The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-16
Board OF Assistant Aldermen.

FEB 10 President Brown in the Chair. The reading
ofthe minutes Of the last meeting We're dispensed with
appointed to Ofce-Chares 8 Oakley, City Weigher
Jonathan Snow, Inspector Of Wood in the Fourteenth
District in the place Of William D. Hughes, resigned
D. Crane, Charles Swan James yelling, stephen A.
Riel Richard Sterling John Nj Ryer, Robert s. Watson,
) southmeyd, John &. Swan, Reuben Bunker, Alex
die.
Peiifor D. Glover, to be appointed City weigher
Referred.
.qbolishing the Tea Room.-Assistant Alderman Smith
presented the following preamble and resolution which
was lost by a vote of to
Whereas the taxes of this city have, from various
causes, become exceedingly onerous and burdensome
upon the citizens thereof and that becomes the duty
the representatives of said city to all the in
their power to introduce every proper measure not in
compatible with the public interest reduce the expen
ditures in every department OF the city government
therefore
Resolved. II the Board of Aldermen concur, that
the Keeper othe City Hall be directed dispense herea
Ter furnishing any refreshments to the members of the
Common Council and the officers of the various depart
The N,p Police Bill presented by The Special Committee
The following ordinance for the establishment aad
regulation of the Police OF the City of New York.
taken mp by sections.
Article lst. Provides that
The city shall be divided by the Common Council into
Patrol each district to be divided in proportion to
the wants Of each district and 10 be provided with
ton house for the accommodation of the Patrol and to be
known the Head Quarters Of such district The whole
Patrol to be divided into two great companies and to do
duty alternately day and night and TO be reev ed every
six hours in the day time and every four hours by night
the Of service duty may be for less time il so
directed by majority Of the Captains of the Petrol -
companies. to be under the immediate direction of two
Captains and four Assistants the whole subject the
orders of the Mayor Alderman and Special Justices. All
who be arrested by the Patrol otherwise
TO be taken directly to the Police Office the Sta
lion where the arrest takes place. and in all which
can be done the witnesses required to attend and forth
| with prefer their complaints.
suitable number Of the Day Patrol to be selected for
Station and Squad duty those designated for Station duty
be posted at proper and prominent points in the Patrol
Districts, which shall be known Patrol Stations and
shall DO placed in conspicuous places in the
districts designating the Stations. The duties of the
stationary Patrol shall be- to afford information to
gers and others to transmit to the Station Houses to
the Police Offices all acquisitions for assistance to que
riots and for other purposes to give immediate notice
the Police Of all offences committed and perform all
and every service that may required Of when ap
piled to by citizens or strangers who may call upon them
or assistance, advice or information, relative TO police
matters or aPperainng good order or the government
81 the city There shall be Squad Patrol TO consist
four in each district whose duty shall be to patrol
heir district in body for the efectua
81 the public peace TO report all denquents dispense
all unlawful and idle assemblages remove
be removed, all distractions in the public horoughfaes
ningng in bodies brought together for lawful purposes
,r in places OF public resort The Patrol with the exoep
ion OF the Station-men to wear distinctive dress but
carry suitable emblem or device by which they may
| when necessary, make themselves known the Station
men, to wear an appropriate Dress part of dress by
| which they may be known.
The business of the police Offices shall be conducted
ny six magistrates six clerks and scrivener shall he
pointed each police Office one magistrate and one cerk
be on duty at each Office at all times day and night
aad the magistrate who may be duty at night make
return OF all unfinished business to the sitting magistrate
sunrise in the morning the magistrate and clerk who
perform the night duty shall be relieved from duty for the
| following day.
number OF police Officers from those whose appointments
IRE hereinafter provided for TO attend the Office night in
order that no parom may be required to leave his dis
rict on any business connected with the detection
| Of offenders, &c, which Offices shall be taken in
| ton for such services, except such rewards may
be voluntarily offered by persons requiring their services
which reward shall be paid to the presiding
yistrate for the time being and by him paid into TIE City
treasury for the mutual benefit Of all the officers to be a.
poroned and distributed equally in quarterly payments 10
the several officers by the Comptroller There shall be
forty police officers appointed, who shall receive fixed
salary in lieu of all allowances made by law for
services, and for attendance uron Courts TO attend the
Criminal Courts in turn, upon requisition of the pre-.
siding Judge, through the Clerk and to all crmi
nal process issned from the two police Offices Police Off
to be under the special direction Of the special jus
tees, Mayor Recorder Aldermen land District Attorney
md not to be detailed for any service without the know
be tia duty Of the police officers to attend the police of
daily and every day. to perform such services apper
tanning to their office as may be required OF them.
ARr .. Which provides FOR the manner OF appointing
said patrol and police officers taken p and ar
err considerable discussion referred to select
mee. The great difficulty was that the present plan
recommended that the nomination of candidates for said
offices should be vested in the Alderman and Assistant OF
each ward-each ward TO have Its proper share Asss
tant Alderman Brown strongly opposed the plan and
commended the adoption of one less OBJ Objectionable which
| threw the onus the appointing committee. He
supported against the present plan by Asst Md Boggs
who thought that such the influence of political pow
err in such cases that the men recommended would not
be such suitable and qualified for such services
but busy meddng politicians Asst Aid Cbarlick OPP
posed the plan offered by the Presidents and thought the
ward Alderman should have the power. Asst Aid Ward
also supported the present plan The plan to be
commended by The Special Committee will be received
Monday evening next The Committee then rose and re-
| ported progress.
Tnvisatioa-The Ladies' of the Manhattanvle Benevo
lent Temperance Society invite the members OF the
Board 10 honor with their presence their Festival at Mr.
Bacon's Hotel. on Monday evening next. Accepted.
P,tition-P. Csnover prayed to be appointed City
Weieher. Granted
.adournmsnt.--The Board stands adjourned TO next
Monday evening al five o'clock.
| NORTH GRAND RrvER-The Grand River Chroni-
Gle, Of the 18th ult., says notwithstanding the
extraordinary claim set up by the people of the Usage
Valley TO the whole amount OF the funds arising from the
sales Of the 600O0O Of land granted State by
Congress, for the purposes Of internal improvement
Grand River Is ghtfuy entitled TO share Of that fund,
L and Mill bava