The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-09

PROCEEDINGS OF .AB COMMON COUNCIL.
Interesting Re Aors OH the Street Cleaning
Contracts
rRV <4TSS OF THE POLICE CONTEST.
>N~ooNN~~N~NOoNO~N~ONOo
Inc. Var Of the Quarantine Commissioners and
the Oystermen,
&C., Sc, Nc.

the Oystermen,
AND DIs0RG ANIzArIoN OF THE 20 |
LICE-MB. nBAPERs SCHOLARLY OFFICERs--FuR. |
TIER DssERTIoNs IN THE TwENrYFrRsr AND |
SEVENTEENTH wARDs-MR. FIAAGG's DIsBURsE |
MYNTs-FuRTBER EFFORTs TO suPERsEDA THE |
COURT OF APPEALS, ETC.
The great evil Of the present procedure on the part or
he Police Ommss oners in respect to the manner
which beth OF the rival authorities viii be forced 10
make their appointments, without due time for selection
and determination The coup de main procedures Of the
bite street concave have not only the demoraxng ten
dercy Oh bringing authority itself into question: by setting
= premium upon musiny but il does not even permit
themselves to exercise discretion they promise in their
appointments Their Office Is daily crowded with swarm
Of men, the refuse Of tho old department either broken
or superaunuated These they apparently propose TO
instate the matnsts of the Forcing,
they do the present split in the department. must react
in manner which will only DO realised when the
present STORM has subsidized. The Mayer, on
the one hand, Ia compelled 70 Oil all the current
vacancies with q haste he would doubtless prefer
to avoid The Commissioners have issued their
orders to three hundred men, Who 10 the majority
Of instances disobey the m. They win then In q
host In The shape Of police officers, and In such rush
II would be . most extraordinary circumstance II they
90 no ssuay e. up as Of the city property
the In which their best advertised ntens In this
convection will be evnded, Is only necessary 70 submit
the wing document Il should be remembered thai
te Commissioners have caused 10 be loudly aver-
tired that exsctiou would be made Of their
spec, TO rading and writing which would be the special
ward Issued this order, verbatim punuatim, a. well -
ct spelatim:-
sEc1xHs OF METROPOLITAN Police SCHOLARSHIP.
MrrRoPoLIAN PoLIcEl
JOIN y bLAVvkLrl JEFFERSON MAhKIr
SSs s s;' e; ps
"serg.'
under the White street regime of even ordinary parolnen,
this learned Lieutenant the PROPOSE Captain for the intel
teen Ninth ward He processes 70 have promise o such
appointment and gave out In the old station house be-
fore the sp-the promotion ~ In the case Of Carpenter,
being the basis of his great diligence and his ntsues 70
overurp the old organization In advance OF the Court OF
Appeals s obvious that in this instance the professions
Of the Commissioners 10 their aims viii hardly be real
lied, Ina the matter OF scholarship at least Indeed
there In ground Of apprehension that the sudden and
Wholesale issuing Of commissions underway FORE
stall the decision Of the Supreme Court of the State may
resuE N placing thieves aud ecoundres teir agents,
IN fhe position Of cus.odia or the public Jroperty
variety Of these orders report appear TO have been
put N circulation ssong the Ninth ward police The Do
putty Superintendent twenty the remaining
who did seccdc with SCORING, by way preliminary
tbs men directed to be returned The scholarshp
has not obviously been carried 70 the Jefferson Market
estabs hmeut by the Cholwe squad. Captain Acier-
mans note, returning The twenty six notifications,
reads -
STATION HousE, NrvTn Drsrv.cr June 9, 1857.
day las, my msnd. BY the,- unaui
mons vote VAS requssed to return them 70 unread
IEKAM fcKERMAN Captain Ninth Dsrc. Police.
ycBCIsa THE YssuE-
The movement towards shtung tho force
geDce Captain speeh Of twenty nrst ward IL seeu
has been brought TO the scratch, and although highly
popular officer, yet he greatly desired
sion O. his determination in this connection. With ,ae
view Ct shielding bis by sserpositor OF himself
mssslers, by IBIS hand, upon of bis This
brought him before the he following charge
nrrAUmxN srnem.
