The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-20

Board or Alder men.


and Special Sessions Of the Peace for the city and
-ty of New York, received and filed.
PETITIONS
OF the officers Of the division Of New York State
Militia asking to have Hamilton square graded for the
Of the military. Referred OF parties interested in
the matter of the extenaon Of Csnd street and wide
ming Walker street.
yHE NATIVITY OF THE POLICE or yoRKsAM AGAIN.
Aldermsn ErRRIcK Off red the following
phen H. Branch ESD the Isthnus
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6a. been employed Secretary nysstes,ns Com
sSs sudaea oi shs
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hereby asStsa report sS
Wees and Who is to pay tie same.
Adernaa ELF moved to strike ont the preamble which
after bate carried, and the resolution
adopted.
sr s5s ssuraay e tie report Of the Pocs r
Rfsi1 ss e
with the Of the
AiGermsn WILLIAMSON moved as an amendment that
the Committee be discharged from further consideration
After an animated debate in which several members
took part tie amendment put and lost BY vote of
l0to12.
after debate Lost by = vote OF lG to q.
Alderman LORD ON seoaadng the amendment said he
tga,on. So far it had gone, it's only effect to
bring the Beard into contempt in the eyes OF tins whole
community Il had in fact, been carried to ridcu
lous extsnt and apjuat interference with the
prt rogativss Of the Pohce Department
tnuance CT the committee he charsctsrued the report
the Chief OF Police and said that
had reused to produce the vouchers as i 1
derman B) was surprised that Alderman Lord should
to ns nq o a H.
Alderman to point ont one false statement in the
rspS, furnished sy the Chief Of Police He Adssrman
con1se pursued by the Alderman of the Thirteenth In
Alderman yooRnIs for Offering the reso-
luton and he would move to lay the question on the
table. Lost. .3Fi
Alderman ELy in favor of the continuance Of tie
coumittes's investigation.
Aliermaa WILLIAMSON said that he had been induced
to offer the because the questions put the
Board.
Alderman Ely again spoke at considerable length in
favor CT the he thought that something
important about to bs eicisea. because %
state Of the city and said there was never SO much
crime -n records as there has been since the admin
Alderman Kelly sad-I trust, sir, tsat tho Committee
viii be dchaT ged This invsstg has gone ON un
M TINS ls ss & the
gentl the Thirteenth ward in referring his
iuasn wa, y no doubt to prove, Il ne could that the
this he has mistaken but he feels areyed his
mistake, an wishes to throw ridc1e the whole
boey. He sfered 1T, also, because he is prejudicsd
againAt all The human race with the exception OF /
those who we're born here. ! trust that there.
AN the merit tnat belongs to him. One word,
Mr. RroeiJ IN 20 tna <tn a~
Seventeenth sasd heinyariably Of has taken ths
Opportunity to abuse ths Hon. Fernando Wood and his
arises rom malice or political enmity am unable to
ssy be says that crime has Increased and the police
bis cue Ma, o,) taking the ton OF the ;ity
Why SIR he 10 TIE most indefauga le mayor this city
every we'll disposed citizen which he has no.whstand
ing tbe Of the Of tbs seyenteenth,
that shs cou mttse viii be discharged and no further
action taken IN the premises, thereby save
selves from the odium Of au indignant public.
Aldermen l4kIcGs Thought there more foreigners
ia ne police han natives when he offered the resou-
.oa Of enqsily and he thought 50 sl the ,nysstiga
return and found that instead of 300 there
go iolegners-n the police force Of tels city The for
teliDs with cur laws for the aacoamoiation q tasaa
selves, They rave sncros:hed on US TILL they have
aroused the ~cose American peoos He would sss,
they to be governed by foreign, unaaturahzea Chief
who has IN fact standing army OF foreigners under
by sndeaverDg to put them in tosgery with
brass buttops. s - = 4 Al
ld imam LORD was in favor OF closing the committee
its nyes' gaton calculated TO demoralize the
force under the control of Chief of Police by having
ths Z superior officer brought before an Alderman for
dated hs OF excluding adopted forsig fro The
police force snd said that there some who
were always talking OF their be ng Americans he
boasted Of where he b,rn; did not fcs it ueces
ssIy to declare whether he Frenchman, Irish
ma q, Germ an an American. Bat thore
wbs always boast Of the honor of being Americans
because they lacked all the qualifications Of He
op che part Of certain whg politicians Of this city to
nske the police force body subsorvient to theato
Alderman DRAKE did not who on the police II
he s-ss geod man bat as 70 the investigation, he
Thought y better to let Il proceed to show who vas
AidernsnC n TvcksR was in favor of the invests
Alderman HsRRlcK said that notwithstanding the eis-
t'Dgu,shed Secretary Of the commisee (Ms Brsnch)
his Hst at hi1n alderman II for Offering, what he
{Branct) termed blackguard preambleand DOUBT
he lAldeITan would De kicked o;iore r. ne lett TIE
the committee There nothing In the resolution
Of this Bosra that Commanded inquiry into who kept
the dog pound (lauehter wh3 was the Chiefs tailor,
~hn captain Norriss tailor. All these questions
wer. foreign 30 the Investigation
committee He did NOT whether the Chief Of Police
horn in nglsrd. Ireland Yates a.i he thought
pnrpoe cf persscuticn; but willing to excuse the
Alderman OF the Thirteenth, because OF his ignorance
sss lad an seid my ny psrsnss s were As.srosns they
were there vas nothing boast Of in thsm for they de-
serted me vben most needed their support they de-
serted ms when was week old and was brought up
by Ieisnsrs respect foreigners do not pride
my ssf on berg an American prids mysen upon
my chsracter, and character Ii than country.
after go1rc further remarks from Aldermen Briggs,
veoshis, W. Tucker, Hoamne aad chrystie, the reso
luiicr OF sidrm Briggs was lost BY vote OF 10 TO
and the committee 60 on, therefore, 81 usual
H0mrNArToS or FIRE wARDKSs ss
The foIleTirg appoin tmepts Fire wardens CON
frraea.-Louls G. Nfeks Orchard street: Floyd Smith
l,r. gg 80 Watts street; Robert b. saunserson 1ss
Church street; Charles L. Merritt, % Forsyth street.
The aunusi report OF the FIRE Wardens was received
land oraeysd oa e. Several reports from the Coramt
ts. On Fire Department received, and conmuni-
caon from tie Commissioner Of Streets and Lamps in
calling for informafinu ralatxc