The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-04
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from the
Department.
SURPRISING THE SURGEONS.

The now usual crowd OF hangerson at Police
Headquarters was as thick as ever yesterday.
Dhring the morning hours the Commissioners re-
ceived applicants for positions on the force About
one O'Clock they went into private session and re-
NAMED closeted for couple Of hours. At the
meeting the special committee, to whom was
ferred resolutions In regard to the Improvement
Of the
EFFICIENCY AND ECONOMY
OF the Departments, reported the result OF their
labors. The members stated that they had
given these subjects all their attention, and
had arrived at the conclusion that the
clerical force would stand reducing very
materially and with entire safety to the
public interest. They had been unable, they said,
to 90 through all the lists OF clerks and employees,
but so far as they had gone they recommended
that reduction be at once made, and asked 70 be
continued In the investigation. This request was
made In the belief that q careful and prudent
course should be pursued, so that the efficiency OF
the public service may not be impaired. The fol-
lowing resolution was submitted and adopted
sons be at dispensed with :Charles p Bosworth,
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a ansens telegraph George b"hsf
resolution to reduce the salaries OF the follow
Ing persons was then passed :-
Q. A. st. John, from $4,000 to $4,000.
Lawrence Parkinson, clerk. from $4,000 to 81, 500;
George oog nopcra from $500 to
Charlie. Treasurer, from $4,000 to $4,000; Hum
phrey Bower, Vincent Clarke, M. o. Hallenbeck
George stevens and George A. Lambrecht, tele-
graph operators, from 81, 500 to 81 500.
Jacob Webb janitor, from $500 to 81, 900. ''''''
John w. Haggerty, from $1,000 to 1000.
]. J. Cox, telegraph line man. from 81, 400 to
John Creveling superintendent OF stables in the
Street Cleaning Bureau, from $4,000 to 1900.
George w. Hutchngs, assessor, from S., 900 to
This ended the work Of the
COMMITTEES OF CURTAILMENT,
and the Commissioners forming the committee
having in charge the matter OF surgeons submitted
rep4r. ana t wacn was ns
attached to the Department on the eth inst, and
resolution to that effect was Immediately passed.
In reality there were no medical men attached to
the Board, for the charter legislated them out OF
ONCE; but the Commissioners, no doubt thought IL
necessary to make clean sweep Of all extra ser
Drs. Thomas, Purdy and Henry were then ap-
look the General health Of the policemen, and see
that no imposlt0ns are practsed on the Depart
ment. To these gentlemen will belong the task
OF examining all applicants for position on the
force and the ordering OF convalescents on duty.
resolution was passed to the effect that
FOUR SURGEONS
be selected in each precinct to attend upon the
sick and injured at station houses when called
upon. me following scale OF rates was tnen ue-
cided upon as the remuneration to be given these
doctors for their services:-
For each visit to police officer at the station
house or his home, So
For each civilian attended to at the station
house, 81.
For each visit to the station house between the
hours OF p M. and 6 A. M, SIS.
The same resolution ordered that captains of pre-
cncts call on the designated surgeons and report
daily at the Central ONCE the name OF any surgeon
employed, the nature OF the disease that he was
called In to treat and the name OF the person at
tended.
The entire matter was then referred back to the
committee to enable them to perfect the plan and
nominate the physicians who are to act all over the
city as police surgeons. As soon as the committee
have made out list OF competent gentlemen, resi-
dents OF the several districts, they will report back
to the Board.