Price Two Cents.
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NKw POLICE Bu.L.-The New Police Bill which
was introduced by Alderman Schief1elin, may be
considered futile effort OF the Board TO give US
a meaere nstalment Of that reform promised our
werthy citizens by the new party, who have crept


into power on the faith OF plausible promises OF re-
form and retrenchment, which taey have already
80 much abused, and which has called forth the
repeated and indignant CONNIE ntares Of the press
OF the country. comprehensive plan OF Police
reform, adequate to the wants OF this great COM
munity, has been pointed out by US too frequently
aware that the worthy incumbents in the Common
Council require occasionally from US small piece
of advice. We would again urge on the consider
alton of the Natives in the Common Council
the necessity Of introducing Bill TOR the establish
ment Of an effective police force; and such az
would give some security TO life and property in
the large thoroughiares, where the omnibuses still
are terror TO our citizens-and in the lanes and
purlieus Of our city, where rowdies nightly riot in
their orgies. The bill we refer to sets out in the
preamble the power vested in the city government
topass laws for the suppression OF vice and immoral
ity. Article first removes all sunday officers, day
police officers, officers to attend boats, keepers OF
public places, superintendent Of junk shops, and
superintendent Of stages. The second section
gives power to the Mayor to select two hundred,
who, when nominated to the Common Council.
and appointed by them, shall constitute the force


The Mayor to have power to nominate a super:
intendent Of the force. Police stations to be fixed
in the following places:


No l. franklin Market for the First Ward.


No.a In the City Hall, for the Second, Third, and


No s. In the Halls Of Justice for the Fifth and Sixth
Wards


Seventh, Tenth and Thirteenth Verbs.


No o. In Watch House, corner Prince and Wooster
streets, for the Eighth and Fourteenth Wards.


No 9 In watch.House Jefferson Market, for the Ninth
Fifteenth and a that part the Sixteenth Ward west Of
No 4 In Watch House, Union Market, for Eleventh,
seysnteenth and ssstsrX part Of 'he sixteenth
Ward


Section five provides that the Mayor shall desig-
nate officer 10 fill the place OF superintendent, in
the event OF vacancy.


Section six.-There shall be at each station, both
day and night, Captain or Assistant Captain
Section seven.-The superintendent must repair
with his force to aid in putting out fires.
The force must be subject TO the control Of the
Mayor, Common Council and any Magistrate, and
it shall be their duty to preserve the public peace
The second article-sec,lon one, confines the
appointments To actual residents Of this City The
provisions tor the salary OF Superintendent $3.50
Captains $70O-Asslstant Captains S6OO-Ser-
geants $3.50 and Policemen $500 Il also pro.
vides that the Mayor shall prescribe Distinguish
ing bcdy and rules and regulations for the force,
one half Of which are TO be always on duty. We
| have glanced cursoriy at this abortiue effort to
carry out tne PROMISES, winch the new party
| have go shamcfuIy violated-ihe only real police
force which they have gwen US, being platoon of
| tin-pans to guard pool Of muddy water. in the
| Park on 4lh July. Let US have a comprehensive
plan OF City Reform before the winter sets Inlet
US have an affective police force-et us have our


streets and thorough fares freed from the various
nuisances that are disgrace 10 this City-and


some thing done before the winter sets fully in


or, if not, shall again and again take occasion
| to give our grotufous advice 10 the |" Natives"
who have SO long forgotten their promises