The New York herald., 1879-03-07

S2Vln5 10 INC CITY S4,otU
do NOT WANT THEIR PAY REDUCED.
Tho second motive of tho opponents Of this bill
Is the dread of reduction of their own salaries.
l. This bill appoints two competent lawyers
at $1,000 year. The present Justices SIT only four
days in the week and are paid $4,000 year!
2. The salaries of these police justices higher
than those of the justices of The New York State
Supreme Court who get SG,0OO; United States Cir
Court, who get s3.oo6 5. Now. as tho public will
draw comparisons. these Justices naturally fear that
IL the system instituted by bill works well. the
next thing Will. be corresponding Legislative
duction OF their own salaries
The third motive of this opposition Is loss Of
power. l. Each police Justice in reality represents
locality. Tho act OF 1873 contemplated constant
rotation I'm holding Court, to prevent local influence.
y exchanging with each other the law is constantly
evnled as well In the Sessions in tho police courts
2. In the present Sessions the same judge who
commits often tries the prisoner. He can do this
tho principle of tho constitution which forbids q
Judge who has hoard TO cit In review Of
pointing two entirely new judges neither OF whom has
had thing to do with the previous to its trial.
.. The police justices by our act are simply relieved
from holding the Sessions Why. except Tor the mo-
tfves assigned. they ANXIOUS to hold tho Ses-
sions. thus doing extra work without extra pay?
This bill neither reduces their salaries affects
their powers beyond tho Sessions. The mode In
which the present Sessions are held II simply
Ssous In the hrss s place a, It is , open only four
bill exacts; and the average Is not over nine minutes
20 each case tried
td.) Tho last annual report OF the Board Of Polico
Justices (ls7s) shows page 20a the whole number
of received nj Special Sessions for trial during
the yosr was 5,40s. Divide 5l9o by 2OS -four trial
days week. In 81 wccks. equal 2O5I and you have 70
as the average number of tried each court day.
(b The Court sits Ut tho most hours eQual TO 24O
m,nutes). which gives an average OF loss than y
minutes for the trial OF each aud this
ing the tnc spent In hearing motions adjourn or
the trial Of adjourned The individual JUS
tces assigned rarely SIT Tho law In violated weekly
in this respect. Fines imposed day rvmittcd
tho ncxt day In many cases, and this without con-
sulfing the District Attorney. Our bill stops this
practice. The audience is Of the lowest
class. Unseemly applause is not unfrequeut, and
want of dignity and attention the part OF some OF
the magistrates is continually apparent. As to tho
absurd idea that there must be three subpnna scry
crs" tho name Of the police officer who makes
an arrest IN always indorscd witness on tho
complaint sent to tho Sessions with the other wit
ncsses Now, all that Is required Is 10 send tho sub.
pcrras for these witnesses to the station house with
tho subpoena for tho officer and the latter can serve
them without trouble or delay, ss ne knows them
already n tho Officer negccts his duty report to
tho Police Commissioners will compel him 10 attend
20 H.
QUARANTINE ron pRooKLyN AND GOTHAM.
Mr. Flynn's bill to extend the provisions of sec
Hon &C. chapter 3oS of tho Laws Of New York, relat
ing to quarantine in the city Of Brooklyn. amends
tho act as follows:-
Tho board Of Health tho Mayor and the Commission