The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-10

vavs On the duties Of the old detailed sn, divides IN
sergeant; and desire to express my entire
ss oaly Nth the opera cns OF this new put
with the conduct Of the corps, whiah has msrsd my
fhs O. MI sspsrs also ado stsd regulation requiring
Al the hers department to wear blue coat Of
unAforn make md cap for night aud day patrol DUTY,
10 that The men o,sd be easily recognised BY citizens
ne regulator has piled with BY al the
hrs Of dspar ment with three four options
ne police N. Who refused comply have been tried By
Re OF Police, and tue carried TO
ths Supreme Court before which SQUIRT is still pending
Sspee my lAst repors your Honor, have selected
con pseni possu tn act drill sergeant whose duty
TO ,ale the men appointed BY ths Commissioners Of
Police and them In the military art and In thu
reg ustiors adopted for tho Cover Of the
Pshss Whi'e under instruction they are re.
quired to sot asa rerve foroe to attend at ares &o
and tn perform patrol duty In different parts OF the city
under the direction Of their sergeant After bsng
shoroughiy 'iisd and ms ruoed they directed to
report To thar vera ready
10 perform any duty he may require Of them.
n has heretofore been the prsrtos to place on
poi cu'y the t.ms day he Was appointed, SO that he
vas entrusted Nth he ody OF the property and even
the hrs Of citizens, without understanding the rules
asd regulations compr bending the highly important
Gusts con h6ed 10 him Persons entirely unhquatnted
With police cuss sAntly connecting themselves
with the department. and they ooula not bs expected 70
perform their duties well until they thoroughly in
structsd I'm or the present System ~ to be hoped
Ahatd
In ance with notion 80 of the Rules and RsgulA.
Mons, the policemen in the different distri,s
hane thoroughly sructsc 10 the military ART and de-
aad other pisces where they are required TO act In con-
and In OF rst they will be able to act with In
8eas 81 fiei and power
The greatest BIZ, eft resutiug to the community under
Re law OF 1853 the sspArstn Of the department. from
political influences The term Of appointment made
TO dep'no upon the cd b~nAvoar OF ths ncumbsnts,
that left free act according {, The Of
the tmsnt without the favor Of Auy
Uscsr IT. former a~ they we'll understood that they had
n the political and them with
the dominant clique Of pArtzsns In the separate wards
n ors-r to secure re Appointmsnt at the expire
ton OF ths term for which they were ap ,oioted;
that IL teAd OF their being disinterssted Off .ers
At polls, during the election. they bso,me inter
estsd partizsrs, wing for the OF their
hvorits srqusE Policemen were found oounsctsd
political cha soter leading them TO perform duty
With inatenton, AID mstimes to entirely negso, IL
thus exercising most oansfu influence tde eff
SArncy and Q, aracer Of the department In soae In
stan ce- police resigned their situations few days
prior 10 election TO lie them to enter upon the
eoatest uDsnDeed Wills their places pu posely
y pt vacant until the e!ec,ion when taey
res ppoii TED FOR . term of ysArs
In her rases policemen, on sfcsrts ming that thsir
par cu'sr clques had bsen defeated at the election,
wcuii resign ieir Offices and ontAis ppoin meet
ts m the Atsrr and stsnts then In offs for e
s -xtrDdps beyond the period Of tins tor whsb taer
saccstsofs esc-d In this the whole depart
k. pt xers in constant state OF fsrm.n
u ior imp srine its usefulness and turning 1t INTO
political the ut Of particular oques
or iroivduA To vaie there diff cultise The Commits
saopera adcp.s d The following rul-:-
G .h to yS1 ssS y The O. s,as t u
prevent Istiai dcaargs OF the very duties
sonnsed to The member o. the Police Department.
Wth ciesv, club, mitte ration Of kidd,
We object e which is Tie advancement Of patty. clique,
mu.tiaisy after the promulgAton Of the above, the
oee spc the poicen 90 onneoted with such organzs
Tons in mediAtely resign from and they now
performing their DUTY with fidelity to the city
haze conIec,so with thia repmta statistical table
osxAnEatn II this oepsrtn emit from which it appears
MAJ during period Of eight ysss, there have