New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-10
TWO REFORM MEASURES.
A BILL TO REMOVE THE PRESEN'
BOARD OF POLICE.
SENATOR LExow WANTS A NoN-PARTlsAN oo''
MIssIoN-sENAToR oCONNoR's ElEc-
TON INSPECTORS BILLS.

L3Y TELEGRAPH TO TIE TEirUNE'J
Albany, Jan 9-Senator O'Connor OF bingham
ton. introduced in the Senate tonight biIls pro''u-
ing for an equal division of the election Inspectors
poll clerks and ballot clerks In each elecuoh us
trict OF the State. except In the city OF D'ooh-
Ign. between the Republican and Democratic par
ties. Brooklyn Is excepted simply because us own
election laws provide for such an equai Ill
vision of the election officers but II the BROOKLYN
Republicans and Democrats desire BROOKLYN IN
cuded In these laws Senator OConnor WI" nave
objection about including IT.
Senator O'Connor did not put the ballot reform
and the non-partisan inspector act into one act
because he Is apprehensve that there VIII oe d
long conflict over the ballot act. The two meas
ures will have a better chance OF becoming laws II
passed separately. in his opinion. Moreover Seha-
tor Saxton. of Clyde, and Assembyman Shenleid'
OF New-York. will introduce ballot-reform act
creating a blanket ballot, and Senator OConnor
would not have an act of his clashing with theirs
Il am very DESTROYS" he said to-day, that there
should be an equal division Of election inspectors
between the Republican and the Democratic par
ties OF the 5000 election polls OF the State. Tor
believe that such action will insure honest cleo
lions in this State. Each party VIII then nave
guardians Of its interests at the polls throughout
the State"
Senator OConnor has introduced these measures
as one law and as three the Legislature VIII de-
eide which plan to follow.
The act provides that four inspectors or eiec-
ton shall elected and appointed for each election
district in the State except those in Brooklyn TWO
Of the inspectors in towns to be appointed by
the presiding officer of each annual town meet
Ing and two to be elected Mt present. In
making these appointments the presiding officer OF
the town meeting Is to select the candidates for
inspector Of TIE min ,rity party who received the
highest number Of votes. Thus, If two Republicans
were elected inspectors the presiding officer of the
int fu.n
Democrats as the additional inspectors. The ballot
clerks and poll clerks are TO be reappointed upon
somewhat the system. At the first meeting
Of the inspectors of election in every district In
which the law provides for the election Of In
additional poll clerk and one ballot clerk and the
inspectors appointed are TO appoint the other poll
In all the cities of the State except New;;York
and Brooklyn the Inspectors poll clerks and bal.
lot clerks are to be appointed by me Mayors OF
such cities upon the nomination OF the chairmen
thirty Mayors the first Tuesday of September
clerks and two ballot clerks for each election. dis
trict in the cities which they govern. Two OF the
one of the ballot clerks for each district TO be
taken from the political party Ss which pe sener ng
election, and the other two inspectors OF election.
poll clerk and ballot clerk are TO be taken from
Ths sanH en al are ss to be to the Mayor on
the preceding 10th day Of august by the chairman
parties that ROed the largest humber OF y0ieS
revised by the chairman hen he is informed that
the he p o' cers and to
be residents Of the election district IN when they
Clerks sn cers Of ARE % be IN
newspaper: Of the city where they are 70 sesye
give an opportunity for citizens to object TO the
OF any e eoy TO her pac are
ne filled by the appointment of men OF the same
In New-York City the inspectors of election, poll
clerks and ballot clerks are to be APPOINTED b S
is the chairman of the Republican and the Demo.
cratic County Committees are to submit list OF
to the Board Of Police and this board make
its appointments from the lists SO furnished The
equally divided between the Democratic and Re-
pe Senator Lexow of the XvIth Senate District
introduced a bill tonight to make the Board OF
Police of NeyYsr n9npartsan 1t SS Nd tne
York composed Of three raH Hd Of NW
whom are to be Republicans and two Of whom are are
Character Of the board and keep
the police of New-York from interfering actively
vae ps that the Successors of the conmissoners
thus appointed shall be OF The same political ,1n:
cratic parties perpetualy equal power In the board
Of Police Formerly it was only by precedent ina,
in the Board Of Police with the Democratic party
at %hd hs OF h has 5sn
makes law Of this pc wh bs %as fo
o%ed ever snee by the active Of the
police in politics AS soon as the ia
hsa ma oDnSn the sne enre influence Of the Police
Department cast against the Repp6ca az Pa a5s,
neu ata Democrats Opposed to Tanmany Hall
New-York City has no Republican Senator tor c ana
He therefore deemed it only right that he should ,i
introduce such bin in behalf Of f the MswSork
section T. section 81 Of Chapter 40 Of the Laws Of
l hs2e gnom AMENDED 'e se to Sad
81. The Office Of Police Commissioners OF the city
S OF Of tse said ie Police
terminated Hereafter the head Of the Police De,
Police shall consist OF four persons, to be known
as Police Commissioners of the city Of New YORK
long the political party or be Of the nst same
political fah and opinion on state and Na az hs
at the W MaSor sh appoint fon
sloners two OF whom shall hold their offices for the
their Offices for the term Of six years and until
their successors shall respectively be appointed
cessors in office shall hold office for of six
and until his successor shall be appGnted
H Mho s shn hOd or the term Of four
c cn s nd op SSG%g ga
ssan the %Nf for se STATE at have
cast the greatest number of votes in the city OF
New York ana the Otner TWO tOHlInlSsOneIs sHall
belong TO and be OF the same political faith and
opinion on State and National issues the party
which shalt at that election have cast the next
greatest number of votes for such officers
"In case of the removal resignation death of any
Police Commissioner his successor shall within ten
DAYS thereafter be appointed by the Mayor for the
remainder Of the unexpred term. and the successor
so appointed shall be of like political faith and
opinion and belong to the same political party as
the Commissioner whose removal. resignation or
death shall nave created such vacancy, and at the
expiration of the term OF office of any Police Com
missioner. the Mayor, in appointing Commissioners
for the full term shall not appoint more than one
from the same political party. and
one of such Commissioners shall belong to the
political party polling the highest number OF votes
as aforesaid and the other OF such Commissioners
shall belong the political party polling the next
highest number of votes as aforesaid.
"Sec Q All acts and parts of acts inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed
..sec g. This act shall take effect Immediately"
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