The New York herald., 1874-07-01
MEETING OF THE POLICE JUSTICES.

The RctrenchmentC Com m ittee Discharge
Useful Men and Retain Their Own
Sons-A Clerk Who Does No Work for
Big Salary-A Model Reform Board
Power to Reduce but Not TO Increase
the Force.
After the adjournment OF the Court OF Specla'
Sessions yesterday afternoon the Police Justices
assembled in the Clerks room at the Iombs. Mr..
Cooney, the Clerk OF the Board. read the minutes
OF the last meeting. which were approved, and
Judge zNtferbourg, on motion OF Judge Wandell,
read III sVt OF the Committee on Retrench-
meat. m Apes which followed the reading u
this report We never equalled at Hibernia Hall,
in Prince street. Me "mOves" OF the trap-Dlock-
makers and the "pihts Of ordher' OF the hearse
builders, were never half SO complicated or Defog-
ging as those which were presented and made
yesterday.
The committee, which consisted Of Judges otter
pourg, Sherwood and Bixby was In favor OF re-
moving Mr.. Fitch, the record clerk OF the Court OF
Special Sessions or what is virtually the same
thing abollshlng his office. Judge Wanden hoped
an opportunity wond be afforded Mr.. Fitch to re-
sign, but Judge Otterb0urg said it was unneces-
sary; he was not discharged; his once had only
been abolished. The next recommendation was
for the removal OF Andrew FOntana. the interpre.
ter In Judge Wheele IS court IN tie newly annexed
district. The committee which made this recon-
incubation has never been In Judge Wneeler's
court anu consequently KNOW bothihg oi its wants.
Judge Wheeler prayed that Mr.. FOntana might be
lett with him as he was an Indispensable necessity
to the proper working OF the court. He has
10000 people IN his district anu hundreds OF ltal-
ians have lately moved IN. how eau these, he
asked, get justice unless we know what's tue
matterS The interpreter was removed.
Judge Sherwood was too Ill to attend and the re-
port was without his name. The Committee on
Retrenchment was also intrusted with the duty
OF deciding whether new clerk should be ap-
pointed at the Iomos. Judge Wheeler asked that
they be requested TO report on this matter forth
with. Jus ge Otterhourg said Judge Sherwood was
sick and could not be consulted about the matter,
consequently the committee were forced to post
pOne the consideration OF the matter until some
uture time. Judge Wandell thought 1t very
strange that the committee, without Judge Sher
woods Signature could dismiss two men, when
they could not appoint new one without his as
slstance. some iumbling oratory followed about
the rights OF maJorltles, and the cogent question,
which Judge Wandeil proposed was dismissed.
Judge Murray offered resolution that when the
Board adjourned 1t should stand adjourned until
the last Tuesday ib september. AS This was an In
nOvatIOn on the rules, the eloquent MIR. Smith
broke forth in loud and denunciatory tones His
thunder was listened to and when he had finished
1t would be well Tor the pubic to know now the
Retrenchment Committee mas done its work. One
OF the Ponce Justices VINO formed the majority at
the meeting yesterday, and voted Tor the removal
OF Fitch and Fontana has abr0ther-in-aw at Essex
Market Pohce Court. This man could
probably be dispensed With as there Is little
or no work for him. The German clerk who
writes about 100 names day, and who can talk just
about as good English as the interpreter, could do
this WORK without interfering with his present du-
ties. Another OF the majority has q brother in the
Tombs, whose duties are not OF as important a
character as those Of Fontana who Is dismissed.
The Chairman Of the committee has son IN the
Court, whom 1t Is said Is not OF age. The absent
member vi the committee also has son, but 1t Is
highly improbable That another man can be iound
In New York 20 do HIS work for the miserable sal
AIRY he receives.