The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-30
THE MEtR0POLITAN POLICE BOARD.

gne Board haas a Quorum -ASyoNs WV"
ana Powell and Commsssio"sr SnotNSsu
Prr..nt- Arc ali OF tine Appointments and
ot,ntssal, OF the new BOarSt sn Accordance
x,,,p an. Law s-an Important 0uesaAOu
.h.r, q. 4rts.-rhs FiIlsog OF the Vacancy
A., ,ne BOARD the Special Order for Sasur-
s.v-The fifteenth Ward eolics Appoant-
unsrts Laid Over-rhe Police And Sps clals
al Ordered Paid-MOre NE u sworn i,-Nr.
Cho.wei Defines mis- Positson, 50, &c.
me Nd in and about White street yesterday morning
90. quite large, In Consequence Of being generally
thai quorr. Of the Board would without doubt
-e present The exspecia' policemen and applicants for
once were, they ever have been when other
duTy very punctual In their attendance many them
arriving the ground a. o'clock and lin
ing uu,i right somo ider sbe speculation
created among gathered ly before
O'Clock eon,,qGeht the arriva, OF Commissioner
oholxtn who In sloae, AUD Immediately proceeded
he office of the General perinteoden', where
10 conversation Sth come lemen until 'uaed
IA Il me Nay had aii ed and taken their sea,s 10
the Soard ac Iben cceeoed down st.s and took his
ssi ~rh them, heo Gen Nye took the chair and calei
she etng order, hts being thu Dat line quorum
had bee pre- ent since IN rsday, the % int
After the reading Of he minutes Mr. PownI offered the
follow ing prep ncle and lunon-
oyxABAuIJsa APpvINTMxSrs AND DEMnsAIs
rsh 'pntsa roace District and y provide f,r the gov
n no c fsP hs ssn os rera anS p bs
lnsifh aprns or who no, alsa Of he United stats
r,"e isTic' duri, I've ysru precsa
arm sDS s an epo1 ssa, 'cSe -a sh. be-
s.'srrp e,c,p on wr,ss Oh rye. sr.iesre1 gsn" HIN 10
ben osr % Sm q eas sS.ra "a h o~a s.snce
se~ M mssr s oS S hi p,srt hat srson S. VI
been srpcin. % ofn he Mel % ei;sn ooh iorce sno
The chqu hhcsoes therein provi ed and persoas
srsn her IS prrS-rrd gains benz and vi ~. Saving
a.d an opportunity All rded them of oens heard Ia their de
Re.os.d Thai any p-.sors save been ,ppon,sd
mosal- VIC stlop % the la~, snd bat hi. aoacr lhs
MAJ ,. REQ es,se to inrth to A csd sasa facts or VI
with ~ hsil. deiay a. pracicNoe
Mr. BowEs-l ~ouid tina; the subject Of ha,
Arable oiutop II winch hjdd reierret to
the "a muii,se ON General Di,ci olne move that b
rfr-ed to mat NIT sDd also ha the resolution De
% amended " request the Mayor 70 nm incaae IN
iorn sth q 10 hat mniitee
The resolution -as 20 Rneu ded and referred
pRAPERs RESIGNATION
The CBAiRMAs lsd before communication
fun Mr. Dcarer {be-rioore pabu, he'd In HERALD
asurcpg hs resignation, 'b'ch on motion OF Mr. Wood,
oro.r.e TO be entered oar the minotes
NJ HyE-rbe communication msSss II Incumbent. on
shh Bsrd to proceed To supply the vacancy Questioned b.
Mr. BowEs- mo- that the Board proceed 70 al
tie Vacancy asor ed by the resgnaton Of Mr. Draper
Mr. wooD-ls that we should nos proceed 70 that
duty until later day.
NJ Bovrs-I nix thai the vacancy ought to be nlled
early be In order that the org xn!zsoa " tho
Pohce oepa tment may DO completed
Mr. WooD-l am entirely unprepared myself to vote on
thai question at present. and hope the subject will be sd
Ar PowrL-n might be we'll 10 have the matter refer
red TO com uhee, with INSTRUCTIONS to report pame'
". NiE-Suppose assign day aud hour, cerain, 70
proceed Gil the vacancy occAsioped by The Resignation Of
kr. ORA
Mr. woop-I have no objection 70 that
Mr.. NYB-what time viii YOU have fx.d9
Mr. Woop-To cay h WeiDesesy. Of course you are
that my duiiee Of such nature that csnoot
veil say who n ran attend.
Mr. ElE-gm ss-'rosy nj IL O'Clock sait you'
Mr.. wooD-Saurday nj Y ociock-I have no otjecuon
me question put, and II carried IMAM; rnousy.
b Saturday, At IL 'ciocs, was nxei 70 proved 70 sae
eiccuon OF a Com,nssionev
rR1IrsTH WAND roucE.
kr. NIL would spsts q Nv thai committee o! ne
ard hAa before H. prcv'us 70 'ee real. nation Of sr
Draper The numpntoo of candidates. 10 Oil vAcapcies N
NE Thre~'t n ward iatro nen The committee eoort
cd The Beard and toe ., ,orted were publish
sd But finr acting IN. Nr Draper res!soei and
able sinoe 10 get quorum 10 settle that ques
oon hole gentleman ~i'l move that We nov pro
oeed 10 &C. On the nam "a recon nended
Mr. srRAsAHAs (,oosiug Al the liz, Of names)--rn,re
been IN struck odt OF the list sincs
tosi rep,r, q, ma Tor rea,on, satisfactory
iaee objections having been made 10 them by atees
This Il the net % smc ded. and move that a' parties
tanned IN be sworn In ss pslolmen OF the metropolitan
nr wooD-rhe prcArb le and resolution offered by my
scnd, Mayor OF Brook to sone Of The ap ,iot
from The oa.e 10 which Board "a, forced 70 go
ana al up the force) ~ould be "a sfsntory reason
% me Teqn1s IN Drpo,nn 70 s sss ss '"s'
would IKE 70 be furnished stu copy u these names,
hal may ta.c the OPPORTUNITY, - early n ! Gao ion
sziently With my o,ber duties 10 ugsie the chArsc
~ u persons and their ess for the tics which
propose 10 impose UPON then, think hat nothing IL
priaIt Than The selection OF persons
70 be oceDer 10 view Of the fAct that errors have
abooGbdly beer psdenJ dJust arsiug from The CREST
haste With shich the toard ~s forced IN sStt hope
thsi oyporuptf si BE- siven al less, 70 examine
the nf before allied up n On II.
Mr. ar NSARA--I ~oad cay the lss mas been pub
n-bed substaprialv as some txo weeks since,
apd uroo,sly attracted attention OF the Ma,
Mr.. wooD->c, sir, have NJ yer seen IL.
Mr. sTFASsHsS-h Sss puoll-hec in mo- OF the papers
sr. wOoD--t never read u, cir.
Mr. SrRsssHsS-u hH been our prsccce 70 puohsn
.se hsr that the puhrc might he able " .crunze them
closely and T. make objections " OF tao apPon,
ua~nts, theie we're any. ak thai my motion DO PIT
Mr. CIIoiwkI (to Mayor Wool you certain That
thoe any too police force now not qualified IN
der the asf
Mr. Wool am not oply certain OF IT, bat an prepared
oDa aud Official re, poD.iby W prove the fact
M CHCLwML-HoS long viii It lake for you - look
thz hstY
Mr. wooD-I cannot cav. ] suppose Few DAYS