New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-23
THE POLICE BOARD DEFIANT.

no APPREHENsIoSs CAUSED BY THE REPORT OF
TIE SPECIAL ALDERMANIC COMMITTEE URGING
THEIR REMOVAL
The action of a Committee of the Board of
Aldermen in urging that body TO request the Mayor to
reconstruct the Board Of Police for its alleged In
efficiency and defiance OF the laws In the management
of the strcetcleaning and Election Bureaus was the
subject OF very little discussion in police circles yes
terday Few persons believed that the movement
against the Commissioners would receive any ad from
the Mayor, and without this the impeachment OF the
officials 1t thought. would be useless proceeding
Moreover, until the Board OF Aldermen should take
some action in regard to the recommendation OF Its
Committee was felt that speculation would be useless
President Gardner stated that he regarded the report
of the Committee as merely q partisan movement
against the Board OF POce-a movement III ald Oh lam
many Hall. who desired reorganization ot the Board
Tammany Hall desired TO control The elections III the
FALL and better way TO accomplish lts purpose
than to obtain possession Of the Police Board Certain
Aldermen ALSO wish break up the present Board OF
Police because they could not otherwise obtain othces
for their followers II the Board OF Police had Needed
the solicitations OF some Of the Aldermen the Police De-
partment would have been filed with incompetent
men, aud ould soon have become demorallzed III re-
gard what said concerning the port OF the Leg
isative Committee about the management OF the street
cleaning Bureau he would reply that careful exam
inaton of the Committees report would sho" u had
found the Board OF Police remiss Only III MINOR points
Of management These defects in the Bureau the Board
of Police had at once reeded al as the report OF
the Committee reached them The Board OF Pohce
we're constantly inspecting the operations OF the Bu-
reau OF Streetceaning with view to carrying u on al
less expense the city. The Board hal also tired at
the elections 1873 conduct the Bureau OF Elections
AZ the law commanded II they had made some mis-
takes In the appointment OF certain inspectors they
could plead that 1t impossible TO select several
hundred men for any kind Of duty without there Doing
several dishonest men among 80 many
Commissioner Disbeckcr said that, having 20 recently
become member OF the Board OF Police he could not
properly express opinion IN regard To the matters
IN onastion He thought however that the Board
,nt ha We the streets cleaned better and az less
nrnse under different system lie was ia faVOr OF the
Rolrds abandoning the system OF keeping the WORK
under it, management III sbOdlu De gwen, he
Thought to contractors He would have the city divided
into 10 or more districts cared tor by cor
tractors would b. held responsible for the faithful
performance their conr icts. Advertisements would
be made bids for the cOnracts aud tlcy would he
pubicly awarded TO the lowest bidders. Tue pubic
award OF the contracts would preserve tie Commission
ers from any imputatlon of favor .tlsn.
nayor HAVEN yer asaci by a TRIBUNE reporter
Yesterday vha action BE should take IN reference 20 the
report made by the Special Committee He answered
mat had nothing 20 do with n Yet the report had
not been acted upOI by the Acrnen ana tt" was no
ground for the assumption mat they would adopt IT,
when they had taken action IL wOIll DC Time enough
or him decide what to do TIE Mayor sild tnat TIC
a'tacf upon the Police Commissioners was purely ti %
political character. lie repeated the statements maze
10 his communication 10 the Board ~ Aldermen lie
anid that the charges against II" COMMISSIONERS ui
Ial,iies aud Correction we're ulJructd bY tuc sdn-
motives. Tuv-c were oat oil ONCE were aiwaJc