New-York tribune., 1874-10-24
POLICE COMMISSIONERS WATCHFUL.

THE MERIToR1oUs ACTS OF OFFICERS TO BE RE-
CORDOBA SYSTEM OF PROMOTION TO BE ES-
TABIIsHED.
The Board of Police, at its meeting yester-
day. received from President Matsel a resolution in
strucng the Chief Clerk 10 keep record OF the mer
orous acts of officers President Matse stated that
had been custom the Department to have the bad
acts of the officers inscribed upon the records He had
proposed the notion because he thought it would be
wise 10 have the good also recorded in order that
the Board might have information to guide 1t In
selecting officer for promotion. The resolution was
referred to the Committee Rules and Discipline The
SUPERINTENDENT OF Police was ordered, motion OF
Commissioner Disbecker to make preparations for the
reception OF the election returns the night OF Nov
On motion of Commissioner yoorns the superintendent
and Drill Captain were ordered to examine every
roundsman regard to their qualifications for perform
ing their duties well. and TO make a report re-
spectiug each to the Board OF Police. Commissioner
yoorhis recently stated that 1t had been the custom to
promote patromen to the rank OF rOundsmen upon the
solicitation OF politicians. and without any attention
being paid the question whether candidates were
qualified for promotion and that it was the determna-
ton present Board Of Police to establish reg
uar system in regard TO promotions and to promote
only those officers whom the superintendent and Drill
Captain after due examination, should declare to have
the qualifications for the rank OF roundsmeD. with this
obiecJ in view. the Superintendent and Dr captain
have been engaged Tor u week past III
natrolmen who have applied for promotion. Su h Of
the rOundsmen be discovered To be ncOmpetcnt
it is the intention OF the Commissioners 10 degraae
the rank of patrolmen, and to promote 10 MI their
places the patrolmen who shall be found colnpetent @
Commissioner Voorhis read long report from the Com
mttee on Rules aud Discipline regard TO the Of
the Is who were appointed patrolmen by the
previous to the annexation of that village to tins
city Jan 1874 and whom IN ns then % Board o0 0i
Inittee reported that the Corr9r Counsel ad-
vsed the present Board OF Police to recognize
IN a atrolm "a
courts would he against the Board Tne Committee had
accordingly consulted with the persons claiming TO be
not TO press their claim against the Board OF Police for
ten months pay II they were recogniz,d as pati omen
and their cOuuses fees, Sl00 paid The Committee. III
conclusion, recommended that the following named
men, before mentioned, be recognized as patrolmen :
Nicholson Peter Kan, James Byrnes, Archibald Martini
J. c. Montgomery, John ii. COndon, j. Rlchades, c. T.
and William Mann Commissioner Disbecker moved
that the Committee on Rules and Discipline should be
Board in regard proposition TO modify the order
recently issued commanding the police to wear their
sioner Voorhs said that the Committee were not ready
10 report about the matter in consequence OF the rush OF
meeting Commissioner Disbecker said that he desired
to have the order rescpded anl neq nave the BOARD
carefully mature plan OF dealing with the Question
upon and lost President Matsell and Commissioners
voorhis and Duryee voting in the negaliye The follow,
Ing decisions were rendered regard TO officers who had
tried for dsobedlence OF the reguatoDs Sergeant
being asleep while duty at the desk IN the Union
Market station-house James NcReDna. Twenty-eighth
was accepted for being absent IRON post; William H.
Shaw, Twentieth Precinct was dismissed from the De-
partment for not having reported at the satonh house
the robbery OF John McKenna June "A last OF 81
Thomas Ftzgbbons OF the Eighteenth Precinct was dis
missed for intoxicatOn , Ihos 81 J. Finley Fifteenth Pre-
and Ed wardH LakD both OF the Egihth Precinct
fined Is Ss dy p Sr ar1g nr a"Tf U the ~ n On arS
fined 10 days pay for being OIL post.