Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-03-09

lection. I rspectfufi recommend that
your honorable body next year will APP
proprlate a sum sufficient to warrant the
addition Of a number Of patrolmen. The
numot OF arrests during the past year
we're less by q cases than the year be
lore the amount Of fines imposed by the
T, corcer eAceed those Of last year by
$3.50. Il 81 year q great many idling
aud vagrait persons were found tn 10
I'reying NJ on the city. | detailed officers
TO raid them both on the stree: aud IN
their deiis and hiding places and many
were taken before the Recorder aud prose
cuted, while the number of arrests in
somewhat decreased there ia no dtfi:ien y
10 the amount of fnes Imposed which
shows that the members Of the force
" re more careful and possibly used
grcaier discre ion making arrerts.
The c~itizeLs OF the city have been qui I
and orderly during tho year, there were
no strikes, outbreaks or disturbances 10
ma it's ptace and prosperity, there were
no homicides in our city or thefts or rOn-
berries of ATTY cons, qlence, which proves
COZ clusively the Tact that professional
! thieves, ~pickpockets aud crooks are in q
measure steering clear Of Perth Amboy,
notw outstanding the sm4llness of the
force in proportion to our population the
SUPPRESSION of crime and perseverance of
the peace compares most tavorably with
any other city of like population in the
country, Recorder Pickersgill thought
his %jnoicial pc icy is Of great assistance
to tile police although being a just and
human man yet in cases that requi Q
the full pena ty OF tile Law it is meted
our, Consequently those former chr0uio
viplatOrs OF the law dreao to be arraiug-
ed b-fore him.
would suggest that your honorable
board take soipe action this year towaidt
building a new pablo station or have The
cd one remudeled " itli ~exteLtions add, d.
J lie condiii III OF the lookup at present is
so bad that it is a hard matter To get any.
one to clean it. IL is a most iiIhuinantJ
lock anyone up in it
would also again call vou atten-
ton to the roat Necessity of a police
telephone system. At present We have to
! depend on tue private 'phoues of bnsi-
ness houses which at times is q great
annoyance to them and it is with pleas.
ure that extend to those the thanks f
this department Tor the use of them.
Without them the dificulti.so OF our small
force would be greater still.
The tables presented in this report give
in detail the work done by this depart
rhent for the J. ar just closed, a careful
perusal OF them will show the duties
performed by the Off ,ers were done faith
fdlly.
The department mads 737 arrests dur.
ing the year: 6Si white male, A white
females, 6 colored males, l colorcd t..
male. aud for the following offenses:
assault and battery 90, ntrocit IL assault
90. accidental homicide /. adultery /.
arson 3, attempt to rape /, bastaidy 8,
bIgamy 9, burglary 4, breaking parele ],
breaking and entering 8. concealed veal :
ols ~, cruelty TO animals ., dunk and
disorderly 1sS, disorderly conduct 1874,
disorierly persons II, delirnm tr, meus 5,
drubk s., deserLer from L. :. Navy /,
keeping disordt rly house !, grand latc ~
|. II, highway robbery 3, horse stealing =
inian,icide /, interfering with an officer 2.
/ insane g., indecent exposure / ma .ious
mischief 81, o support |, y t,y larceny
81, ,rjury l., passing counterfeit N jl,ey
!, obtaining goods under faIse pIetens. |.
runaway boys s, rape3 receiving stol. IL
so DIS | susp cious persons 10, sr'iu tirn
? threats 81, vagrancy 10, violating tN-
q e ordinance 8, ped eFs ordinance Il,
lY.c, CITE urollu.ncc 9, h,ud bill uruinan, e
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