, 1864-07-16
BOARD OF POLICE.
4 New Secretary-Payment sf the DeteellFe
Foree-A Officially Hove In
and Overcome,

| The regular meeting OF the Boafd OF Police Was
held yesterday afternoon at the Central Police Sta
t,on- The full Board OF fo1e members were
| present
AMER the meeting had been called to order, ar
| Wentworth stated thst wishing to remove the
many hangers on" to the Station, be had intend.
ed to move that the office Of Secretary be abolished
Finding, however, that this was incompatible with
their charter, he would offer the following resolu.
ton, which be thought wonld greatly simplify the
existing state Of affaIrs:
., RssoIred. That the Secretary Of this Board per-
!oim ~ me clerical dutite arislng under the or
oets OF the Board, and that no clcfk or any other
person be employed about the ognce to perform
sai{hps aa{ Ts oi hateye 1Sa Se,.. ns shi
pay fous. shall perform all the correspondence,
preserve al letter. bills, recslpta, and other pa
pess SSe,onepg 4 t t9 II and shal allow 70 one not
them without Its express order. And he shall re-
ec1ge saIar5 Q: $so0 per annuna, payabe monthly.
15e mnon was seconded BY mr. Coventry aud
The Board next passed to the election OF secre.
sarv. ano upon ballot being taken. It WAS iocnd
e sne ra b., Tq.s 6" ae Eoad was given Rss
clared 10 be elected TO the ottea.
On motion Of the Mayor Superintendent Turtle
ing 70 the Board. and wac required to give bont1s
i9r n dhe performance Of his duty In the sum Of
Nj Wentworth eaid, that having dismissed III.
late detective police force. aud tie Snpernte nd
ent required some n,en under Lis direction FOR
SPECIAL onty, he moved that five men be appointed
md that Superintendent Trrtle appoint them. ca.
Ths fap'W. W.ss e, ss.gt G stoser chss uoas
Ives Who in May isst, were ordered to rennrt for
patrol duly at the various police stations. Rers m re
ceiTea, sskans ior the sasaEy aimee that time, ana
The dernand Of George Aaect, the stattou bor.
fot wagee, was next discussed. ''
ME h etrx r.
canse be had heard that AnecE wac The nsn rho 9e,
Was need as a tpg IN the late Ncwhouse. scandal
wagon in the vicinity OF the suspected house. and
watch whether the ex-Comm!ssioner entered 1t or
not. He had also heard that be had been used in
euch was correct, and the lad was On the 1pfca. he
should move that he be brought up for trial upon
the charge Of consptEacy.
Superintendent Turtle explained that A1eck had
never been mems er o: the Folnr .force: he might
bare teen sN orr in when ail the police were
re in April, but al cvents ne had restgned
transac,ion Nj. " Weuisarlh epoke OF.
The subject then droppe !, aud the payment Of
Adeck'a wBEes wns ordered:
The ei5 pollce ofaeersmWm: fs1ubien, Vim.
BurTil Dcnn.s Claucy, Thos- E. GAVIN, Michael
Clarity and Michsel Mcintyre vito had been az.
pointed policemen on the 3uth Of April, and as-
signed to various stations applied for their wages
M. Brown asked If they had been regularly up.
pc1Rtsa %hs policemen en's ,s. h., M. ,.,.
reetly recorded, bat they were elected at the wish
OF the then existing Commissioners, Waynan,
Coventry and himself.
Mr. Coventry stated that Nj. Aver, the Corpors
ton Counsel. had decided that, as no record had
been made Of the appointment, the men hsd not
considered that as they I'D ii! worked veil during
The time, the Board should pay them for their
labor.
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