The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-28
The Police Commissioners.


COMMIssION-ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE STATE
COMMISSION BUT ONE TO EXPIRE IN TWO MONTHS
PROBABLE REDUCTION OF THE BOARD TO THREE
THE STRIFE FOR vACANCIEs-No APPOINTMENTS
LIKRLY-CAN rIB OLD BOARD HOLD OvER!-CAN
THE GOVERNOR FILL THE BOARD IN SPITE OF THE
SENATE? THE COMPETITIONS AND THE PIPELAY-
ING, ETC.
The police force of the city has reached within about
one hundred and fifty OF the highest number on duty
under the old system The character Of the body
and the executive efficiency Of its organization have had
their trial Public opinion is pretty generally made up On
the result of the experiment, especially as TO the under
taking of removing the police out Of the control of the city
into the hands Of State Commission, with the view OF
taking the matter out Of politics. The Board has once
again reached the condition which recently parayzed its
the equal balance Of lis partisan complexion The with
drawal Of Mr. Peri. leaves the Board as he found di
videt three and three upon all material issues few
mere appointments may be barganed between the mem
bers but the anticipation is that completion increase
the foc not To be expected Neither Is there any
prospect Of filing the vacancy at present again occasoned
in the Board.
Indeed the present predcament OF the Board presents
serious and star thing proposition by far 10 regard TO
the prospect filling the ranks OF the Commissioners
themselves than those OF the patromen their officers.
On the OF May the terms Of all the present
members of the Board except the vacancy and that OF
&c neral Nyc besides the two Mayors, will EXPIRE The
vacancy Ike General Nyes commission, extends another
year. Thus, II by possibility the Governor could
not agree with the Senate in his nominations, the Board
would be reduced to General Nye President OF the Hoard
Mayor Temann Of New York; Mayor Powell Of Brooklyn
II is well known that the republicans have but seven
teen the Senate at most with of these Stsw)
disputed American, whilst the opposition is sixteen
There already not little stir among numerous asprants
for the prospective vacancies and every process in the
ppeayDg business going rapidly into operation Tor in
pcng both the Governor aud the Senatehe latter
the object of the most particular canvass on this question
or course he democrats are not without their movements
against the republican cne majority; and is confident
y stated that considerably more thar that number OF re-
publican senators personally opposed principle to the
assumption and will take ground in opposition 70 all APP
po ntnents of these Commissioners by the Governor from
whatever party This fact is adopted as the American
principle In the matter and will 30 be urged upon the
"balance Of power"
voved also daily increasing number Of private schemes
and log rongs Republicans democrats and Americans,
who have anything hike single vote sure IN the
Senate gathering 10 the scramble IN surprising mum
bcrs The salaries apart from the very entcng patronage
Of the position TO be filed make no mean prize in the poll
teal lottery There two places OF ~ 500 with that OF
the treasurer g. 600 in the Board All those more ia
milar of the ntermnable baotngs in the recent
desd lock" up again in discussion and canvassed for
the oourse Some, stated In the best informed quar-
ers have planted their interests mmoveaby Senate
that they do not get the Governors nomination there
be appointment effected. General Nye who has
Just returned from up the river II given out made hna
arrangements for parties during his absence a repub
cans whilst the friends Of certain others insist that he
has and they clash with theirs then any appointments
with the consent Of the Senate will prove mpraccable
through split OF the republicans themselves
All Of the expiring Commissioners say they are
candidates for appointment yet Mr.. Bowen s I'M
derstood TO ho the ticket arranged by General Nye
during his late absence (ostensbly q rape casethe
General himself might say perhaps, rape OF the
lcck) and Attorney General Cushing, With others OF
the Americans, are busy in the cause OF Mr. Chelwell
But as 10 appoir nents, Is pretty certain now tina,
neither these, Cyrus Curtis Robert T. Haws, Gurus
Noyes, ex Judge Peabody, J. Cooley General Hall jas
Kelly, Iibbeus Ward s. L. H. Ward, James W. Barker,
Of the of commonly discussed, can
majority OF the Senate So the first OF Way the
Ponce Commission will apparently be reduced to its old
and efficient executive number, Of three members The
prospect that two OF these will be democrats TO one re
publican already struck the latter with something OF
apprehension and they fall back usual upon opinion
OF counsel" which Is understood will be had upon the
following curious point, viz -
In case Of failure or the appointment OF new Commits
scners the Governor and Senate the old members
continue to sit after the expiration OF their term Does
the Law imply the power OF the Governor alone TO sp
point for the tote rim after the Senate adiourns2
II the Board should not be in some such way relieved
from probable result OF the political scramble around
IT, there will not be quorum, but only enough members
to regulate the department In partisan point OF
view the one republican remaining General Nye)
oughtto he match for the two Mayors.