, 1873-01-23

On Tho 18th fnst, sftcr 1t had been published In
Commissioner K1okka asked lin why ho did
not submit It to tho Board.
Tho Secretary said TUG nossion Of tho Board
On that day laatcd until dark, and whom they got
tendonra ordor. Ho understood ono Of the
Commissioners To Bay "no ut somo othor timo, II
Thla was aftor it had beon published.
Commissioner Kloklto rotnarlod that tho order
Tho Mayor thought Il tho order oorroaponiicd
With tho ylows Of Tho board t4oy should adopt
T. 4 It DID not thoy should modify it or go baok
to tho old way.
was wrong to put mon on for twelve hours. Tho
order, hoWoTor, did not require 1t. Tho mon
wero on Ave hours and n hnlf and or an hour,
aud thon on five hours and hnlf moro. NYhlo
thoy vero or tho otlior platoon covered their
from until o'clock, wore snbjeot to osi1or dutyy
at all tfnos during tho day. 1Io tried to doyiso
tho boBt plan possible to havo tho city protected
at oil tlnlos. Under tho order tho Cnptatna
could supervise tic, workings OF tho force ~
not.
Tho Mayor inquired If 1t waB not practicable
to glvo the mon rocoas Of an hour aud half or
two houra
Tho Superintendent said tho order could DO
modified aftora while, il 1t was thought boat,
when 1t was well under way. He desired that no
district should be uuGuartlct
Tho President asked If old policemen, who had
aerved faithfully for q number OF years, could
not bo rotirod OIL hnlf pay.
Commissioner Klosie said thero wero mon on
tho force who would not loavo 1t until they
dropped dead: They were Of no , ue9 now boing
the good mon Wero going on account Of tho
ortlor.
Tho President did not think my man who
could not mako his living outside should bo on
I'm T. In
Mon who woro worn out Or disabled in tile Ber-
ylco.
Commissioner Sheridan said tho Board haa
recommended that for thrco years past.
Tho Mnyor thought it wsH u good itlan.
Commissioner klols!o again attacked tho or
dor, and alluded tothc hardahipa onaurca by tho
men undor 1t,
Tho superintendent aaid tho ooryico could DO
shortened m hour If it was thought necessary.
Tho Mayor said thoy worked now about tho
Hano number OF hours AH laboror. Ho thought
tho order an excellent ono, Us it doubled up tho
night force,
well whom change was contemplated to cali oil
tho 8uperint endont and Captains, and hear tho
viows Of tho latter.
Tho Mayor considered the Donrd aud Supcrin-
whole trouble waa, tho mon wero required to do
eleven hours duty instead Of twelve; tho city
really lost MI hour, mud tho men gained 1t at
leaat tint was fnot in nine out Of the twolye
prcc1nctg.
Commissioner Sheridan WAS opposed to tho
order. Tlo men should haye tilno to 90 homo
and get something to cat.
The Mayor thought tho order would work
hst-rato.
At this iunoturo one OF tho reporters made
noise, and Alderman Heath remarked, "G-d
d-n thoae reporters, they get everything"
Superintendent Wnshburn cnmo into tho room
wlc1o tho representatives Of tho proBs were talk
ing notes, and upon his return reportol that the
Meeting was apparently n public ono. Tho
aperture In tho wall was thon 1lled with paper,
And not another word Of the conversation could
DO heard.
The Board camo to no conclusion as to what
shall be dono In regard to the hours Of duty, but
took tho matter undor advigemont. Their 1ecia-
ion will probably be mado known at the I:oeting
on hTnnday 1,exf