The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-01
THE POLICE QUESTION.

THE POLICE QUESTION.
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Gemxral Hcgira OF Polacemen-ProPcssd Tes.
r,v.ouisl 10 Matsell- Escampmest OF state
police laid eut--Absurd Abrogetaou OF the
most Important Dastrscts-A Oregon and
Marine Folice Proposed, &c.
me contest between the municipal and sase authorities
N relation the police, TO indicate little else pros
meet than IN agUavaHng mischievous petty Interference
On the part Of the Commissioners IN their endeavort
semorase and destroy the old systen in revenge for
their swn absurd prsdcament under the Supervisors
nmissson The motion 10 resolve tho existing force
municipal watch wah be completed night in the Board
uf Aldermen, and the demarcsson between the two
prcposed systems will be made absolute. Should the
se still be perssed in, Is II has contnr cd for time
now the mischief TO arise from may be very serious
ANer the action Of the Board Ct Aldermen, q municps
watch confessediy independent or and In addition 70 the
ate police, win be fully authorized It's Limit, upon the
schedule which has been presented hundred men
lsss than the efen force The practical bearings now
bill ON which tAe epoce Is authorized mxst eventually
resolve pending strife into two independent forces full
rivalry accimeny and mschevous feelings towards each
cher long the present siamese gassres Of very
botNhy constructive connection give them color of cause
sr any Interference with each other. TSe city Of New
York viii Of maintain IT. chavtsred right Of ,e
government, but doubtless viii not thereupon to
question the right Of the Legislature OF TIE STATE main
hin Standing force OF either The militia Of poll A fm
sha enact Th.t force, too, may be located in what
ever manner place shall be thought cxpedient But
under the constitution individual, town, city
this force than due proportion in the general levy of the
STATE Where ths supervisors Of the county, the corpo
persons, see 1t to make requson oripoKOemen of the
new state Commiseoners they are autt orzed TO frnsh
ss% The sIpsnss q ,n such pa,ss TINS win
saeh eviss shal nes be gathered for any obstruction Of
NV, opposiuon 70 the ordinances Of the local anshor
the present police bin may be dsernned in the Court Of
Appeals, realized that this city be under
sHs Consultation saddled With pooe any expenses
Without rs special reauston assent being had in tho
GRAND HEenA OF roLIosxN.
This u about the conclusion witch prevails In the
poh0e department., and all the have made up their
isds 70 Jake their stand accordingly There however,
% draw their payf when viii The N.gaue sousbbles
admit of Mr. Fegs christening his money bagsf This Ia
he unsettled question j't now and It's bearings are
Gemely harrassipg 10 the whilst may present the
chef hope Of an segravaipg retaliation on The part Of the
Commissioners. Tho men have been month without
No Withdrawal OF some Of the best men in the servise
who must Of course have means Of living II there
xs.e opportunity for them 70 serve the Oommissoner,
Il view Of this state Of things some four hundred
e the best trained and mot responsible men and
ne very sensible idea Of joining their Chief in
his night 70 The weet In view Of settlement upoa the
ion with which Mr. Mas. s future ACTIVITY viii be idenu
Ned ~ public ocer The de astn'e Of these men must
reduce the police force Of this city 70 dangerous and
Daralysed condition for some time would take away at
the entire skill and e cheney Of the force and
The cry In the OF set Of almost green and
srssi eonm soss,s sss@ ne litter : se on'S
ssriouIy discussed, but actually underway
Maase hims contemplate his departure by the middle
Of this month and certainly before the LIST Of July Now
tha he ~ really 70 be gone, and when his efficiency and
sns macbiue nv Sb,ch n "a nroaossS 10 s,s,sade nm
there very general feeling VI regret, yell
sense Of The fact that bis place will not be died by
al the ocous zeal which seeks TO make the sphere Of his
duties the basis OF . thorough European police scheme
1he propo on for memorial Of him 70 be procured for
the Council Chamber, has given mach ~ sacion and
besides this the prebmipares are discussed for making
more speca demonstration by his friends and associates
IN the department.
GRAND THEORETICAL KscAxplKNr OF STATE POLICE.
The While street Commi sioners keep their daily
with diligence which ~ certainly establish their claim
70 draw their stipend without blank day. On saturday
they put forth schedule of police precincts the main
seatnre Of which s little likely TO augur very favora,ly
otssr aims snnoosn prssens 40 s,.c, Key Their par
eacu lively directed 10 the ballot boxes that they pontcdy
overlook their more immediate chargethe strong boxes.
y will be seen from the annexed schedule, that the
afs start o. they abcogae the rd district altogether
cut 10 two, and portion onone pat to the present
be pcuded with the bay harsor and the county OF
Richmond, "preciDct," This First DISTRICT (the
lover wnds 20 cut up indierenty, has, certainly the
eas weight 10 respect TO its political suffrage, but
eucng the great centre and accumulation OF the wealth
and properly Of the commercial part Of the city,
beuays the fact that not thief catching, but soe
catching rs the vocation TO be pursued sy ,hs
Metropolitan Police - Men OF property who leasc
part tho peninsula Mes York city knowing that nov
they have separate get OF ohicss aud police guard
em, will harry approve Of splicing these important risks
nond csuDty down the bay.
Here u the schedule
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There shall be seven precincts in The city Of Brooklyn
and county Of King and six inspectors or captains and
twenty four sergeants assigned thereis said precincts
shall be laid out and bounded forth by the Deputy
Superintendent dong duty In Brooklyn and said recncu
anal oe numbered from one 70 seven respectively, with
There shall nineteen precincts for the counties Of New
York, Richmond and westchester, numbered from eight
70 twenty six respectively and bounded and comprehend
Iaai part q New Yo,s county By and Compensated
street, shall be prscscs shall include The bay
Iha. part Of New York county bounded BY Chambers
street, Centre street and Nassau street, Spruce street. Ferry
ana through Broadway % Para row. and ,bsoos 70 sCruos
and Nassau sree, and including the Park shall be
her N scincs, and numbered ..
Canal street, Broadway and the North river, shall be
snosh or precinct, and numbered 10
Thai part lying between Peck slip ferry and Spruce
street. eeore sEees Chambers street, Brosdway, Canal
street Bowery and Catherine and Eass river, shall be
Anobsv precinct and numbered m.
That part lying between CAsharine street, Bowery,
Grand street and East vsr sha be another precinc and
numbered IL
That part between Grand street, EAss river Houston
s.esi and soHery, shall be another preoincs, and
MAI pars between Bowsry, from oaaa 10 Houssou and
besveen Houston, Canal and Wooster srests shaii be
another precinct, and numbered IA.
That par. between Canal street and Hsusou Bedford
and 10 Roy Streets North river and Wooster street. shall
be another precinct numbered Is
nat part between Houston street, Bedford Carmine
street, sixth avenue, and Fourteenth and Broadway
shall be another precinct, and numbered L.
That part between North river, Fourteenth street. Sixth
avenue, crmine, Bedford and 10 Roy streets, shall be
spc4her precinct numbered N.
That part between Houston street, East river, Four
enth street and Fs avenue, shall be another precinct
nsmbercd 10
That part between Houston street First avenue Four
Asen,h street snd Broadway shall be another precinct