The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-01-06
TIE METROPOLITAN POLICE.

A ChnEgs Ia tho System of Tour Duty Of
Pairoluaen.
10 viii be seen by the following general order,
which Superintendent Kennedy issued to every
police captain yesterday, that the murder OF Mr.
Rogers, in Twelfth street. few days ago. has
taught the Police Department that the old system
OF tour duty was very defective and needed much
Improvement. What Is commonly called the "long
tours'' that is to say, when the posts arc
covered by platoons OF men) ended at six In
the morning, and from that time to eight
O'Clock the "dog watchn ensued, during which
but one-half the men employed on the long
tours are on duty. It's contended, as q reason for
the cnange In the system, that IN winter time SIX
O'Clock is altogether too early an hour 10 leave the
streets guarded py secuons 81 e Win ~ p n
trick OF the patrolmen, which consisted In the met
that whenever they knew they We're on dog watch"
p rest person the night before in order to
fortably spend their "dog watch'' with him nc the
court the following morning. the following " the
GENERAL oRDER--No. 55i.
OFFICE METROPOLITAN POLICE,
NEW YORK. Jan. a., 1869. J
General Order No. 5i5 Is amended so as TO read as
follows, and you will be governed Acknowledgement
meaning November is, 1881 change the hours Of
patrol duty as follows, viz.:-Day duty VIII COM
mence at seven O'Clock A. NJ. and end at fve O'Clock
p. NJ. Evening duty Will be from five O'Clock TO
seven O'Clock p. NJ. Night duty win commence at
seven O'Clock p M. and end at seven O'Clock A. M.
Day duty-First tour, from seven O'Clock A. M. to
nine O'Clock A. NJ; second tour, from nine O'Clock
A. NJ. to one O'Clock p. NJ: third tour, nom one
O'Clock P. NJ. to 1--we O'Clock r. NJ.
Evening duty-From I'VE O'Clock 4. M. 10 seven
O'Clock p. M.
Night duty-Frst tour from seven O'Clock ?. M.
O'Clock p NJ. to three O'Clock A. NJ; third tour, from
three O'Clock A. NJ. to seven O'Clock A. M.
Of p's my M the sSy q not
impaired thereby allow the members OF one section
I'm turn OF the platoon that performed the second
homes and remain until 1t Is time to report to the
station house, at nine O'Clock A. M when they will
cinct until one O'Clock p. NJ The section relieved at
nine O'Clock A. M. wI with the exception OF one
hour for breakfast and one hour for dinner remain
in the station house. as reserved force, until one
O'Clock p. M. when they VIII relieve the section on
patrol and perform the patrol duty Of the precinct
O'Clock r. NJ WILL with the exception Of hour for
dinner, remain in the station house, as y reserve
Aye e. M wan s on
Captains Of police may III the requirements OF the
public service will permit) allow the men on the
platoon that performed the first and third tours OF
night patrol duty to go to their respective homes
and remain unless their services should be mean
while required) until i've O'Clock r. NJ, when they
The platoon whose duty 1t may DO to relieve at
eleven o'clock p. NJ or at three O'Clock A. NJ, and
patrol duty, Will, without any exception, remain In
the station house during the period they are IN re-
1t 1ires, riots or for other public emergencies.
The evening and night patrol duty will be per-
formed by the patoons In turn. One section at a
time OF the platoon that performed day duty viii be
allowed fifty minutes for supper while in reserve
during the evening tour.
The members OF the section performing patrol duty
from seven to niue O'Clock A. NJ. will not convey
prisoners arrested by them during the evening or
night tours 70 court until after being relieved at nine
o'clock A. M.
This general order to remain In force until the 18th
OF March next when 1t VIII be suspended and Gene
raj Order No. 527 Will go into force unless otherwise
ordered. JOHN A. KENNEDY. superintendent
GEO. w. DILKS, Inspector.