The Portland daily press., 1898-04-02
MUNICIPAL REPORTS.
Report of City Marshal Sylvester.

City Marshal Sylvester has completed
his report and from it we gather the Iol
lowing interesting information:
Arrests for the year 1S9T-9S-Arson, |;
affray. 26. assault. 90; assault and bat
terry, q. assault with intent to kill, =; as
sault with a dangerous weapon, 2; as
sault on an officer, 8; assault, suspicion
of, 2; adultery, A. attempt to commit
larceny, /; attempt to get money. by false
pretences. 2; bigamy, l; breaking and
enterino 20: breaking and entering, sus-
Dicion of. Is; breaking jail, 2; bastardy.
I. collecting house offal without a
license. /; cruelty to animals, 4; common
thief. 1; common drunkard, 1879; drunk
and disorderly, l,l22; drunkenness, 4S0;
danger of falling into vice, 6; discharging
firearms, / defrauding in holder, /; dis.
turbing the public school. 2: deserter, 81;
eyading fare, 4 evading hotel bill, l;
embezzlement, s; fast driving. 3; forgery,
8; incest, 1; insane, 25; indecent exposure,
2; keeping disorderly house, l; larceny,
1871; larceny from the person, 2; larceny,
suspicion of, AZ loud and unusual noise
in the street, IS; lettering around a
theatre, l; lettering around railroad
station, /; malicious mischief, "a; main
toining q nuisance, 3; night walking, IA;
obtaining money by false pretences, 3;
obtaining money by false pretences, sus-
pretences, z; obstructing sidewalk, A;
peddling without license, l; resisting
officer, 81; rape, /; robbery, 3; refusing
to aid an officer, 1 receiving stolen gooas,
/; riding bicycle on sidewalk, /; running
away from home, IA; search ana seizure,
80; Sabbath breaking, q; selling cigarettes
to a minor, l. suspicious persons, IL;
safe keeping, 3s; single sale, 3; sodomy, i;
stowsway, 4; truancy, VI; tramps, o;
throwing snowbaIls in the street. 2;
throwing stones in the street, 6; utter
ing obscene words. 10; uttering forged
papers Ii Violating F fea,Ih s isws
Disposition of persons arrested-Taken
before the court, 1706; complaint with
drawn, 81; discharged without complaint,
6S4; discharged to leave the city, 2; de
liyered to the keeper of the almshouse, %;
delivered to the truant officer, z; delivered
to the sheriff of the county, 81; delivered
to the parents and relatives, 9; delivered
to out of town officers, 49,; delivered to U.
S. officers, 1; delivered to superintendent
eff state Reform school, l; delivered on
board an English steamer, 3; delivered on
board U. S. ship, 8; delivered to the
cruelty to animal agent, B; delivered to
the superintendent OF the insane hospital,
Q; escaped prisoner, 1; returned home, 5.
Total. 1882.
Disposition of persons taken before the
court-Appea1ed, 3S2; committed to Jail
and house Of correction on sentence, 54l,
committed to Jail for non-payment Of
nne, ST.; committed to the State Reform
school, g. committed to the industrial
school, 2; continued for sentence. q;
number of persons discharged by order OF
the court. 81; number of cases where
sentence was suspended, 1853; number of
persons paying fines. 25S: number Of per-
sons ordered to recognize to the state, At;
number of cases mol pros, 10. Total,
17O6.
Number Of months sentence imposed by
the court, 741.
Number of females arrested, 227.
Number Of minors arrested, 254.
Nativity of persons arrested-United
States, 1878; England, rs; Italy, II;
France, 4; Col American, is; Sweden,
limo. A. Indians, 8; Finland, 9; Russia,
8; Denmark, IS; Norway, 81; Ireland,
1858; Germany, 9; Arabia. l.; Syria. L;
25S; Scotland, a.; Japan, l; Hebrew,6
Total, 2432.
Number of arrests first offence, 211o;
second offence, 2O7; third offence, 60:
fourth offence, 30; fifth offence, 13; sixth
offence, 4; seventh offence, B.; eighth
offence, q; eleventh offence, l. Total, 2432.
Birth place of tramps and dodgers
F Floes r.: Germany ANY IS; sweden, s;
Norway, 6; Spain, 1; Ireland. 273;
British America, III; Scotland, 80; Col.
Am, IS; Finland, 6; Denmark, 2. Total.
1881.
Miscellaneous Observation-Disclosures of
store found open and secured, 231 danger
GUS places in streets reported, 40; stray
teams found and cared for, II; lost chill
dren found and restored to their parents,
Sc; men saved from drowning, 8; fire
alarm sounded by police, /; sick horses
killed, 2; dogs killed, 10.
STOLEN PROPERTY.
The amount of stolen property re-
covered during the year has been $3.50. 20,
which Is very nearly all that was reported
to the department as missing.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
1t is Important that in each annual re-
port suggestion should be made for such
improvements in the arrangements and
additions to the equipments OF
the service as experience
has shown to be necessary ana useful In
the annual reports of previous years my
predecessor has suggested some changes
and additions that consider as being es-
sential for the improvement of the depart
ment. The present construction Of our
quarters are in my Judgment entirely
wrong and should be rearranged as early
as possible. I refer to the recommends
ton of the former marshal and endorse
what he says when he states, "That there
be complete change in the rooms
now occupied by the deputy marshals and
as signal service rooms l would suggest
that the partition between the deputies
room and the patrolmen's room be re.
moved throwing the two rooms into one
to be used as the guard patrolmen's room,
that which the patrolmen now have being
to- small for their use. Again I would
suggest that the outer Office of the mar
shall be arranged for the occupancy of the
deputies and the signal apparatus and
that the room now occupied by the over
seers of the poor be used as the entrance
of the marshal Office and as his reception
room" l am satisfied that this change is
absolutely necessary.
I would recommend also the adoption