The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-02-13

Letter from Coney Island on ,n- 49,
- system.

FRIEND BENNETT
Discovering the difficulty Of your city authorities
to devise plan to establish police depar,men,
and having read the several docume nts presented
by some OF the most learned and prominent gentle-
men OF your city, here send you my views upon
the subject. II you should deem them deserving
attention, you will please give them publicity. The
department should consist of at least, six divisions
stationed at the following places consisting of fifty
men each.
LIST division should be stationed al the Exchange,
or somewhere in the vicinity of Wall street, half
oil which should at least pass six times through the
several streets about the Exchange, and ten times
mitted to enter any bank or brokers' Office or speak
10 any broker IN the street, except on business.
ms division should consist Of broken merchants,
defaulters and bank clerks The captain should be
man who has taken the bankrupt law, and who has
a large pair OF whislkers, to appear CONTAGIOUS.
Each individual composing this division should be
able to boast OF being at one time worth 300, 900
in fancy stocks.
I'd might be stationed at the Astor House or its
vicinity. This division should comprise bank
Tupt storekeepers, men who have dned at the City
Hotel on roast beet when their families have dned
on mutton broth Halt should perambuate Broad
way, enter stores, lean upon the counters, and
watch the ladies, and if possible, detect them in
the very act OF shoplifting; they shoudkeep
iul look out Tor gentee rogues. The captain should
be one who has once possessed 5000, 900 in real es
tate, out has been bambooZed out OF 1t.
80 division should be stationed at Tammany
Hail. Its vicinity. II should be composed of dsap-
poets This division would prove extremely service
able IN preventing the sale of obscene prints; for
this purpose they should be provided with tick cts,
thoroughly hsse and nS
nothing improper, ticket given to the boy should
exempt them from further examination on that day.
ms DIVISION should be empowered to visit the va
nous newspaper establishments in the neighbour
MOOD OF Nassau street, and scrutinlze the proof
Sheets and 1t there is anything that may be deemed
ibellous or defamatory in any shape in the print;
hA Caarr Chnrd hx.h ID
moned TO appear before the captain of the division.
The captain of this should be by all means a bank
| rupt editor, and good judge of poetry, and one
who can boast of seeing better days
4tll might be stationed at conjunction OF Chat
ham street and the Bowery. This division could
prevent thousand abuses in that neighborhood. 1t
squite necessary thatths division should be compos
ed mostly of DULLES and black legs men who are we'll
acquainted about the dolDgs in the Bowery. 1t may
| be deemed necessary TO have man at the head Of
| this division who has seen all sorts of times, and
who Is OF a courageous temperament The division
| might perambulate the Bowery and East Broadway
| as well as the eastern section of the city.
9Th. This division should be directed to parade
around the docks, to keep awake loafers and pre-
vent boys sucking their stomachs full OF molaeees,
which has an evil tendencyto physic them without
the advice of the doctor. This division should be
provided certain number of dogs to destroy dock
| rats No policemen Of this division should be per.
United to set on, go near, brandy or gin barrel
on the docks. The captain Of this should be man
| who has seen considerable Of salt water and who
has been around Cape Horn three times and who
| can boast OF killing some Feejee islanders
| 9th, and the last DIVISION should be stationed at
the University, or in the vicinity of Washington
| Square. 1t might be made up of those who have
lived In the neghborhood of Washington Square.
and have become insolvent recount of high living
and drinking champaign to appear respectable.
Much good might result from this division-to pre-
vent the stealing of silver spoons and gold watches.
II you should deem il worth while to lay the above
before the public, feel certain that some good
might be the result, Being mach oppressed with
the duties OF my Office, or else would extend my
remarks upon the expediency of adopting the above.
Sir, am yours
With the greatest respect,
| JOHN WIsKHEAD,
| Mayor OF Granville,
Capital OF Coney Island.
Feb 4th, lS43