New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-31
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE POLICE UNIFORM QUESTION.
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vi tnO GOln lnbJs buO 4 WIZ SOAhhASoiOhSio
amended Rule No. 40 TO read as follows:
Captains sergeABts RouDdsen and PArOen excepting sueh o.
a o. , BE .,S 0 Of SSI SG ,S' sf viii he
relieved from .epg the prescribed uniform while al home or at
gDbhe worship while absent BY permission Of the
Board Capts will be relieved from this rule by the Board In special
while will their shields
This rule, Is is understood, passed by Commission
BOsworth Manerre and Smith, against the earnest
protest OF Commissioner Brennan who represented that
Il would eectuay debar the members OF the force from
all enjoyment that the majority Of the police
dOnned their citizens attire relief from the cares and
was deeprOoted prejudice against wearing the uniform,
the part Of both officers and men, when not on duty
The rule passed nevertheless. Probably TO
act OF the Commissioners ever caused much dis
content the part Of those anected by II.
From an quarters came protests against the order and
requests that b. either rescinded modified The fol-
lowing are specimens of the eases submitted 70 suPern
tendent Kennedy On the 2Sth INST near relatye OF
one Of the patrOmen attached 10 the First Precinct died
20 attend the funeral on sunday in ctzene attire The
reported to Superintendent Kennedy but that
and could only refer the applicant 10 the
Police Commissioners, they alone having tile
It had adjourned without date subject only to the call Of
the President II was impossible to obtain their consent
One of the POlfcecaptains is Master Masonic Lodge
he asked permission 70 attend tie communications OF his
Board President Bosworth Oa being spoken to on the
subject said that he could see nothing unmasonc IN pre-
siding over the deliberations Of lodge in police uni
form. The old English Masonic prohibition only applied
70 the wearing OF side arms within the BODY OF
patrOlman who wished to be relieved from the
inconvenience OF wearing his uniform on sundays as
he wished to visit friends in the city who objected
TO his coming in that attire excited remark aISong
the neghbors who would think that parties visited had
been guilty Of nfPactOn OF the law calling for visit
from the police little questioning on the part on the
superintendent elected from the officer the fact that the
person on whom he wished TO cal was ms intended
and that she had advanced the ABOVE arGu
order The Superintendent could only refer the
officer TO the Board Of Commissioners large corpora
paws their fun salaries applied to the superintendent
Tor exemption from the terms OF the order. II the
olioar aauar lave nv
uniforms when going TO or returning from where they
employed they would be often called 20 perform
police duty in the OF arrests, causing untold delay
and very materially lmparinR their efficiency so Tar as
their duty TO the corporation was concerned in the
other cases, the parties referred 20 the Board
for the needed relief Yesterday morning Acting.
Captain Burden OF the Twenty ninth Precinct reports to
the Superintendent that PatrOman John MOrrssey, who
Saturday morning, walked ont OF a window OF ms
seventhst while in state of sOmnambulisln had died
IN Bellevue H3spta ana was anHGns 70 OBTAIN t
day. The relations OF the deceased would be glad TO
have them attend but strongly objected TO the presence
OF the ponce III uhlIOiin Ms cast was ~ my %
referred the Board The above are only specimens OF
the applications that have been poured in upon snperin
tendent Kennedy for exemption frOm the order Ncster
day morning, the Police Commissioners met at Head
consideration by Assistant Chief Clerk Hasbrouck was
10 ~ Commissioner Of the Board Of Mcropolqn Police
E ReT0g s .S kus NO. as =, "a S
n and n my oP99o dtesg ASSISTING classes S ne @
therefore tender my gnsOn Metropolitan Police
force 70 take effect ." Ss Gay H SP Sss5 Precinct
As NAV be supposed the Beard could not withstand
pressure and accordingly, about the first business
transacted the Board modification Of the order
For ''Capains Will be relieved from this rule by the
special cases" the rule made 20 read Amy
member Of the force win be relieved from this rule by the
Board superintendent the President Of the
Board m the absence OF the President and SuperU
tendent by any Police Commissioner, in special cases
The following deaths Of patTOlmen were announced:
Alien Smith OF the First Precinct who died on the Goth
inst at the residence OF his in ackensack
N j. and John Morrissey of the TwentyDnth Precinct
who died in Bellevue Hospital on Sunday. ROundsmau
Patrick g. Callahan transferred from the Fusth 10
the FOrty-seventh Precinct.
In the afternoon another session OF the Board held
Honorable mention directed 10 he made OF Patrol
man Thomas Hid. captured the burglars on Friday
morning last Eighth-ave and recovered nearly 5000
worth Of property. The communication OF Charles T.
Hurlburt, superintendent Of Construction OF the new
Post Office building in the City Hall Park, requesting
that the private Waterman employed in and around the
building during its construction he made special police
men, was laid over until the next meeting.