The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-20
THE CITY ORDINANCES.
Improved Plans for Their Enforcement
Under the New Regime.

Under the New Regime.
The changes which have been going in he
Mayors ONCE during the past few weeks have been
completed, and on Monday Marshal Hart and his
assistants took possession OF the room formerly used
by the Clerk to the Board OF Assistant Aldermen.
The rooms have been neatly and substantially fur
nishcd.
THE ORDINANCE POLICE
have rooms in the basement also substantially fur.
nished, and everything arranged to contribute to
their comfort, and. by making them Interested in
holding their present positions, increase II possible
their efficiency. superintendent Jourdau has de-
signed set OF blanks fifteen In number for the
use or the police in the various precincts OF which
the following ls copy
MEMORANDA COMPLAINTS FOR VIOLATION or cor
PoRArIos oKD,sANcEs &c.
water settles after rains in aud around - in -
E EssssIs:; " Y p.,rolnan -.
Beside the blank above quoted there are Others for
street lamps ,. deposits OF -" 'Croton water
"nusanceS ' "ashes," zveh eiet pavem ssr
"worlnen preparing to'' and tenement house." as
e a d %u 1e Tpe @e
observing the violation reports to the officer In
charge at the station house. the complaint Is en-
tered on BOOK prepared with the above quoted
blanks and coupons similar 10 the blanks. Tie
blanks are transmitted to Police Headquarters there
nance Police, who details member of the ordinance
squad to examine the premises complained OF. The
eAanllatiou OelIR Inaue the 0flcer reports to Mi.
q. ID. CardoZo, In charge OF the Ordinance Bureau,
and by him the proper department OF the city gov
ernment Is notified to remedy the matter COM
plalned OF.
Marshal Hart has prepared forms as follows for
general distribution
The Marshal soicts from the citizens with or withou,
nnmesl Information touching municipal evils which
within their knowledge under observation and
which they may suppose capable being redressed
through enforcement OF ordinances
On the reverse OF the blanks for the complaints
are the following
SAGE OBSERVATIONS
for the benefit OF the police of,cers:-
policeman is peace officer
policeman is a sentinel.
Aspeace officer his irs. duty should to good
As sentinel he should be always wary and viglant a.
though there to be immediate
iminsss ior there no knowing when an emergency Will
Restraint by authority never popular neither to the
child nor 60 the grown man. authority Is therefore be
erclsed with cooness and by always keeping
Meu offend In trivial much from
and negligence Ms from design
Cautonary sometimes more valuable than ar.
rests.
Diplomacy is ofentmes great weapon TO the police
mah IN his intercourse with his fellow citizens aud in deal
statesman
Among all the re sayings world there none more
useu Tor the policeman TO remember than that AN ounce
OF prevention IL worth pound OF cure"
The pubic who ques trouble in ito inception
as much worthy OF remembrance one who rodressss
evil OF already Increasing magnitude.
Experience teaches that Is the little things Of life which
give greatezt annoyance to the individual, the family
the community Therefore, searchna reportlpe
breaches although the breach may
OF slight moment the trouble worth rectyug
Tore Il gets to be OF veSatous Importance.
act with vigilance that should deter from vigilance
preserring the complsnis.
to health lie and comfort injurious
vehicles lsst The city be mulcted In damages from suors