The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-31
PIE METROPOLITAN POLICE COMMISSIONERS.


fAE METROPOLITAN POLICE COMMISSIONERS.
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Meeting OF tho Board-Ex-Captain Joseph
Bowling vlndicatss Himself Proposed tte-
lief To the Friends or Officer Eugene AUsier-
son-NIorc absut ,hs Brooklyn Police.
Shortly aner ton o'clock Thursday morning, MAJ ors
Wood and Powell came 10 and took their seats with
Mesns Nye, Bowen ane SrsnshAn; They had
than done 80 before Mr. Cholwe also cane in when W.
Nyc Immediately called the Board 10 order.
Amer the reading of The rnutes, Mr. B,sen sub n.ed
the following affidavit from Joseph Bowling, aie Captain
OF tho Sx,h ward police
city pty IL York ,,e Car tain of poc Of he
@ va sens dn IA sy - nm ss
Metropolitan poce ,sonrrs any
Con woaa 5.
oss "ay a pS1 s
gu.Fe rhh by any erpreAi,n or oous rucon cnad pear
cmmSs9nsrs has sssp 81 ~ nns. Ie.sscal and ha I,
hey were sppS,nied have been to upho and suppart
duay or collectively 'ois,y or -rsoaay ,hs hts Offer at
he Pole. aw 10 render His services to the 70
ss sna % u "a MIA sss IL n9
noy which to secure him demand ss b ls9
Sworn "a before July a.. 1851 OWENS Il, s@sssi',
The paper was referred 10 the Committee on Geaerai
Dscipllne.
Mr.. BowrS remarked that ofccr Eugene Andersen, OF
the Fourteenth ward police, who was killed aat week
While 10 the dscharge Of his duty, bad eft sister and
c,her members Of ns family entirely dopendcn. upon the
earnings az Younger brother, Who he undorStoo had
sppeo 10 this Board for appointment 10 The police
He moved therefore, that the subject ba referred to the
Committee on Qusnecanons and Appointments, with
Mr.. Cuoiw,IL ssked IL the general law did no. mako
provision for The relief Of the families OF perzons thus
M Bowxs said that there law Of that nsare ba.
II referred persons who we're killed on railroads, ard
for such that Of MI Andersen, who he adeF
stood bad no family within tho meaning OF tina, law.
M wooD said that the police law no understood Il,
certainly should for one DO dsposed To mako
appropriation Of 81 COO for the relief Of tho family Of bose
directly Interested in the continuance OF Mr. Andsrson's
Ne II il could be d. ne consislsnt with The provoas OF
The law He thought thai The question shoad be faiy
examined by ZONE competent counsel
Mr. EyR In favor OF having Me law ally examined
into. and WAS competent for the Board to grant the
and relatives Of Mr. Anderson such relief he for
should certainly bo most happy 10 do Al all events he
In favor of every OF the Bard giving The
question ihorongh examination for themselves.
The question hr. Bowens motion Was then taken and
carried.
Mr. WooD then the Law Ia relation 10 the of
mber Of the Police Department. while 10 the dscharee
charge Of ose dules an sad ,he of Me- Ander
rtercsnd Ia tho coninusnee OF his Bfc sho,
cther relative no Interested, was entitled 10 the remedy
Mr. Nys said that was 10 respect apps n,meni Of
his yourE man, he brother Of the deceased OIL that
he had ianaed the question: but vas before
The Board and very important question, he was tn
favcr Of having ftfsrroa To commi.,oo.
was here proposed to refer the subject to the Commit
Mr. Bowxx thought that there wss not member OF the
preparation, providing the law gave them the power TO
make H.
Mr. wop suggested the rroprie,y OF appointing spe,a
committee IN report THIS question, As ~a:a very In
porapt ono.
M Pcwu1 said ~ the action Of this Board on this ques.
ica would b preosdsnt for future scon there should
be great taken by the Board before aetag on H.
