Sunday dispatch. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1845-1854, 1852-04-04

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March 22d 052-Having received, and daily receiving
many communications in reference my appointing in
ectors or foremen over the persons cleaning
oerlay lnterferes with my official duties prevent
any with those who appear be
m Ghe impression that invade their rights" and also
That the public may not confound one Department with
another respectfully call their attention the follow
Ing from act to amend the charter of the city of New
York passed by the Legislature of this State April 3D.
9 and submitted for the approval of the electors Of
t1e city and county the second Tuesday of April
ioS which act approved of by majority of the cleo
or and went into effect the first day of June of the
same year:
Sec. The Executive power Of the Corporation shall
pc vested IN the Mayor the Heads Of the Departments
and such other Executive officers as shall be from time
time created by the laws and neither the Common Coun
cl nor any Committee, member thereof shall perform
any Executive business whatever except such as is or
sha be specially them by the laws of the State and
except that the Board of Aldermen may approve
vided. AOn"'i0nS maze 70 'ne' as hereinafter pro-
TO- There shall continue to be an Executive De-
pa tment which shall be known as the Police Depart
men and the Mayor of the city shall be the head there
o. mere shal be Bureau in this Department, and the
chief officer shall be denominated the Chief of Police
have assumed and do here assume, strict matter
OIL duty that the Police Department have nothing to do
with the Bureau of cleaning Streets that Their duty
to project the lives and property the citizens and
keep the peace and check any violation of the City Or
dinances Keeping the streets clean and removing in
brances thererom by the charter Of lS9 belongs
exclusively to the Bureau of cleaning Streets Of which
Mr. George White is the head in which csptcty he
hereby instructed to assume the whole control any in
reference to the contrary In the Or
dinanees organizing the several Departments will be
found the following
sec Sls The Superintendent of Streets is hereby au
horized and it is made his du to order any article or
thing whatever which may cucumber or obstruct street.
ctGrf or pier to be removed and if not removed within
twentyour hours thereafter to order the same to be re-
moved to the yard occupied by the Superintendent Re-
pairs to Public Buildings, other suitable place.
90 not intend that there shall be any dsbursing Off
Ger IN the Department which have control but the
heads of the respective Bureaus themselves those who
by the virtue Of their mine can hold respon
siDe as am held responsible by the public 1t has been
the custom of the captains of the police police
detailed by them in respective districts to hire
Hou IN the several wards keep their OF
service on the Streets then make the the Super
of Streets who approves it, when the captains
Lamps to pay the persons engaged. Their nothing
IN the Ordinance organizing the Executive Department
That gives the captains of police anything to do with the
Bureau Of cleaning the streets at ALL is there
preston in the wording Of the law which regulates the
fOnce Department that refers to the streets in any
thus:-
cognzance of procuring the necessary supplies for and
lighting the public streets and paceslighted at the
streets and removing incumbrances therefrom, &C., &c.
and also of experimenting the public markets. and of
butchers stalls therein"
Sec 27. There shall be three Bureaus in the Depart
ment of Streets and Lamps.
lst. bureau for procuring the necessary supplies
and lighting the public streets and places &c. to be
alled the Bureau Of Lamps and Cas- This under the
control Of William A. Douglass.
3D. "a bureau for cleaning the public streets and reno
ring membranes therefrom &c.. &c. to be called the
rol of George White.
3D. A bureau for the superintendent of the public
markets and for transferring butchers stalls therein
e called The Bureau of Markets." OF this head, Mr.
Matthias Gooderson takes charge
BY the above it will be chat the impression er
one9us that assume any authority other than is dele
ated to me- and laid down in the charter lS49 and
anctioned by the electors of the county therefore
ereby notify all whom may concern that labor per
ormed the streets will be recognized paid tor by
his Department except when authorized by the Super
ntendent OF Streets those appointed by him nspe
tor or foreman over the persons engaged.
HENRY ARCULARIUS, Jr.,
gA4 lt* Commissioner of Streets and Lamps.