New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-28
TALKS And TALKS IN The CITY.

The persons who busy themselves over police AFFAIRS
are already wondering how long superintendent Mnr-
raw will hold out asked that question OF FORMER
member OF the Police Board yesterday ana he repheu
Gas long as public opinion sustans him. Puoc opinion
demanded change IN police management long before IL
came 1t has demanded what Murray promises 10 give
rs a steady persistent overwhelmingly opposition 10
crime every form. not spasmodc effort one uay auu
relaxation for the next six The thing dislike In the
operation of his order is that all the weight OF IL
falls on women. The average policeman In NewforK'
when ordered to enforce all the ordinances rgdy gen
orally PUSHES around and arrests lot OF women Ihey
are not only offenders. The streets ana parks are
full of men times worse than any woman But you
haven't heard their being In The bunco steerefs
have knocked work for few days and gone 10 inc
seashorc But they all TO be back In week or
Ten days They don't expect the new broom to sweep
clean any longer than that"
Iasked the same gentleman about the 1nspectorshlp
and he said One great power behind superintendent
Murray is Inspector Byrnes Now, when Byrnes was
candidate for Inspector was also an apphcah
But Mcdonald withdrew for Byrnes. Then IL looks rs
though Democrat would be appointed to place va
Gated by Democrat. SO think it will DO Mcdonald
When DlIks is retired will be chance for Re
public,n II will Williams or McCullagh then. Oh
course there is deal behind all this which may change
1t all, but think have hit 1t, deal ana all
Colonel Carr the chief clerk at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
on Jnlv 4 will have been at his post for twenty five
He has met every Republican President from LDcoih
down and all their Democratic opponents, while Win
the pubic men OF the day he is universally acquainted
The Fifth Avenue noted for the long service OF It's en-
Moves Thomas Gay. the head waiter, who marshals
upward hundred of dOeskn raincnt at tue DECK
of his finger has been twcntyfour years IN the house.
A noliceman in lower Broadway with whom was
TALKING vesteriay said to me We have great trouble
constantly with Jams In Broadway. They result almost
Invariably from the conflict at street corners OF Vehces
coming out meeting vehicles turning in. have been
studying the question for year how 10 oDWaie tna'
conflict have racked my brain over It, day ana night
II all came to me in fash the other day. have the
rewedv and am certain that could regulate the travel
20 that there wouldn't be jam in a years time. IL
would require a city ordinance and might be difficult to
inaugurate but it would do the business would nave
every other lateral street from the Battery up on either
side desigaed as street of ngress and each alternate
street as street from Broadway i0r one Dock
That wOuld settle the whole matter Dy making Pernd'
nen streams or tides OF traffic The only Inconvenience
would OF business houses iocatea on inc
lateral streets on the first block but IL would amount
only 10 the extra distance of half block NJ me most
md would save their drivers III time occupied am
working the plan out now
A. NJ Barber grain dealer and capitalist OF Ohlo'
with whom was talking yesterday tremarkng on the
facilities for travel about York Cty) said to me
"why 1t seems only a few days since used to come
here TO arrange with Jim Fisk for sending grain over
the Erie road used 10 stop down town, and had TO
come np to Grand Opera House, IN twenty
have BEEN half dag the streetcars Ia making INC
trip IN winter time Now could make II III nteen MIN
Otes-snOw, or no snow"