The New York herald., 1879-10-08
THE POLICE BOARD SQUABBLE.

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QUIET FINALLY RESTORED AT THE SESSIONS on
THE coMMIssIoNERs-vAcANC CAUSED by
THE RESERVATIONS OF INSPECTORS QUICKLY
FILLED.
The four Police Commissioners at Police
Headquarters early as haf-past eight O'Clock yes
terday morning But the court room being
used for the purpose of swearing in inspectors Of
election, the Board had to meet i'll Chief Clerk Haw
leys room. At quarter of eleven O'Clock the Com
missioners took their places ut the table and the roll
called The political rabble kept out of the
space allotted to the Commissioners and press by
iron railing. Mr.. Morrison moved that the polling
place in the Sixth election district of the Twenty
fourth Assembly district be removed. as 1t was not
now in u suitable locality. Mr. MacLean moved that
the following order be sent to the captains of the
various police precincts:-
Inquire and telegraph the Comm ssioners forthwith
ssvsn at psS9s up TO
wanting
This motion carried and Mr.. Morrison moved
that tho resignatons on the anti-Tammany list be
accepted and the persons named the Same list al
substitutes be appointed in their stead. Carried
without demur. Mr.. Morrison took up a number
Of miscellaneous resignations which were approved
and the vacancies filled. Mr.. MacLean said that
Tuesday was the customary day for examining
charges against policemen. but. tho whole force
was necessary on the first day of registration.
he asked that the trials be postponed until Thurs
day. October Is. The Commissioners left the room
while waiting for an answer to the general police
inquiry and did not reassemble until quarter OF
three p N. Mr. John J. OBrien. Chief Of tho Bureau
OF Elections. reported that only two precincts had
answered the general order up to that time
Messrs. Morrison and French then read resigna-
tions and presented substitutes alternately. the
Board acting in perfect harmony in each
case. Tho designations were so numerous az
to furnish grounds for suspicion that all
not voluntary. These suspicious
strengthened by Tammany leaders bringing in the
designations Of anti-Tammanyites. 1t feared
that the constant hints made in this connection
would result in an open rupture among the Com
missioners, but things passed off smoothly. The
designations ofAugust Belmont. Thomas J. Creamer.
Henry d. Purroy, henry L. Clinton and John d.
ceived aud accepted The rest of the afternoon was
spent in the routine OF appointing inspectors to I'LL
vacancies.
PROCEEDINGS IN COURT.
In the Extraordinary General Term Of the Su-
preme Court. yesterday Police Commissioners
to the writ Of nandamus issued against them to
compel tho appointment Of inspectors Of election.
NJ. they convened and continued in session
with intermission for dinner until thirty
%o ana s then sss
had completed the election Of inspectors required
ae ir ana So o & osra l Te
son for the failure to appoint the entire number OF
poll clerks authorized by law that the lists
OF names which presented to the Board too
defective to be made the basis of action by the
Board, and. therefore, by unanimous consent the
Board at the time aforesaid adjourned until
eight o'clock yesterday morning, at which time it
resumed its session and engaged in completing the
selection of poll clerks. The two Commissioners
omitted to append statement OF their acts in full
for the that the stenographic notes Of the
minutes had not yet been written out. An almost
similar report was handed in by Commissioners
French and Wheeler. but with the difference that
they reported all the poll clerks appointed. Mr..
Bangs said the two returns materially differ.
ent rs to the completion Of the list Of poll clerks.
Mr.. Root said the Board had had no dissenson to
such appointments. Mr. Stoughton criticised the
action OF Commissioners MacLean and Wheeler in
delaying the appointment Of inspectors. While he
did not intend to make o motion for an attachment
say IL it's time would be proGtably occupied in lis
tening to instances showing the OF tho OBJ
structions interposed in voting for the Tammany
inspectors.
Judge Davis said unless the Instances in.
tended as Q basis tor . motion to punish for con-
tempt 1t would be unnecessary to submit them to
the Court. Mr.. Stoughton concluded by saying he
did not intend such motion. Mr.. George Bliss, on
behalf Of Commissioners French and Wheeler,
said there still number of vacancies
to be filled owing to designations, and .
great many had been appointed ut SO late an hour
that they Ind not been sworn in. Many OF the
Tammany This, however. he thought would NOS
interfere with the settlement Of the proceedings
Mr.. Bangs then asked for an adjournment until the
full minutes of the Board could be completed.
An adjournment was ordered until half-past ten
o'clock to-day.