New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-04
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

Resolution-T3y AID. Wilson, to instruct the Street
Commissioner to improve the walks in the different
Parks Referred to Committee.
Messages from the Mayor.-A message was received
from the Mayor in relation 10 street cleaning Ordered
printed.
Another message was received from the Mayor in
relation 10 recent murders in the city.
AID. TICKER moved for reward vi SlVU Tor the
perpetrators. a.
Aid. STEERS moved to amend by making the sum
81 900. The latter was adopted.
Communication from he Controller in relation 70
the inventory of the Station.Iousc property and in
answer TO the resolution respecting the Police Tee-
graph and Headquarters.
co.iMuNIcATIoN FROM CONTROLLER FLAGG ON THE
TELEGRAPH APPARATUS AND POLICE HAD
QUARTERs-THE INCONVENIENCE OF REMOVAL.
NEW YORK, July p, 1857
The Controller has been furnished with resolution of the
Board Of Aldermen, OF which the following ns copy
Reed That the Controller be and he is hereby Re qaeed
report this Board at meeting whether the apart
mems or y used By the Chief Of Police have been s.eh
Department and fpAe whetsr the telegraph spgst1a.
a I ss s S. s is%G Ss ns s been
Soon after the adoption of the above resolution the Co,
. n The 1Sy S a By The Board so d
made Inquiries in regard to the matter aud reported 70 inc
"A c. Face CONTROLLER Dear SIR Aareeaby to your di.
rccns visited the Office of the Chief OF Police on the Eth
there but that tie wires were detached the as BY Mr.
pd inter and that hat the eS S sn,a. ..
exrermen The reason fer detachins for the
Mayors Office and used by the Chief in accordance with
the cd Police law and @ s CHEF ss ia1 he p
IN l the Mayer's ofcc. Yours, &C., JOSEPH ROSE
Soon aiier the return r Rose from the City Hail. hr
the person selected ~ Mr Devn as head of the Bureau
opening called the Controller to explain their
Police aud the de.aseme ut Of the Police telegraph.
Mr. % IF s s A Sh to he asA and
informed him that the formerly occupied by the Chief Of
for the ase Of the Street Department, il bureaus.
and that he should come to the office immed
bel nsed TO him In this connection proper to state
Robinson claims to have made certain improvements 10 the
Is H. principal apology r disnantns police telegraph
time and under tne circumstances referred TO-
The payments heretofore de by the city account Of the
police and FIRE telegraph and the large paid % Mr. Robin
himself show very eOncusyey that Mr. Robinson could
Wsrranted him in deranss the operating power
might have produced the most disastrous consequences TO the
On tie 9Th of November 1885, resolution adopted by
the Board of Aldermen referring 70 the Committee Police
the proposition the different Police Stations together
Police beartmen, il .sndps to cash Station House the oss
On The 2h Of December 1882 the Committee On Police re-
From views the subject, aud the recommends
STATION Houses web different officers of the Fire Depart
men convinced that il become absolutely necessary
should esabs better carrying
Of arrests quens riots AMI the better conducting the Po
lice Dapsment generally. We further consider that such
telegraph would be greatest benefit the Fire Depart
m.nt and city generally by this fires occurring in
FIRE can be instantly given to all pats of the city, thereby d
recting the Gre apparatus to the fire. and saving
amounts Of property and running Of the members Of tho Fire
inquired into the merits of the
and find that the Dial Telegraph invented BY Nc G. Robinson
and exhibited by him in the Office Of the Chief Of Police for tho
three months is every respect the best Adopted
this purpose any prsor policemen Others without any
use require pefson, to be regularly Instructed as COsfasor
which would render for Police Department
Your Cnmhse would Therefore offer for adoption the fol-
Rsssired That tie Commissioner Of Repair, and Supple.
be instructed TO contract with Messrs Robinson Miller for
TIE Constructor 20, o. teesrsph upon Mr. Robinson. PLAN in
above Iesoa.lon adopted by the Common Council on
by the CITY Mes Robn.on Miller for the completion
the work. 49,
addition TIL. . Their. have been paid for the Police
Fire Teesrsph the ,eversl suns named the
, msrxea amounting to total OF - iEo,n sS
Poe and Fire telegraph during the period referred to the
In le yssr las M Robinson presented claim to tn. Gem.
Gorrcl for expenditure. mse by him in constructing the
Ccn,ror TO pay him the sum Of Tor his expenditures in
thss behalf The Controller audited Mr.
Rsbnson was enabled to verify and paid hri 1900 shown
In mailing th. psyens the Controller took from Mr. Robin.
copy Of whieh is annexed, marked B.
In regard 20 the inquiry IN the resolution whether the
aPermt MS ofDey USED by TIE CLle OF Police have been
taken possession Of BY parties claiming have control Of the
Street Department. tie Controller inferred from bis CONVEX
saton with Mr. Ring that IL had been taken possession of by
elected to take charge OF Bureaus for the
the sueet Department After the with Mr. Ring
which induced belief that the rooms or the late
Of Police had been dedesed 20 the of sh Street De
lie OF BY Mr. Cobover tho rooms dill not belon,
the Street Department. but TO the Office of the Mayor nder
ssonticu passed 81 the Common Council The llh Jaae
1893 Of Which the following IL coy: 1 .f ~ 10y
Resgsd That the Offices occupied BY the City Inspec
ef sns ne one formerly used By The tsmuscnsr o. Jaor
nd INST The zane te Sesssssd is9 c:e cf he thefI