Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-23

roundsman and nine patrolmen at
night. u
THE conduct of the force during
the year has been commentaries tne
rank and file displaying activity IN
t~elligence and vigilance in
of their duty and it "a be truly salu
IN the credit of the entire departIneHI
that crime has been kept III cneeh.
Our CITY has been remarkably Tree
from crime of serious nature ana III
almost every case where crime was
committed the guilty parties were
arrested and punished according 70
law. We have no regular gambling
houses or houses for immoral pur-
noses. We are as clear OF TINS wee
as any city of our size in the country.
The tables presented in this report
rive In detail the work done by tne
department for the year Just ended,
and a careful p%erusal OF this VIII
show that the duties which are dele
gated TO the police department nave
been faithfully performed.
THE department made 704 arrests
during the past year, 668 white, ana
g colored. and for the following Of
fences. atrocious assault, ID; assault
and battery, rs; attempt 10 rape, );
attempt at burglary, ]; attempt 10
kill, 4; accessory to murder, /; burg
larry, A: boarding house beats, 4;
bastardy, ]; blackmail, 1; breaking
and entering, %; bogus checks, .;
cruelty to animals, 2; concealed
weapons, II; drunk and ~disorderly,
1856; disorderly conduct, 62; deler-
ium tremens, s.; drunk, IA; disorder
ly house, 2; false p%retenses, 5; gamb-
ling house, 3; grand larceny, III;
highway robbery, A; horse stealing,
4: incorrigable, 1; insane, 5; inter-
jfering with officers, 2; malicious mis-
chief, 20; murder, Q; non-support, b;
petty larceny, 81; picking pockets. l.;
runaway boys, ID; receiving stolen
goods, /; seduction, 2; suspicious
persons, 4; stealing chickens, z;
%swjndling, /; threats, "a; trespass'
IA; violating excise ordinance, 10;
violating health ordinance, /; v1oiat-
ing Junk ordinance, IA; violating
huckster ordinance, 2; violating fire
arms ordinance, IL; violating Sunday
ordinance, 4; violating speed ordin-
ance, 2; vagrancy, 43; wife-beating,
ID; witness for state, 5.
Disposition of those arrested: Dis
charged, 304; fined, 1877; gave bonds
to await action of the grand jury, 40;
sem to Jail in default of bond to
await action of grand jur.y, AT; sem
fenced to one day in city lookup, 8;
paroled, 80; thirty days in county
Jail, 20; sixty days, IA; ninety days,
20; delivered to relatives, 20; sent
to State Hospital for Insane, 5; de-
livered to other authorities, z; sent
to State Industrial Home, /; died in
lookup, /.
Nationality of those arrested: Pol
and, 95; United States, 293; Hun
gary, 159; Germany, 81; Norway, 8;
Ireland, 81; Russia, "a; Denmark,
80; Italy, 81; England, Z; Canada,
5; Sweden, 8; Spain, 1; Austria, 2:
France, /; Iceland, 1; Scotland, 2;
Wales, /; Novia Scotia, 1; West
Indies, /.
Social condition of those arrested:
Married, sos: single, 396; can read
and write, 473; can not read or write,
231.
Number of dodgers sheltered in
police station, 992; animals shot by
officers, dogs. los; horses, 3; cats, /.
Lost children restored to their par
ents, males, s; females, 5. Doors
found open at night and secured, 40.
Fires attended by the department,
20. Money. value OF property lost
and stolen and recovered by this de-
partment, $6,320.
Total number of days officers were
absent from duty on account of vaca-
ton, suspension, sickness, ETC., 402.
There are II hotels. 1926 saloons,
2 wholesale liquor stores, 10 beer
bottlers, IA junkmen, s nackmen, !
pawnbroker, 20 hucksters, 1 bill
poster, l auctioneer In our city. all
of which come under police surveil-
lance. The department has attended
to 81 truant cases reported by the
principals of the different schools.
Through arrests made by this de-
partment the recorder collected
$1,9S0.40 in fines.
| desire to express my thanks to
the acting mayor and the present
mayor for the past year for the uni
form courtesy shown me in the ad-
ministration of my duties. | also
tender the thanks of this department
to the citizens of this city for their
generosity in voting at the last cleo
ton for their increase of wages.
| also appreciate and commend the
entire members of the department for
their efficient work during the past
year, also for their cooperation with
me to suppress crime to maintain the
reputation of the police department.
Respectfully submitted.
p. j. BURKE,
Supt. of Police.
March 1, 1907.
The report of the Board of Water
Commissioners was also placed on
file:
March i, 1907.
Honorable Board of Aldermen:
Gentlemen-Herewith we present
to you this, our fourth annual report,
together with detailed statements
from the superintendent and engi-
neer for fiscal year ending February
rs, 1907. A careful study of the
same will show that the past year has
been the most important in the his
tory of the water department. Tween
ty-six ground storage wells have been
driven, making t~hirty-five in all, with
a flowing capacity sufficient TO supply
the city without taking into consider
alton the pond OIL artesian water.
A new 5000, 900 gallon pump has
been installed and is in successful