The evening world., 1894-05-29
MURRAY'S NE PLANS
He Makes Suggestions at the
Meeting of the Police Board
Election Districts Changed as He
Recommended.
The Bourd Startled by His Talk Oh
Arbitrary Transfers.

Upon the recommendation OF Commits
sioner Murray. who was last week APP
pointed Chairman of the Committee on
Elections, the Police Board this afternoon
determined to make several changes in
the election districts.
The Thirty-second Election District of
the Twenty-third Assembly District will
be subdlvided according to Mr.. Muir
rays recommendation by a line drawn
through One Hundred and Eighteenth
street from Columbus avenue to Eighth
avenue. tn. new districts to be known
as the Thirty-second and Thirty-siXth
Election Districts.
At the special election In January last
a total of 4S9 votes was cast in the dis
trict. 249 of which came from the por-
ton which will be hereafter known as
the Thirty-sccond Election District.
The Fourteenth and T~wenty-frst Flee
ton Districts of the Twentieth Assem-
bly, District will be consolidated and
known hereafter as the Fourteenth Elec-
ton District. In the last election the
total registration In both districts was
27l. there being 80 in the Fourteenth AMI
1871 in the Twenty-tirst.
The Twenty-nfth and Twenty-siXth
Election districts OF the Twenty-fourth
Assembly District will also be consoli-
dated and known hereafter as the
Twenty-ifth Election District. A total
of 282 votes were cast in both districts
in the last election. only ninety-eight OF
which were polled in the T~wenty-sixth
District.
Commissioner Sheehan moved to
transfer Patrolman PThoma3 Rogers
49,. A.. u-,-, 10 shA NN.faN ~ an
ond Precinct, affording an opportunity
to Commissioner Murray to express his
vie VS. upon police transfers In general.
under the method that has long been
Il do not believe" said Commissioner
Murray, that any transfers Of patrol
men should be made unless the Board
can be, convinced that the cnan4e Is ca
culated to improve the efficiency of the
Department. The arbitrary transfers Of
patrolmen from one, precinct to another
upon the mere petition OF the patrolmen
or captain. or the within OF tao Commits
sioners. Is not, In my estimation, ctlcu-
lated TO produce good results,
or,i w9uid .hefeIore suggest , tna nm herT.
for transfer be referred to the superior
officer in command Of the precinct for
investigation, who VIII be required by
this Board to show wherein the said
transfer will in any way be beneficial
to the force"
~Commiss!oner Martin and Commits,
SlOltI SIltGHul were tNllGllllN NNlg
much displeased and put out over the
position taken In the matter by their
colleague. The former suggested that
the proper course to pursue IN the mat
ter OF transfers would be to refer the
request to the Superintendent.
THE Board he added, "%often
makes transfers OF patrOlmen, when
even the patrolmen ar" opposed to
It. We frequently find in police trials
that accused officers might be removed
from temptation to violate police rules
by being transferred to another precinct.
and where charges occur with any fire.
quency this method Is always adopted,
and. / have found, with good results"
Mr.. Murray explained hat his reason
for making the suggestion was that he
had heard II rumored that transfers had
been made by the Commissioners 70?
arbitrary reasons.
AS Mr.. McClave was at home suffer
ing from nervous prOstration, President
Martin suggested, and II was agreed.
that II would be better to wait until "A
full meeting OF the Boar before any
definite action was taken.