New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-19

DAN WIrHDRAwS HIS RESIGNATIoN-A GRAND
RoUNDsMAN TAKEN FOR THIEF-DIsREs-
PECTFUL TREATMENT OF A CLERGYMAN.
AT a meeting of the Board of Police Com
missoners yesterday afternoon, the following communi-
cation from Superintendent Jourdan received:
EEw-YoRK, July 49, 1870
To the Prfni a I Board Of Pol u s Ctty Of
S is s am osee J sS that p aoS SUBSTITUTING your
wishes for nv desires pen should withhold from public men,
o r1 to explain the motives that controlled my resignation
ts fears Dd mpd he pfosr Snd the hopes hat accompany this
Very truly obedent servant JonN JouEDAN
The more explicit explanations made to the Police
Commissioners by the superintendent in Executive ses
sion are withheld from the public.
Commissioner Manierre listened TO G2 complaints
blamed Of patroIman VIM NJ Hutchinson Of the Eighth
Precinct for brutal conduct. Mr.. GOss said, that while
returninr hoInewar having his child i'm his arms
saw a large woman in advance Of him very much under
the influence OF liquor When near the corner OF spring
dressed c0ored man. Of sickly appearance who was
talking with cOOrcd girl and struck MN violent
Nov In The face cutting H. and causing the blood to flow
freely The coOTed man said he had done nothing to
merit such treatment, and, the officer coming up Just
then Mr. Goss asked him 10 arrest the woman. The
officer said he did not see the assault and pushed the
coored off the sidewalk this action being appauded
by the crowd Of oafers and thieves cOngregated around
Who vented their satisfaction by cries Of "seryed the
id Niger right" and other CALCULATIONS OF similar
treatment OF the man, told him lac had witnessed the
whole occurrence, and the woman should be arrested;
10 which the officer insolently replied by asking him
what business was OF his and ended by rudey pushing
him Two or three times. The case was referred 10 the
Board
Detective Heideburg OF the Fourth Precinct charged
PatrOlmcn Belts and Omstead of the same precinct
with perjury in swearing before Justice Hogan that the
house No 10 2ose-st kept by Margaret Messler was
respectable house they knowing that TIE house was one
of The worst i'm the ward. Detective Hedeburg lives
next door the house. and has seen both officers drive
dsrepuable and intoxicated women into the house IRON
the street and stOop The girls were occasionally used
by Omstead him OF the approach OF the rounds
man, while witness sworc That she had seen poth
officers go into the house at various times. To these
"A
Grand Roundsman Schultz charged Patrolman DENIM
the Fifteenth Precinct with falling 10 be ON s
relieving point at the proper time; The oicer pIeu
around on his post, and believing him TO be a thief, he
asked him what he doing there Schultz said he was
lowered around; and stil thinking him thief, the Off
Ger said he continued TO watch him. until at iength
Schultz came forward disclosed VINO lie wac anu 'ooA
the officers name and number.
DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS.
At the meeting of the Commissioners OF
Docks yesterday, Mr. Wood read report from the Exc
cutive Committee stating that they considered unWse
to enforce upon persons te entire r1 J ao 0 ana
recommended 10 the Board the following resolution
esoIred That he Superintendent instructed to report to this
Board only such cases Of Che storing or P1g OF bnn
Mr.. Wood believed that this necessary 10 prevent
the e in the price of brick II they had TO he carted
back to yard and then again 10 the "hal' the 'ao
This resolution was adopted without further debate.
The Secretary then read petition from MI: J1nn-
asking for the privilege Of building pier NJ ne IOot
OF Fory-eghth-st., East River The communication was
laid upon the table. -,
The report OF Superintendent westervet, who had
made a complete examination OF ali the suDlepOrts WAS
then presented, but not read. $780,
The following letter Of acceptance from Cen george
Il. Mcclellan was read: -. ,.-o
Of 10 dAy inform
Of appointment Rngnern Chief OF the Department OF
Docks 10 received May asE 70 convey TO the NY
Your, " GEo. b. MCCLELLAN
worth OF property IN the Nineteenth Ward complaining
the eXOrbtant rotcs which were charged Dy private
individuals for wharfage and pray Tor the erection m
piers and bulkheads the East River within TINS ware.
He suggested n the most appropriate places Ior SUN
piers the foot Of Forty seventh sixyrst aud seventy
ninthsts., respectively. a.
President Agnew said that the Commissioners fully
understood the need Of the city, and thought that III he
property willing 10 give TO the Department
80 % feet Of land above the high water marx inc
building OF piers might be done The petition was piaeeu
hle a., -,
In answer 20 an advertisement for "pans for the I'M
provement OF the waterfront OF the CITY, etc. s1Hei
were offered. Mr.. Simon Stern presented plan III pe
half Of William Wilson Of London, Eng, SheI Ensineer
OF the London and Liverpool docks. his pan von
tcmplated the extension Of the city 10 Governor sla
and the formation OF system oi docks wn.h wo a
would cost Sl0OO10O0 onehalf OF which Il w DC poIhc
the city and the other half by capitalists VINO paek I'
Wilson. This communication placed on NE. 49,,
Plans and specifications were also receiver rom
Mabie, Ralph Austin, u. 4. N. and Robert A. onses
borough, all Of which placed ON ME oh inc ION vi
September the plans will be- considered
The Board then went iuto Executive session
SALE OF CITY RAILROAD fRAfCliIsE-GEoh0E
LAW ACT. THE THIRD-AvE- RAILROAD.
II has been publicly announced tor several