The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-03
THE POLICE PAY.

No Money TO Meet Expenscs-Rushing for
Fuuds in All Directions.
The usually quiet Department OF Police was In O
state OF general excitement yesterday in conse-
quence OF the rumor which had gone abroad that
the salaries and expenses for the month of Septem-
Der could not be paid as usual. At an early hour
SUPERINTENDENT KFLsOS OFFICE
was besleged by mass OF captains all nxlous and
eager about the state OF the treasury The Supern.
tendent too seemed TO share the universal uneas-
ness about the condition OF the finances. Not so
much that he dreaded the payment Of the money or
any difficulty OF that nature, but that he knew that
large number OF men in the force would suffer by the
delaying OF their pay. Men OF family-and there is
alarge number of such IN the police force-who had
counted faithfully on their money yesterday, Will
be the most inconvenience and disappointed. and
1t seems
AN EXTRAORDINARY THING
that the Tenth National Bank, an institution
which has enjoyed so much city patronage, could
not nave stretched POINT Tor once and
moment. on saturday last Commissioner Barr ex-
pected some such difficulty as this, and made every
with the authorities OF the bank; but he
failed, though up to noon yesterday he
urer Oh the Police Board, seeing that he was not
likely to be successful with the Tenth National
bena Of ne0y Of the public
peace out without any satisfactory ope
and OF course such an amount could
not be easily procured al any time. bur the public
will be mach amazed to find out that the bank
which has been the receptacle OF their money for
long aud has enjoyed the privilege of handling so
much oft, should at moment like the present
REFUSE TO CONE TO TIE ASSISTANCE
OF the most essential and important department in
the public service. Whatever the proceedings were
Obtaining the needed supplies from this quarter had
not been abandoned until the following despatch
was received by Mr.. Barr
Tr1r ~ n
To the Hon. Commissioner BARR the Board of Poice
1s When S 70 T definitely Ss
the salaries and expenses of the Department OF Police
'0 si 1ns tp Sg he 81 CASHIER ssRisa'0f
As soon as this document was made public in the
building number Of public ana private individ-
uals jumped into the breach and offered their own
pay of certain portions OF he debt OF the
Department, and they were gladly accepted. Among
the first Of those gentlemen was Judge Bowling,
who came into the Central Office as quickly as the
news was made known to him, and said the men Of
TIE SIXTH MUST BE PAID
81 will advance the money! Captain Kennedy soon
after appeared in the hall fresh nom consultation
with the Judge, and carrying in his hand the
so.sss % necessary to pay off his men.
This was good ard patriotic move, that soon
vorte Judge. The SIXTH TOO, was a telling stroke,
for Captain Kennedy's commend is one OF the best
the w G he mas e. a.a WoEnE SET
| in the world. Judge Bowling knew this and his
discrimination Is more than commendaple.
After this five other precincts were paid
Captain Irving obtained S2,ga7 Al to pay the de-
tective force from the Suyvesant Bank on his per-
| sona signature.
Harper Brothers advanced ss,55s 10 for the
| Fourth.
The West side Bank gave se,9s2 SO to meet the de-
mands OF The Twentieth
the Shoe and Leather Bank gave the captain OF
the Thirty second precinct So lS6 20 to pay his
and the mounted police, and captain Walsh, OF the
Fourteenth precinct, drew $64s4 81 from his wallet
AMI settled the salaries OF his men for the month.
This Is course Of action on the part OF few indi-
viduals that no doubt VIII be extensively followed
to-day by pnbIc-spired citizens, and the difficulty
VIII, in this way, al least, be soon got over,
The Fire Department Is, unfortunately IN the same
predicamenr as the police thus making distress and
Inconvenience IN the two most important depart-
pents In the city. II this Is the only benefit the
seventy drones can Destow on the city the sooner
they yield up their several ghosts the better for the
people aud those IN the peoples service.