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

sucsent pay all the expenses Of furnishing
enss and spplsnoss the and wounded deposited
each station houss we'll AL incidentss necessary
II Il the more grsyns at the present. time to present
this exceeding result, Is many who are not In
formed this sube have anssd this department 70 10
abors tend 10 and result only saving Of me- but
Of money sLo and ~s are confident that this needs only
e Is squsD.y 1.d. Ss~s.n the polio.
London and that OF sew York. 70 the dspsragemsut Of
the assr city In my done tas. 20 = N
dom with many Improvements, rendering It nre apph-
cable 70 the people Of this county :: yss nav 70
the nearer we approach military Discipline in ths orgsni-
xaton personnel control ef the police tAs nearer We
the class which policemen are selected In L,ndon
are, in general better acsptsd 70 ms rue sno ,e,u
troll OF others than The ca,s In th country With
every man Is sovereign" his independence re-
il voter with certain influences upon his fellows;
he has political value, ali slse gonc--a stick in
himself Of enos t. ,hose who AL tho stations OF
lower and einsnce II Il difficult to do avAy sth this
Of s@os 90 e ,sss-
much psriEsn service recollection OF former rowess,
q successful political crmbats, win the enseis stun
preSp that subn ion to the rules ana regu
lions necessary IN well organized police corps.
Ag.io ashough the police Of each city Is appointed to
hold their Office during sood behavior stu here the power
tipus change itself The dependence Of the heads upon
Ss e. Or he sosg for
good behavior, they are, after ALL dependent In many
respects upon The peudices pleasure Of those who
hold much power over them ~ 90 the roice oommh-
siopers under existing laws
The polite force Of Lendon (city and metropohtan( is
our own. Whilst We have an average Of but about 500
msr on patrSl Dry win poPo ono s,oofsiog % sns
is Thus New York h. one to every
aS on1 sIa
but ON thisi. to BE- deducted ls7 aims lieu
teoans and doornen about 200 detailed duty leaving
for psrIol service the plumber stated viz 800
II readily b- that The force Of London is su
clint place officer at aim at corner whilst toe
entire dependence Of the poorer classes tn and
power In metropolis. together with the extreme want
wrvtchec Of their condition renders It eassat
FRI m that state to the more though
less free position of dosie, obedient and submissive
Tbopsh am prepared to admit that London Is in .d
indicated still, in my Judgment, the day no. distant
wien We viii yield The PAIN II oil political ioau-
ani,,er-ftelipg NO Identity the community, except
pclicennen-we shall soon equal any smi ~ corps In
An American is cons iutonal,y ehivuirous, bold and
intelligent He has sptness - detective, qulcknes In
diseer DmeDt and energy In pursuit. and
country He possesses all The tsntia republics for
sucb duty. Let him fee that he IL nt 81 on wach
biz vigilance am an" honor ny man Viii svince more asiy
or defend bis post with greater courage Hence there IA
Why New York should be behind london in the
efficiency Of her police. and In my Judgment, the day
will hen she will be equal, II not superior, in this
we'll in many other municipal regulations Let ne
government, he KEEP of Of the police they VIII, Of
them take al ese tut leave this upon tho ntegrityof
The p"5 Ssa If New II party mad
noble Sly last winter AID essfnly resisted ont q
there disoscal s,,en rts in the lssisiaue 70 bDas
that the tame spirit will be .vnced that ~ leasone
manch Of municipal pmen, may be spared from the
canker which now the whole social organzon.
sTRKEr OPENINGS.
In my Communication Of January IL 1851, Dc, 8,
Beard Of Alderuen made to ths late Common Council,
reprred the heavy ontys attending the opening rgu-
l.rg graeirg paving, s.weIing repairing &C., Of the
streets this city. that document las.sm ose to
show the gross sods and unparc oDaoe neg est, ska
productive Of taxation which hsa for years Zen
Practical through these means upon the owners Of cal
WAS particularly directed to the various for
departments required in .he rctfornsne OK
department, which should have * lusive survi-
sion and management frs the declaring OF street.
opened until The spal completion Of the work i'self
This consolidation OF the whole duty mo ore oueau
department. would reform the many abuses mo- ex-
lifting, provided thai department was aom,ni"ersd an
officer to BE- appointed by the Mayor houing the ace
his discretion and pr evded suitabe Anenameus to
the laws and rules governing the Subject mao, BY
which the ghs and interests OF properly ownerwere
The ,ysten unoer which this work Is now done goes
back to the year 1907 though the operation Of tn Sys-
that time. The gradual Of The txpensisness
Of street otenirgs is slarmiDgy perceptibe. FROM
counsel oomniseioners snd others en- ploysd BY hem
about eight hundred and fifty dollars From 1889
to 1884, 1t increased to two thousand three hundre dol
lars per mile ana In 1865, taking the Bowery o5ning
from Ihetham 20 Franz fort squares guide, cancs
OF about $50 feet for which upwards Of tsentthou
sand collars charged which 10 at the astounding
seventy ,housand dollars per mile tr the
services. In this case, the Surveyors eef alone
taxed at Ave thousand three hundred dollars Nei
tharf he and IOud sofO
the Recommendations OF two special conmiiees OF
the legislature Of the Senate Mr verpancks Com
Assembly IN 1850 ~ Bssimsn COMMITTEES, Assembly
NO 30 1907, even the positive injun:tions the
ooE stitu,ion OF 1886 article g. sect O. have brught
about any aueiaoration of theee abuees.
In 1850 the Legislature passed act directing To gu.
prene Court to make rules TO apply the t6su
ing laws In relation 70 the taxation Of cosrs to
IN strict ope1 itgs and the Court did make rule un Tie
subject during tho cleIkhip CT thelas Mr. Halett which
ms cad OF diminishing only increased the extrtions
however the Judges Of the present court made
sn attempt y good faith to carry out the spiritf she
our citizens could have asked from them but tSsindses
Of ssme court no doubt from proper motives At
tognore tho course OF their brethren and to estore
matters to their former basis It under tbs deci-
sion that the Costs in the Bcwey opening ard kin
dred cases contaminated. Az ts last session the
o e. ounss . r. It Is
January, 1856 his share Of these monsys sud gog hinn
Neu thereof salary Of 60 500 (Which u judgments
0SMAutvo0A
and not 10 the treasury In addition to ,as 800 pS
annum and the perquists which no psvioasy sDjoygd
the change, By virtually aoohkhng the USELESS AND yo-
luminous "reperts for evey hundred words Of which
fifty ceats had to b paid him out Of the proery Will
much to leesen the evils complicated If bat there st
inspectors appraisers and others; oil u which ought to
DO put end TO. the enormous prt ats u the Corpo-
ration Counsel have been cut off there Why
the fnecures Of these oher .ses ALSO thoud 10
abolished Their work can, In my opinion be better done
NJ zenith part Of what IT now costs can SEQ mo-
.kyf kn ia.
missioner ices IN the matter of taking the ninety
for the Croton reservoir, where three
masioners were employed, and no app aisement for
awards damages, OUTSIDE of the ground were TO be-
made, should amount to So 600 Whit the fees
| charged by tho FIVE Central Park Commissioner WIS
had duties to perform of far greater importance and far
more laborious, eomprehendlng the opening and
taipng the awards anc damages OF bundled ami
fifty acres should only amount to $l70O0 men ct the
character Of thoe who acted commissioners In opeo
irg the Park be found to work for the city good
tath ct four ccA atay, 1t seems TO me that it Is