New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-21
CITY GOVERNMENT
POLICE MATTERS.

CITY GOVERNMENT
POLICE MATTERS.
Commissioner Smith yesterday listened to 80
complaints against policemen Patrolman Michael Mar
tin Of the Twenty eighth Precinct, two weeks tho
force, charged with being on his post intoxicated
The officer said he had pain in his stomach, and pro
cured some bitters from druggist He produced TIVE
policemen and civilian, vino that In their OP
lon, Martin was sober TIE case was referred 70 tns
Board, the Commissioner remarking that hhehaei ""'
made but poor beginning in police life ~, ,,.o,o.
Sergeant John T. Wright Of TIE Hinetee1th preen M
child To an unknown woman, who hah caIleo lo ,, 49,
Woman wan ep 5C a me cS mSher but becoming
drunk sent 10 Blackwes Island, ana laieu 70 emu
found. This complaint was dismissed. .,,
Later in the day the Police Colnissooners resolved
that hereafter those policemen VINO are netaea at FaI
places, AMI their salaries paid ny mn y"ts or CO..
portiOns, shall be known as The speea 5eryiGe slan
the members TO he under the eoili, r NJ epo' ="
Capt. James j. Kcso OF the DetectlNs torgei c.,
Superintendent Jourdan has Issued 70 Polce Capa,ns
the following order relative TO the new rule recently
adopted by the Police Commissloner.; c.,D
application the Staiione room At ne central Departments
blank IN eommsni viii observe tie foosiag aars
When arrested 25y Claims @s, 's a1., o Of e. md
Wilt BY careful inquiry sy yose Tae.her the oieno comes aha
You will deny The application and ho e arrested uss
eond II does you report nmea'ely writing to the So
penteuent The name residence and business o. toe s party 10
your Judgment cnsi the rc1m Of tie ofnse and the
sa3 e a no s S, 9 1rsd po5 :a Pn s
II the offers ,uret, tie residence ard
fard On TIE presentation Of u Report the suTenieaesos wi!
II the application is granted win he eEeegt Of ne Reos
bold arrefted party the neat stting
Fourth You will carefully the proceedings these case, on
ports and the disposition made Of prisoner BY Court
BOARD OF HEALTH.
An adjourned meeting of the Board of
Health was held yesterday TO listen 10 the report Of the
nj. ttt0a
recommended that the drinking fountains and urinais
under the control Of the Board Of Health be turned over
TO the Department of Public Works In accordance with
the request OF Moan Al UGS W b recommcndatSn was
laid City Sanitary Inspector M0reau MJrts ana
been deputed by the Committee on STRENGTHENING 10
make n survey of the City and report what portions OF
the terms contract with tho STRENGTHENING Con
tractor, reported as follows;
That the following Wards be cleaned six times In each
week. five times under the proposed new contract ny
the Board OF Health-Ihrd Fourth Fifth, SIXTH Tenth,
Eleventh, Thirteenth, Eighth from sulValL 70 Broad
way, including Suiyanst Seventeenth east OF second
ave. Eighteenth, east of Secondaye and tonr'eentb c
week. twice under the proposed contract oecond.
Seventh, Eighth. from suliyan-st west to the NORTH
River; Ninth, Fifteenth Seventeenth, west OF second
10 Broadway; Twentieth, west OF ElgIthye 70 ths
North River Twentysecond, west OF ElgthaNe 10 the
North River from Forty second to Fortyfthsts inclu
The following Wards to be cleaned twice each week
(once under the new contract Sixteenth, Eighteenth
west Of secondave., to sixth-aye;; Nneteenth
second east OF Eigth-aye TO sixthsye; Twenty-hrst
The following letter accompanies the report; % ,s
The 3sS oi b % IN the %r q, sas,
above need cleaning specified aqer appropriate heda tss
ence % the density and population selecting ho,o thA
need the most frequent cleaning s@oHs tSo ' os ' sS %
unable keep streets clean at their own erInse The limited n,
compute obtained however and added 70 q,
sHSnied MoEE.u MoRRrs City sanitary Inspector
The President TIed that the communication was reac
out OF the regular order OF business and no action wa
communication was received from the U. 8. Consul
at Augsburg Bavaria asking the statistics and Other
public documents Of the Board OF Health Referredh
COMMISSIONS Manierre gave notice that he would. at
of the Board be changed from Wednesday to Monday.
Among the spectators was John L. Brown the street
It is understood that the streetclcaning COMMITTEES
have arrived at no definite conclusion with reference TO
the additional streetceaning. portion OF the Com
mttee are in favor OF the plan embodied IN the report
Contractor S1g strictly to the letter Of the contract
The above plan is said to have been in part suggested
by the street VINO wishes 70 TDn Tue con
the direction OF the Board OF Health
DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS.
At a meeting of the Department of Docks,
yesterday the question Of the legal right of contractors
the docks for the dumping OF the refuse OF
the city discussed Secretary Henry stated that the
city had right to change the dumping grounds without
the the contractors The contract made for
could be used free of charge The piers were given 70
them merely for their convenience, and they had no
right To dump refuse the docks and leave II there
The dumping docks had been assigned to the several con-
tractors, and could not be changed without mutual
consent.
Commissioner Wood offered resolution which was
placed upon e that the superintendent of Docks should
be instructed to inspect the docks regularly and
the contractors if they kept their boats at the pier longer
than "a hours and in case OF dsobedence to bring the
before the department for action.
delegation OF the citizens of the Nineteenth Ward
through it's chairman, Mr. ). d. Mention, related tho
VQufS of a. ID
docks in the Ward assert that there almost total
absence Of docks along two miles Of the water front OF
compelled TO in the hands OF private indiyid
uals, who made exorbitant charges. The people had
opened streets to the river for the purpose
disappointed by the city authorities In 1866, the Iegs
ature appropriated $4,000 for the construction Of docks
along this water front and the money deposited
with the Controller BY some legal ENHANCEMENT tbe
building of the docks delayed for year, and when
the Dock Committee applied Mt the Controllers Office for
the money, they told that in mysterious
ner 1t had disappeared, and the docks accordingly
not built. The building of docks very much i'm
peded by the resistance Of the property 10 the
opening of streets through their grounds One gentle
man. Mr.. James w. BeeEinan, being member OF the
Legislature in 1872, procured the passage Of
a lay forbddjng tie opening Of Streets
this action Fiftieth Fifty and Ffy-second SITS
could not be opened TO the river The Committee be-
leved that under the same general law which enabled
Commodore Vanderbilt to seize the property OF Peter
GOele for the construction OF railroad depot that the
Department OF Docks could seize upon the lands Of these
individuals and construct docks for the public
the meeting, and said that the general plan Io
the construction OF docks had been deteIinneu upon LA
with the docks even if the Department had to seze upon
private lands, which they had perfect right to Co.
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