The sun., 1895-01-09
POLICE HEADS CONVOKED.
.,yoR STRONG SENDS FOE THEM
avn wiyTs TO KNOW, yoU KNOW.

s-,.-sstiy ss-ss orssrs ef ms Have Nee
ne, Oseyea-Hs Ws.'t s.y Suss what
o~s.r.-Nst 20 See Callers Amer . p. -.
N. t,ur Police Commissioners hlsd into the
-, H,ll at 3.45 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
,..,..d Of making their entrance by the usual
- ,hsy went In BY way Of the east basement
.-.,,Dcs. traversed the dark vsnited corridor.
- mounting the little stairway which leads 10
n. entrance TO Mayer Strong's private ofice.
=. admitted thereto By Secretary Hedges.
sAe evidently had been expecting them
v.,v few persons saw the Commissioners
.,,r the building. but those who did were %
s,pr,ssed with the significance Of the visit that
sv,-y newspaper reporter In the City Hall. and
,s.r, are about thirty OF them stationed there
.,rs Nayor Strong took once. was informed Of
- call within a few minutes after the arrival
sf,hs Commissioners.
Ydr more than an hour the Mayor was ciossted
9TH the four Commissioners. Then, a. the
commissioners emerged from the conference.
s>ry were pounced upon. They referred every
r-rorter to the Mayor. The Mayor said that
tae.e was nothing to conceal
"tslmply invited the Commissioners to visit
ne said he. - for the purpose Of securing in
tOruaton regarding the Police Department I
tp know from the Commissioners themselves
vas. they considered the relationship which
srists between them and the Mayor. desired
10 know what power they considered the Mayor
hs4 over them and the power thsy assumed 20
exercise over the police force. wanted to know
vhy some orders issued werc not obeyed. In
fAct. the meeting was held at my request simply
fur the purpose Of securing Information which
will aid me In dealing with any subject relating
10 the Police Department"
When asked what orders had been issued
which had not been obeyed. aud II he had issued
sny such. be said that he really had nothing TO
hy further about Tho matter than he bad al
ready said
In answer to question he said that Superin-
tsndent Byrness OFFER Of retirement had not
Il Is suggested that Il was not necessary for
the Mayor and the Commissioners to discuss
meat. as they all have Known that he Is not GO
ing TO be retired ever spse DE SuS s. snnSunssd %
~4s-or - was n not-soins s to happen. ~
Col. Strong made and PROMULGATED . new rule,
Which was put into force and effect Yesterday.
otice will be closed to visitors at o'clock: 10
vas Thought that this rule was only made TO
friday, but the Mayor said that that was not 90.
Il fnd." said he. :" that must have more time
ics work. Ihad lot Ct work to do to-day, but
% many callers. When vtsitofe know that they
must call on the Mayor before , O'Clock there
hour @ " Which ean devote @ 70 % the % pubic service
without Interruption by callers;
VII sn9s 70 es1s sEer ea odsy
and this rule WIN remain in force untii callers.
and particularly political callers, are more CON
besn during the past week.
Mayor Strong was asked to explain more spe-
cifcally and In detail his ideas regarding . re-
or 3 q ~
his annual message. He said that he does not
sars e % that Just yes; th.. he did not say az
70 reserve anything further on that suhteet for
ssanssgurnt eonmunication. IL one should Be
In e1pfsn.sson "a the FEW sss5msnsndassons IN
the meseage the Mayor ssid:
shall sapnlemsns this message with othsrs
With the needs Of the serviee.-
Charities and Correction the Mayor said that
he is in favor Of creating two Commissions. one
% administer the correctional bureau Of the
ssss%$:1 L I:s@i:lssies; IA 9; s e Iss.Ss sss ;ssS :
70 the number Of Commissioners 70 be provided
for Or the details q the PROPOSED change: he
Since Jan. / Mayor Strong has had luncheon
Seer secretary M Hedges % in The private Once every day
Mr. Hedges sent the waiter back to the hotel
without an order supposins the MAYOR intended
sent back without an order By the Mayor. be-
cause the Mayor. who Is very frugal In the mat
ter Of his luncheon, said that he obieuted TO pay
Inc 50 much for 80 little: or as he put II. 81 so
for 50 cents worth of food"
The Mayor has been IN the habit OF having his
midday bite served &C his once for years, and he
eontinled the custom when he became Mayor.
Ths little he eats At that hour he used to have
served from o Broadway lunch room, and the
change In prices from restaurant to hotel ser
vice w.s 20 great that he has concluded 60
change back.
Asssmhlyman Judsou Lawson called on the
Mayor 70 talk with him about q bill reorgan-
hing the Dock Department and putting n under
angle head