New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-20
POLICE COMMISSIONERS.

Poce Commissioners yesterday, Eating that be could
rot be present and askirg that they would aoiourn
u til to-day. he sent similar ister TO Mr.. PERT, the
Lew member of tie Board, but Mr.. PERT raid they
could 20 on without him. So the meeting was opened
Mr.. EInbree beirg absent, Mr. Hssbrouck was ap-
pointed to take bis place as Clerk.
Gen. NYE-I have received communication from
the Mayor saying thst il was impossible for him to be
here, ard requesting that the Board adjourn.
Mr. PERII-I objected to adj ,urnment at the last
meeting Sir, on the ground that the public busiresS
require d that we should act ,
Ms,or POWELL should think, provided the
Boslo only Continued with It's necessary bustess and
cid no. 90 into appointments, would be proper %
MI SrRAsAHAs-Tbe Thirteenth Ward men whom
We want to sppOirt have al been reported.
Mayer PowELL-But even there bellye, be pro-
to have objections " The Thirteenth Ard
Ger. NYE-It has been more than sixty days since
that and pIesume that the statute OF Limitation Will
cover il Smiles. .
fore We proceed, co not Mr.. Charmsnf
MI bowen presented resolution, calling on Tn
ralSupernendent 10 designate patroimen u
watch the Pos at the next cleo ION. Carried.
Mr. STRASAHAS vi -hed 10 report list OF names
from the COMMITTEE Appointments. from tue
Seventh Ward, with a view of having them puohshed
under TIE rule.
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their full time. Lsid over.
Mayor POWELL presented number of petitions for
appointments.
b. the officers Of the Fi.e Department IA application
ng the apl ointment Of suitable person ~
represent the police force al fires, and recommending
tho appointments OF Mr.. John b. Leveridge. lie went
ON 10 state that than thcus and OF hre Dsuges
had been stoien and improper persons were allowed
BIZ their use 70 pass the lines at fires; Mr. Leverage
was well acquainted with the hrenen WAX ne coud
D.f.~ 60 ann tfaan On
Application.
/ The Int Of appointment for the Thirteenth Ward
wss then taken ny on motion OF Mr. STRAsAH.s.
Mr. PERT asked if the men had been elected.
Gen. NYE said not.
Judge WILcoMy II. BEEBE desired to say, before
they pIocet ded TO make appointments 10 l The bal
apceo the DEPARTING Mt tibet he had attended for stx
z on.bs as the representative OF Elk hundred men,
who he thought had been rregularly discharged.
That matter was before Committee, which had not
yet decided IL it should be decided tn 1t they were
ire gllarl, discharged the Board would find that its
lis. vas art soy thar full He thought that this
10, cau heavy expenditure 70 the city. lie would
say further ara he old not hold Il out as threat
Gen NYE-Oh, no; We are used to that .o
MIR. BLEBI would say that there we're some 4oo or
SEQ Of these men, 10 would get out mandatdus d.
re4ipg ha Board TO show cause why they should not
be dideIed or duty. .
Aho1HrR Man suggested, also, that about tue time
al which these men were oideled 10 report 20 THIS
BoaId they shading with clubs In their haoos
t6atrg down policemen appointed by tnis Board,
and that Afro, should DC bcrne in mind
Gen NYE said that in his opinion It was MISTER OF
cutie il djfIt1tuce whether these old policemen re-
csye6 notice or rot they bsd placed themselves 10
oppo son 10 the Board by their ac's. He had SUB
nlft,t the question t. Mearr Noyes Field N Evans,
aid womb read their opinions. He did 20 a. folio Ss
Our opinion requested the two following ques
Fy, Did me rnber the City Police who adhered to the
GyS s s1 po snt .d to take oce under
Police Tor the heiropG...t.n ice P p' '' ~
Second Can Metropolitan Police who has
been removed for cause, be appointed, % o,,;o,
med these qUesitous, ana are OF oohiOn
FiTst rbst men City Police Who ADHERED to ths
AND B Sy e s' I so ae
trotoan Police Joining two ct the old Comni'soht III
G against The laws aud violent resistance TO the CON
tnt,s stbo;les be oily guilty OF crime, bat
deprived hims Of the benefit OF the new law and
So Thu, Der OF the metropolitan Police who has
W. eSc that two cases se Geue. Term
of the Supreme ready for sIgument and may be argued
tomorrow, which viii dstfmns cse 20! Ss,e N ~ q'e'
Nee. York Nov. IS, 1857. DAVID DUDLEY FIELD.
No2H.NovER STREET, Nov 49, 1851
GyNrLynES: have examined the single question OF the
LEGALITY a espp ntsent by Toe Board OF Police TO once In
the poice Of members Of the old Police las theJ are
sed) WHO have been removed uom ae ponce ioee Tor
acting ard by police force under control
soyeIned provides that no person who
sy ri. act for cause shall reappOied By the Board Of
any office III toe said police orce This provision
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op CosIis counsel except on the distinct
rop. ~hthes n Pn CI on tss
Police force established BY this act Tor esnse."
b,rs Of the pshcs force established by act they have
been removed eon and for beyond dispute or
be assumed eic@ent in the case submit
ere they, then members the psic. force established
The thirty .sccDd section Of the act undoubtedly the
& al .a. .asi ..s II: ~ '
and the fret meeting of Bead q Police all Per.
hO in he soes .ns I sa Is gas %, by
pr hereby enacted and men b.rs OF the
s tGaGf '00' '' ''e ''e''''0''' 'O'''' 1
iii. clear tia. ms.bers Of the old force could no. be
it equally that they adhered the place and day OF
police loot iessnns wilhdIswiog from office msn-
=" police force established BY th. sc: >
8oa members Of the old police the staiute
m ws,s thai Is ~ opposed that the eener. nature Of the
ion the should exempt shem from the operation Of
personal delinquency This consideration TO BE- addressed
and il csnEot be entertained By the Commis
The exclusion effected " the Aw imperative and
Very respectfully your Obedie1, , servant, ann,
To the Commissioner Of Police.
istey concur in the above oPinion OF M Eva,te
SOrsn6er 10, 1887.
Gtr. NrE proceeded to cay ths. Messrs. Brown,
Hall snd Nanderpoel were waiting in Court to ty to
yet on causes IN The Supieme Court which would de-
c.oe this matter.
Judge BsrBE stated that he did no. consider that
tee opinions which bad been read, covered tais case.
Ger. N.Y. rave no doubt that you Will haze to
take Your u6cCaIDus.
Jncse BLEBF then refined II isols.ed cases which
risht re brought to the notice Of the Board.
Mir SrRAsAHAS-I believe il 10 not the intention TO
l the lar tsst these isolated cases cannot
he entertained.
Gen. NYE read LETTER from he Commisssry. G sa-
etal ard he reply es follows: