'aoie ,
and one of the squibs fell under the ladys dress
7 exclaimed Where are the police that such q
ching can be allowed in an open thoroughiare'
when 10 my surprise saw tail young pa.lo.,''A
standing close by the restaurant saio I'M
how is II that you allow this?' To wmch nc iep,eN
Would you have me arrest every ooS =" '"
York? .h.
Nov. a. 10 no wonder that there Is an increase OF
crime among the youth OF this city.
"Now II II Is INssibe for boys. IN oeiiahee y, or
ovs. =, rronr,etv and order to break the windows
n, Mace Of worship in a respectable street. II Is
Very evident that the time has come VINE" ''''
Question should be seriously discussed
The Board had report from Actihs Nap'a'"
<~.soy or the East Sixty-seventh-st station WIN
said that one of his officers on sunday arres'eu
bov named John Hance for breaking WINDOWS III ~ ~
Hughes's church. Magistrate ho,i the following
YoriIvile Court, discharged the Doy 'ne io''"e
day. ~. resnons,b,e." said Mr.. Roose-
discharges him. This is one OF the usual WINS VI
ctinS INSPECTOR Brooks made report TO the
Board Commencing Roundsman Ennis ana I Lah 81
men John j. Mccarthy. Patrick V. oned, h,r,,nsb
Oates and Martin Iangdon, OF the west M tio ~
~ station for meritorious service at me Ie n, o
Winchester apartment house at NO LIZ III az ~
one day last week. The officers assls'eu III 'iio
rescue Of several persons, A.. yy.s+ S,xtv-
Acting Captain Vredenburgh, OF the Mest &c. &C.,
eighth-st station, made report on tiie pi .rot 81
shout an attempt to roo All Angels OHui -" "a
Eyobtv-nrst-st and West End-ave IT was saIu
Egg tna sexton drove the burglars away with re-
voiver The acting captain declares ina tSo 10
foundation for the story He lays that me eiot :.
cou,d not have been fired without attracting tIie
tenton OF the two officers who patrol peats III ma
neiehhorhoOd The Rev. DR.. s. De Lancey toWn-
send assistant rector of the cfurcn: sent iet.el
20 the Board saving that he regretted tha the case
mad heen made the means OF an attack on one
Hoard and declaring that he appreciated the NO.
the Board had done for law and order "A ie w.
was sent to Dr. Townsend incosng Japan , ore
SenburTh's report and thanking him for MS cour-
II was learned that the Commissioners IN execu-
tive session. had adopted resolution Gaming up9h
Chief Conlin to report to the Board as 10 tne EN-
c,sncv Of CAPTAINS Brooks and McCulagn curing
the time they have bee detailed as acthg 'hSpee-
tnrs and their records during that period
As Commissioner Parker has expressed ms ,oppoi;
s,fion TO the two acting inspectors, 1t Is DeheVei
the other Commissioners are going 10 Try 70 mo
means 10 compel Chief Conn to inaorse bIpoks
and NcCullagh, which would enable the three
"Reminiscences to confirm them as inspectors
C,ommissioner Parker was seen yester9ay aIter.
noon He had sent to Chief Clerk Kipp for copy
imt,on was passed" he said 1T is intended to get
the Chief TO recommend pfooN' anu ~
appointment