New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-19

.,astsA senarste Departments IN order 70 maze pro
yis,op Tor their f,iencs, political and othSrwse'
mr. therefore IN the 'ees'n shy there ne~ Depart
mept. have sprung up ard these new ON zero ns'S
49, INTO power ard not from soy act Of The Cap
ssl.s an other members Of the Police .flrtTnsnt
n. heads OF De artmeats, desiring 70 have the
entire control Il all connected with their respective
Department., and Also PEI haps, for the purpose Q,
mc,essipg the patronage OF their Oce- cootri
hrsely 10 the result. Thu,. the City inspector
chained The right and succeeded 10 getting tbs o'ni
pa,ion Of Heath WardeDs;" the C)mmissioaer OF
Street, and Lamps, The Street icsPector' p ~.
Chief Ed, iDe.r of The FIRE Department, the Deli
"ringers;" the Judges OF toe CioR CooTs tneir OWE
ofcers; and the Legislature, by special act, m.ae
provition for the appcintm eDt OF "fre ar,eoe
policemen being only retained a. tue C''"""''
Courts. A., @ ,h.
"Ii,u,eta,ta 90 all the work. This IS invidi3us,
and h.. , tendency to create dranectlon 10 tue De-
psmtn. while i ~ aI i,s ,bs Working Of tbs De-
wiicb il is evident the writer Of the article
TSe record Of crime is next depicted in sloFioe
,o-r. While il mus, te admitted that a great dcal Of
.n IL committed in our City, it il confidently
s.I1d that there are arrests made in proportion
to he smouIt Of crime committed, thtn there IS IN
sny other city in the world IL is true, that gangs
".f d.re erous rufisDs 60 unsbpt OF justice" out
asp policemen prevent tbsl No, because 10 may
ces when such characters are arrested and taken
70 ue Police Court they discharged without even
areprimsnd! Again, there Is not, perhaps, single
uplieepsed sum-sh)p in THE City that hs, not Deco
reported BY The policemen and indicted By TIC GRAFT
srs; it il true they have not oeen tried yet a1d,
arccrdi1g to the ideas the writer Of the
article the Police Department is to shoulder t1e re-
epopsibit, Of the class being discharged by the
nses,rate ard the other not being brought 10 trial.
We do not esire TO discuss the question: bat We only
ssk If bis reasoniDg is isir his conclusions just
Finally, We sey restore TO us all the duties that
have been taken out OF hands for the purpose of
CT. a'Dg nsw Offices, aud increasing the patronage Of
certain individuals, moke US "Street Inspectors,
Health Warden, Fire War9ens Dock Masters" in
word give US the supervision aud control of every.
tbirg that properly comes under the denomination OF
"Police Regula atoms" We will be obiis ed to you for
60 cong for then We will NOT be brought into coils
icn with any other department, but feeling our ind-
yidnal resi,oniibilify we will undertake that the
work shall be done thus saving 10 the City treasury
ibe amount now paid for the performance Of these
duties; ard if any Captain OF Police acts 10 tho s
ner set forth IN the article alladei to- leaving his
liz utenants 10 perform all tue duties, ID eutea.
ants Tor any other person coenzaD OF the fact should
bring the matter at once before the Commissioners
"oi Police" who no donbt would properly apply
the corr. Give, and Te dress their wrongs.
TAOS STEVE NsON, iptain Sixteenth District
loyk Dec. To- 1884