New-York tribune., 1874-07-18
ROUTINE POLICE BUSINESS.

REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMIs5IONERs-A COR
oNER ID De OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES cox
TRACTS MADE AND CANCELLED.
The Board of Police at its meeting yester-
day received letter from PatrOman John c. Tuohy OF
the Nineteenth Precinct, asking permission to brlnS
suit against Coroner Adoph Kessler for alleged false
imprisonment Tne petitioner asserted that on March
IS last Coroner Kesser summoned jury to take tic
ante-inortem statement Of named Kullman, sup
posed to be dangerously wounded; that alter taking
the mans statement he discharged the jury without re-
curing them deliver him tine requisition In writing
as required by that March 10 he committed the
petitioner to prison, without taking his eXamnaoh on
a charge of felonous assault in default OF sloOOO Dl
that on March 20 he the petitioner to the Tombs
nrison that on March q he released the petitioner
the latter giving $1,000 bail Kunan, who
If WAS asserted had been dubbed Dy
the officer recovered from his injuries, ana Coroner
Kcs>ler destroyed the bonds April l. The BJdri
gave its permission to Patrolman Tuohy to biInS his
suit.
Capt Charles Mcdonnell OF the Twentieth Precinct
was granted % days leave Of absence. with pay H.
was recently transferred from the Tnrtytrst to the
Twentieth Precinct and has been compelled to work so
unremttinsly IN the latter precinct as to become seTl
ously ILL., GA the recommendation OF the street cleaning
Committee the contract with Frank Swift for The re-
moyal garbage from the city, costing $500 per MONTH
was declared at an end. The Board VIII probably ad-
yertsc fO- proposals fCf the IclOFdI VI Lc sos0 az
less cost Joseph Strauss, clerk in the Treasurer :
Department was dismissed. An Application or q. n.
Brlckctt ex Fire Marshal, and at present special
agent the Treasury Department. to DE made Super'
tcndent Of Police was put upon file. On mo-
tion of Commissioner VOorAis d resolution
was passed that IN the m."cc all bu5
before beln. presented u the Finance Committee
must be laid before tho appropriate committees for
attcstat!On. On motion OF Commissioner D.>DccNtr j.
j. HaWley was appointed pGiroman ~ the F!fth Pr--
ciuct and T.. \. Sissr parJnau IN the LHehty -iF5l
Precinct The following p.r,Ous applicants Tor appoilI-
mpnt, we're c.tcl 70 appear before the bolId' l.
O'EJurhe and I. FtY Or mptlpiot Commissioner DE
becker, aui H. AltNam3r' and W. Ryan, on motion OF
Commissioner Dlryce. the folio wing applicants iot re-
Ciyoraby considered: W. L. Tucker, +. W. Lovlen, and
Il. VI. Banker. George Middleton made tde following
proposals for cleaning the streets IT eight wards Or ono
wear: First Ward 81 500; Second. e7ON Third $1,000;
I1lrth, $2j000; Fth Sgj.D; SIKH, S2hOJ0 seventh,
$4,000 AMI .Jurtcrnth $1,000. y. b. HdabgOutk, CAlef
OF thc Bureau Of Election protested II 4et,r against
hi, salary being reduced from 5000 % 5000 upon the
advice Of ex Commissioner CIarlck. lie claimed that
under the city charter he should receive $1,000.
Tie Counsel to the rp,ratiOn was SrcqucStcd -
examine the law the subject. The numerous COM
plants made recently by the police ca9.alus anu
roundsmrn in relation TO the habit OF officers OF CON
Matse, As acting Supe rntendent, was requested 10
issue genera! order. .cauliouns the men against The
habit. j. j. Wynne ana q. LlmOrecnt applied Tor reap
p0luimeut Is telegraph operators. sap rnteadrEt
crowley Of the Telegraph Department stated That ni-
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