The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-18

sured Elct The question is. whether tho sal
aries Of members OF the police force Til have to
passed which contains a singular provision.
Thus II enacts that tho salaries and compensa-
and employees Of the Police Board. shall. from
May l. ls66 be as follows:
President Board s. 500 First Deputy clerk g. $40
Each o,her commits. ~. e,hsl ,a.pss tor. 100
M 100 s s sS. GsE L i
rFy.dsay. secretary 81 saR,s,a; sas &c., -,
superintendenr' ratrolmen, each ...... Ign
Then follows this proyiso:. Provided that
whenever the currency Of the United States
shall attain par value IN gold. tho foregoing
salaries as fixed boy this act shall be reduced
twenty per cent; excepting that IN no case shal
and that OF Sergeants less than 81 400" &c.
Between the time ~ the pass Axe Of this act and
the charter ~ 1870 law was enacted incfeas-
ing the salaries Of the Commissioners by 81 900
The charter Of 1870 effected a reOrgani-
cation Of the Government q this, city
In many respects, and abolished the
Metropolitan Police system. though In a
rather curious way. Under its provision
a board having charge OF tho police system OF
this city. and were TO receive the Same salary
as the Recorder. The members OF tho depart
ment were continued In Office. and Il was pro
vided with reference to each one that " the
amount OF salary or compensation now paid to
such person IN the Metropolitan Police District
his transferred ofllce under this act" The pro-
vision Of the act Of 1866. however referring TO
the reduction Of salaries was continued in
force under the sweeping clause that
all the provisions. OF law which related
to the police OF the Metropolitan Police Dis
conflict or inconsistent with the provisions OF
this act. are hereby deyolyed upon tho Police
DepaTtment herein created ana uRo n the pollce
and applied TO the police and Police Depart
ment created by this act A couple OF minor
acts, subsequently repealed interviewed be-
tween the time OF passage Of this act and that Of
the charter Of 1873. This act, otherwise chap
ter 1886 Of the Laws Of 1873, provided by section
43 that every person CONNECTED, with the Police
Department OF the city Of Now York Al the time
in oflce. and the amount Of salary or compen-
shall be the salary and compensation liked Tor
his Office under this act"
Bv section ll9 Of the same act the city az Now
York WINS excepted from the provisions OF the
net OF 1857. establishing tho Metropolitan Po-
lice. and ofthe acts amendatory thereof. with;
in such amendatory acts Is, OF course, included
that OF 1866. with its specie resumption"
clause. The specific provisions OF the charter
referring to the salaries OF members OF the
liking the salary Of the President OF the
Board at $1,000 the second making the
salaries OF the other Commissioners 10000
each. and the tn rd declaring that the salary Of
the Superintendent OF Police should not exceed
10000. The charter Of 1870 was expressly re-
pealed. The law makers at Albany when they
had done thus much. seem TO have come to the
conclusion that they had Numbered In not re-
tanning the provision. contained In the 1870
charter. relating to having the provisions Of
law concerning tho Metropolitan Police made
applicable to the new force. SO they went to
work 10 remedy II by amending tho charter
bOrs appears as chapter 755 of the Laws OF
1873 In section 6 Of this act II H. provided that
the Board OF Police and other officers
OF the Police Department shall possess
and exercise all the powers and perform NJ the
duties heretofore possessed. performed, ana eX-
aaA hxFf ha I'd m as
and members Of the Metropolitan Police Dis.
trict police force, and the Police Department OF
the city OF New York"
Whether this provision revives the provision
OF tho act OF 1866. referring 10 a reduction in
the paw OF members OF the police force, is the
question now presented. There IL no doubt
whatever that II the supplemental act were
have the effect Of reviving the provision OF the
act Of 1866. Whether It's passage later IN the
session will deprive II Of having this effect Ii
! therefore tho point on which the whole matter
| turns.
From monetary point OF view the matter Is
| one OF great consequence. From the estimates
| sent by the Police Department to the Board Of
| being approved by tho latter. are now before
| tho Aldermen for consideration, II appears tina
| the Police Department nsks for t3.2l4,5 $50 FOL
| the payment OF salaries in 1879 A reduction
| Of 20 per cent bearing in mind provision re
| lating 10 tho pay OF Captains and SergoanlS
means that this amount shall be reduced by
| 1918 .430. and such reduction must be made I
the provision Of tho act OF 1866 should DO helC
| to be revived.
| WhOOPinE Cough.
Benson Capcine Porous Plaster will give relief at once