The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-04

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COMMUNICATIONS IRON sUPrB'srsrDSrr rALhAD"s
AsKin0 soK AN IroKBAss or 3M nsN TO THs PIE
shST PolIOs Fosos-APeoISyhSSr or alx r0Ll0S
NgN ZOE BBoGELYs, SC, SC.
TIE Beard Q! Police CON nisvsoosrs met yeztsrAy Ass
y = ne omar. the osAe'
soen, 1eoersl Mo, the Presdspt, IA Powell end
mem oers praenl Mayors riernsaa a. cen
messrs. So~eo. s,ransnnr ana the newly Apponsod
usstoaer, StEnsp ~ho for the first time, occupied bis
seat IL the Board.
Oommissoner Bowen asked Mayor Tismsnn any ar
rangemeots bad been made towards having the various
station houses throughout the city placed 10 haoitsbe
condition He made special refesence TO the present a.
lspidated state OF the Fourth precinct station hOuse
Mayor rnMASN said that be thought Csmmisstooer
Bowen should LOOK 70 the BoArd Of for tho
necessary repairs 70 the station houses. .
Commlss oner Bowks thought taat the Common Council
was the BODY 70 which the application for repairs should
be made.
Mayor ruaaAss said tha. In any case he believes tho
TO b ssoerAned ann that they viii have 70 pAy the OK
pense OF the repairs.
On motion, the subject was finally laid over 70 tbs
Mayor TEXANS presented a complaint again't captain
Curry, Of the rwsot,eth precinct, oaargt" IN with ds.
charging prisoners from the station ~ithout autne.
riy the prisoners whom no discharge being committed
on Charge Of petty larceny
Discipline
Ccwpssonsr Bowen that the complaint against
CAPTAIN Hart OF .1e oteeoth pree,ncs Tor ais Cen
ward last July BY which, wss alleged the riots were
originated, be dismissed. r.-
Mayor TNANS said that no did mot understand the M
ture che case which the captain Of tho Seventeenth
precinct was implicated.
When spanation hAa take. piAoe tho motion Of Mr.
General Superiptepdeut rAIlAAD0x presented sppA-
cation from the Judge Of the supreme Court who pro
e,dcd the Court Of Oyer during the mo
that CAEcemi being there asking for leave Of
absence for s two'vc ue1 who were detailed for spe
ciai duty during tho continuance OF tho trial.
A MOI tine i<av 10 vi
Mr. TAiIMADGy thee submitted arcport Of the number
u arrests which macc throughout the city 90 the
sunday laws me number OF persons arrested on tho
latter msnooed day ~as ling 70 tho report, 88a
fSs following commun,oatsoo nom General supcrin-
nodent TAmadgo, askrg that the present Metropolitan
force tn tbs city be Increased by soi men, was then no
ccivcd: -
To Panspscr a. BOARD or PorIcx CoMNusaoSMss-
sR-Tnr prescott number constituting the Metropolitan
police sosce The CITY Of New York Of Ills
pcn-s humber quito adequate for purposes re-
Gently convened the captains and acting Captains ff this
city apS upon careful cst:maie Of the number Of
required soro protection 10 citizens In their
specsivo prccircts will amount 10 o93 patroimen The
pfc~es number Of psoimen AZ detailed by the Board Of
mlsooers the propriey and expedency Of applying to
Board Supervisors for toe necessary increase Of
Ps'r0amen at aieir next meeting on tuesday next;
motion was MADE 70 the effect that the communcs
ton be referred 70 the Committee on Discipline, and
Supdry complaints against individual police officers
then considered. One OF these against Washington
Gayor OF the Mayors squad, 10, declining to help
tbcr ofcer whcc hts assistance required. resou
ton the thai be post duty and fined
the amount OF ten days pay, was adopted The otaer
charges and the action taken Thorn wore OF very tr
vial nature
Al this stage Of their proceedings the Board adjourned
In order 10 60 Into secret eesston.
sYsSIoS.
II expected that their secret session the Board
would appoint Commas to eli tho scat made vacant
by resgbaioc Of Oonmlssoror pert bet tho subject
Dot Introduced Tho following persons were appoint
cd police offcs r. In Rrook,yn:-
William Smith, Richard Brown, Peter &. Wilkins
and Andrew j. Lyons fer the Sixth precinct; John Am
bin, 10 the Ninth, John Halliday, 10 the Tenth pro-
c:pc1.