The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-12
The Police Com IL. lsslOners.


The Police Com IL lssioners.
NEW WORK 70. THE HARBoR POLICE-COhMUNIcA'
TIoN BETWEEN Staten ISLAND AND THE sulPs
Al QUARANTINE TO BE CUT orr THE RECENT De-
CIsioN OF THE sUPRENs COURT on THE OLD
PoLiCE QUEsqloN--mR. NyE WANTS To ArrEAL.
meeting Of the Police Con missoners was held yester
day. All the members present
QUARANTINE MATTERS
Mayor TiEMAsN ssid he had received a communicative
from the lie slth officer, Or. Thompson in reference
tee intercourse which prevailed the vessels
Quarantine and the shore. The Health Officer of OPT
r'op thai the police should be employed 70 prevent the
passage Of persons from the island these vessels
cePt such at had Official business In every
where The yellow fever had got on the island 1t was
through the agency Of parties who had surrepols got
board the infected vessels The Commissioners OF
tmer lad agreed to furnish the boats if tue Police
Commissioners would provide dozen 10 attend 10
this duty he deemed this a most impor;an: matter
Mr. BowsN admitted that this matter OF the first
mporaI Co. and he hoped that would 60 TO the appro-
prln'e committee.
Mayor TEMANS thought it would he we'll to refer the
mattel to til. two Mayors with power Violations Of the
law TINS pect came more Immediately unler their
oosnza. &C. besides they belonged To the Health Com
nissoneIs Of the port.
In BwEs objected to matter being attended solely
by tn, Mayors IL should take the usual Course and
the comuiluee
Mayor TENANT DO not that we should appoint
mice However, AN not tenacious; but VINO this
commteey
MIR BowEN-Nyself and Mr. S,ranahan. This is a mat.
ter thei tie Haroor police might be entI uste with
lite natter hoaiiy reierre 20 committee, who
were ~ consult with tie Two Mayors
A MANDsMUs-A
Mr. JOHN c DEyEREAux spOeare, before the Boari and
Aikeo PERMISSION 10 Dauo paper which accorded
BY NJ. Nye. He thereupon handed a document 20 tue
Chairman who openea Pas sed i, TO the other ue m.
bers II proved 70 DO a pereWptoIy man ismus on the
Board To restore James hcCCnn Of the old Policemen,
70 Guty sbo nay.
Mr.. cEvEKEAUx SAN, in handing 10, that Mr. McCuun
was pies, ut and wished 10 be Immediately renstated He
TO the open Board.
Mr. AYE repneo that they would do their duty in this
matter when hey came to Il in the regu order OF bust
hers fh's writ was returnaoie on the 18th inst
MIR hvEBEAUN said that the Court attached a meaning
10 toe word peremptory, which Mr. Nye did not ~
hr. NYE-we will take Of the writ, cir.
Annexed is tie document, which we give sample OF
others repeatedly presented 10 the Buard-
The Peopie o. The State Of Board Of Po,;e
Grss1g-Eh.rras James sccune Gu tn ISL ds, Of apr
,s5,, ~hsn toe act rsed An establish metropolitan
Ponce District ana 70 preside Tor The government thereof
ana conn ssGned eI~ frran Under the ae' emitted Ao act
Of ses York parsed ls93 iberefrom became
bv vru Oh said act o. Apr IS 49, smemesr OF he
BY and aSrr+ss icash Se s.d Ja@ss Nc
~ ct IN. nisa s,ses and resided in Ibe CIV Of S. Yo,k
wshn aa Metropolitan Police prc, during the Eve years
lisa, and hs. never been convicted Of Sy
boe dsch he duties The pocs pa
Snasf s' ro ss Of pm ~ sS soa
tr.ie RED agaiDs. him, ~l Fmes Mcclure Any oPori
wnbou cause, uulosty, Illegally without juri-dlc
non IN ss oea or oi ,eai rarpo-e removed hun h- sad
Cd AZ conno.o 70 1epfse hm OF ne p ohs and mours.
