The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-01-05
Superintendent of Police
CLERK soUTHwoRTH's REPORT

CLERK SOUTHWORTH'S REPORT.
An extensive and interesting general
report of the police department was sub
mitted to the board last night by Clerk
Southworth. Among the interesting
facts stated were the following:
The total appropriations for the de-
partment for the year beginning Deem
Der /, 1897, was $173,739.43. OF this sum
$167, S82.S9 was used for the payroll; for
the maintenance and improvement of
police alarm system, 81, 253.07; for wag-
ons and harnesses, new and repairs to
old, $399 70; for new horses 5000; for
forage, $1,34S. So; for rent of reporting
station No. 3, till occupancy of new
building $475; for special detective SER
vice, $278.37; for purchasing sundries,
s999,72; balances unexpended and re-
turned to the city treasury, s102.12 The
value of property placed in the care of
the department under the new charter,
consisting of the stations on Court
street, Grand avenue, Howard avenue,
and Dixwell avenue is estimated at
1882, 124.45. The pension or relief fund
amounts to $33,081.4 40, of which $31, 900
is invested in interest bearing securities
the balance being on deposit. The
amount added to the fund during the
year was $10,17675, of which $6104. 95 is
the per cent on license fees, $34 from
fines imposed on members of the de-
partment, and 81, 1854 rewards for SER
vice and interest on investments. Ten
former policemen on the pension list
were paid s5,492.79 last year.
There are 1893 arrests recorded in
the tabulated list of offenses, the fe-
males number 74S For place of birth
3,716 whites and 312 colored were Ameri-
cans, lat from Ireland. 462 from Italy
219 from Germany, and 1875 from Eng
land, 20 from other countries. Property
lost or stolen to the value of $27, 72S. 80
was recovered and returned to owners
and $21, 354.40 of prisoners assets were
returned to them at the time of dis
charge. From licenses for public vehi-
cles, amusement places, pawnbrokers
and second hand dealers, the tax COL
lector has been paid s1,5S05O. Licenses
We're granted to 1853 vehicles for public
use in the several classes.
The report of the detective bureau
shows that 642 of the arrests are due
to this branch of the service the total
of the central station being 2,951 The
Grand avenue station is second with
1882 arrests, station on Howard ave-
nue. has 1,165, and the Dixwell avenue
station, 555.
Arrests for drunkenness reach the to-
tai 3,416, and as common DRINKS r..
Burglary was charged in 80 cases, rob
berry in 2, and theft in 401 instances, 30
of which were theft from the person.
There were ten cases of assault with in
tent to kill, 3 of murder, 8 of man.
slaughter 1 of mayhem, and of ar
son. Embezzlement is mentioned As
times, false pretenses SIS, forgery 10, and
fraud two times. Twenty eight persons
were caught witnessing or abetting a
cock or prize fight, q individuals broke
the Sabbath within the Interpretation
of the law. In 1859 cases boys or girls
were sent to the Reform school at Mer-
iden, or to the Industrial school at Mid
dletown Truant Officer Sullivan re-
ports 2,2S7 calls made, 767 boys and
girls found out of school during school
hours, and 173 pupils transferred to the
unraded schools, 81 of them being
girls.