New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-01
THE POLICE.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLICE COMMITS.
SIONERS.

The Board convened on Saturday. Present, Messrs
Draper, Cholwell, Nye and Stranahan.
The following draft of a division of the general
Metropolitan District into Precincts corresponding TO
the present or old Police Districts was submitted 10
the Board and will be acted on to-day:
The Metropolitan Police District is hereby divided
uto % Precincts.
There shall be seven Precincts in the City Of Brook
iyn aid County Of Kings, and seven Inspectors or
Captains and twenty Sergesnts assigned there.
in and said Precincts shall be laid out and bounded
forthwith BY the Deputy Superintendent doing duty
in Brooklyn and said Precincts shall be numbered
from TO respectively. with two sub-stations.
There shall be nineteen Precincts for the Counties
Of New.York. Richmond and Westchester, numbered
from to 20 respectively, and bounded and compre-
hended as follows:
That part of New-York County bounded by and
comprehepGed within Chambers street, Broadway ana
Whitehall street TO North River, and round the North
River to Chambers street. shall he one Precinct, ana
shall include the Bay, Harbor and Richmond County,
and be numberedS.
That part of New.York County bounded by Cham
hcrs Centre Nassau Spruce and Ferry streets, PecS
slip and the East River TO Whitehall street, ana
through Broadway to Park row and thence 10 spruce
and Nassau streets and including the Park, shen De
another Precinct, and be numbered9
That part of Now-York County lying between
Chambers and Canal streets, Broadway and the NORTH
River shall be another precinct, and be numbered ~
That part Of New-York County lying between Peck
slim Ferry and Spruce Nassau, Centre and Chambers
streets Broadway. Canal street Bowery, Catharine
street and East River, shall be another Precinct, ana
That part Of New-York County lying between Cath.
arine street, Bowery, Grand street and the East River
shall be another Precinct, and be numbered H.
That part Of New York County lying between Grand
street, the East River, Houston street and Bowery
shall be another precinct and be numbered Is.
That part Of New-York County lying between the
Bowery from Canal to Houston, and between Houss
ton Canal and Wooster streets shall be another ire
cnct, and be numbered ~.
That part ofNew-York County lying between Canal
and Houston streets, Bedford aud lie Roy streets,
North River and Wooster street. shall be another fre'
cnct, and be numbered 10.
That part of New York County lying between Hous-
ton Bedford and Carmne streets Sixth avenue Four
teenth street and Broadway, shall be another Frecnct
and be numbered To- , -
That part of New-York County lying between the
North River Fourteenth street, Sixth avenue, Car.
mine, Bedford and IL Roy Streets, shall be another
Precinct and be numbered IL.
That part If New-York County lying between ifous-
ton street. Flint avenue Fosreenth street and brood
way shall be another Precinct, aud be numbered ~
That part Of New York County lying between Hous.
ton street East River, Fourteenth street and First
avenue shall be another Precinct, and be numbered
10.
The present 10th, 18TH 2Oth Dist and 10Th Wards
shal each be Precincts, and be numbered respectively
", q, % %, "a and IS.
The present 10th Ward and Westchester County
shall be Precinct, and be numbered &C. i
The following form of declaration To be signed by
thoee appointed to positions in the new Depsrtnssnt
has been adopted by the Commissioners: Z
-, being duly qualified for appointment as requires
BY Section Of An Act 70 establish MetIopolita9 roes D
e &C." do hereby declare that citizen Of the uaitA
States Of America years OF reed and write the "a
. language and that my application respectfully ubmsd
TO the Board Of Police 10 in my own handwriting farhN
declare that have been convicted of crime and have 70
sided within the District aforesaid during the hye years
Sworn 20 before me, Name, = - .esa
this - day- 1856. Residence, -
Several police caps furnished by different matters Of
this city as specimen , on exhibition IN the onoe
of the Superintendent on Saturday. They are much
in the style of the cap by the old force except
that the front-piece is round and ncnes dowaward.
On the fore part, Just above the leather front, will b
shield. containing the words Metropolitan Police s.
and the appropriate number.