The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-27
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

Mr. GREENS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
TRANSFERS OF sERGEANTs.
The Board OF Police Com missioners held meet
ing yesterday afternoon, the full Board being
present.
Alter the transaction OF routine business COM
municatiOn was received rom the Comptroller.
refusing TO pay $4,000 asked Tor by the Board
tor the construction OF new precinct station
house until site had been selected and decided
to the Finance Committee.
BY vote OF the Board Richard Barrett, Andrew
Mooney, W. J. Huston and Edward Whaen were
appointed patrolmen oa the force.
list OF a number OF transfers was read BY the
President OF the Board These were OF twelve pa.
trOlmen from the Twenty. ourth precinct police
boat to various inland precincts, and vice versa
On vote the list was adopted, when Commits
sloner WORMS said that he hardly thought tue
action was proper. MIR. Matsell said they had
seen the list. and were prepared for II, but stil II
some other action was preferable he was wiling.
Mr.. Disbecker then moved that It be referred to
the Committee on Rules and Discipline. The vote
was, therefore, reconsloereo and This action taken
apparently much to the displeasure OF Commis'
sioner Duryee.
petition was read from the members OF the
Alanson Methodist Episcopal CHURCH, Norfolk
street, which stated that according to section
81 chapter 649 OF the Laws Of the State 1t was In.
cumbent upon the police force to regulate the sale
OF liquors so that none should be sold on Sundays
at certain hours of the night. This law was
publicly broken every day by q number OF citizens
caiiing themselves respectable. Commissioner
Voornis, VINO read the petition, SAID that
he understood the original was signed
BY over 1000 people on the east side and that it
was $50 leet IN length. He SAID tnat some weeks
ago instructions were given to the captains OF the
various precincts to have the law enforced, but
that, when asked how 1t operated, these gentle
men stated that 10 particular attention had been
paid to IT. He, therefore, moved that the whole
subject be referred to the Superintendent for
action, with Instructions to have the Law enforced
winch was carried. This means return OF the
excise times.
1t was reported by the Committee on Rules and
Discipline that Charles Wandllng. OF the Tenth
precinct. be promoted from patroman to rounds.
TRANSFERS OF sERGEANrs.
The Committee on Rules and Discipline reported
10 Fl he S sSs Of :
ierral TO take place on March -
Randall iS iron !, 70 First
10 ssy e
to Fourth; heron r. Thompson cnrlsopSer Soenue.
JANET s !A
saS 4 saaas . /. i
h95a psanF ssSS q 70 William
seventeenth to Tenth Villa Kass sixteenth TO Tenth
EER sn to T.p mn +
Twenty, third 70 four.eenh; r + Pickett Twenty
En- '
!ssn,$$; Shso' sam;tsss Thirty. {. @ S,ne:
orox tsfs 70 Ie s. sn
wene b 70 Tenty hrt D. sTogan SIKH tS Tween
first: NJ Luck. sixteenth to rwenty. arst: Stephen T.
si,h; 7 Deyos; second TTxeasy IhF$ A. FannIa,,
first te lwenty-thrd; Arthur korxe, Twenty to
t. 20 TTw wsny
eighth; John hamtSn Nineteenth 70 Twenty ninth;
1hiSth twenty b.
sIct IeHr! TO Ihrtlsth Frank wetR twenty .arst to
ss TSr 70
second E T. wSodward Firth District Court to Thirty
sa Eth Y
% it Court srf' D Ssufsi
SsPrs % sS
Davidson Gn,e OF ReentiO on to VIM
Smith transferred from the Fourth to Second pre-
cinct on special vote.
anu OniceIs DAVIS. McCanerty and Cassell, were
thanked by resolution tor peculiar efficiency in
the discharge OF their duty. Tne Board then ad.
jOurned.
The Chief Clerk notified Captain Killalea, Of
the Eleventh precinct, formerly OF the Twenty.
second, yesterday, wDen ha came up Tor trial on
certain charges tnat he mad received money Tor
the discharge of his duty, that ra1e charges had
been Withdrawn. 1t Is said That there Is some
dissatisfaction expressed at this N tanner OF hush
Ing the thing up, and that public trial would
nave been more satisfactory 10 test the merits OF
the case. II mas been 0ecined IN the case Of De-
tecilve Clapp, who-e reappointment was made
against the article OF the law which states that
no person shall be appointed ON the force who Is
older tnan thirty. seven years, that public trial
shall be neld, as the Case could not be given for
the adjudication OF tue Board without o trial
This Will be held next Monday.