New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-10
POLICE REORGANIZATION.

POLICE REORGANIZATION.
DIVISION OF THE PRECINCTS INTO DISTRICTS UNDER
TIE INsPECToRs-DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY OF
THE CAPTAINS TO THE INspECTORs-THE SYSTEM
OF REPORTS.
The report of Gen. Smith, Chairman of the
Committee on Rules and Discipline, to the Police Com
missoners yesterday in which the Inspectors were as
signed to their several districts as laid out at previous
meeting accepted, and the measures adopted py
unanimous vote. Inspector George W. Diks was as
signed the Pirst District which embraces the First
Fourth Sixth, Seventh. Tenth, Eleventh, Thirteenth
Fourteenth Seventeenth, Eighteenth, Twenty-hrs and
Tweny-sxth Precincts and the First and Third District
Conrt Squads. This IL Of the most important dis
tricts and the Commissioners state that Inspector Dks
assigned this district because Of his long police
perience. The First Precinct includes Walst and the
largest banking and brokerage houses in this city, The
Fourth Sixth and parts O. the Tenth Eleventh, Thr-
tecnth Fourteenth, and Seventeenth Precincts con-
tain much OF the toughest elements IN this city. In
some OF these precincts several receivers OF
stolen goods, and there is large number
pawnbrokers shops and other kinds of business that
need the supervision OF careful and experienced officer
In this district also is the City Hail.
Inspector John McDermot is assigned to the second
District which requires active man and strict DIS
cplinarian. II embraces the Fifth, Eighth, Ninth,
Fifteenth Sixteenth Twentieth, Twcnty-fth Twenty
seventh, and Twenty-nnh Precincts and the second
District Court Squad There have always been more
law-breakng establishments in this district than III all
the OF the city taken together Inspector McDermott
is the Youngest the inspectors and the duties in this
district are expected to require more hard work and
MGR, constant vigilance than the First District,
VIII ch the larger the The Third District which
embraces the East side OF upper New-Iork'
including the Twelfth, Nineteenth, Nineteenth Sub.
Precinct Twenty-third Thiry-third and Thirty-
fourth Precincts and the Fourth Fifth and Sixth Dis
| tn Ins w.
Thorne. For several years Inspector Tbornc has had
charge of the Street Cleaning Bureau The Fourth Dis
tct which embraces the west side OF the uptown p0r-
ton OF the city, intending the Twenty second Thretn
Thirty-frs Thirty second and Ihityfth PRECINCTS Il
assigned TO Inspector speight Inspector sIeIgh mas
lived for several years in this part OF the city, anu s uy
acquainted with Its wants. .
By this division Of the city into districts the Board have
changed the whole plan Of police government Up to me
10 the superintendent, and received from him ther
orders. Thus the captains have been accustomed TO
terest to them This IL asserted has led TO tie fOrna-
ton Of cliques. Some captains have not spoken to
desired TO put an end such things They have found
also that the work Of the Inspectors has been unequay
distributed The Inspectors mad nothing to say IN regard
the working of the detective squad and were almost
ignored superior officers OF the department NOW eacn
report daily the Inspectors who examine these reports
and give the captains such orders they fit All
orders 10 the captains from superintendent to he
transmitted through the Inspectors Each day te III
pcrcndent together with the reports Of the captains
| TO which NAV he appended such remarks as may be
deemed cxpcdcnt The Superintendent then MAKES re-
polt from these aud forwards il daily To the Board OF 70
! lice Commissioners All charges and complaints come
| through the INSPECTORS .
The Commissioners have assigned Capt. Gunner to
the command the STRENGTHENING Bureau In place OF
Inspecor Thorne The Board ~ to detail such captains
srgcants and roundsnen for clerical duty as they may
deem necessary The detective squad aibOr police aud
sanitary squad to be directly under the conan OF
the superintendent. The commissioners nave MOI com
pleed their work Of denomination but are pushing as
fast AZ possible They that the changes Which they
have made are heartily approved by the Mayor.
OTHER ACTION OF THE BOARD.
At the meeting OF the Police Commissioners yesterday
Commissioner Smith offered a resolution, which was
adopted that superintendent he directed to report to
the Board the names OF all patrOlmen at present on de-
tailed duty who physically competent for full patrol
dnty communication from the Health Department
relating the routes for driving cattle Ill tins city WAS
referred to Superintendent Wallng to DE made pnblc 10
the different precincts. Patrolmen l.. Mooney, T. H.
Townsend, william Ellard, l.. Hirsch and II NcGonigo
of the Twentyseventh Precinct Police. ami Harrington
of the Thirteenth Precinct Police dismissed from
the Department . .
| Commissioner Smith, Chairman Of the Committee on
Rncs and Discipline reported adversely upon The pctl
zion OF mcrvh and Others in the old Third and second
Precincts requesn, to have the police stations restored
! in Chambers and Beekmansts., as the property has
passed from the control OF the Police Department.