The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-28
THE POLICE BOARD.

TIE ABOLISHED PRECINCTS NOT TO BE RE
EREcrED-A LIVELY BREEZE IN THE BOARD
MArsELL AND yooRH1s vs. D1sBEcKER AND
SMITH.
The full Board OF Police Commissioners met yes
! terday, President Matse In the chair.
communication was received from the Fire
Department. accompanying photographs OF the
new nre badge which Will supersede the one now
In use after the 3lst inst, and requesting the
| Board to notify the members Of the police lorce TO
recognize no other as emitting its wearer TO al
| mlttance within fire lines. On motion, the Super
! intendent was directed to promulgate general
order In accordance.
Nouncation was received from the Corporation
| Counsel that the following newspapers had been
selected in which departmental advertising
should be inserted:- Tribune World. Post, COM
nlercial Advertiser Stats Zeit4n0 and Times ana
Messenger.
! resolution was adopted directing the Chief
Clerk 10 advertise In the Ctty Record for propo-
sails to furnish 500 tons oil coal for the Police De-
partment and $50 tons for the use OF the steamer
Seneca.
Communication was received from the Depart
ment Of Pubic Buildings relative to the unsafe
condition of the Seventh precinct station house.
Referred with power, to the Committee on Re-
pairs and supplies.
The securities OF W. Il. Cobanks, awarded the
contract for furnishing the steamboat Senec with
n new boiler, were approved.
Commissioner Smitn onered a resolution that
the petition OF sinclair Tousey Alexander Stuart
and others. relative to the abolition OF the Second
| Thlrd and Tweaty-eighth preclncts, ne placed on
/ file, the SUBJECT having been definitely settled.
The same Commissioner introduced, amid much
merrimenL tile following resolution winch was
also adopted
:, Resolved. That permission be granted to Captain
| Downes a lead pencil as present
PatrOlman Aanson Sherwood, Of the Twenty
third precinct, was placed upon the retired hst,
an annual pension OF $500.
A resolution was adopted setting forth that
forty-one complaints mad been preferred to the
Corporation Counsel by the department. since last
May against JOnn Hogan the proprietor Of stone
yard on East Twenty second street, for repeated
and aggravated violations OF city ordinances In
blocking up Twenty-second and Twenty-third
streets, from the East River 10 First avenue and
that no practical result las been achieved in the
way OF abating the nuisance.
Inc resolution finally directed the Chief clerk
20 communicate with TIE Mayor on the subject.
Tue sealed proposals for supplying the depart
ment vita registry books, oath OOoAs and cleo
ton law pamphlets, Tor the use OF the Bureau OF
Elections, being opened, 1t was found that the
lowest bid was that OF Baltimore Elliott, $1,000.
me highest BID was $l,756. II was resolved t1at
the contract De awarded to the firm named
A SLIGHT BREEZE
here disturbed the smoothness Of the proceedings.
At previous meeting OF the Board, Commits
sioner smith was voted down on a resolution Oh
fsred by MIN, directing the Superntendent 10 pre-
fer charges against certain patrOmen who had
attended picnic testimonial given to ex-Polce-
man Ga1ney recently dismissed from tue force.
Commissioners smith looked upon their action
in the light OF an lnsGlt 20 the dignity OF the
BOara.
Commissioner vooTlis took the ground that
punishment or disgrace inflicted upon the said
pdtrolmen by the Board would be manilestly IN.
lust un Gil alter 1t shown that the Information
gwen as 70 taeIT presence at the picnic was wei
founded. He believed IN punisning Will severity
ali violations OF rules and discipline, but, In ius-
tee, he thought, the Board should make sure Of
its ground before acting. He therefore moved
that thorough investigation should ne immedl-
atey made by the Superln tendent The motion
carried, commissioner SmlIh voting IN the
Yesterday the matter was again brought up in
a new form by General smith. VINO offered a reso-
luton that Oflcer Foley, OF the Twenty-second
precinct, be transferred to the Twenty-seVentn
precinct and renamed TO patrol duty and thar
Olcer Mooney. Of the Sanitary squad be trans
ferred TO the Tnirty-second precinct. These are
two OF The men, who, 1t II alleged, went TO the
Carney picnic. The former policeman occupies
a much desired position IN taking care OF hacks
ana the laLter's place IN tue sanitary company is
viewed IN similar night by policemen. Transfer
and patrol duty there ore are regarded as severe
punishment, and they we're SO InLended by the
Commissioner.
Mr.. VoOrhls objected TO the infection OF any
punishment penang the invesugatlOn which dld
not appear 10 be yet concluded
MI. Smlin strenuOusy luslsted that the men
should be transferred. When MS action as a Com
missioner was impugned, as IL had been by these
men Ia publicly iadOrsing Gaffney IN the face OF
the latter's expulsion from the ponce force, he
l-mlthl proposed do the inVesuQartnQ himself
Commissioner Dlsbecker announc eo mis- inten-
ton OF voting or The resolution, on the ground
that request Tor tue TRANSFER OF an Onicer made
by any Of ms colleagues was sufficient proof 10
MIN OF It's deslraOllIty.
Tne resolution was lost. Matsell ana voorhls
voting NO" anu DIsoecKer and Smith "Yes.U