The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-11
THEY'LL Be DAMOY cOPPERs.
Broadway Squad Is to Be Thor
cughly Reorganized.
OF The Finest" Prom
ised by the New Police Board.

The Broadway squad Is to be thor
oughly and Systematically reorganized.
Tnis means that the body of men. long
known as the finest squad" of police
men IN the Municipal Police Department,
is to be overhauied from the precinct
commander down the line to the ordi-
nary patrolman.
In his palmiest days the Broadway
policeman was a man Of stalwart build.
perfectly uniform in physical require
ments, intellectual, courteous in de-
IN eanor and. In brief. man who was
not repe,lant to the inquiring stranger
in the city.
The Broadway squad has deteriorated.
To-day 1t is at sixes and sevens. The
uniformity of height is sadly deficient
In It's ranks. The necessary intelligence
among the rank and file is wofully
absent That Is why there's going to
be reorganization and that quickly.
Chief of Police Byrnes will undertake
the task. and no doubt Col. Grant, the
Chairman of the Police Boards Com
mittee on Rules and Discipline. will
heartily agree with him In the prumul-
cation of the reorganization scheme.
An order was sent out over the police
wires early yesterday morning to all
the station-houses. instructing the COM
patrolmen, roundsmen and sergearts,
and, it is understood, the captains as
well. Then 1t was ordered that the re.
cords, as soon as obtained. be forwarded
to Police Headquarters.
An Evening World" reporter as
certained to-day something of the re-
quirements Of the coming new Broad
way policeman.
The Captain will be man of .ex-
traordnary intelligence. handsome fea-
lures, perfect physical man. and not
this height viii not be Broadway
squad man. A policeman a few inches
higher than feet will not be debarred,
however. providing he is passably good
demeanor.
There are men attached to the present
squad who range anywhere from feet
inches to feet 6l-2 inches in height.
pointed these understood men," said
THE Evening Worlds" authoritative
informant to-day, but they are there
way squad.
ASIDE from his physical and facial
requirements the new Broadway copper
ing encyclopedia and city directory. He
must have a thorough knowledge Of the
streets Of the city,, its street car and
Elevated railway lines, and, in fact.
ident OF the city might want or the most
wealthy or humble stranger might .re-
qure in order to go about his or her
business safely and understa ndingly.
The coming Broadway squad man
will be such a one as to attract people
towards him becaree OF his genial APP
pearanee; instead of repelling them by
Giscourteoas and ungentlemanly replies
70 G4esrfpnsn even though the latter
should IL inlEertilent and o, erbearing.
More, tfe, broadway man must be one
Of nh;pching nerve, quick to act and
brave IN the momeai Of danger, not un-
usual reIuirements at some of the down
town crossings
The Broadway Squad comprises the
Seventeenth Precinct, and the station
house is in East Twenty ninth street:
near Fifth avenue. The squad consists
of sixty-three patrolmen and eight Off
GERS. At present the commander is
Sergt. Patrick Oates.
The other officers are Sergts. Edward
Burns, Thomas Coughlin.' Roundsmen
Matthew Campbell Alex. Fraser and
John Finley. The doormen are James
S. Barr and Henry j. Wekerle.
considerable part of yesterday was
occupied in the different station houses
measuring policemen In line with the
order sent out from Police Headquar-
tor