New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-04
pIssENsIoNs IN THE BOARD.

| LARGE NUMBER OF APPOINTMENTS AND TRANSFERS
COMPLAINT AGAINST GAMBLING-HoUsEs.
TIE meeting OF the Police Commissioners on sat
urday was chiefly remarkable for the great number
OF appointments made by the three Commissioners
in tue face OK unyarylng opposition on the part OF
Commissioner MacLean, who voted no to every
Proposition and was IN turn left without singe
appointment. though more than fifty men were APP
pointed in the STRENGTHENING Department, his own
special charge.
The meeting opened with the promotion of Ser
geant II. ID. Hooker, of the Nineteenth Sub-Pre-
cnct, to be captain. He will remain in command
of his precinct. Captain Yule was transferred from
the Twenty-elghth Precinct to the Thirty-ftth, and
Captain Gunner was put in command of the
Twcnty-eighth. Thomas j. Mangin and Timothy
j. Creeden were made sergeants. ]. ID. LuerS0n. OF
Commissioner Smiths special staff, who was made
roundsman a few days ago, was also promoted to be
sergeant, and William Coffee aud Mi hazel Collins
were made rOundSmen. Twelve new patrOlmen were
appointed, after tnIrty officers had been detailed TO
serve under the Health Board, as required by the
new Tenemeut-house law. Commissioner MacLean
argued without avail that no vacancy was created
by the transfers. and that there was no authority
for new appointments.
General smith nominated and had appointed i've
inspectors Of dumps at salary Of $3.50 and seven
loremeu of street cleaning Ia precincts al salary
of 5000 and two drivers at - day. Mr.. French
appointed thirteen tOremen, five watchmen salary
~ day and seven dump inspectors, aud MI
Wheeler appointed twenty one laDOTers III tDe
Sucet-Clcanmg Bureau nine hired cartmen anu
three drivers. Commissioner Macl lean voted no 10
every neY appointment, and his three colleagues
voted together il the Affirmative. BY resolution,
offered ~ Mr. Wheeler aud carried. tue power Oh
making appointments and removals IN the street
Cleaning Department, heretofore III the hanuso Oh
Commissioner MacLean, was transferred 10 tho
whole Board.
4 letter from y. j. Whitney, Of the Society iot
the Prevention of Crime, was read. IL detalleu 'no
unsuccessful efforts OF the society e. break u
ganblug-hOuses against which warrants hau ooeh
obtained, namely. AZ No. 80 West Iwenty-uihtD-sS'
No. 10 West Twenty -e'gbth-s No oZz oiAth-a'''
and No. 81 West Thirty -irst-st Inc report says
THIS species OF wee we believe has existed about Ing
enough In tails cay, only in tue twenty nihn 80
cnct, bu In the FJUrtn, Tenth, FOurteenlu, III ,ais
seventeenth, Twenty -trst ANA twenty -scN' ma, 49, 80
sJclety intends take every legal step ~ he ~.
dflye Tie gamblers from this clD The places lna'
above warrants procured Tor nave pers 81 1,,y
cure, my own personal knOWlcoko, .'' .,,is.1
and tuey are known "sKin" games Ine ono c ~
Twenty niutt-5t * ouly abort distance ifO tu "a
lnriatr Church and tue Bar AssOclauOn ana ns"l
mi te residences of our best cltilens u-o
~ a. IN nave the cooperation OF TINS honor aule 80
..it ms IN The work, aud II all means fall We sns..
uiy Ia roe Grand Jury OF The COdnty. IN iuftoi
. obI,cis al tails society, would most re>lcol,uIA
ms honorable Board f0r complete Inst Oh All nSsnd
him. ou~es city, asO all the pollcI-slpi rs
where lottery tickets are scld wuiea "ibn !" 0V"P'
Win lists ALREADY ia my possession
The matter was referred 10 superintendent war
ing tor action.