New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-03
POLICE OFFICIALS EXCITED
STARTLING DISCOVERY IN THE NEW LAW
v.,1,xG. prLKs, FIVE CAPTAINS, DOZEN SER
"- LOO u. rRnI MEN AIFECIED.

FALLING. prLKs, FIVE CAPTAINS DOZEN SEN
ov.Srs AND 100 PATRoLMEN AFFECTED.
ra;dorable stir was caused at Police Head
onarters Yesterday morning by rumor tha9 WIFI
The commissioners met at noon they wouIo Ietio
SUPERINTENDENT Walng on pension , Snu man
o,her startling changes in the force The rumor
grew out Of the discovery that sentence, s.ins II
the Police Commissioners the power 70 letie sli
rled into the pension bill which was passed ny th9
fegislature i'll the last days OF lts srssioii, aa.
signed by Governor Hill on May 20 sro tha Police
Roard 10 the Dock Commission before the blll was
passed was at Police Headquarters before noon on,
and seemed to be much perturbed on account oi tlc
addition to the bill which he had 1ranen, 10
nlayful inquiry from an acquaintance; HOW 10
Won like the docks, Commissioner ne IePIeu
ssyrimIy: feel like jumping on the DOCKS Ono Oi
ss;s friends said afterward: Mr.. Matthews could
not have been induced to leave the Board of Police
if he had known that such power TO ret po od
hers of the force was to be given 10 the Doaru;.
A cony of the new pension law Tor the ponce Oh
this city has been in the hands of the M
since Friday. The new law is similar 70 .no a Gru
{enonce of the pension fund partly by deuucti0hs
from the pay of sick policemen and by unexpenoea
balances in the department appropriations Por-
ton of Section 20 reads as folloWs'
An. ne,nher Of the poce force who has or shall have
perfarned duty therein for the period OF twenty years OF
upwards his 80 .Sowns that such
member is permanently disabled physically or lnehIa ~.
to be unit Tor duty OF Nv VINO pesoInton adopted by
iopi,v yoe OF lie full Board be relieved and dismissed
rom said force or service an placed on the roll OF me
Police Pension Fund aud awarded and granted to be PAD
from said pension fnn, annual pension dutg nls Iio
time of not less than half the full salary or eompen
saton Of such member retired, provided. however,
that pension granted under Tue Va axcet
ton shall exceed the sum Of $1,000 per annI,
the said Board Police shall award and grant pensions
to the superintendent OF S2'ooo ana 10 eacn VI
1880 per annum "a, =,
Mr. Mattbews.who drew the bill and sent it to TIE
legislature said that he had read printed copies OIL
it after it had been read twice ana lavOLaoiy
cd in both Houses, ana the words OF wo t i; tbe
reached the age OF sixty years were not Iii NV
official copies He was unable TO account lor tn9
appearance of the words in the Dill as u WIS passu
and signed by the Governor commissioner ToFtGr,
SUPERINTENDENT Wallng and other members OF Ihe
department made similar statements. PRESIDENT
French would not deny that he knew s9lnetllns
Lcrt the change in the bill before its bnai PASSAGE
and through his influence the sentence was salu 10
have Eeen quietly added 10 the bill III was s aiso
that Senator Gibbs had hand IN the lnlerpoIdiIon
nj fine impOrtant words. Besides the superintendent
there are many policemen who can be rellIGu Dy d
majority vote of the Board OF Polce unoeI tn9 ne"
law INSPECTOR Dilks. Captains CanreV, IetN'
Monut Bennett and Washburn about dozen SET
geants and nearly one hundred patronheh are o'eI
sixty years OF age. -, :..;os ,,o. tor
day gossips in the department had made up s!ate
OF Impending changes about Ike TINS ShpellnlGl
dent Mailing Inspector DIlhs and the 1ve captains
already mentioned to be retired inspector Murray
10 be made superintendent; Captains Bi'9Sh ahu
Williams to be made inspectors; SeIgeantS bToohs
Warts WesterVelt, Slevlu. Thompson, helhiscH "hu
Crant IN Le made CAPTAINS. Some scattering pro-
motions from the rank of roundsman were bei ~
added 10 the slate when it v as announced tnat the
Board had met and adjourned Without Ietulns Vi
promoting any of the officers named >, .,
President French said there would not DC any
ewesping or immediate changes under the new laW
He Thought that II right that the DOaru SnouIu
have thc mower TO retire policemen over sixty years
Of age but the Board would use the power can
tously and in the interest of the public Siii'1ia
Attachments were made by other Comnissioners, anu
II was said also that the retirement of Mr. Wallins
had not been takcu of by them recently SnPerln-
oil Satd
tbe "Reminiscences an intinatOn that his rel re
ment was desired 81 suppose he added with
smile. Sthat if am to be retired the Commissioners
will he Courteous enough 10 speak to me on tilat
enbiect beforehand | am glad, at any rate, that
there is n pension OF 81 800 waiting for me whem
get through with active work in the department.