New-York tribune., 1875-08-09
SHARP WORDS IN THE POLICE BOARD.

SHARP WORDS IN THE POLICE BOARD.
COMM ssIoNER SMITH UPBRAIDs PRESIDENT hATsEIL
AND orHEHs, AND DENOUNCEs POLICE DBMOKALI-
ZATION-TIiH NEW REGULATIONS.
The Board of Police Commissioners held a
spcca meeting Saturday for the purpose Of consider
Ing the new rules which adopted by the Committee
on Rules and Discipline I their meeting on Friday Gen
Smith report Of the Committee the
time stating he opposed TO It, the report was
In the rules which had been passed Jufy
and which had been promulgated to the force,
as they should have been The proposed rules were
not, In his opilhon, such as would cOnduce to
the welfare of the force, and he. should vote
egainst thcp The main point Of the rules OF
July was to remove the inspectors from Police Head
quarters and thus prevent the captains from fOcking
there day but the present report entirely ignored this
regulation. when lie Gen smithl entered tie Board
he understood that the police force
denorazed but from lis observations he was convinced
It was growing The reported rules which he had
TO present would not improve it. The Superintendent
had the force getting more and more demoraized
yet ne had suggested remedy, although he had OBJ
jeeted ~ the rules which passed July The Pres
dent bad taken steps in the direction Of REFORM and
II therefore wonder that the raes OF July we're
never promulgated Gen. Smith sand that he had no
faith IN the existing Police Board for he had been
warned by Mr. Disbeoker of combination existing
among tie members. Mr.. Disbeeker was willing at on
time TO ion Issue with him Gen smith, against both the
other sonsY but as the terms not suitable
Mr. Dsbecker went over TO Mr. NOOrhs's pocket, the
President being the other Gen Smith then referred
70 the deInorabzng effect which he claimed the appoint
nent OF the proprietor Of The Police G-e President
OF Police had had the force that journal had been
the best textbook young villains that he had ever
President Matse sat that re proud OF he cOnnec
ton with TIE Police GaSte although he gave up his N
terest IN IL when be became superintendent Of Police
Commissioner voorhis said that he could not agree
with Gen. Smith that the department had degenerated
snce he voorhis) had been connected with IL, and he
De sOhy Lad done wlas could ~ raise the standard
OF the force Tie disclosures before the Legislative
Committee covered period prior ~ is aPr0ntment
fbc force admitted not what II should bc, but
Il was being purified lie believed Gen Smith honest
IN bis Intentions As 10 the evils OF captains cODge
eating at Police Headquarters, the ssne evils would
take place the Inspectors headquarters and lie would
prefer the former OK The two, the practice could be
s~i:..-i by the Commissioners. P=s necessary
for 10 the captains occasionally, and
the Pol ce Headquarters was convenient place The
hitting inspectors headquarters, separate from the
Central Once, would be expensive hr No0rhls dis
cemed any bond Of union existing between MessTs.
AItsel, DlsDeekeT, and himself
Gen smith ssid that the discussions In the COMMITTEE
room on the TxDsfer al Captains bad shown ccay JO
him the decentralization OF the force, and tie dc,u OF
g in order scd the 5nperinendnt looked very sig
nhcant 10 the existence oi "a bond Of hblOn Attcr
furflef debate the gglles reported acre ddOiHeu,
MatseIl aud tOOrhS voting IN tAc NliDnhlHe
and Gen. smith In the negative ON every ftiie.
2Ls Eu4cs a.oeSded ietaiI TIC Ioui i0Ace DSlc1s