MtroR's oryIcE Nay YoRx, June 8 1877
To rss, srrsgr , S Nd r,' Ts,
preferred Complaint ssenst you. W witt
& ssd so.rs on n. .nernoo, NJ Inn. ss
G5s Of se n.s n ,D %
siontrs directing police Fisnsean and tracy
o sCscs % Ss s hrTeS .Ds the .SG
dirt'ion ~ the Police nepsrumsn.
via. a, their otcs Mayors Ohce. vooaay q. 81 June
Clerk Of the Commissioner Of Po~S "a
70 this Cap.on SrrssI responded followss-
CAPTAIN s'nGIu's vIIxDicTosr.
ksw yosx, June = kg.
NAL ha rrrceved no,ce appear for vial ane May.
Re city 'pS1
e sos o. not s ys sy yos n M % s @
ss,n hopes bat -hoad b. called non decide for
have sns9o,sd pest osa.ss d. oo.o
All test - lled srnfeaea legal
evs he is@ WI be ss.aiy s.e.reS snss.iaaonsi Sy
scs 5. saa ipSs =.
~ 90 80 s x "a. c gssn sn ne
Captain Twenty srst Prrcins-
ruRrumD vAEp.
IRE I'VE who had declared Themselves for the
CouSnisie IN the FIRST osrsg. reported Themselves
TO Captain HOPKINS staten house last evezEg for duty
nespovc n doubtless made by erection Of tho Deputr
Superinendsut. the view Of xplodins tsc quiet
derry dcbsrge n duty Nus far led 10 taai District
wh the captain ha, eudsavored 20 maintain According
IL the OF "p~scinrfr" Giopted
mssis7er, he First ward merged int, the Ssooud and
Third; hence these men report themselves the rhird
the Gag tain ~ winch IA uns wstood W give
the ncS Commessso This looks Mac forcing she Third
divson also, ~ 70 ons side or Gle oher. 10 open
manner.
@vnrxrrH wAao.
me IN IN the soventeense ward tsc divxsr forced
.pop tbsn ny ex Captain Heart OF Una. ward. A. their
station bouse, conner OF ra1 street AID First svenue
Captain $eart undertook W make assertion Of aaaovy
when the assembixy 10 their pay frcm
The Comyifoer clerS This xnanifcsiion wHs promptly
met by Tain Manifold who peremptory forbsde the
arr orders there from the State horto a,ssmpN
ing 10 usurp control 81 the municipal trce. Mr. Heart
ng each oa<er "a he peseed, cesamandet hum 10 report
himself auew saticn-aousc Garner OF Itbd street hnd
the .sawery.
The processing Of Captain Mansfield va particularly
judc,Sus, and In this respect might well be regarded
model for The conduct OF his feurw oacar. In hike cir
cuuastasees &c had full the oppros which
the procedure Of forcing division sust brsnT ultimately
uror ether one class the.ssher his BE hsd,
therefore, reffaoed RON expressing any or4noi himself
or eNsonr any fs0m bic command Whilst he oAed the
roll be dd not demand diveion but the sutray
cautioned me- men against the eypcdia1cy Of corHwoms
ing hcmseives before the hnS dccs tho courts
should assure them chat they moving re d.
recton Ten OF thoe, hovever who hid becu accosted
outside by Mr. Heart rame In snd gave up their stars
baiions and caps, a. choosing " recognise him Sin
specor" amer Which and after receiving eior bssk pny
from the Comptrollers clerk they ef the Ataon Tsir
names were hcCornel Gilman, McMuer, Or ofut R>ynor,
Robbins, lockwood, ward, Pousson and Rsa nssn. Tbs
foroe In The Seventeenth, therefore, stands
Sew Cosnmssioner.
rwETryFrRsr WARD.
Az the due and regular celrse, division took place In
Captain fpcehts ward ~ rob call Last evening with The
usual proceedings, showing tee result
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