The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-30


Oynos OF CHIEF OF pouc, I
Nsw YORK, May 20, 1857.
GENERAL oRDxR, NO. TAT.
sm-You win report hts Honor the Mayor, In writing
on Monday morning next 70 what streets In your dis
trict have been during thus present week. and
the general condition Of yoar district In point Of oesn
emo W. MArsr1L, Chief Of Police.
Indeed this survey Of he city jast nov very neces-
say for the Mayor and the City Inspector have deter
mined upon energetic 70 have the city thoroughly
cleaned forthwith The police force will be busy day
or two N this duty and citizens will be solicited 70 give
THE MUNICIPAL WATCH.
By the action OF the BOARD IT Common Council, Il viii
reora ane police mao municipal watch has rea,hed
now to the Last step he aStaou Of The Adermsn) Of ~
completion.
Board Of Council men.
MOVEMENT TO CLEAN THE s7REBrs-rHB ORDINANCE
TO EsTABLIsH DAY AND NIGHT wArCH LOST
FOR WANT OF CONSTITUTIONAL vOrE-A sPx-
CIAL NETTING CALLED.
The Board met on Thursday evening pursuant ADJOURN
ment the President, Jonas n Phillips, Esq.,. presiding.
few unimportant petitions and resolutions were Of
fered and referred 70 their appropriate committees.
petition Of Index hose Company 81 for . now car
rage was referred 70 the Committee on the Fire Depart
mont
u1Asna TIN sRmm
NJ wAueH presented the following preamble and reso-
futons%
Wssseas ss streets in The city Of New Ycrt are n dry
garbage S SessSv sSsaSssrnS Ss ns.h and
lives q ietow si.sns ana .sloa WIN donbi
sss 'ss during warn "''
s
Resolved. Tha, he City Inspector be. and hereby
directed under his supervision to have the ces
Mr.. AcCAml said that tho present contractors had
paid their woskmen. The CITY Inspector should ~ w
work and clean the streets on his own hook.
Mr. aalA ha atdaran MA
subject Of cleaning the streets Of the city Of New York.
and was very happy second the efforts Of the propossr
Of the resolution. As the chairman Of special committee
appointed by this Board 70 inquire into the why
the streets Of hs city are not properly cleaned and aer
from the number Of illnesses thai had been before the
committee TO give the Board some intelligence ON that sub
ec but would be necessary 70 do that in repor. which
nearly oomplee cd and which would be presented at
the next meeting Of the Board Tho committee have found
these 10 be the fac -rs that the city Of New York
GLIDING Tho present ysar and that Ae couracss which
appeared TO the community 70 be contracts were nothing
more nor lees than ths-at the Mayor Stree, Commits
sioaer and Comptroller had allowed certain persons
proceed 10 clean this city a the rate Of per week or
Sisi ,oeo year. they found th1 the large sum o!
the work was not done. Tho committee win propose
certain system the cleaning Of the Streets but whether
that would be adopted not be enreated the Board
do something prevent pesence for the streets
now In horrible condition. This subject was quite ~
i'm ,ortant a. the police question"
Before the resolution adopted Msssrs Warner and
Otarson had mental aeroation. ire former gentleman
racer Tine 9Sune; he would psrsis. In calling han Or
w democrat, when he declared himself 70 DO an Ane
rican
Mr. OnAsos politely informed the gentleman that he
liar. The Presidens slepced them, ana then put
Mr. wauehs resouton which referred to the specs
committee apponies oinvesgass nso why the ssees are
A PROPOSED NEW roLu sYsrxx
The Board went 1to Committee Of the Whole, when tho
special orcer called up, namely, The report Of the
special oommitiee appointed tho ~
I'M IN we'd aunau w IN
serting after the words "but the Mayor may 1t any ume
the following cAuse"by and with the conssnt Of the
subst tute others In their stead"
Various minor amendments we're offered, when
Mr. Joxn and said that they should drst adop Tho
ordinance and hereafter the required amendmenk
Tho following Was substituted FOR the ann 'ecsson-
% e NJ he e. y me
there han b. nSmia,,sa BY ns cn' Police ors csrs
ne%p.on WIZ shall b dOno%a ss me ole,s . ne cs-f
this bureau as he may require.