md rvfed ard continued refuse, % resornize him
aorps Of he police rc Of he me s SSss 1 fSs ms
nc t. s9Ss Ssm,te Of he sd smes deCune as We
eBUdeed u he i've spesrs 10 Ne by record Wherefore,
n h No Ss .d Jana pss c1s s' a. of G
nsbe you hrly onjopiSgyoo haiim f.r the
psnsa %ssSsr q q be police force roe Of @
iaie ne pro. sSd "a, Slraa md Sas yoa s.1.ss his
rsy sforesas snc in VIA; m1nnsr this our com
@ az he s Of Ss@ Soat SV Sa ss
18Th day Of March instant at 10 eloos A n on that day
whn.,s he Bon HenS ra'.s, Of the Justices Of
New York on the ii's Day q Mar q as gy he Court
JoBs c. .iKyEREUI, Attorney Tor reistor.
SUPREME coUK DECISION
Mayor POWELL offered the foIo~ing-
s,,s; Sssgp5sme SGSrt, senGr a''sr full srsS
ceee ugs OF hts road removing policemen WITHOUT giving
the time and psc. Of trial Illegal void aud h. al PEI,
n, ~ho srs % Of hs poee force Of s ry Of sew
the Sesopo;,n Police law, and are nov members Of The
eord, % law ana wssrsas Il - In duty Of Il. Se Oh
obey and ,lecuie the srs they are Interpreted
hsso we'd Thai hs BOARD do now the Of
ap he con Ia. sem .na A1
s 90 PS ss,sP The s,sye,s Of Sr ..a policemen -..srv
whom eta ges In que form OF law may be msce.
Mayor POWELL, 10 Offering this resolution, said he be-
eved urs~n IN srict accordance with the law and
he NOV ed its adoption
Mayor rHx.Ss seconded the motion
Ar. BOWEN sad that Il the decision referred TO vero
law those policemen without the passage q any
resolution on tne subject he hoped would sy on toe
table
mayor rovkI referred 70 TIE attitude Of the Board Last
summer wbeu the Metropolitan rolce ls~ de:srei
Constitutional by majority Of that same Court Theo all
opposed toe we're declared f4ctyu- and the doc
uiD. set forth that ali the cts officers should Yield
implicit obedieuoe g. a. lie hoped that the Con missioner
would bot forget IN tss Instance the lesson they hal
taught themselves
mayor Iuxaxy asked Rihe BOARD had as yet been
served uth certified copy o. the decision
Mr. NYE-NO, ~e have tot, but have read carefully.
Mr. BOWS denied that the position Of The Board ever
the that VI the lac dclers ast linen
the ss vas entirely dsregafded. I'd the new police
cUboeJ in the streets. There ~ss no analogy be
tween the two cases.
Powell b. reruke that Board he should rememo who IL
that the law dehers Iiss, summer. Then Mr..
WOOD pao OF respect Tor the opinions Of the Cod
and Nr. POWELL took sides with nj n
Mayor TIEsASs concurred With the Supreme Court N the
decision Dsdsven Re did not seethst there should be
any further trouble about the matter. Tue old police
we're part the present force and should be treated n
such
sr wv thought there a great difference between
be Tr-on OF the 1arc and that occupied by Mayor
Wood last he denied that the decision o. the
sup'epe Court correct one and the wisdom Of The
h~ ~hcb slVss 81 an appeal W hgner court Nvuu DC
proved this instance He bad doubt but inst tue
court Of last resort would the decision given ny
the supreme Court He raid with all due respect 20
the supreme Govt The present force Bos embraces
nearly many tie Supervisors have provided
for aIo 70 take IN all the old would seriously EN-
bsrass The acton Of the Comms,iouers The only point
on which Their decson made IN t3at personal notice
should hove been served every man before be cJud
be usci aged, bv, the question whether wpo would
Openiy 0,y the eutbordy placed them should be
clustered A. st In good standing never ought up
Mayor. POWELL supposed The point Gas the same
ss II seosn Wa absent IRON DUTY ssy 'or forty days
and 10 charge bad been brought against him. be wood
htill be considered 10 rood stand ng.
Br khE thought hot A man that abeen'ed himself
trVm cay wa not considered a member Of the force.
Mayor ffEMANr defended the decision OF TIE Durt and
was convinced that he Court Of Appess would confirm H.
Alter further debate the resolutions " re laid
over for further consideration.
TRIAL OF POLICEMEN
The Board passed upon the case Of several policemen