Note from Suzannah look to NYPD top brass and contractors "gifts" starting with faulty crappy 911 tech system which went over budget 1 billion + dollars... Hint contractors stealing delivering crap have contracts with Homeland Security and NSA and resumes scandal scarred?
The Tweed Court House and Its Connection to the NYPD[ In a Nutshell and Real Fast ]
By Michael E.J. Bosak
On April 29, 1869 the NYS senate and assembly met in join secession and appointed Henry Smith Police Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Department, which was the forerunning of the NYPD.
On June 5, 1869 Henry Smith was appointed Treasurer of the Metropolitan Police Department. He now wears two hats: Police Commissioner and Treasurer of the Metropolitan P.D.
On Saturday, April 16, 1870 at 12 noon the NYPD took responsibility for the policing of New York City from the state's Metropolitan Police Department. Henry Smith stays on as Police Commissioner.
The NYPD was established by the 'Tweed Charter'Chapter 137 of the N.Y. State Laws of 1870. William Tweed is the founding father of the NYPD - something the department is horrified of you knowing about.
On May 5, 1870 Superintendent of the Metropolitan Police Department John A Kennedy [ Today's rank of 'Chief of Department' ] replaced Henry Smith as the President of the Avenue C and Cross-Town Railroad Co. [ That was one of the many 'quid pro quos' used to sweeten the pot and smooth the political opposition to the establishment of the NYPD ]
On October 18, 1870 Henry Smith is elected Treasurer of the NYPD. The looting of monies from the NYPD treasury now begins.
Police Commissioner Henry Smith was the president of the Bowling Green Savings Bank, with William Tweed holding the position of director. And vice-versa with the Guardian Savings Bank – Tweed president and Police Commissioner Smith director. And then there was the National Broadway Bank, where NYC Mayor Abraham Oakey was on the board of directors with Tweed as its director.
Monies from the NYPD pension fund and monies use to pay the salaries of officers and the operating expenses of NYPD are deposited in these banks, and then loaned out of fictitious borrowers.
The city and the NYPD used these three banks for conducting everyday business. It is widely estimated by historians that between these three banks an estimated $30 million was paid out in fraudulent loans and over payments.
To put this in proper prospective, the entire first year's operating budget for the NYPD 1870 - 1871 was $2.9 million dollars.
On May 2, 1871 NYC Mayor Abraham Oakey Hall a/k/a "Elegant Oakey" appoints himself police commissioner. Henry Smith now becomes 'President of the Board of Police. That is the same title and position Teddy Roosevelt held when he was on the NYPD.
Now you're asking yourself, Whatever does this have to do with the Tweed Courthouse?
Henry 'Hank' Smith was the person who was in direct charge of the building of the Tweed Courthouse before he became a police commissioner. Smith ran the show for 8 years. For 8 years, he was the go to guy for all the contractors and sub-contractors who wanted a piece of the action. No work was done on the Tweed Courthouse without Henry Smith giving the say so. That is how he earned Tweed's confidence and approval to become President of the Board of Police Commissioners and treasurer for the department. BTW, he got two full salaries for performing those two jobs.
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