, 1865-05-20
POLICE COmmsSsIONERSs
Election Of Fire Marsha1s and Health
officers, Gc..-NufaaAces.

TIC regular semi weekly meeting Of the Board
Of Police Commissioners was held yesterday at
ternoon. Present. Commissioner l. c: Coventry,
President, and Commissioners john Wentworth
% On motion m ' Of Commissioner Wentworth, the
Board proceeded to the e}ect,pn ot q Chief Fi1e
Mo1rbai and three Assistants, with the following
D. r. Harrie vas appointed Chief Fire Marshal.
Iohn j, Gillespie, Atsiatant for the Weat Dl-
;Aasus.us Harr, Asatssan. for The South Dl-
Charles Charleston, Asstttsns for The North Di.
Cunmipsfe nes Wentworth offered the following.
0Tdered-lhat this Board now proceed to the
appo,ntnt Mt Of Health O16cer, whose duies, IN
ase oeeinsness ss thsi e. rom Tine to ti@s BY
This Board. Hc shall devote the Whole OF his line
70 the duics Of biz oee, and shali report 70 this
ary shall be fifteen hundred dollars f1,scW Per
| aunuua, which ehall cover all hls expenses for
Small Po1 Hospital.
| The Hoard then proceeded to ballot, With the
| following reault: Ihomas 8. Bridges received
Bridges was decia1ed duly elected Hetl,h officer
The follow Ing gentlemen were appointed BY the
Board. Sesgeants lor the Second Precinct Police:
Nathsn 4. Bllseoe, 1st scrgta1r; Charles Bur
On Or N motioh al Commissioner Wentworth, Adam
/ NerranthsIer WIS appointed 1st, and Wells Sher-
man I'd Sergeant Of the C Station, subject to
| the orders Of Supcunte Daent Turtle.
| Al the ;rsfunce OF Com1nlgF.oner Coventry,
Thomas Fox was appo,nteo I'd Sergeant for the
Con Comm,ssioper Wentworth made = report With
.o:arepea to thc condition Of s"smell" " in Bridge
port The packing houses. be affirmed, we're
| neyrr In better condition, AId deserved great
.redit for lhc condition Of cleanliness maintsined
hv them. The grest difficulty was with the Feu'
de1ine depanmen1s xhe1e ~ % aors - q Seaa 81. ~
1oeds per cay He 9as sat1s1ed the only method
Of abatug the Dueeatces WIS hy driving thesa fen-
eerng es.abltsnment- out q ne ne Glty: & Rs ae w.
fo fhfs CITY I1oun Cincinnati. Another bad feature
was the Seaman slough, where: In the winter.
ana. N tae summer. the. hoes watioucd IN 1t. Ii
hsd no nutict aud no current. In connection, he
cHered The following zeso ution, which was
'aGeseI IeeseIr.a, Thu, the Board OF PubMe Works bs
I reoueetttt 10 furnish this Board with map snd
survey q The seasn slongs q HfdsepSf as M
and i. 0 ap estmate Of the e1pensea of se dredg
the Fame tbat It viii b. Cleaned OF Its impurities
He @ sse 9hT1sa TSsi6e ibe counae, pe
he mower to pteyept the use Of all establishmtnt
ior ing The at out 9f ceaa annais IN IN ssa.5
tbc Common Council has tae powsr t9 pas. spti =
Il additional ordinances as Will ensblo thia board u
a An The resolution WAS adopted.
, lie Presid. nj submitted Communication iron
i The Common Counei! rtiat.ys to nc~shoys VII
q sIent in stairways and unfinished oVf dings ant
+ vie ruilty Of r,at crime BY evil association.
wentwofth tSssss;dtsdt tss Mas eas,
q ! onre Ihst The Beard Of Police Cou1ni+ +sioner
would be bappy 70 e9'otse ny ORDNANCE 70 oa IN
o Il ComnuD1esnon referred hy The Commo
Council TO the Board was received from James ~
o fclIa, afking permission to mske contract Wit
he city for tie purpose OF removing dead animal
4. from Tie city 10 the Calumet Thers he propose
ererttpe rendering estsb11shmetL
The Communication was rcfetr-d the commo
Council with instructions to report whether th
1t | cttx hsi uowef to mike uch a conirsct
RS K comwuricstion was received feom Il, II. Fo
i, rgth sskine for The dlsm,ss3a 9f c*ptsin JOB
n liz hcpse without warrant Of law, searching
u md alarming the innates and participating in ii
u arrest ct bis fArnly.
n. nr. Fortyth Vas called In and made aststemeu
He eSm!tted that Capt Nelson did not claim
sct IN Biz official capacity, nor ae'tng unser
fnstrncti0ps Of the Superintendent
RI iii. Forsyth WIS Informed taat tho Board
IN nrtmssee, and that il was matter coming with