New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-30

Mr.. CEoIwbLL-If We meet ON oNnfdoy, nS'inB
ar, ady special oroer il will continue the session I'M
al a. D o'c'' ck In the Afternoon.
hr Bowrs-You ars paid - de Tor Nonr 3 rvi'
e., Ms. Cbcl~., api the Stale 10 entitled ~ some
p,l'i'n .. your time.
Tie vote ~as then taken on Mr.. B'wcn,s amend
Gay. H. Do'ion was lost by tie vote as .JilVws;
YEAs-Me'.-. Hye. s;w,n ana s'.anah,n
The vote was IL. n taken Mayor Poselrs orig
raj uoiion TO make The subec, the special order sr
Mnndny rcx'. Lost by the ioo wig vote;
lEA,-M,',I.' Pow e, T. BoT .. All ch2lsell
Nj. BouEs said th IL tile claims ~ the spe5ia, pa.
t,oIu. had not b, en- liqudaie5 lie mo9ed thai the
Treasurer be directed Ia pny then pcT disu adoS-
q, &c f,r The time they had served
Gen NYE said that the subjeo, al been referred ~
Con, Mtssrs Fic d. SOy and other, and they had
given Oh opinion that the special p.oln were en:i-
tee to their Jay.
finn ( tie lnr read which authorized the- npDy-
The Clerk then read the latter par, oil the nth
,i.n Of the "Act 10 establish Met'opolitan Police
District, oproyide for the government 'hersoi'
as iolCws: -.
The Board Of Police may also. upon any emergency Of not
re,tipcc INVASION, during sny day OF pubic 81
q eeeb,ation appoint as mary 'P-e'a' pa''0'1'"
Mayor WooD-These men, il is CONCEDED, nave
been employ ed by a vote of the Board; ~ iar rs
Know they have discharged their duties faithfully, an
far my Information goes they are good men anu
Of titled to compensatory but desire ID ask whether
the Sc men were told when employed, tina: ucder the
law they were TO serve without pay
Gen. NYE-Not that l am aware Of.
Mayor WooD-Thsn, sir, the difficulty suggests
itself 10 me whether the parties who employed these
n en-tbis Bvarc-indivdua1 does not assn ne the
responsibility Of none, they d'.baIse without warrant
If law which declares that special policemen shall
serve without pay. >,
a.; obi ~ If he
iust been read was that the funds which had been
apnop lated for the support OF the regular force
should hot be inrirge upon in any way for the
Pay Of special paIo'men who should be called
upCn in airy entYg.icy; taat the appropr Atom
made annually by the Board of Supervisors should
90 TO the purpose of paying tho regular force.
lie law goes upon the hypothesis that there IL 20 be
ceioin punber OF picked men which are defined To De
the force existing ut the time this Board Is created,
and that the fund dedicated that purpose should go
10 pay that force. But that force without iuquuing
how or why. has been disbandtd. The emergency
rtes in which the peace OF The city Is III jeopardy.
This Board in the exercise of its power uad"r that
law have appointed these men a, temporary patrol
men for the purpose # supplying the vacancies oc-
casionod by tie dsbandiog OF the old force that tue
peace Of the city might be protected The payment
Of these men does rot make any iOfriDgemt mt upon
The fund appropriated for the regular iorc'. The
Board have pi ed far short of filling The whole mum
Der of vacancies occasiobeo by the dsbsodDg OF the
old force they appointing as few H. they c'nid with
,ppi, of the counsel in which US member Of the
Board concur. temporary patrol men performing the
duties Of these meD, to whom the iuud was
Dedicated had they not absented Themselves from
duty, they acting as temporary patrol men, with due
deftrence to the opinion suggested by Mayor Wood,
rot only b. the letter but but by the spirit of the
law clearly auth. rize to paid.
Mayor WOOD With this explanation have no
doub the Board felt itself au hozed IN view ct the
facts to en- ploy then. ana withdraw my objection 50
far as am personally concerned to the payment OF
there ueD.
MIR. BowES-Do understand this motion has the
sanction of Mayor Wood!
Mayor WooD-AIe there any OF these men sui em'
Gen. NYE-Only in the Thirteenth Ward.
Mavor WooD--I desire that those who have been
employed may be paid, as they could no DOUBT H sue
eli recover fom the corporation. AS To the iuture,
however, bold myself in reserve.
Mr. BowES-I entirely agree with Mayor WOOD
and it was for this that was anxious that this
Thirteenth Ward list might be sw0n In ~ let the spe-
cial II en- there be disbanded.
The vote was then taken on the motion ~ pay the
special force ana unanimously in favor
The complaint agains, Deputy Csrpsnter f % an
was then taken up and r. f.Tred ~ the Committee on
general Discipline. The Committee reported the
matter back t. the Board, aud On motion, Friday at
IL o'clock set down for the trial Ut Mr. Carpenter
on the charges preferred.
Several other complaints, among them the one
against Lieut.. Hongan, took the same course.
A communlca alton was received from merchants in
Dey street complaining Of the market wagons which
asst mble about their and obstuct their business.
They ask that their private Waterman be specially
deputed to net in the matter.
Mayor WooD stated that he had encountered great
difficulty in this subject, the nature OF which he ex'
blamed. His plan. lie said, had been to appoint
VI ud-Dt to patro that part Ct the Ward alter IL
O'clock at night aud prevent membranes.
The matter was referred to the General Superinten-
dent, with power 49,
Mayor WOOD offered the following resolution which
wss unanimously adopted:
Re,oeed That the captains and persons In charge OF the
20 furnish to tie Superintendent correct copy VI tho
names persons coeced Herewith official daty with
the the duty performed aud that ucH Information
be rnsLed the Mayor before Friday morning Au.
gustl. 49,
having met with the Board until recently, were unln-
formed as to the manner of doing business. He
d. sir. to inform himself by reading the proceedings
of the meetings Of the Board previous {, bis sitting
with them either by allowing him to take the official
records for day or two. or to have clerk take
transcript If the proo edings.
After some discussion, it was decided TO have the
Clerks Of the Board make copy immediately.
The Board being about TO 8ojOurn, Mr.. CHOLwELL
said:
have lust received note from friend outside,
who tells Inc 10 make few remarks, which Will nov
do previous to the adjournment. During me past
week, my store and my private house have been be-
ifg.d by persons calling on me- Then, rhis vas
sick in the country, there besieged by commit
tees from the Democratic party the Republican party
and the American party. l have taken considerable
tine to consider what course shall pursue 10 this
Board and have cone to the conclusion that here
ate my course shall be independent of politics, and
that every vote shal be given without reference to
political Considerations. go,
Mr.. BowES-I entirely agree that politics should be
kept out Of the question.
Gen. NYE-I supposed they had been.
Nr, CHoLwELL-So far ss l am concerned they
bave But if you had been in my situation for the last
week
Gen NYE-I never was in sach situation, and i
never want to be Laughter:
M. CHoLwELL moved the Board adjourn to