The New York herald., 1879-08-03
THREE TO ONE.
Police Commissioners Wheeler, Smith and
French Working Quietly Together
COMMISSIONER MACLEAN ALONE
Some Changes Effected in the
Street Cleaning Bureau.

There was prolonged and busy meeting of the
Police Commissioners yesterday. All four pres
ent General Smith presiding. The Union Jack in
miniature hoated from the back window of the meet
ing room Is that signal that the Boards in ses-
son?" some one asked General Smith. 1t had mil
itary look and the thought naturally suggested IT.
self. 'Yes" answered the General. "its a signal
to the people in st. Barnabas Home, next door,
to keep the children quiet" His qnestioner,
who thought it intended to awe the clerks or the
department into proper respect for the proceed
ings within. subsided. The first business of any
consequence the reading OF letter from Mr..
Moe the clerk Of the Equipment Department. say
ing that it was physcal impossiblity for him to
prepare the statement called for by Mayor Cooper
within the time specified. Help sufficient to enable
him to do so was assigned to him.
IN PURSUIT THE GAMBLERS.
The following letter. which laid at the
regular meeting on Friday, was then read
No Al WARgES STREET, NEW YORK, July 81 1879.
To BOARD PoLIcE:-
brses Of he Street Police Court h"e war
%ns Srdni, ssesg hGasSs situated at No 80 West
No 522 Sixth No. 81 West Thirty
warrants in the hands Of Superintendent Of Police
s he s en for eas ss ssee
and sent them TO execute the mandate of tho court
arrests and no gambling tools: devices or ap
paatSs were Re. though the and the law
But this not done This species Of vice, believe
Twensy.nnth precsnst, in the Foafth rentS Four
tsen.h Fifteenth aud Twenty
legal in its to drive the gamblers from this city
have been in existence to my personal knowedge for
and ihsy are snown as sk,n sames The one m r@en, /,
ninth street Is but short distance from the coegate
residences of Of best citizens. We trust
to assist US this work and means fail we shall ap
ply the Grand Jury Of the In furtherance Of
this board complete list gambling
Lottery tickets are sod which wish to compare with lists
already in my possession am, gentemsn with respect,
81 Chairman % of Committee for enforcement tot Of Law
The letter referred to superintendent Walling.
with instructions to furnish the information asked
for.
CAPTAIN KENNEDY's SUCCESSOR.
Commissioner French moved the appointment of
Sergeant Henry d. Hooker. of the Nineteenth pre-
Kennedy. Commissioner MacLean offered a sub
stitute that Captain Gunner be assigned the late
Captain Kennedy's place. The substitute was lost
and the original carried.
In response to the request Of the Health Commits
soners that thirty competent men, who have been
the force at least five years, be detailed to assist
in the tenement house survey Commissioner Mac
Lean offered list Of names for that purpose Gen
eral Smith looked the list and said there were
men it not fit for the work. His idea to have
selected thirty good men. who would be
able to do properly the work left
to the Sanitary SQUAD which is composed
was in favor of abolishing the Sanitary Company
and transferring the members to the Department of
Boiler Inspections. President Smith moved that the
Superin tendent be directed to report the of
twenty-eight patrolmen and two roundsmen to be
detailed to the service of the Board OF Health in
accordance with the resolution passed by that body
asking the same. These men to be paid by the
Health Board out of the unexpendcd balances of the
Health funds for several years past.
Between fifteen and twenty new appointments
were made OF patrolmen because OF the transfer OF
many to the Health Department. Commissioner
MacLean opposed the appointments, and moved
tnat the question whether the detachment of the
thirty men entitled the Board appoint additional
patrolmen be referred to the CORPORATION Counsel.
Messrs Smith, Wheeler and French. with the same
unanimity that marked their action throughout the
day voted against the resolution and went making
new policemen.
BoTrLISG COMMISSIONER MAcLEAN.
The appointment of dump inspectors, watc hmen
and foreen take the places of patrolmen hereto
fore asst gned to that work next taken up. In
the neghborhood OF forty appointments were made.
Commissioner MicLean opposed nearly every name
proposed; but his action created no delay, the
other three Commissioners voted together and
with despatch. Commissioner French moved that
Isaac o. Hunt be appointed to superintend the
scows in the place of Roundsman Stevens at salary
of 81 500 year and that Stevens be transferred to
know i'll What manner Mr.. HuNt was particularly
qualified fSf the position, and asked Mr.. French IT
he knew what the duties of the place were Com
missioner French defined the duties to be performed
knew that Mr.. Hunt was man Of executive ability
and able to ''hll the BILL" Mr.. MacLean thought
the salary too high. The question was put, how
ever and the result the same as in almost every
resolution offered at the meeting Wheeler
and French. yea; MacIean. no.
Commissioner Wheeler introduced the following.
which was adopted
Resolved That from and after this date all appoint
transfers. removals and assignments in the Blu
Street Cleaning be made by the Board of Police
and that when of the employees in that bureau
found faithfully perform their duties IL shall be
report their Board Police for action
that the chairman of the Committee Street Clean
shall have to suspend such employe until a
meeting of the Board Of Police.
A number of roundsmen were made sergeants and
patrolmen made roundsmen. Commissioner Mac
Lean attempted to dssect almost every candidate
offered. and cross-questoned his colleagues un-
pleasantly about the qualifications of the for
the positions to which they appointed. His
anxiety to know the why and wherefore in each
received very little attention. General Smith told
him he had good reasons for what he did which was
to his inquiries.
senator Ecclesine appeared before the Board on
behalf of the New York Refuse Burning Company
and asked that they be allowed to take certain
quantity of the city garbage as an experiment and
burn 1t. charging the city fifteen cents load
therefor. The oner was referred to the Committee