New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-30
POLICE FORCE LEGISLATION.

THREE PROPOSED ACTS -REOKGANIZAiIOS or THE
DETECTIVE FoECE-sTEEEI CLEANING AND DIS
POSITION or STREET REFUSE.
At n meeting of the Police Commissioners
Yesterday afternoon q communication was read from
Hamilton Fish IT, chairman of tine Assembly Committee
on Cities requesting that one Of the commissioners
shoud be present at Albany to-day in order TO appear
before the committee which will consider three new
bills relating the reorganization or the ponce force %
the city, resolution offered by Gen. smith was passed
requesting Commissioner Erhardt to comply with the
request of Mr.. Fish, The commissioner declared that he
would prefer not TO go, az he desired 10 AVOID Tue ap
uearance of lobbying for any scheme but as he was re-
Quesed TO by his colleagues and the chairman OF
the committee. he would 20 as desired
The commissioners then had explained TO them tho
three bills mentioned. The first, one offered By Nh
strahan relates tine reorganization OF the detective
ment OF a superintendent Of detectives at an annual
salary Of $1,000, and other provisions, which nave
The second bill introduced by Elliot G. CCwdln,
was read twice referred TO the Committee on Cites ana
ordered printed. 1t relates to the cleaning OF tB2
streets OF the city. Section gives the Board OF P"c,
the exclusive power 20 clean all he streets, waI'eS. a
iers and OF refuse 10y sale or fo deposit II
in a manner that shall Tot he detrimental 10 ruhhc
health section authorizes the department to contTac
for the safe or ashes, If promptly removed and
properly disposed OF, and also to enter INTO contacts
with responsible for SEPARATE Districts III Wch
the city De divided for cleaning the streets ana re
moving dirt to certain specified places Ihese con
tracts are to be made Tor year or less. Proper s.i
the contractors, otherwise tAe commissioners are en-
powered to ab.Ogate the contracts by giving u
hours notice Section 8 provides that the
board shall De authorized TO cxpend in removing snow
aud Ice I'm lis discretion such SUN Of money, any part
of such money shall be appropriated for the removal
Of zee and greater or other sum 0 money
The third bill was introduced 10y Dr. Hayes. aud
relates TO the disposal street dirt II aims to afod Inc
necessity and expense Of taking all the dirt TO sea Ill
sccws section provides that the Board az Police may
nc!ose with cib-wYrk any flowed lands wl'hH Tie
by any private persons if the consent of latter snail
first obtained provided the cib-work shall not extend
beyond the exterior buIkhead lines Within the CRIB
work the material collected III street cleaning may DE
thrown, the deposits be covered TO the deIh OF Two
feet AT least with clean sand, ashes, or efi!
I board * also empowered 10 make contracts Win
owners of overlooked land to nclOse ana Mi NJ suc
lands upon such ana conditions as the board snail
deem beneficial t. the city Section authorizes TIE
Departments of Police and Docks 10 enter mic contracts
with each other providing that the cribwOrk shall be
constructed by the department of Docks for the Ponce
Board The Police Board Is TO pay the DOCK Depart
ment in the ordinary way by transfer The books
the Finance Department. from the appropriation FOR
street cleaning This proposed act Is 10 take effect ii-
mediately.