New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-08
Work OF THE POLICE BOARD.

INSPECTORS AID POLL-CLlRk- APPOINT TO I'LL.
MISUNDERSTANDING, OF cARFLE--NEss-NO
ACTION BY TIE COURT.
Il was not until nearly II o'clock yesterday
morning tnat the Board o POlce Comm .s-.a.r- BEGAN
the lav'. work. The usual crowd Of ward politicians
filed tile halls. After some uampor''nt Ia. mes. had
been transacted Dir Macean moved taat -sprrinre-G-
eut Wauug or requested 10 send the following general
or.er 70 tne captains Of various police precincts
throughout tA- cityt
Inquire and telegraph 20 the Commissioner forth
vlin bat inspectors nave fpp.irea Al po,lnS p-'es
I'D ,u 0'-iU a Also whether amy pollle PAGES
are now wanting
After accepting few designations Of men VINO had
h,oa appointed inspectors, tAe Board adjourned until
10 when Do was hoped faat the Information asked
nom the police precincts would De- 40 hand.
At 2:lO Nj. French the only Commissioner
present The chief ~ the Bureau of Elections had
sred un the -ts of inspectors. ana discovered thnt
364 men whom the Board lad appointed inspectors had
failed To port a. required by law. These 364 We're
entirely independent Of the absences az the places OF
-,,.b The ReDn5rcan Conimis-ioners N -srs
F-encn and Wheeler. had toll their D. mocratlc col
Finally M quarter OF all the COmms -ioners were
Dr. jueir seals. aud rhe meeting was Opened. SMei
OBden. OF the Election Bureau, reported o. the Com,
mis~0ners tnat in several instances nfil man hdd
presented himself tor qualification. Tue Board seemed
Guilty. Mr. OBri-n directed however, 20 refuse To
swear IN ans hrth inspector lu any election District
might have served with notice 10 present MIN
sel Board then began o. hct on the pile " rcsis
nat had Accumulated on The table lhey were
TAKEN I'D one bv one ami pted No. II the names
e.r. ~ men un.nown outside OF their wards In the
Isr Assembly District the resgraflon7 a. August Bel
mont John r. Townsend. IT 'nrr T. Plrror Thomas j
I-.aurr ant Henry T. Cllf r0n were accented, and
rue yle1uoie- were flied from TIE IeAnany
list -OlIr of the places OF men who Lac failed in
QIIhfl also n- boy new apao niIcnf- Among iAr
.sir1f.ru- fir were act.ff-r were ruu-e u limo
tav D. Douo and william a. Kennedy 81 me iid A.
seluiy D-iriCr; William J. frt.f, - the X Assembly
bfsrrt; Peer Jc'fowau. ~ fDe ANfn Assembly, us
tr7ct anc Alex lander Ehiln OF tine lwchiy-serohd As
A $3.50 p m. The Boasl lccid TO ale alrccss unfil
10 a. fI Ilgr-div.
urlVcd proceedings Delor. the Extraordinary O. III
er.l Term yesterday morning ~ most II their interest
I lc SINAI. Number ~ spectators ID Attendance "
egff -cut iucic OF this. Mr Bang presented the
return Of Commissioners MLra and Morrison, -ettng
forth the procedugr before tag Board OF Police and
declaring that al the inspectors cd eertOn had been
cho-eu SIR. Roo, read the corresponding ret4rn Of
steuOgrapnic report OF the action ~ the Board 80 Tar a.
II had been written The return shove also bow
the order OF the Court had finally been carried out
siTrcfiOnE "hg prompt
by the Democratic uirsiOners. Nh Bangs called
me attention the Court 10 the TACT thar one OF Inc re-
turus nuicated the polcerks had Ueen appointed
M stoughton addressing the Court, said that he did
not intend 10 make any motion for an attach
nent aganst the Democratic C0mlsslonefs, but
N the Justices cared To hear him Ae would
indicated their disregard o. the Courts 0eclArH
tons. AT all events. no asked that the proceeding
should not be dismissed until s the pOcierks were up
Justice Davis said that they did not care ~ hear
any papers read auy arguments unless they were 70
be made the basis OF a motion.
At Sir. Bangs's request an adjournment was taken
until this morning complete returns of the work
or The BOaId are u be male