The evening world., 1912-12-27
way they can get q thorough knowledge
OF conditions and methods.
WALDO DECLARES HE'S WILL
ina TO AID ORDERLY SeARcH.

Commissioner Waldo was the next
witness. lie said he was willing 10
have the investigators 20 through the
records and files In an orderly way. but
he will not allow them TO dig In In
discriminatory and confuse the record.
lie suggested that the investigators
start in on file No. and go clear
through. Any other plan. he said. he
will resist unless = court order Is Oh
tained.
Alderman Downing betrayed q grew
ance during the examination OF the
Commissioner. The Alderman expressed
the opinion that an Alderman has the
right to no anywhere In New York.
even behind a police station desk. Tho
Commissioner disagreed with him.
Commissioner Waldo said he Is re-
sponsible for the police files. lie added
that he will not permit lot Of young
men not In the employ of the city to
paw over those records and dissrranse
them.
Alderman Downing. the Tammany
leader In tho Board OF Aldermen. made
few remarks about the methods OF
the committee and the minority mem-
bers. he said. know very little about
what In going on.
when we have an executive session."
ut nAtu, tut b@UOtFhu8 VIZ toto W
keep the proceedings secret. but tho
others 20 out and tel all about II.
WALDO SHOWS FACTS OF VICE
RAIDS AND ARREsTs.
Commissioner waldo produced . paper
and was Questioned by Alderman Dow
ling. The paper was q record Of raids
on and arrests In disorderly houses and
gambling houses from June ], 1911, to the
present. In that period 673 disordcriy
houses were reported suppressed, gb ar
rests were made. 81 convictions were
had. 81 prisoners were discharged. ana
there are III cases pending. Reports
show that bis gambling houses were
suppressed. f,2i< arrests were .madc,
ii6 convictions were secured. 40 prison.
ers we're discharged and 10 cases are
pending.
DO you aiwass carry that paper"
asked Chairman Curran. with what WIS
meant to be sarcasm.
when come down here" snapped
the Comm .soher, II sometimes bring
something along that may enable you
to get facts. but you don't always call
for them
Commissioner Waldo wns succeeded on
the stand by Charles b. ball. Chief San.
itary Inspector OF the Board OF Health
Of Chicago. lie Is q sewer and drainage
expert, and has examined twenty-eight
sta ton houses In the past two weeks
Mr.. Hall said n station house should
be as sanitary as n dwelling. He found
many OF the station houses are In very
bad sanitary shape especially as 10
foul air In the cellar. which permeates
the buildings continually.
The Evening World has often pointed
out that many New York station houses
are unht for the habita lions OF animals.
TO say nothing Of men. Mr.. Ball. a. an
expert. confirmed what the Evening
World has been hammering at during
one city administration after another
for the past twenty years Mr.. Bail also
agreed with the often reiterated state.
ment Of the Evening World that bad
housing of policemen IL detrimental TO
their health and morals.
Mr.. Ball, In his Investigations. found
that there y inadequate supervision Of
plumbing In all station houses. OF
course condition In the houses from
thirty 70 nifty years old. are extremely
bad. But the witness, ~ IN expert.
SAID the plumbing IN the newer station
houses, although well designed. u ~.
lowed to dctertorate from the moment
OF opening the house.
Tue committee adjourned to Monday
afternoon at . o'clock.