New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-17
FROM ALBANY.

! Tue session DIR. olAIHER O VII i"i s.o
repeal of the Metropolitan Police act and at his
request it was referred to Select Committee,
composed OF Messrs. Mather, Halsted and Diyen,
| the mover, Of course, being Chairman. This Com
mittee reported to-day, each member making
separate report. Mr. MATHER, By permission, re-
p, rted for the consideration of the Senate the bill
rh, rh had been referred to the Committee for the
urco, 'tional repeal of the Metropolitan Police act
NJ "a LISTED made an elaborate report, reciting
tba nnbI;c advantages which have resulted and are
IiLey 70 resu u from the present police system of
New.York con, 'uding with resolution that MIR.
Matber's bill for t. re repeal o9gh, NOT 10 pass:
NJ D,vrx sore, u with Dir. Halsted in his con-
o,,';nn hrt a;ssred with that Senator in entirely
commendipr the law a. it stands. The view taken
in bis report was that the present system Is only
los. had than the one wbic, gave place to 1t. lie
desired to have the power ,Vhlch contfois Tue Po-
lice force entirely non partisan, anu WIN we" ~
such result announced his intent, 'i o i1Irouuclng
a bill to amend the present act. and, uas wv iolh
and Kings Counties only shall form tie MetroPol-
itan Police Districts that there shall DC SIN
Commissioners of Police, who, together WIN
the Mayors of Brooklyn and New-lCfh'
shall form the Board of Police Commission
ers: that the six Commissioners shall
BE- chosen as your Board of Supervisors and Aims
House Governors are now chosen, l. e., the cleo
ton of the person having the highest number OF
votes, and the appointment OF the candidate having
the next highest number. Mr.. Owens bill further
provides that the Mayor of New-YOrk shall be
President and the Mayor of Brooklyn Vice .Presi-
dent of the Board; the Board 10 have power to
appoint chief clerk and six deputy clerks, to hold
office during the pleasure of the Board. The
President and Vice-Presdent shall only be entitled
to vote when presiding, and then in case of tie,
when the presiding officer may give the casting
M
the Deputy Superintendent, the captains, sur
geons, sergeants and patrolmen shall be
appointed by the Commissioners, who shall vote by
ballot but iii making such appointments, neither
the Pre- sident nor Vice-Presdent shall BE- permit
ted to vote. IT, in ballOting for any such officer,
there shall be tie, the appointment shall be made
by lot. The Mayor of either Of the Cities of New
York or BROOKLYN may for cause remove any OF the
officers appointed by the Board and shall transmit,
in writing, to the Board, the cause of such re-
moyal and the person removed may be restored
BY a two-thirds vote of the Board. Vacancies in
the Board of Commissioners are to be filled BY the
Board of Supervisors.
think il doubtful if any important change is
made in your Police law by this Legislature.
In the Assembly to-day Mr.. OPDYKEgaye notice
that be would at future day ask leave to intro
duce bin to vest the appointment of Counsel to
the Corporation of the City of New'fork IN the
Mayor of that city.
The bill for Iefundng to Gov. King the amount
advanced by him for the payment of troops stationed
at Staten Island was received from the Senate,
with the third section (Which provides that no.
thing herein contained shall be construed as to
impair the right of the State to assess and collect
the amount from the County of Richmond) stricken
out. 800 $50
On motion of Mr.. CONKLTNG, the bill was laid
on the table; and that gentleman offered resolu-
ton calling for the opinion of the Attorney General
l. 18th, tba sfr Lipun mi of W
impair the rights of the State, &c.
The Assembly Committee of Ways and Means
have in charge bill introduced by Mr.. Conkllng
entitled IAN act to provide for the collection Of
the moneys which may have been or may be paid
out of the Treasury of this State for maintaining
the troops stationed on Staten Island by order OF
"the Governor"
This bill declares the expenses of maintaining
the troops on Staten Island, amounting to $685.
Al. 90, to be charge upon the County OF Rlch-
mond, 10 be collected from said County and paid
into the State Treasury. The Supervisors OF
Richmond County directed, at their next an
nual meeting, 10 add the sum specified, together
with interest thereon from the date of the passage
of this act to the fret Monday in February next
to the usual tax on said County, which shall be
collected and paid into the State Treasury. In
case the Supervisors shall neglect or refuse TO
comply with the provisions of this bill within four
months from the time of its passage, the state
Controller is directed TO SELL at public auction at
the Merchants Exchange, in the City Of New-fOrk
upon three weeks notice, so much OF the real
and personal property Of the County OF
Richmond as will bring sufficient to pay the afore-
said sum, with interest, and reasonable expenses 0i
sale. If such county property shall be found In
sufficient to liquidate the States claim, then the
Controller is directed to make up the deficiency by
selling any other real estate on the Island except
the Marine Hospital grounds and the burial grounds
used by the Commissioners of Emigration. The
Controller is required to execute to the purchasers
OF the lands 50 sold, conyeyances which shall be
valid titles. Any persons whose property shall be
sold in pursuance Of the provisions OF this act may
recover the value thereof, and damages, II any may
have been sustained in an action against the County
Of Richmond; or in case they shall so elect, they
may make application TO the Board of Supervisors
of Richmond County TO audit aud allow the amount
of such damages.
This is certainly very singular bill, but 10
dersand that its provisions have been suggested by
Mr.. Tremain the Attorney General.
unierstand that bill has been or will be intro
duced soon to prohibit any town Board of Health
(meaning Casteton) from acting IN any manner 70
interfere with the Quarantine establishment, or
with liz officers or employees.
The Committee on Cities and Villages, who re-
Gently had under consideration the petition 81
large number Of the prominent citizens OF New
York, residing between Seyenty.ffth street and
ODe-hundred and sixth street, and between the
Central Park AID the East River, territory now
| forming parts of the Twelfth and Nineteenth
Wards. PRAYING to be erected into a ward TO bs
known as the Twenty-thir Ward, have reported
! in favor of the prayer OF the petitioners.
! Eeh y.sxth street is now the boundary Line
| between the Twelfth and Nineteenth WARDS,
| and cuts the village of forkvilc IN halves.
This street say the advocates of the new Ward,