, 1869-12-07
BOARD or POLICE.
Commissioner Sheridan Enters n,or
His Duhes-Report Of the Fire
Marshal.
1hs Charges E gatnzt Mr.. Cran,v

| of Ftze and Police commie.sone1 1s.n :. n.,s noAu
~ a1tesnoon, President BtoHu In fho en.,-
FHent-connisioner1 0un1, Jamns ana ~.
nes4-Hede1 member, Marx Sheridan. vho A..
Eteo upon his duties for tie flstt tins ves,.,ds,
1Hlnooo* * The Char announced that The meet.
ns Hssn PECULIAR ooe. aud that, therefor. after
nenansnS, o. ~ ne mln1tes pertaining to she F,fe
s woota oe tsmpsfartl5 suspended. The minutes
~ nese +, 5e1a 11d appsossd, both Of tue Poliee and
7Hx OLD Axp xxw.
Sommla2loEef Iftswoith, tho retiring member
nos ~ M 1ed spoke e ths eGcl could
beat oI h ao'lltI fos bis private insereas asd ~.
nossed hla Time Tnl. probability Vss vel! In mo -
had not Lost nluch n5 his frequent abseucs ati1cS
H. h,s da,ies. ;ana Me q. int darins TIC @
toward iuer. assn1 and Improving the PoIc. 1s sad
rue nepsstnetta. lie then bestowed lrtt claAa
coz pllntnt oo the F1tc Departments which he
sd or ,sa sas so.ld sna aa9F Il Pae :.
nshs- Morxs r. Ten!d lcrnfsn Rooi supply. than IN,
G1oe1 fo a,t 1T ibs p6c n
es.dh ttsn II ro1. It labored uRder tue disai.
Eantaae Of tsans1ct!ns sres, dea. OF its buli-
ETe DelaFrntnt. and the rcs.on was lha. they
!hsnteives benz iayc,ablyto tue .pabl,e. But be b..
c!eEcy o. the 70 Ice Department, sa1 cqu1l 10 thss
y npy other department In tie city. To Prove
tnss be Rave the r&,fes contained ii the Isst an
htai 1eto oft, alto *ing tue rumber OF aYrcst1
made. the saue OF ttolen property recovered.
&c. ne hao to th1ak the board aod :hc
on1etts OF she departments for the end ue,tmeut
he bad fecelFea 1t ther hands. IIe closed by in
noane1o9 10 tae boafd his WORTHY successor, Com
ses oDa xs SsnsSan whon be se.eo.2ed % as
members Of the board gentlemen and faithful and
smaent co.lsbore5A =
oosld lot tnett kind reception, md then took Iii
seat "'~~ A''
PRESIDENT or THE noA.p.
tonmift toueF broWu tten stated that the next
sn'ng IN order would 10 the eltcuon Of Prssi.
Con missioner Gund said aI,hoart. by nrrv,or,
rule adopted By toe board be Hns enutfcI 70 tne
ELECTION IS Chairman, he Wou]d vasvt iba. TcnI
~ "a nonina'e Mr. Brown as rrss,dent oi the
Commissioner Sheridan inquired what the dis.
ttnctite dules OF The P1eaidenl we're as comn.-rd
Conulteio1er Blown c1piained thst those tjoao,
required. IN eject, / more constant atteudAnce
a9n Ateotion tnaa other memocra Of The boat1.
dent Conn stontr Brown received thFec yotes.
MD CoDm!as1oner Gnua one votA. 'o''''
Inc Turner MAS DECLARED duly elected,
lie Ibanted them fne the honor sod mx-t nj
conodencs. and promised to decharRa i,is duties
70 tpe beat OF his ability. lie then bore testiolopy
TsssVofih 1here had besn diisfspee oi oa,s.
!on ~ tines paal, but eacn member had always
Sfeo!ea tae otheta With Rood Intentions, and 10
F1Rk DEPARTMENT.
Thc business OF the F1re Depasspaeut WIZ than
,.tsta kSn " ano certain Hills and accounts were
,sss mon'h Of Eovemtsr xas received II sno.sa
@ Msst biiSs biyi.soe Il; Il; s2Pte Tasre nFi,eD; 1e5 y;
lalse .1.rlns. Lo.ses: North Division, n s17sao:
fSaH Tos jul sfts5; ws:t Psio Ss,,s s
x1o.Iaa; Soutn DsvIaior, {i7,0s6: West Dtyiston'
taoT. Total insutnnce. se3,sla Exce.a Of ioss
a. follo.s: Accidental, 1; caTeiessness, II: crila
.en rlss:ng with matches, i; defective chimney.
:,io1 :; iou! cnlmLe!. i; lnceDdiasism, knova md
boiler, =, o1etheating furnace, !; spsrks from
cnimuey !; ut kbowr, H.
The iottm! -fts were alao received aod
nR CASE or 6KRdsAxr cgAsKr.
Charges bs Horace 11ckAkd against Sergeant
me President read F she FestSnaon s % of Jams.
CrtncJ. ~ Sergeant Of Police, adding thxt this
tealgnatlon was rendered previous 70 tue pupu;a-
live to that oa1eer; but since Inc article bad np-
pea1ed Sergeant c.nneJ had expressed a dcsEe 10
M.thdfaM ne real2nation and bring about = inll
allowed to Withdraw the resigna,1on.
Addst1oEai charges aR41nss Sergeant Craney
yete 1eaa: ne eompl.ln.s being taoss Of ,ntoxcs:
nenteFa Of the police force. a2ptoprtAt.n1 t. bis
OWE nsc the property Of others. DC. The Wit
ncsaes Iamsd wete Sergeant s.mon O. o'Douueil y a
On motion. Tie time Tor heayiog the re.
.rg. - IN 'os no'n-
The board then dI1urr ID stt.r vh,ch ,ns ma.
tcntat:on Of splend'.d eofd.headed cans vi Mss
intedsrs ~ Pai. Tta worth by the Super
aensation W. made By Comnissioner i}ro N sa Ia
!etponoeo 10 BY Nj, Ttsawortn 10 feeling ternA,