The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-05

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This little stream .ssl rem he position, become Of
much value 10 tina sity Ths sbsisses which hsye 20
long prevented Its navigation most entirely srass
which hat :, Kisgssri g. already provided for By
an act Of the LegAturs 1t its session. dnawordgs
author sed 10 b erected ~ ihs point TO ADMIT
dan sns other slight mp~ovsmssts via leave this little
but Important river open 70 dOsssie esmerce and sill
-; sss Ss ns.ss s vs sa. 90
Long Inland Sound The inprovsmsnt Of tbis stream
brsSsbt 70 the s,tsstn Of The Common Council sser
necessity and pasticsoh ofrsnding It navssble The
survey made about the sAee tins, By G. G. seh4sder,
cry SOFA z sss
thi Sct beyond any question. The Harlem river Is
psbs VIII very little outlay, Of being made Of great
ely has rsacbso any spprezimson TO the nsxlmum Of
ispepuAtcn, It viii become ndispsnsabe and Its banks
on sSs. -: r p 4r Ussugsa wn tho
and shs Fast rivers, WIN b thsn entirely occupied By
thippng foreign commerce; the domestic commerce
b. necessary By mesns Of lighters &c. to load and dis
charge from the sLipeing.
Ai,sssy .nss.p,sns and iss seeing Capitalists have
mApent works Of value In the uoIntty Of Harlem river
not Therefore, improbable that popuis to oe
lear rhNs large osmnunay, who viii press from the
oItb downward that rapidly foreing itself
upwards from the sluhsr9 s1tenty and thus sonaIn-
But 90 let b. uaaerstocd admitting that this
A. wss plated By oar ancestors when the city
surveyed snany respect the result fine fore
though. and ine oeial action Of these whose duty
II 70 look after the pubic welfare As stated upon
other occssion this city has hitherto suffered not only
from nigoven hsad and peculsion but in an ca
attention to the further opemsnt Of the
possess. IN respect has this omission been more
evnced Than IN TIL neglect Of the Improvement OF the
unoccupied part Of the island. We have shown want
Of prudent management II the great estate have
heited The Of the stewards in charge at
nent was COED and the necessary vigilance had been
ercsed 70 its cond ion and the increase Of return
and private owners have been sleeping over
their posre~eiOns whist the suburbs OF the city have
avaied themevss Of our neglect and have taken from
by rapid progress IN the surrounding eies to
and villages whose almost entire popua business
NO one can ray that any cetsg here wou
not prefer live upon this island with it's many advan
tsges and eonguy TO his business than In the suburbs
Why then do find several hundred Thousand Pc ,p
living side this donaitf For other reason taan
that We negec: provide them with habtaiOns equal
dcukv II comnunicaion with the upper part Of th,s
inland, which formed the excuse and reason Tor the
exodus, no ger exists. The many railroads on IS
duty and I'll the OBJECTS for which their charters
granted, may successfully compete with the ferries,
which carry away on. population upon ne water Bat
their duty and In consideration Of past present and
prospective PROFITS should 1t se made to extend
their accommodations the pre-
pared. This was tho main condition upon which their
privileges obtained.
The opening Of the Cent? u Park is destined to form an
in the history Of this city, and both the Corporation
and the owners Of properly should be prompt ~ avail
themselves Of its advantages. Both soes OF It. to the
rivers will the sites Of the choicest residences and
will be speedily filed with 6rst class population, II that
extensive b. thrown open to their ipgcess. To
compsn this ect desirable to the city and so i'm
Portsnt 70 the Of the streets on ther
side should be imx ediAtefy opened under one commits
ZION, who at very and uncomfortable oos
accomplish the objt ct within one year.
private TO proceed 1T once 10 Open regulate ade
and lay sewers at their expense under the direction
and control Of the proper officers without tho aid OF
this army Of coptIactors assesscrs collectors tn-
spectoIs who eat up the substance Of the peope and
their estates Individual energy and sell interest
better hcusand fold than the best regulations OF gov
eminent.
In considering ths improvement Of this leland and
the preparation Of the unocuped parts for the future
many important prcpet ons sxeesst themselves thar
cannot find room IN the Ieessay lnied space a. OF.
referred 70 again.
Although the police force far from that con 5tion oil
fcieEey 10 which striving to bring 1t, yet an
bappy to state tha imp emit has teen made in u
RANT department. during the past year. Tue yste
OF individual re possibility now running throughout,
iom The humblest member up to the nead, mas had
good Effect which, together with the military siri,
which ext Mt has introduced has added
he Efficiency Of the whole corps Target excursIons
forces of thu members Of each command and nued
private drilling have been attended to without relaxation
Tie upiforr- is longer Objectionable to the they
have oessed to look upon it a. badge of servtude OF
degradation but have real xed the fact that, tn BE-
policeman snd to suitable dress indicative oil
an honorable and responsible Office Ia any vie
properly opposed. II has my effort IN impress
upon the police the true importance Of their Offices t.
Ieward merit by promotion, and to make devotion to
duty the only requisite to favor and advancement Poll
tc have been strenuousy excluded from the department
No me mber has been allowed to take part in party
ice, when he became policeman he ceased tn be poti
can This has and is now the rule Of the Depart
has been promptly punished. think that New Yorl
will have good to be satisfied With her munich
pal police The gradual improvement continually made
In Its personnel, bv the Topping off Of improper men
after tl conviction upon charges, together will
the regulations introduced from time to time viii
have this effect provided it il exempted from the blast
ing effects Of psrxan influences destructive to
department. Of our city government. To procure Ell
cheney there must be discipline and to dscipn
there must be military rHle which only be exereset
through and by head possessing unrestricted power
There should be social official equality in mill
taIy . body As thi Outside interference should b
avoided There should be attempt to create supe
ror power the head Of their Comms naerin Chi
to which the officers and would be continually ap
pyng ior redress Of every imaginary g.ievance. Nex
life tenure from all partizsn infuence) tho only in
provement which, in my judgment, can be made upor
10 btue bOle power 10
the hands Of the highest municipal known to The
laws, viz. the Mayor. To divide its government Is sab
vertve Of authority which essential to the tru.
management Of corps this character az it would b
to IN army on the Geld battle.
An alteration has beeh made during the past year n
the Surgical Bureau Of the department which has IA,
exceeded in It's benefits what contemplated by me a
the time Of its adoption. 1t has been productive q
much SAVING TO the treasury In the time Of the men
well as being aphilanthropic measure the Advantage
the wtn themselves Under the old syscm liro sttentor
TO the general health Station houses rarely
vfsited and inspected cleanliness Secned part
OF the discipline and when sick Ut home the men wers
not visited except merely to ascertain whether the diss
bhy had been produced in the discharge Of duty. III
plan rsssrds the proper ventilation and cleanliness
the station Seuses and sleeping apartments furnishes
all times sufficient supply Of medicines surgical instru
AZ invalid policemen, whether becoming sick or disabled
In the discharge Of duty not and constant attention
until entirely recovered SID ct for duty.
The better to carry ou this purpose the city was di