The evening world., 1894-09-06
As BYRNES WANTS IT
He Suggests Changes in the
Police System.
Uniformed Men Cannot Get Evidence
in Excise Cases, He Says.
Wants Inspectors to Answer fer
suppression OF Certain Evils.

During the progress OF the meeting of
the Police Commissioners this afternoon,
and In the regular order Of business.
Major klpp, the Clerk of the Board,
took up a document of fifteen or sixteen
type written pages and said:
Il have "A communication from the
Superintendent
He was about to read 1t when Com
missioner Murray reached out his hand
and said:
Let me that document If you
please.' a
It->ds passed to him, and CHANGING
sEer II. he said:
This Ia a most important document
a most important document Mr. Presi-
dent, can't we postpone the reading of II
until the latter part Of this meeting"
The President sad: III there is no
objection. we will postpone the reading"
1t was learned that the matter was in
the nature OF a report, with recommen-
cations. The superintendent pointed out
the present police system. He said that
under resolution of the Police Board
passed In 1881, policemen were compelled
to get evidence against vlolators OF the
practically impossible. There were GO, 900
violations OF the Excise law in the last
three months.
The Superintendent recommended that
old men In the service be put on easy
duty, and recommends sweeping reforms
In the methods pursued In order to sup
press the social evIl.
The communication concludes as fol-
lows
As the means to bring about a better and uni
form enforcement OF law. a higher state Of dlsri-
pline and greater en'r,sGgy In ny depart,
the following recommendations
Flrst-That such part OF the resolution passed
by the Bo.ri OF Police in Septcmher. 1891. as re
latc5 TO oftcers obtaining evidence Of Excise law
violations be csciRdsd.
second-That' the Broadway squad be rsorgan-
u height and physique be strictly adhered 10.
and with these things up To- Satisfactory stan
dard that men b. selected for that squad whose
records intelligence department and hness are
such that the very best results TO our citizens and
the travelling public would follow.
Tkird-That In selecting men to NIL details for
light day duty. the hrst consideration should be
htness for the duties required, and after that
should come good record and length OF s"rvire IN
the order named that men who have been In the
Department thirty years or more their record,
and fitness being satisfactory should he selected
for light duty In preference TO men who have been
only twenty ave or twenty years IN the s,rNl.",
and that men twenty I'VE or twenty years In the
Department should be preferred for this kind ~
duty To men who have been less number ot
years In the service.
the force Joining political club, IS very injurious
To the discipline OF the department. ! recon-
mend that your Board adopt a rule prohibiting II,
Finh-That merit. fitness for and faithful per
Torrance Of duty re- Give their proper I"tngnl-
ton by your Board IN promotion. and that the
members OF the force be thereby mide 70 tetl
that these are the only qualifications necessary
for promotion and advancement in the service,
SlXth-ThRt the rules VI this Department be
50 anIsudsd as 10 charge the Inspectors of Po-
lice with the responsibility for the suppression
o, houses OF prostitution anI assguatipu gambling
houses and policy ofhcrs within their dt,tri Is
seyenth-That the iusgc ton d.silI'' Once az
.safH tao 10 T.fT