, 1877-01-23

sfAnK stIEnrDAH.
The Corporation Counsel, 10 whom was re.
ferrcd tho resolution OF Aid. Lawirr providing
for the payment to tic ta,nEIy OF the late AID,
Sheridan sl,ho0, the salary duo him rs Poli,c
Commissioner from June to November, 1876,
reported that, III view of the decision Of tic
Court tn the Police Honrd matter, there was no
money duo tho Lutte Alderman, anil that The
Comptroller could not be authorized To nav
tho amount specified, as no services wcro per.
iorlnc,t.
AID Lawlcr moved that the communication
be received and placed on filc, and the order
for the payment Of the money passed. lie con-
tended that, notwithstanding the decision re-
ferrcd 10, tho city was liable for tho back my
Of the latc Alderman.
ALL McCrca said, while lie wished to accord
to every tnal 1llB Just dues, he could not cum
ssclcrltlo1lsly vote against the report Of tile Law
Xiii. Thompson thought it would 10 Illegal
to pass tho resolution. T4c Comptroller Gould
mt pny !ho money unless liz took 1t cut Of his
Aid. White nlso thought Tie proposed pay
sucnt would b. illcg1u.
The motion was lost on the following vote:
ltn*-7lcareonr, Da!lnrl. Rosenberg, Aldrlcl,
dllonlpso,i. Gilbert, Stewart, Loadsng, Kcrbcr,
fs s sysasa Ms M;f MssS I1Sse Isnsaeebe; fGs a
NnW7Som'ner, cullorton, Tarnow, o1}ricn,
Lawief. Wheeler, Ryan, Siescn, swccney-p.
The communication was then placed Oh l1lc.
THE ANNUAL HEr0lsr or THE SUPERINTENDENT
... or roLlGE
va: submitted and referred to tho Committee
OH Police. Following Is an abstract:
haye the honor to submit ths my nnnnnI re-.
port q tho Potlce department, showing briefly The
condition Of the force nrl the duties performed by
y during tho ycnF ending tl1o 3lst day of Dcccm.
that the condition anl dtteIplinc d thu force ii
Eoo the Fly !; 9!st snd osassy nd
inc s Se n1 u af
esp:a;s 9 e IT, pSsa;s1 S " Inc ss e,'s M
saaI'Iq an 81 70 ',S p1s,snt tsrsa 4 s s
pe:.eai: tso1's1ns 10 p''rtah rths hepa.tment na aaa
i s:oi. sot,a d. 70 comply with the pro'l:ons of
the 2utl' day OF July last, crier1nsu
REDUCTION or - rEH CENT
on tho pny.s9i Of THU ncdaFt,ncnt. + became
pstrolnicn from our already insufficient forcc.
I'll. n r reduction was made ou the 1st .ny o. AnI.t.
service who sYcre cunrtdprcI the most incttlcIcnt
BY their commanding oticerr, and tts'ni4+lna frutll
tlo fotee sneh o! them refused to resign ta dis
mlttale III Pill cnsea having been made in Accord
nncc Will Tho selections and rccomMc ndailun4 Of
tue Capt4ns md Sesgcants III tue Department. they
with li'u satrolmen beins lilo nlost cU:pctcnt 10
!ndgc nsto the ca!c!unGy and qualifications Of
INC Hnen under them, Tho Polsco Department,
a. effected ey thls Icaucton, and o. It ttu,s.s at
present. c9h*itts uf ! General Superintendent, i
Captains lO actsca,tn. mud Az! nairoltHen, detail
M e! o. iolIowa: Ccnr.l stntlon 81 iaen; Arulury,
" men, twenty .fce1nii Street stRtlon. III Ncn;
nccrh2 strst ftstle". 1o nsa; cottasa trns0
Mvenue n,s. sutton, w 1nem: Wvbt Mal!son Street
etntlon; ~ meM: Weat Twelfth Street Station. A
men: lisnman Strcet station. n tcn; West thica
f. ASanhe siat'nr, - men: "crt Lake Street Stu.
Mi, t.nn, ~ Mcn; ltaWton StFcct Station, IL taen;
sint,,' tssmMe = ' Hsatnn, " men Lasfuhcs street
" fsastshee 70 no Foregoing eatst,cs II will DO
nesM s.at tacte afo necessarily detailed permanent.
y ifoni tue patrel h1rcu for duty as foundsmcn,
nstsS1iyss, nIKeepcfs Eoe-eonrt oa!ls,
rpahna. .kcspcfs aud on l'n-t duty nj bridges tun.
mss. 'tTsgt.rt"stlnfs roaEl-ae!os-in all LII
Mtn inl, H. @nhnSoid49io tiota!l reduces thu patrol
nostS T. 'a a,cn which y thn aetual number now
afa!aole loF fa1ioh& beats In Ihc entire city. II
Msle pasalee M tof Us 10 nto th!t nnmtcs far pa.
somn! iio c!y At hliht i wou1i DO sufficient, but
null Go sensa'orIrl t,at thla number n,tt nlsu
W an,!uea lnto plntonns ur scclons to thu hest
ausnnaaso ~ ~ to l'fWsu" Tor haylly tho city con-
ssnIy patsn!ed ~ ~ A,'atA q the dHy ind night.
tapsrloaco ny tanshs tsat The hummer III which
ahc totSc 'isht no hcadvlntageoarly detailed 10 guard
u,,' , ~ uo purt a. Tug would not "