New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-06
\ NEW !, wYoaK DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1860

the odupisrson Of ne Department 10 tho Of outside
personal o. 10 NV 'e5ps 10 %
issue siib the Presideu,
Iron The advent ofths View Mayor he claimed the hgh,
select n, men who hoold DO duty at the rwenyxh Pre-
cnct expesssd winI ness extend all de courtesy 70
, vu Dy T"s him The control Of sc
ofmy command would have been sanconing danSe
s sSodS &c D.nuss 70 the Pocs
such Of It's members his personal or political e1ds and
to Be- had ai by rsmoVns from posts duty
ior which experience had specially aaaed them Aeeora.Ey
Fo1rihwth be appesed tho Bord and the resul. the
adoption REGULATION ss Of JsIaa s e an
tendent to the Committee ofthe Board
confidence Of the Board or acted hout exclusive reference
10 be real neres Of the Department cannot be truthuy
o. political inuinrs For any deT,:tion rom duy am
subject and dismissal and therefore there neces
sy for adopting indirect method Of visiting eensdre and
Since The power taken from bss been exercised BY Com
have been e,to,ed 10 detailed positions have taken
from Wards where In my Judgment they were needed and
we're required Some have been taken from positions which
their knowledge and past eIpeene peculiarly htted them 70
sonai or TG political relations and services.
Under these Circumstances but regard the course you
baye pursued indicative Of purpose TO wound my sell re-
pect BY placing in the embarrassing position Of being re-
On' for the sd s s ns to
nable me to accomplish these Objects .,,.,
my mt ulsss led NE tender my but apart
from the objection that such mish be deem ed nasty
thought proper TO await such urtner action
satisfied by continuance In this once De as
eiyceabe the public viii be expected nor command the
proper respect Of the force under charge nor preserve IT'S
6i,cpne good order am les scsnal as well as It's
nominal head regard for my reputation leaves me
no other alternative than tender to now do, my
re, ianation of the office Of General Superintendent
wy AMOS PILsBURY.
The following petition was also read
We the subscribers respectfully bat earnestly request tho
Police Commissioner, to escnd the resolution o. the 10Th Of
detne assigning and transferring members Of the force and
earnestly deprecsie any attempt which in the slightest
degree impair the efficiency Of tie head Of the force
VIM Hall H. s. Gsmy VIM V. Brady
Edward Jones, Jas. s. Ha.lie, b. Cutting
Moses Tayor Jonas Conckiug. Babe 1ck, Bros.& Co.,
r. r. Graves Sbopd Knapp Appleton Co.,
Jo,epb Kunshsu, Angus: Belmont, O. II. Simpson,
Henry Nicoll Maitland, Phelps kJohn Perkins
Jacob Hsrsep Co Thos. q. Baker,
Noble sssn H B.%nsa f'l b. B. k ka WSsr 1n
CALDWELL John j Phelps, Asop, ChsnnceyG Co,
Phelps Dodge Co, r. IL Marshal, Duncan, Sherman
: So9 r. co Apsls''n s.n f Lnsnss Haley
" " Daniel Lord
The petition was ordered file, and the question as
TO accepting The resignation Of Gen. Psbury called
for. Messrs StillmaD, Bowen, S.ranahan, and Mayor
Wood voted in the affirmative; and Messrs. Bailey,
Ulshoefer, and Mayor Powell voted IN the negative
The resignation declared accepted and on motion
of Mr.. Bowen the Deputy Superinendent was directed
TO perform the duties Of the General until further action
of the Board.
N. X. Mills Of the Twenty-sixth, Henry Bonahan
and j. j. Easterbrook OF the Seventeenth Precincts,
were created SergeaDts
The Board then adjourned