Mr. BowM raid il was legal question, and should be
rssrrnS 70 ,hc counsel Of inc s,ara tor bis o,Sni n
Tee motion WAS carried Mr. B,sen then moved that tue
by Tho returns this Board from Hrookls the
Deputy Superintendent that man, named Fitzgerald,
wrong II appears that sine, the es;abshment Of the
Dosrd Of Metro potan Police Commissioners he has not
etfn Recognized A. . member OF the department He
TO al vacancy and his name does not sppear
the pay rii ., all would ike 70 inquire how this hap
peDsY
NJ sIkASAHAx said he understood the Deputy superiu
;epdsn that there doormsn poyed by the Con-
Council duty pucb hut That they hal pioy
ed men outside who were In no way WITH or re-
coenzsd members Of the Police Department, to keep
the aion hou'es clean for which theJ paid them
Mr. POWELL said tia, he aware sucs had been The
In ,onne Instances.
The Office Of doormsn in The Police Department OF
Brock " sone time tlncsg
Mr.. PowrI--Yes, ! believe tfey did but a. under
stand H. Mr. Fitzgerald wss appointed specially as a
dsormsn He wa' apo nIed 10 oil vacancy, and detailed
Amoon WIS here made that the subec, be referred to
accmlee oonslstng Of the members OF tho Board from
Brcosbn.
Mr. srslsluGs hoped not. He hoped thai no dliycrcut
oourse pursued respect n this question than
had been adopted all prcvloa, ocnaslons. He hoped
would OF be taken out OF its regular order.
ia hat bQ rae
Co Bmitiee on General Discipline.
Mr. CnoiwxiL then moved ,ha, the Board adjourn
cspicd and the Chairman declared 80 adournei until
ten O'Clock Friday morning.
The f0o.iBg order issued by General sdpornieud
ent lsnadse on Thursday mosnins
Upr1CE srrERISrxSprSr oy PorIcs IS wHrs 81
Nav YoSK, July 80, iss7. !
To Drrury SUPERINTENDENT lARpsSrrR;-
SRA number OF complaints have been m,de II This
ONCE Informing me OF The dangerous conddcn OF bald
ing, In falling state, at No 16i Chambers street
You vil detail sufficient number Of remove the
building part thereof hat may be deemed neces
sAry The preseoucp Of the citizens In that vicinity.
A rALLvAD6E, superintendent OF Police.
Immediately upon the adjournment OF the Board Mayors
Wood ar Powell, and Commissioners suanAhAn and Nye
held few minutes private consultation ioga,hsr In rc'e
police matters, altar which the ,~o Mayors left
the building. Mr. Colwel proceeded 10 the General IA.
peripiendenis room where he remained In conference
with some gentlemen for short Tins, amer which be also
left the building. The three remaining Commissioners
hessrs 30 sranahsn and Nyc, rcaned 10 tho bvild
examining inc rrforrc1 W INC
oummb - Of which they members, until sboai two
o'clock when they also lcft Tho building shortly ster
b,oamc qSi;e deserted by the clerks and fe~ 20
lcemen.
During the fore par, Of the day Mr. n Smith caed
the Commscnefs In relation 70 having the four money
express messengers the Hudson River ksilrod attached
10 Nsfsrt. Adam, Co.'S Express Company, sworn In
special police the object being 70 have ofhese
tengfrs In 10 accompany each express train
the rad, In order that they may be Authorized 10
any suspicious rsrson proving around the
crsiss in which the express vausbles may be- II
the purpose Of the various express companies 10 adopt
similar course with respect 10 thsr express messepgers
and MetsrI Adams o., In this stem proves pro
ducVe Of good results, will have each OF their
gers The various routes running from and 70 this city
s~ofn In a specials.
The captains and agents OF The several arst eam
boas turning 10 end from this city also htkug Of
having 81 their employ es beard OF each "
The boaD n Specials, In order 10 detect AMI
rest spy oyn ,ers who may ate nd 10 commit depreda
tons on the passengers 90 boas during their trlp,
Several o, The railroad superluiendeps 10 whom VIZ