The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-10
Referred to Committee on General

Referred to Committee on General
Claims.
A. A. Smith, groceries to Hospital. part
of August. S3l.52; j. McAusland, bread to
Hospital, September. 1881: NJ. Abernethy,
medicine TO Hospital, part Of October.
Hospital. o 1ad,5 ei,ss asfF5o: <. i. Witter.
painting and ~kalsornining male ward.
Hospital, October. $3.50; 2. Taussig &
g. Dieterle, supplies, September and Octo-
Der, $33.S Referred to Committee on
Hospital and Dispensaries
AUDITING CLAIMS.
The following claims having been re-
ported correct by committees to whom
they We're referred and resolutions pre-
Treasurer by the following vote, the yeas
and nays having been ordered and taken:
Yeas-An the members.
Committee on General Claims-A1ex.
Watson, s103. 90; Peter Began, $40 so, Chas.
O'Neill. $32.55; ]. H. Kenne, $40; Baney
Bros, s175: Wood & Menagh, s4S9. g; J. g;
$3.50; Hoboken Coal Co. $50 and $50;
Holmes & Cogan, s95; j. G. Gopsill, $23.S5;
Newman Mission. s.; Vile & Son, SELL;
the J. c. News, SIS; S. M. Jensen. 81. 25;
sey Cycle Co., s29.15; Hudson River Ice
Co, $98. n; Chris keuner, $s4S: Fred
gnger $lo.S5; z A Pyle, $50 a; E. 4;
and SIS; w. w. Farrier, $95 and $16.25.
Committee on Hospital and Dispensaries
Hudson River lee Co., s3S.SS; Wood &
10 Is, YoV-ot ottSiC * oOAi, YA-o,oV5 v -
ton & Cathcart, IS.
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
Chief submitted report of the business
of the department for quarter ending Sep
tember 80. 1897.
ordered spread IN minutes.
Chiefs Office, Police Dept.
jersey City, Oct. Is. 1897.
Honorable Board of Police Commission
ers:-
Gentlemen respectfully herewith sub
nit my report for the quarter ending
September 20, 1897.
Your obedient servant.
BENZ. MURPHY,
Chief of Police.
offenses for which persons were ar
rested
Arson, 4; for assault and battery. 80;
assault and battery, 2SS; assault, felonl-
abandonment. "a: abduction, /; adultery,
/; bastardy. 5; breaking and entering, o;
breaking, entering and larceny, ~; bur
glary, 8; burglary, attempt at, ?; break
ing jail. 2; CRUELTY to animals, 1856; con-
cealing birth of bastard child. /; contempt
of Court, /; drunk and disorderly, AZ: dis
orderly persons, 10; disorderly conduct
l4l; embezzlement, q. entering and lar
ceny, 20; escaped prisoner, l; fugitives
from justice, s, false pretense, IL; forg-
cry, 5; gambling, IL; interfering with an
officer, q; keeping disorderly house. q;
kidnapping, j; lewdness. open, 10; %lunatic,
dangerous, 2; larceny. grand, IL larceny,
petit, 107; larceny, attempt at, 2; larceny
from the person. II; malicious mischief,
8; mayhem, 3; mansiaughter, 8; rape. 1;
rape. attempt at, 4; receiving stolen
goods, 2; robbery. 3: robbery. attempt at,
4; Sunday, selling liquor on, /; Sunday,
playing ball on, g; Sunday, working on.
5; seduction, /; sodomy, -; surrendered
by bondsmen, /: threatening life, l; utter
ing worthless checks, 2; uttering coun-
terfeit money, 1.
Violation city ordinance, ia; violation
county ordinance. 81; violation Railroad
law, l; violation Revenue law, 2; witnesses
held, as II.
Arrests by Observation-Disclosures, "a;
First precinct, Ss6; Second precinct, 50l;
Fifth precinct, SO; Sixth precinct, 104; Sew
enth precinct, SO. Total, 1921.
