New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-13
THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS.

The BOARD of Police Commission rs met yesterday
afternoon at o'clock at the chamber OF the Board,
No IS White street, the President, Gen. NYE In the
chair. The minutes OF the last meeting were read,
and after some corrections, were approved.
MIR. CnoLwHLL offered the following resolutions
Roed That hereafter there shall be no dsts msh' men
MIR BovEN thought that such a course would entail
great ceal Of labor upon the Board, and which they
could Rot attend to as well as was now aons De-
cause il would be impossible fer each member OF tho
Board to understand the capabilities OF the men pro-
posed TO he detailed -.
Maycr WooD and Mr.. CHoLwELL held that there
was no authority for detaiment by any persons
except by the Board. 80
On motion of Mr.. BowES, the resolution OF NJ.
Cbolwell was laid on the table, by the following votes
AYtsMayo! rSws and NJ Me, no Sy Sfan'''n and Bowen
Mayor Woop presented complaints against Sergeant
Leggett ard Officer Iiden Of the Eleventh Ward Tor
and Eighth Avenue Railroad Companies for the APP
poiniment of special policemen, TO perform duties
there which had previously been done hy the regular
police; and aso further compliant thst mere ssa
been 10 officers about pr. Tyngs church on Sunday
last to proven. disorder that occurred there.
The subject were referred TO the appropriate COM
muees except the lsst the President announcing thes
he would that order was keptin DIR. Iyngs church
here afteI aughterl. ll
A communication was presented from Laurenee
Delaney member o. the Brooklyn Police, which
was eferred to the Special COMMITTEE on the su1ect
ofconsicerDg the applications OF the members u tos
M.yor WooD presented q complaint against David
Harrington ano John Adams which MAS referred 70
the Ct nmlttee OF General Discipline.
Mr., BowEN called up the subject OF the rules Ana
regulations for the government OF the force, ana
owed that il be referred back 10 the Commitfse on
General Discipline, Mayor Wood having some sag
eestions 10 make with reference TO the details The
motion was carried.
upon the subject Ct considering the applications OF tho
memb of the old police for reinstatement, Messrs.
Bowen Sranahan aud Mayor Wood. 81.
Mr.. STRAsAHAS submitted report, In when NE
committee recommended that the complaint against
Philip Hamilton be dismissed. Carried unsnlu,ousy.
In the Gaze of James Toomey in Brooklyn, the
Committee On General Discipline moved that his pay
be suspended for thirty days The charge agsinss na
was using violent language against superior ofcer'
The report was adopted.
In me case of Henry johnson, member OF the
police III Brooklyn, the committee submitted report
in which they recommended that he be dismissed, It
appearing that his offence intoxicston, was the se.
cond instance, J0nsons counsel appeared and asked
that he be heard before the Board or com 'tee sp-
pointed TO consider it, before the BoaId took any &C.
ten No, the after as be thought the charge was
not proven by the evidence. 1t was arranged that
he argue the case before Mayor Powell and Mr..
Strnpahan. -
Gen. NYE presented a communication from EIss n.
Lang and three others all German citizens OF the
Twentieth Ward, sskng that he use his influence TO
have them appointed on the Police, they having been
examined by the appropriate Committee several wses'
since. -,
Mr.. BowES moved that the names Of thase parties
and those on the list for the Thirteenth Ward be also
adopted by the Board.
Mayor WOOD asked for q division OF the question.
On the question Of confirming the report Of inc Com:
mittee on the list for the Thirteenth Ward The Board
stood equally divided. Mesars. Nye, Bowen aud
strsnshan voted in favor Of confirmation, and Messrs.
Wood and Powell and Mr.. CholweIl against IL.
On the other division Of the question the confrma-
ton OF the names contained in the communication
presented by Gen Nye the Board was divided 70 the
sane way The motions were therefore declared icH.
Mr.. Il. Holbrook was appointed 8 policeman in tho
place Of Owen Cunningham Of the SIKH Waro In
Brooklyn. n.
Judge Beebe stated that he appeared oeiore tus
Boaro r. the counsel OF some 400 Gases o. cspsot
The members OF the Old Polce sgsios, tho o. .oa
of the Beard. He stated that be- VA, VAN 'as 'nS
reftre1ce which had been o,de'eo 40 70 CO.. 49,. "a
Barcksy on a mondamaS. should NJ q te-t ass upDu
the Iesn,t II which, the other cases nV"'vioS mo
same points should rest ~ a,o,d.v Ola ina,
Tn. Board then adjourned to Weon;Aoay' ~" inst'