New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-10
PAYMENT OF THE POLICE.
FROM THE CONTROLLER.

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, CosrRoLLERs
OFFICE, NETWORK, July y, ie9''
Ahout the middle of June the members OF the Police
were raid up to the Odd OF May. The number OF per-
sons paid at that time was 1872 embracing every man
on the rolls of the old police, and including all VINO hao
indicated their adherence TO the new Ponce oons,s
sinners az the names of all these persons were on the
rolls returned 10 the Controllers Office This payment
Ind the assent of those who adhered to the old ponce
law and the new Police Commissioners made no op-
ecton TO the payn ent PROVIDED II nGu , al 'i0''
who had Joined them, as well as the old force.
Since the completion of those payments the reino',
ais and new appointments have some what complicated
the operations of the Finance Department IN regard
10 the payment of the present police force:
The new Police Commissioners have from TINE W
time given notice To the Controller OF the persons ds
missed by them under the new Police Law, which, Dy
the Court of last resort has been declared 10 DC cou
stitutienal. .,
These notices cannot properly be dsregsrded by the
Controller in settling with the members OF the foce
who have adhered to the old law. e
BY the provisions of the new law the meWoers vi
the Metropolitan Police are 20 be paid by their own
Treasurer by moneys placed by the Corporation In the
State Treasury and that law requires that the FINANCE
Department shall pay TO the State Treasurer any
moneys belonging TO the Police appropriation LOT the
wear 1857 As this law took effect the let OF May
The payment Of the Police up to the 23d OF MAY oy
the Controller could not have been effected If the new
Commissioners had taken legal steps to prevent IT. ana
their assent was given.
II ia obyious from this that the disbauded police
force can only be paid with the assent OF the new Po
lice Commissioners, who by the existing law are en-,
titled to have proportion Oh Inc F tsr .en' u
In this state of the the Controller proposes ls
to draw his warrant the City Treasury Tor the sum
of 800 TO be paid to the State Treasurer TOT the
use of the Police Commissioners.
3D. To pay all the members Of the disbanded police
force who received their appointments b0re the Com
ms soners organized under the new law, from the time
of the last payment to the date of their discharge by
the Police Commissioners, or the date OF hear dis
bondment by the Mayor where no discharge has been
fled with the Controller.
2 The rev Police Law does not contemplate that the
Controller shall pay aoy of the police force organized
under that law and be does not consider that he is
authorized by law to pay any Of the persons appointed
by the old Police Commissioners after the organization
Of the new Commission.
In carrying into effect the preceding suggestions it
is obvious that the Controller requires the cooperation
Of the Mayor and of the new Police Commissioners
The arrangements for the payment of the men will
require number of days. but will not be delayed be-
yond the time absolutely necessary unless proracte
by causes over which this Department has no control
A. q. FLAGG Controller.