The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-25

member OF the Board TO betrxy their companions
down stairs the Commissioner would not nave
Board At all consistent the Commissioners must
sweep the entire squad away. and that would be
wrong, or all or the men are not guilty. They
must send Sampson away, although he is the an
cient friend OF the President No hall work In this
matter will satisfy the people. and II the Detective
Bureau were placed In the hands OF an honest and
competent man ne would soon rectiv the existing
evil. and pick out all OF the honest talent that Is
IN IL.
INcAPAcITY OF THE BOARD.
Judging rom the method OF conducting business
the Commissioners odgnt 70 relieve Mayor Wick
ham by reslgning and give him an opportunity
10 place men IN the Board who have some expert
enee, ability and some tangible idea what tne
police Is for The fact l.. they have been rounder-
ing and blundering ever since they went INTO
ONCE. and they viii continue TO DO SO as long
as they occupy their positions. II Is wen known
that there Is no harmony among them. no rank
ness. no OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Every one Is TOT
himself and they are block in the way OF corr
rect direction OIL affairs IN the department Iney
have made such = mess OF the street Cies ming De-
partment that nothing short OF resignation or re-
moval can accomplish reform.
A prominent politician who visited the Central
once on Saturday said The Board OF Police IS
TO be removed ana shortly. That mas been de-
clded on. Half dozen causes OF removal nave
been submitted any one OF which will do. the
commissioners can be sent 20 their homes, from
which they never should nave been taken. upon
street cleaning matters at any moment. IL Only
rests with the Mayor TO hnd good men 10 take
their places and put these aside.n
The method OF transactlng business as adopted
by the Commissioners proves their incapacity
sions, ana their time Is spent IN watching each
other and inning the patrolmen. All the police
work the Board can really be SAID 10 despatch ~
the trials OF denquenfs. The committees are
organized in the following Manner
Street CIedning-Commlssloners DsbecEer, Dur
zee and Voorhis.
Rules ana iscipline-Commissoners Voorhis,
Duryee and Dsbecker.
Observation-Disclosures Disbecker, Duryee
and Voorhis.
Repairs ana Suppltes-C mmissioners yoorhis,
Dury ee and Disbecker.
Finance Commissioners Duryee, Disbecker and
Voornis.
the President is er or1cfo a member or all COM
mitiees. committee meeting on any little mat
ter IS q Board meeting and each lnsignincant
question coming up gets tossed through i've sue
committees or the Board before tits passed
In to the Board, where a great public demonstrd-
ton IL made OF its execution. Bills are first
loosely prepared in one committee. and then sent
on their rounds until, alter five stoppages, they
wind up in the finance Department They are
scheduled and passed IN ne FIRST COM
m.ttee because they are 70 De looked over so often
aIterward. but the Board is really spsnod cum.
bersome ana slow III us working. The Mayor
VINO Is q man OF business, thoroughly under
stands this and II is said, has expressed his dis
satisfaction OF the whole arrangement. One OF the
Commissioners Is understood TO be IN the habit or
casting his vote in the Board on the side OF the
majority, and then gong to superintendent
waing ana the captains at their station houses
to excuse himself Tor so voting.
appointed TO look into the accounts OF the depart
ment and examine all the bills that have been
paid. and evidence, IL Is said is now being OBJ
tanned regarding the appointments made by
MEMBER of he Board That there Will be some
action taken soon Is very evident.