The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-06
TWO CENTS.


duty except BY the Mayor in in which he shan
be satisfied that The consequent upon dis-
ease or Injury contracted in the public service but
vent the Mayor from relieving captains, ssrssants,
policemen and doormeu, from duty for limited tims
h.sS, 20 to read IS icox
Chief Of Police shall be nominated by the Mayor the
Common Council and With their approval shall bsap-
pointed by tho Mayor. The Chief Of Police must 10
oitineu Of the United States citizen Of the State Of
New York and an sstusl resident OF the city ana
shall vsoste his Office
hereby amended 90 as to read follows, Wis.," The
Aas man ana Assistant Alderman Of sssh ward shall
Captain, and second Assistant Captain Of Police.
and many policemen IS the ward may entitled TO-
nominated. Should the Mayor reject sny susS nom;ns
tions other persons shall like DER be- nom,
TO the Mayer fsr such places Each Of sea persons
the State Of New York and resident Of the ward Tor
which be may be nominated All vacancies in any or
said o1hcss shall be filled In like manner. Removal
from the ward shall vscats either said ofoes The
captains, assistant captains, ana policemen, those
already In office as we'll as those to be appointed
hereafter shal hold their ofcesduriuy good bshavor
The captains of police of tho several patrol DISTRICTS
tha appoint suitable policemen TO perform the duties
Sec The fourth section of article of said act 10
hereby amended so as to read As follows viz "The Chief
OF Police al the Captains Of the Police power
to suspend policemen from office for and the
Judge Justices shall have the power rsfsrenoto
suspension, the officer making the suspension shall,
within tive mtg four hours thereafter monty the Mayor
Of such suspension, In writing, which notice shall
specify the grounds for ruch sus nson and contain
the names Of the witnesses to establish the charge
for cause against chief of police captains assistant
captains, sergeauts, policemen and doormen In each
case of suspension and complaint, the Mayor shall
notice to the accused to be given afford him
| an opportunity to he heard In his defence. The
Mayor, or, 10 his ab.encs the chief of police shall
anime witnesses under oath affirmation, upon the
charger, and In dsfenoes; and the Mayor may, for
cause, continue the suspension, remove the accused
from Office, or restore him to duty In all cases In
which the suspension 10 continued, the party sus-
pended shsl b. deprived of his pay from the date OF
his suspension, and during the continuance of the
same; but he shall net be exempted from the perform
snce of duty. The tsstm my shall be reduced to
| Clerk Of the Common Council. The Mayor shall have
power to ssue to require the ndanos OF
witnesses the trial Of suoh cases. aud disobedence
thereof shal render parties liable the penalties pro-
vided BY law in courts OF record"
SEQ. s. This act shall take effect I'm me diately.
The board adjourned till next Monday evening, at
8 O'Clock:
Board OF ASSISTANTS This board met last evening;
the President In the chair. The minutes were dis.
Petitions pre,entea and referred. Of B. F. shsr-
man, to regulate nth avenue, between 43d and 4sth
street. Of sundry psrsons against REMEMBERING Uni
vesity Place CT adding to part Of Wooster street, of
Citizen asking for sewer In 9th street. from I'd to
Reports being in order report in favor ofsxtsndlnr
pier at foot OF Fulton street into North River was
| adopted
The Board took . for forty minutes.
The Board agsn met, and accepted an imitation
nual ball. to be held at the Chinese Museum Friday
evening, 10th February, inst.
Report of Commitfe on Roads and Canals-In favor
| Of concurriDg with the Board Of Aldermen to pay
Thomas Taylor his bill Of expenses for sewer in 18th
Report In favor Of extending Murray street sewer
to outer pier at foot Of said strsst-sdopted.
After ooBcurrpg In some few papers from the Board
| OF Aldermen, the Board sdjournsd.
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Funeral OF tho Late Alexander Ming, Sem.
at the Cemetery OF the Cypress Hills.
