New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-22
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
BROOKLYN ISSUES.


SgIRB OF POLICE CAMPBELL REMOVED COMMIs-
sIoNER JANsIEs PERPLExITY.
The recent changes and appointments made
nv Messrs Jourdan, Briggs and jansen, the Commis-
sioners the Brooklyn Police Department have caused
much indignation among those who have taken no'e VI
the spirit which has aetuated the controlling meOo
OF the Commission Not much regard has Deen S"V 49,
for the qualifications OF the men removed OF %
but the idea appears to have been to get rio VI "
a, and an ther l.oos with the candidates sugges'eo
nv the Republiean leaders Messrs. Jourdah anN 'aN
cen passed a resolution yesterday uee'~i'. ~, 80 -
Office of Chief Of Police was sooisheu ~. - 10
charter and the services OF Patrick Cdi"p'o. ~
longer reauired. Commissioner bflSsS' W, -
roes,ea against the passage OF this resolution ou'
,ha lass The action Of the Board was
.,'..',nn,oa,od a, once to Chief Campbell VINO
g., Co.,, ,eturned from vacation. lie al once
,veDt un-s,ars to the Commissioners room anu
encountered Messrs. Jansen ana briggs Auuioss
a., co5n,ns,ioner Jansen, the Chief said that ne hdu
a., ,eceived notice the effect that his services were
o longer required and he desired to know IL IL was III
.orAance with the instructions OF the Board. MI
,ns said that IL was and moreover the order was 10
t.he effect Immediately. The Commissioner here tueneu
IN Mr. Briggs but that gentleman SHARPLY renn"iAeu
shat he did not intend 20 take any part IN Tue anso
ton Chief Campbell said that there was important ln
formation in his possession relative 10 tine 1oourio o'
of which some one ought take charge Commissioner
hansen suecested that this information might ne IN
trusted 10 Inspector Folk. but TINS the Omei uoO "
do without receiving specific orders; Rriccs
CompsslOneg JaDsen-GiYel II 10 COlnmlss
M Briges-I decline as Commissioner 70 acHeretSus
respons biEty ~ tbs matter NO papers NAL '"
he turned over with my consent T.. ,o 7 don't
Commissioner Jansen--Wnat are We W wv wv
know what 20 40 about TINS thlug. -. ,o..ors sop,e
Chief Campbel-1here are great many iettels, ,paro
OF them highly important IN this IN, ~ 1,ortanf
are sna All scraps of writing that form hsny ~. o
links In the testimony II any OF them were osI 'u ~
might suffer. Now want 20 be rehe'eu rum "NS ~
~ Iansen finding that his associate would
,,,s aEo n ton concluded that II would De lust
,o' 81 the rafter stand over day" and With
drew the letter OF removal. The Comhlssl0neIs LIZ. III
again i'm the evening, nut refused 10 dNuiSe the n"
VI 'ne TrIn'ST REPORTER learned from Commissioner
uourdon that the resolution removing Chlet OF Ioioc
Campbell has been again put IN toree ,ba C"iSmis
structed 20 hand over his documents 70 ,no NSnSl
sinDers Lk-In.ted States Assessor o. b. Ltleu'
Tichafds aud Charles b. Horton are esndloa@s I1r viii
Office OF Police superintendent iue aPPo4"'"'0"' ~
probably be made to-day.
BOULEVARD IMPROVEMENTS
The BROOKLYN Park Commission ehtereu
into contract Yesterday for the grading aud paving OIL
,be streets or boucvards which to run through what
are now known az the side lands Of Prospect ParA
FOR the improvement of Westinghouse. from Atlantic
ave In the civ line aud thence 10 East New-IorkaVe
,n Tho town OF Flatbush, the lowest bidder was j. T.
wbite who proposed 10 do work for s. 95 per loot
making an aggregate of s735i g. ana the highest was
4 X Smith who wanted SiGl,34G Is. For UnderhlfaNep
I449 feet grading and paving the lowest bdNer was
william swceuy, who proposed 10 do the WORK IOr VIZ
W. 70 and the highest j. L. Curtin. who named s3sl2 90
Iobn -rcb WIS the lowest bidder for the Pafkplace
improgemeut. which extends i449 feet MS plu was wac
si06l7 o. while Daniel oBnen wanted si0o0i fSa tee
from Fatbushaye., and for TINS - CfdIiuru was ~
loves bidder the highest being william sweeney, VIZ
Wanled Sg87bl q for the same worn Tue conu a..5
-. s,'r5rd 10 the lowest bidders II is expected
Thai the WORK WI. be completed early ID ls'4'