The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-03

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Mr. Bowen from the Committee on Genera Discipline,
reported the subject Of de,an!ents follows which
were, upon motion, laid over
from exposure in the discharge OF their duty, list Of
patrolmon and the OF the parouen who
have been seriously III from the same cause They bad
underworld TO ascertain how far the public interests
quired tho deameb q patrOmeu the eyera places
where they employed They were OF tue opinion
that with the present limited patrol force the number de-
tailed unnecessarily large, that in many there Is
necessity fer the presence OF officers and that In others
the patrol In the usual discharge CT their duties give
all the protection TO places where hitherto otccis have
been specially appointed The Supervisors Of the county
hao appointed attendants the Court Of Sessions and IL
would be hereafter unnecessary cea officers To that
Court The men now detailed there could be returned
their respective beats. AT "a, several police
necessary that there should be detailed active intel
hgent patrolmen, and the committee recommended list
made up far the possessed the necessary quail
hoaiiOns, from the sick aud wounded At the Mayors
office they proposed that the May should select the
for himself The Commiss Toner OF Emigration required at
Castle Garden eight psromen to preserve order and
that the laws affecting emsrsnis be enforced was de.
srabc that the there detailed he In part acquainted
with foreign guages ana that they have the confidence
OF the Emigration Conn ssiouers. The men there dc.
tailed, II was recommended should be continued on duty
AT preept there were patrOon detailed TO snperntend
stages stem boats markets. &c The committee believe
these special details in many Cases Unnecessary and
that the duties With which they charged viii he better
executed under the supervision q the inspectors Of the
various precincts by the Iatrolmea under their Gem
maEd. They accordingly recommend that special details
sha made only 10 the followtc places in New York,
viz Mayors Office, Castle Garden, Police Courts Com
missoncrs' general Office General and deputy supern-
tcndepts Offices and Property Clerk Office and that all
patromen elsewhere detailed be ordered to their several
precincts patrol duty The report presents a. list Of
detailed In ErOokly and provides for IT. continuance
as also a lst q proposed detslmeuts for New York
provided for. TIE would be Of public interest
MI powEN submitted series of Resolutions to carry
out the report providing for the immediate adjustment Of
all de;amcnis but those provided for that the captains
q the precincts shall be responsible Coz toe good
order all places therein where patromen have hitherto
been detailed and authorized make such arrange
mcpt for that purpose as they may deem expo dent that
the General Superintendent be directed 10 detail 10 the
First District Police Court ten to the Second Police
District Court eight mcn TO tic Third Police District Court
Eve men, and to tie Fourth Police District Court four men;
four to the Commissioners office, i've mun TO the
chief Clerks Office. two n the General superintendent
Office each for juvenile Asylum and Property Clerks
ofce and eight for Castle Garden that the General Su
perincndent be directed detail 10 the Mayors Office
such the Mayor elect shall delegate; that the
IaromeR detailed In Brooklyn be detailed until further
Of the Board and that the Deputy Superintendent
Of New York be empowered TO detail such number 81
detectives not exceeding twenty, as he may deem
General NYE presented reports which were adopted
follows-In OF charges against policemen Allen le-
beneauN, Twenty first precinct charge dismissed George
H. Lucas Seventeenth precinct charge dismissed Robert
Tucker. Robert Welt Peter H. Fowler Twenty first pre-
cinct charge dismissed ofioer Grard Third precinct
charge dizmssed Franklin Kersmre Tenth precinct, pay
Mr. Bowrx presented similar reports which were ADOPT
ted foows--Belknap Bowen. Third precinct, charge
dismissed Cbauncey Jump, pay suspended three days.
and suspended James Edrdge, second precinct pay sus
pended days, and reprimandcd; Joseph ID. Agar,
Sxtccnth pfccnCt pay susptnueu JVuh tin
non Eighth precinct ntorication, fined twenty days pay
and rcprmandcd The Board then went into secret sea
sion.
In secret session the Board accepted the resignation Of
g. " Cass Inspector Of the Third precinct, Brooklyn, and
appointed Nelson Shecrcman in his place; sergeant
Mel anc OF the Third precinct transferred 20 the
Eighth ward sub station Abran V. " Brush patrolman,
OF the Eighth ward transferred 10 the Third patrol
man Haook Of the Third precinct, promoted 70 be
sergeant pairolman John Doughty of the nth precinct,
promoted W sergeant The resignation Of " Murfel
sergeant Of the Eighth ward accepted and the fol-
Lowing persona appointed patrolmen:J. T. Travis, j. H.
Thompson, Joseph Nurrcll, Cornelius wosom. All the
above were Tor Brooklyn.
For New York tho Board made the following arrange
ments Police Clerks were detailed foll,ws-TOhn
Islor First district G. W. Ribett, Third district g. NJ
vandervoort Fourth district The resignation OF officer
Van Tassell charged with stealing tickets NJ the charity
ball was accepted The resignation Of G. Weed az door
81 the Tenth precinct was accepted lie was appointed
patroman and Charles Hum rhrcy wa7 apo nted door
man in his place. Tho resignation OF W.. Arne~ as one
OF the surgeons was accepted.
MOVEMENT TO COMPEL THE POLICE TO DO THEIR
DUTY.
The rnard met yesterday At p M.--Present Messrs.
Bowen, PERT, strinahan Powell and Cholwe Gen Nye
being engaged in trial. Mr.. sranahan called 10 the
chair and the minutes the last meeting approved
Mr. bowen offered the following resolution, which was
adopted
Resolved That the General superintendent be drec'eu
to order TO be read in the station houses u pun
lshcd in the newspapers Of New YORK and Brookyh se.
ting forth that every officer of the force mas now vOy
Of the rules and regulations the Board will hold onccrs
Of every rank 10 their rigorous obedience anu VIII PUNISH
violation OF these rules by pecuniary pcnaes or oy
dismissal from the force and the General superintendent
Is directed In such order TO aude TO the careless oept