The remains Of this veteran printer were, ON
undsy afternoon, conducted to their nnal rest
the Cypress Hills, by q numerous prooesaiol
our citizens, In special railroad train, from
Brooklyn. A large number Of persons went out
frsm Brooklyn, In Hardys new omnibussss. Car
rsges arrived fast, and . considerable number Of
persons waiting In clusters, the hills Of the
Cemetery, for the arrival Of the It gave time
to survey portion Of the grounds Of this home
| for the dead They situated the jamaica and
Brooklyn turnpike about two miles east of the limits
Of the Corporation Of Brooklyn, in one OF the most
picturesque parts OF the leland the railway passes
within about sixty or seventy rods Of the front
trance. This cemetery is We believe the largest in
| Tho world hns entrance In the Greek style, with
arch supported by lodges opens to Of the main
| avenues, appropriately called Dolorosa; since
therefore the Mournel Way Atthe head this
Is the great receiving vault which be nearly
| done 10 give an 'd6A OF the surface appearance
Of this cemetery In these few paragraphs Is difficult
There is an hundred acres Of heavy forest, an
hundred Of lawn and open asld and about the
fsms OF young shrubbery and underground On
the front lawn and across the first range Of hills many
| thoufand of hne forest ard ornamental trees have
| been planted Ia the most picturesque manner About
ten miles Of roads and have already been laid
cut, and worked and lined with trees and shrubs
There are many beautiful chests Of water among these
hills lying like mirrors in the midt Of fancy gsrden
One or two ideas come cted with this cemetery
struck decided improv emf nts on auything
| have Yet had In this county lat, Tho entire
burial ground Is to be Landscape garden, laid out
with taste, and smbellished in she most exquisite
manner Thus the unpleasant ss.ooiations sf the
grave yard are done away with ana Christians
getting civilized enough to 60 back 20 the purity aud
simplicity, and taste VI the classic nations Of anti
guilty; for they seem to have had OF those dis.
gushing ideas of the gs with which modern scots
not ess than thirty forty miles Of Il carriage
reads Ia out in the cypress hills winding around
many lakes and numberiess hills and through sweet
valeys-thus furnishing the most romantic aud pic
ur.tqus drive any where in the neghborhooi Of New
other Long Island proprietors ng in the Gu
terpr,se OF building plank road from Brooklyn to
J@psiea This win render the Cypress Hills the most
accessible as we'll rs beautiful fash,on bic drive
vicinity. 3. There 10 nothing narrow, ssctarian IL
liberal or exoui,e in this cemetery We don't much
IKE this spirit in ie and In death 1t becomes d-spi.
cable. Let the poor man or tue laboring Cashoiio
,l.ep proudly ss the priest or millionaire oeme-
try for Presbyterisps, or Csthoncs or Baptists or
Jews, or saints or sinners or any other gentle.
men or loafers exclusively. seems 10 to smack
. little too strongly Of the spirit which lighted
the fires Of smthh-ie. or invented tho torsures
oil tie lrquisition. or burnt Servetu, or Quakers,
or whipped b. or barrels for working Of a sunday
The iGa OF the cypress Hills appears cluster Of
rora ira'ernsl cemeteries snch distinct In its
co'ure, ana yet all surrounded by q bond of
oplou and eli equally Protected by common charter
nom tie State. We are glad to hear that ali classes
md ttrts and conditions Of meeting With the
true tpirit ef Jraferts, in these halowed grounds
Tie Cbristian Catholic, and otestant; the Jew; the
lien, thepoor- all all laying aside their preu-
Ulcer aud bendirg their associated strength in en-
| belshIg with taste AID beauty splendid couch of
r.pose for countless generations There Is ne hope
t. be borro~'d from such spirit. After wandering
over these mai grounds which seemed uisitey
beautiful the bleak nsss of q winter day. we
had res cbed high hill ION wbon heard the dis
tbnt rumbpg Of heavy train OF cars from Brooklyn.
after, the wbit@ clouds of steam rising up
into the air and not long after the engine, with
train Of came In sight, moving down masstiosy
over the plain. Such spectacle mas always grand
and thrilling effect; but this oscssion, it vas more
thrilling than Steam with It's speed and po YER,