The thirteenth section was amended thus
All appointments and renewal Of captains neusnan,s
Sss men sSs sisiaGs
,nS sa ~ To R the
Mayor and he ~ sst and appoint h-refr m such person
Sc sd and .Sous the Sa,or reject sni
Vacrs rs,ons Of Poce shall be appon,sa By the Mayor
One or two minor amendments were male, when
Mr.. JOINS rose and said
buttons offered few evenings ago. which Dow being in
the Committee of The Whole, under discussion II
seems me- sir that CRISIS has this city, which
We have CT to meet and which fellow oiuxsns have
sot manful and In the spirit of good citizenship,
che abandon all that we have inhcntcd nom our f..
Tiers, and al that hold dear-al that expect W
leave children II Il na saying too much, str that
solemn business-s serons business; FOR ther Is
q house hesrthstoos In this city around which
this matter has been discussed u there city,
an Incorporated village In North America today,
s s''s seep ~, interest lie, me, so~s.or, IN The
beginning remark that ] do not participate 10
the feeling 81 tbose men who have expressed some alarm
Whatever polce may he recognised by ~ or vhais ser
police may the stars az patrol the s'ree's wtn,
ar, have most dstnctiy Understood that when th-
city goes IN secp there hundred tnousand able
bodied eifzens that, n the alarm struck, viii sweep
lsnS a, Ssepsr ,n.pn osnpos b. %. upon the city
than suppse that 100 900 men, ~ho pay taxes are not
standing amy tina, no deepot ever welded 80 mat r
until the final d. cson from the Court Of last
resort let no citizen play the oo.ardly part of eeasl
much less expressing any alarm. SIR, there signal o.
or another In This city the Gre ben and -hsu
this city wants 10000 policemen, STR Who pay their
aIes the viii Swarm With herosm and ablebofiet
men Rui sir u Is mot because I suppose th~s liberty
New York In any actual danger, either from rufAns 10
the political world or in the dens Of isea that dissrsce
The ciiy Liberty, sir, in New York, s plant Of native
erow,h. "a only ero<ics that arc In danger OF dying
Cod has planted The eternal banner Of human free
nssn arrangement We have rssd 20 much ant ofso
the overthrow OF liberty In ctber countries, that
some Of people gs thai subject whsn bed
Aws are forced upoa W by . clique q men, who,
dressed little brief authority, play such tricks before
high Heaven az make the ANGELS weep" But, SIR liberty
| IN safe In ths country. chiefly for one reason: IL
because we make the eight vsen the nrss threat comes
I've settle the principle on the threshold AZ J,1n
said In the csnvenou that proclaimed the Declare
OF In lependence-Tbe right 70 AXE Que pound I'm
Plies the right thousand" These laws that have
been enacs-d cir, In Albany, may, by some distant and
strange contingency be declared In The Court " Appe. 70
be ooo'utons DO not myself believe ~ air. but n this
10 the case, claim there u remedy STILL for the next
the ballot BOZ cfsred 10 the frcemen II the Sste
NO will sweep the record TO oblivion. Sr, profess N
vepersie the laws Of my country, and the constitution
under which live tells vhy should venerable them
for wrong done hour year, the dy "
always open for tho Nr, afford To suffer
Tor while IN the great u human liberty. But SIR,
we have business before 10 aisht that II entirely
practical and propo-e n once 10 come 70 The suheet II
ia well known every Intelligent reader In the United
States before this time half of The civilized world,
| that . made psrt,, s~ep together In deluge o.
ppu lar fapaci m made up ~ The odds and enis and
be aylpss &C all other parties, carried certain Into