The American metropolis, from Knickerbocker days to the present time; New York City life in all its various phases . mayor had ideas of his own. Thej led him sofar as to broach a scheme tor making New YorkCity independent of all other government. Under. Mayor Feknasdo Wood. the law which was in force when he became mayor,he assumed control of the police department andused it for political purposes; so in 1857 the Legis-lature organized a new police department, which in-eluded not onlj- the City and Count}- of New York,but the adjacent counties, and was controlled bycommissioner
The American metropolis, from Knickerbocker days to the present time; New York City life in all its various phases . mayor had ideas of his own. Thej led him sofar as to broach a scheme tor making New YorkCity independent of all other government. Under. Mayor Feknasdo Wood. the law which was in force when he became mayor,he assumed control of the police department andused it for political purposes; so in 1857 the Legis-lature organized a new police department, which in-eluded not onlj- the City and Count}- of New York,but the adjacent counties, and was controlled bycommissioners appointed by the governor. The law 3;>8 NKW YoKlv CITY LIFE was settled as constitutional, but tlie nuiyor waenot willing to lose the political power which thecontrol of the police pave him, and lu« succeededin holding a large majority of the memliers of theMunicipal force. The new police board promptlyorganized a force of pohcemen, and that gave theCity two complete but independent and antagonistic
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