Dispositions of those arrested:-Bailed
for trial. TO-; bailed as witness. !; bonded
to support family, Z; bailed to keep he
peace, II; committed for trial, "a; COM
mitted as witnesses, 4; committed for one
day, s; for two days, Il; for three days,
fifteen days, ); for thirty days, 157; for
sixty days, 81; for ninety days, 16; for
six months, 2; for one year and one day,
l. delivered to other authorities, 102; dis
charged, 81; fined cost of court, IA; fined
81, SO; fined 81, So; fined $3.50. 1; fined So,
131; fined IS, 173; fined $40, SO; fined $14,
2; fined S15, 9; fined $40, 6; fined $25, 4;
fined $40, I; fined $50. l; escaped prisoner, l.
Trade, color, sex and nationality
Males, 1,720; females, 207; white, 1888; col
ored, "a; trade, 4IS; no trade, 1.449; born
ada, Z; Denmark, /; England, 81; France,
s; Greece, 1; Germany, l56; Holland, L;
Hungary, 3; Finland. l; Italy, 50; Ireland,
249; Norway. 8; Poland, 40; Russia, %;
Spain, /; Switzerland, l; Sweden, 5;
Scotland, /; United States, I,24S; Wales. 1;
ages; fines collected, lost children. etc,
from 10 to 20, 400; 20 to 30. 800; 30 to 40, Al;
40 to 80, 1888; 50 to 50, SO; so to 20, 81; 20 to
s. SSH Il amount money eonee's' On mes
Number of lost children-Moles, IS; fe-
males, 81; total, 125; stores and premises
found open, Al; property reported stolen,
50, 7o4.S9; property reported recovered,
$637.20; parade permits, IS; missing per-
sons reported. JOG: number of accidents re-
ported, 219; number of persons found sick
on the streets, 81; number of persons sent
to City Hospital, 156; number of persons
sent to their homes, s.; number of dead
bodies found, %; Number of dead bodies
sent to the morgue, q; number of dead
bodies delivered to friends, Z; number of
suicides, 2; number of sudden deaths, II;
number of fires attended, 10; number of
patrol calls, 1908; numbered dead animals
removed, 610; teleuaone messages sent,
1858; telephone messages received 7,72S;
Headquarters, 7,15S; First Precinct. Liza;
Second Precinct, 1854; Third Precinct,
1.166; Fourth Precinct, 1,126; Fifth Pre-
cinct, 1,056; Sixth Precinct, LOGS; Seventh
Precinct, 1.030.
Report of Superintendent Police Signal
System for quarter ending September 50,
1897. Ordered spread on minutes.
Police Department,
Jersey City, Oct. /, 1897.
Hon. Board of Police Commissioners
Gentlemen-I ave the honor to re-
Spectfully submit my quarterly eport
ending September 80, 1897, showing the
condition and workings of police signal
system in my charge.
Yours very truly,
VIM. H. FOLEY.
Supt. Patrol Signal System.
First precinct-Hourly reports from men
on post, 33. ZIG; wagon calls, 352; ambulance
calls, 10; telephone calls. 200. Total. 1887.
Second precinct-Hourly reports from
men on post. $4,000; wagon calls, 405; ambu-
lance calls, 10; telephone calls, 400. Total,
31,S05.
Third precinct-Hourly reports from men
on post, 20,oSS; wagon calls, 81; ambulance
calls, 10; telephone calls, 500. Total, 20
$50.
Fourth precinct-Hourly reports from
men on post, 22,665; wagon calls, 232; ann
bulanee calls. 6; telephone calls. 600. To-
tai, %. 40.
Fifth precinct-Hourly reports from men
on post. 1929: wagon calls. ~; ambulance
calls. 4; telephone calls, 400. Total. Il, 655.
Sixth precinct-Hourly reports from men
on post, q, 800; wagon calls, SO; ambulance
calls, 4; telephone calls, 500. Total. 22,467.
Seventh precinct-Hourly reports from
men on duty, 14.250: wagon calls, AZ; ambu-
lance calls. ,; telephone calls, 50.
Grand total. 49,, OBS.
I have made the following changes of
pc lice signal boxes in First precinct. box
ia. from Central Railroad ferry to Wayne
street, etween Fremont and Florence
street.
Second precinct-Removed box % from
Pavonia avenue and East Hamilton place
to Jersey avenue and Tenth street and
signal boxx 10 from Sixth and Provost
streets to Jersey avenue and Sixth streets.
I most respectfully recommend to your