New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-29
CITY GOVERNUENT.
POLICE DEPARTMENT - PRECINCT ROUNDSMEN
ABOLISHED - GENERAL ROUNDSMEN AP-
POINTED.
AT a injecting of the Police COMMISSIONS


POINTED.
At a meeting of the Police Commissioners
yesterday, the following resolutions were adopted:
after August ihee sal be two squads Of Ronndnen
ec snail assigned General Roundsmen
These squads shall have Office rooms Mt the Central
Department and shall do duty as rondsmen under the
direction of the superintendent where, ana as Tor the
time being, he may direct No roundsman shall, unuer
any CIRCUMSTANCES OF in any MANNER INFORM any PIso
OF his post or his place for duty to when ne OF h'
other rouudsman may be assigned and a VIOLATION oi
this rule will subject the of nder to dismissal. =.
The Sergeant in command Of each squad Is required 10
keep botter, III which TO enter all matters coming
within the cCgnizance of the roundsnen under ms COM
mand. The Sergeant Will report TO the Superintendent
each morning statement of all complaints made during
The preceding Gay by the rOunisnen under Ms cohhnu
Persons arrested by these rOundsmen are To he detained
in the nearest stat0n-house.
The rOundsmen viii do duty in citizens attire, unless
otherwise ordered by the superintendent Ray rolls OF
the members of these squads will he made out hy me
seTgeauts III command, and approved by the Chle Clelk
Vacancies occurring among The sergelnts IN command
Of these squads viii be hled by the appointment Oh q
rOuldsan the grounds OF promotion being elcleht ana
The following roundsmen have been transferred from
the precincts in which they have been doing duty ana
ordered 10 report as general roundslnen: All.
M S{1 f Ieamey Co G. BersSod Mchie PUe Christopher
Bobome, VIM Quinn Bart,oome" ksnny John Pso Pr'ae
Dovdn Michael Hae George s. Cocker NJ swift, tr1 ns
Saaad No 2-John r. Groo Francis McCnock Charles Budding
Day Francis Randall SsPh B. hssi Po.rss sr Oo
S e 61Ts Sm Sn T. c2oEe " ao j. j. Fee1
C. " Scbsle Samuel Campbell GaIlg George Davidson,
The following roundslnen remaaded to post duty
Vim. f. Conran, Reuben r. Rogers, Michael Flanagan,
John T. Garter, Peter McSaly, Michael Il Curfan, olVer
Tnns, owen MalOney, George Little Nm Burke, w. >.
McAIurray stephen Hubbard, Vim, f. Fountain, stephen
Corlnack, and Thomas Hawkins.
Captains, sergeants, and precinct roundsmen are re-
oured 10 note any dcrcictiOns III the men composing
ther force, and make daily reports as usual to the
During the Summer tours sergeant who leaves with
the section going duty at a. m VIII report NJ te st-
tionhouse at a. M 60 to breakfast report again az
will then go to breakfast report back at a. M ana li
Inedatey leave the station and patrol me precinct u
ner and report back at D. M The sergeant 'heh ol
desk duty Will go to dinner report BACK al p NJ anu
then leave Immediately and patrol the precinct unh
2 m will remain on reserve when their platoons
are on reserve in the stationhouse except when hey
have a night of, when the captain will perform their
These rules we're passed at the suggestion OF superin
tendent Jourdan who believes they VIII tend To promote
tI Ta nyecucs below Fortcthst are left without
ronudsnen The grand roundsnen will devote the most
OF their time to the precincts III this psruoh Vi TIC CITY
DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS.
This body met yesterday, when an applica-
ton preferred by Andrew johnson to erect slip for the
loading and unloading of sand at the foot OF West Forty
eighth-st N. r. laid over for consideration com
mupcotion was received Superintendent Turner OF
the second District East River, suggesting that pat
forms be erected for the protection OF passenger ancg
on niers Nos "a and 81 thatthe owners OF the pas
senger boats provide such accommodation: c0mmHn-
oston Mas received from the Executive Committee re
that piers Nos 81 and ~ De dIedgeu ~ .o
expense of the Board. superintendent WesuiNei r.
poried that piers foot of, ForyseyeDth and
fts y r. were In "A bal condition, ana inc Ehech.ih
Committee ordered to report as to when piers
be rebuilt. .,a, ~, ,on.Ities
Commissioner Henry presented system OF pehai,nns
Ia lbs enforced against all persons refusing 10 on,y &
OF the Board, which was referred 0r appo'
and correction. -, 4. A.. ,o,, fran,
Mr. Wood related a visit made by him 10 the piers rom
yaIgt 10 Pier No. "a North River All the pets w,io
ina filthy condition. aud Ofal and Nth were phoa ny