The New York herald., 1879-03-29
POLICE BOARD MEETING.

MR. ERHARDT CENsUaEs THE RoUNDsMEN's
ASSOCIATION, BUT Is NOT SUSTAINED BY HIS
COLLEAGUES - THE COMMISSIONERS MAKE
THINGS LIVELY.
The Board of Police Commissioners held stated
weekly meeting yesterday. On motion of Commits
sioner Erhardt the following named roundsmen
were for assignable cause. remanded to patrol
duty:-Christopher Leary and Dennis Collins Of
the Eleventh precincts j. j. Cullen and John Nc
Nama-a. of the Thirteenth; Henry F. Jacoby Of the
Twenty first; John Mcdonald. of the Twenty ninth;
William T. Cofey and Owen Maloney. Of
the Twenty yscventh; Charles Ternan. OF the
Tenth; Bernard +. McEnroe and Thomas J.
Eagan, OF the Twelfth; William Hickey,
Of the Eighteenth, and Henry o. Corbett. Of the
Twenty-se precinct. These officers will be
signed to precincts where extra men most needed
Patrolmen Richard Brown. of the Eighth precinct.
and Owen O'Neil. of tho Eighteenth precinct,
dismissed from the force for intoxication At pre-
vious meeting of the Board General Smith recon-
mended Patrolman Thomas Gilbride. of the Twenty
first precinct, for promotion to roundsman. On
motion of Commissioner Erhardt tho proposition
was laid over and referred to Chief Clerk Hawley.
with instructions to the latter official to to be
investigated Gilbride's official character and quail
fcations. Chief Hawley reported adversely yestcr-
day and General Smith withdrew his motion.
OF the recently formed Roundsmen's Association
came to be considered This association has been
very active in securing counsel to influence legs-
ing the pendency of the legal consideration of the
reduction of the policemens salaries. Commits,
sioner Erhardt was emphatic in tho expression of
his opinion that the rountsmen were too oficious
and obtrusive in the means and methods they had
penses Of their undertaking. They had taxed
each member 80, and in other Ways not
1ox, oruf pf rnnn vv1ie A fo all
had been put 1in the hands Of lobbyists,
where it thought 1t would do the most good.
Mr.. Erhardt expressed his disapproval Of these
urcs and offered resolution instructing the Super
intcndent to disciplinary repressive means to
FOR Influencing legislation at Albany. General Smith
and Mr.. Nichols considered this view OF the case
the outcome of mere assumption. There was no
evidence to prove that the funds collected by the
Roundsmen's Association had been used for any i'm
proper purposes Did police officers feel 80 inclined
they had perfect right to dispose of their money
employ counsel plead restoration Of their
former rate Of salary They could not any thing
improper in the roundsmen collecting or sub
ject and Messrs Smith and Nichols therefore voted
to lay Mr.. Erhardts resolution on the table,. Mr..
Of his motion. and he repeated that the rounasmen
had exceeded their province In the steps they had
taken in tho salary question.
CHANGES MADE THE BOARD.
IL Is understood that number OF scfgeants have
been transferred to now precincts; but the minutes
OF the Board rather the Transcript of tho action OF
the meeting permitted to bo scrutinized by the
representatives OF the. press suppressed the record
OF this fact. Several patrolmen have also been
changed about to other fields OF official activity. but
here too the Board preserves mysterious retIcence
The of Othcer Bach, of the Twenty eighth pre-
cinct, who IL charged with conduct unbocoming an
officer. on the grounds that he had secured his ap
pointmcn the force by false Representations. by
falsely swearing that he had been arrested
convicted Of any crime also received the attention
OF the Board. AS to bc expected. the discussion
OF this question proved to be veritable bone OF
contention. Bach ono OF Mr.. Erhardts wit
nesses when the conduct OF tho other members Of
tho Board being secretly investigated by His
Honor Mayor Cooper. General Smith, against whom
1t is Understood the weight OF Bachs evil
dence principally told, caused an inquiry to be
made into Bachs anteccdents, which resulted in
the alleged discovery that tho Officer, prior to
his having joined the. force, had kept dive In
basement in Chatham street. which place was re-
for immoral characters and also 1t alleged
that Bach had been arragned ON two charges of rob-
berry from the person After considerable discus
sion OH this head to the time when these charges
would be brought up for trial tho question was lett
for future consideration. BY way of
counter rrtant Mr. Erhardt has caused charges to DO
preferred against Captain Kennedy. of the Thirty
nth precinct. Sergeant Holbut. of tho Fourteenth
precinct and several patrolmen for not having
brought to the notice OF the Board the knowl
edge they possessed of Bachs character.