New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-15
POLICE REORGAN1ZATION.
IDEAS or FRANK MOSS or COUNSEL TO TIE
LEXOw COMMITTEE.

IDEAS or FRANK MOSS or COUNSEL TO TIL.
IEXow COMMITTEE.
As the report o. the Icxow Committee TO me
Stat. senate probably viii suggest som" needed
changes In the organization OF the foH'e ''P'''
ment some statements made yesterday by Frank
voss ~ the committee counsel. may indicate TO
, martial extent the nature Of the suggestions re-
garding the police Mr.. Moss declared 'h"' NV
LEGISLATURE would be asked TO pass bill 10 re-
organize the Police Department. ana that the re-
organization should be thorough. III" expressed MS
individual belief that there should be compete
change I'm the Official management OF the depart
ment lie said
or course there ahould be single head resp@n.
sbe TO The Mayor ana renova n,~ oS ,,a' The
cause. after full ana compete h'1I,Ns .,,.rt,
manner OF bringing the Commissioner or Superlh-
tor nb Mavor on charge for such hearing
should be made simple and easy for any citizen 10
in direct com mand. a. for instance. superintend
en VINO shall command th' force ana De W. a.,
rnnortjnr and being responsible TO the Mayor
The present Commissioner, Superin.snn' i, ana
lnsnoctors should be relieved from further serve
and a new chosen who should nave dlsi,,c,
inspectors TO eSecmtT ms oI" farce
N,arv citizens doubtless viii not agree with MT
Moss that the services OF Superintendent byrn"s
could be dispensed with In reorganization Oh the
force without injury to the discipline ana eh'iehcy
NJ the polIce while there are doubtless many VINO
heliove that Mr. Byrness experience. sagaclty ana
,,or Ouinions may differ AS TO the wisdom OF
having a non-partlsan Police Board or single
Commissioner but the recent wise use OF power
by the Superintendent I'm assigning po'l'efneh 10
dn,v At the polls on Election Day has had the
e0ec, to raise him in the estimation OF the pubhc
and IN increase the belief that the Superintendent
,,,rbt safely be intrusted with greater power Mr.
Moss has also put himself on record as opposed TO
the Police Boards control OF the election machh-
cry as he said yesterday:
The Bureau Of Elections should BE- divorced rom o
ne Police Department II should be commission
- ,,,o ar four men. partisan, or bipartisan,
and with Offices far away from Police ichlquartelS
and police influence. The police sh"uIu nav, Hoth
nnf,rca the law as In other places ana on otner
occa sions There was any reason lot gNIhS
tho management OF elections to the Poi'ce Drl'af
meni except for the purpose OF using the police 10
control elections.
A change in the law. by which policemen can
Voluntarily retire on half pay after twenty years
., eervice * needed on Of the evident abuse
~ the law The pension fund was at first estab
llshed 10 give relief to policemen who had bec"m"
disabled in the service. but the twenty years
clause has caused the voluntary retirement OF many
noIicemcn who were still in the prime OF life and
hotter able TO perform police duty than when they
i,,,ed the department Men who became policemen
al the age OF tweniy-One years have retired on hair
nav at the age OF forty-Onc and have obtaineu
good positions with ample salaries. whe CONTINUING
70 draw DensOns The paid out for police pen
sons this year will amount to about 100000. and the
amount Is increasing every year. III mas Deem nee
essary to draw az much $4,000 year from the
If the Legislature does not take some step to pre-
vent them about 200 policemen who are sun able
10 perform police duty will claim retirement on pen
sons after January J.