New-York tribune., 1870-04-18
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

INSTALLATION OF TIE NEW SUPERINTENDENT
HIS ADDRESS TO THE POLICE-IHE MEMO
POLITAN POLICE FUND.
Shortly before noon on Saturday, Capt. John
Jourdan, the newly-appointed Police superintendent
reached police headquarters and walked Immediately 10
the room assigned the superintendent Of Police where
he was pleasantly greeted by the Acting superintendent
John A. Kennedy. After few moments conversation
relative 10 the business Of the Office President Bosworth
made his appearance and announced that the hour had
arrived for qualifying. Superintendent Kennedy
and Capt. Jourdan then stepped TO the room
Of President BOswOrth, where were assembled
number Of Police Captains and friends OF the
incoming and outgoing officers Commissioners Brennan
and smith were sent for Commissioner ManicTe being
absenD and having arrived, superintendent Kennedy
introduced TO President BoswOrth the new appontee,
and paid the latter handsome compliment for his ell
cheney and energy while under his command, ana De
clared him weftted for the position TO which he had
been chosen ITesldeAt ,i S, ' h@ yas con-
Tiuced Of the truth of Mr. Kennedy remarks captain
wished to state that but the most kindly eelSs
had ever existed between himself ana Mr. hehhsu! inc
oath of office was then administered by President bOs
worth and having received the badge Of Office from the
retiring officer Superintendent JOurdan received the con
gratuatiOus OF his friends and theI entered ~ oCe'
Ills first official act was TO issue the IooWinf M a 7
OFFICE oT THE SUPEErSTESD%ESI % OF POLICE
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n assuming command = the Police Pore a. m eh - su
.or hsf tsu ytar errruc- Superintendent lou can
relieve m By your aenous eoPerltOn Having been elIag ~ M
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srk IN INV uresent position ought be- familiar sih al your wants
every polcr fiarafof
u eB61erce and retaining th ~ the tnhc ~ Us az r.
1bi d.ararahs powers which should firmly lni eou
taousiy LIT forget grave responsbl'ts a.
OF NJ vast lrut
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METROPOLIS supply that urhcene hy ance Al1
tn. er n our respective Our criminal foes are LuA,f
handed cunning bold
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fidelity o. oics. The
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rrnu.e with H. with The higher ministers tht AN
alsavs respectful and when primary responsibilities o
responsibility by o.hr any branch o The o. asee
~ JoBS JOUEDAN Superintendent
The Board % Metropolitan Police Commis'ioners met
an saturday In accordance with the provisions OF the
reNy City Charter divide the moneys belonging 10 to
Police life Insurance Fund and the Metropolitan he
,.rd FIIud The Insurance Fund has accumulated Al
most entirely from fines imposed upon members OF the
force and IL was decided that the most equrable avs
ion would be on the basis OF these fines IL was asecr
t,iped that from the month Of April 1850, until April,
i7o there had been collected from the NewIork force
ioyiur division OF the Fund therefore ordered new
York sIi9Cg6 78 and Brooklyn SOSa9 OS The f1 Waid
Fuud amounting tO sG,59i having been raised by us-
ductug 80 cents each month from the pay ut each e
r OF he force was ordered 20 be paid back IN the same
wav with the following result: NtN-1Ofk' f5ep, ooi
Br0Eyn s7 Gs8: Richmond County, siyJi 1Oukere via
| aud West Farms, slig 90.