New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-01
A NEW PLAN OF PROMOTION.
THE POLICE BOARD TO KEEP A MERIT
LIST.
rrArUHrs OF THE sysTEM-rIiE BOARD ADoi~
ISLES THE MECHANICS SQUAD
AT HEADQUARTERS


AT HEADQUARTERS.
A. the Police Boards meeting yesterday, on the
recommendation OF Commissioner Grant. the me
oha,i,s. souad n HEADQUARTERS was Jsbanded. The
s,uad consisted of s.; patrolmen who were employer
10 do mechanics work in the Department. i"'
Central Labor Union recently protested asa'n' -
lice officers being detailed 20 do the WORK OF resu''
mechanics and Colonel Grant. after ookng INTO '''e
matter SAID it would be cheaper TO hire ou'si"e
mon n do The work required lie said that 1t COSTS
.s4oO 10 maintain the squad. while the WORK per
formed by the men could be done for sZ'v'" " e'-
pioying outside labor. ,
Captain Creedcn made a report, denying '''e f""-
lished story that 200 houses and stores IN 'ne new"
annexed district had been robbed within the three
weeks.
The Commissioners in executive session adop'en
a new plan of making promotions, which mas oeeh
approved by the State Civil Service Board one iea..
ure of /; is the keeping CT a merit hs' "hch s"''
contain the names OF men who have performed io-
table service and also OF men who nave o'eh co''-
stantly faithful and efficient In the performance OF
their duties From this LIST promotions are 10 he
made Before any man is promoted he snail DC put
through a non-competitive examination by the Wv"
Service Board to test his mental qualifications Prior
10 making an appointment the man shall De assishe'
to duty acting sergeant acting captain aeuns III"
spector acting chief, as the case may BE- loI
period Of six months that during THIS psriou MS
qualifications can be tested by actual work In the
position which he hopes to NIL In the case VI io"''
men the assignment shall be but one month
Heretofore members Of the force OF any grace
seeking promotion made application to the board
10 be cited for examination Their applications were
referred the Chief for report to their CONDUCT
II the Chiefs report favorable the men were
cited for examination. Under the regulations JUST
adopted. this is done away with ana the Coniin's-
sioners alone lave the power of selecting CANDIDATES
for promotion. O.
A letter was received from William c. Whee.righ''
of the Union League Club, commencing captain
O'Bren acting chief of the Detective Bureau. ana
Sergeant Robert Mcknight
Commissioner Parker yesterday afternoon gave
out a notice issued by the Board ealing for appi-
cations from good for places as pa'ro.m'n
There some three hundred and twenty-five va
cancies in the rank Of patroiman. The frst exam
ination by the Civil Service Board OF the Department
has just been completed, and has resulted in the
Placing upon the eligible list FOR appointment 10 the
rank OF pa tronlan OF lj1 applicants. 1t is possible
that at least two-fifths Of this number may, upon
final inspection be rejected. and IL IS probable thai
some portion Of those remaining will be also rejected
A. uming that 100 Of those upon the eligible list arc
appointed. there viii remain probably about tw)
hundred and twenty-five vacancies still to be filed
other rapidly sufficient applications accumu-
late.
The notice then names the requirements for ap-
pointment. and states that politics. religion
viii not enter into the applicants treatment by the
Board.