New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-16
THE POLICE BOARDS ACTION.
RESOLUTION on THE DEFEAT OF RE-
ORGANIZATION.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE EXAMINATION VI Ar
PLlcANTs-sOME CHANGES IN THE RULES
orrrcFRS MAY

pprp.pAr,oNs FOR THE EXAMINATION OF AP-
pIlcANTs-soME CHANGES IN THE RULES
INDICTED OFFICERS MAY DE
TRIED BY THE BOARD
The Police Commissioners. at their meeting yes
terdav morning. had something to say about the
failure of the Senate pass the Police Reorganza-
tion hill Yesterday. This resolution was adop'eu'
Tho Roard Of Police deeply regrets the failure OF
the Legislature to pass the Police
would greatly have lighened the work OF the boara i
and ts defeat will greatly Incl case thlt WOin oue
facritated has become more than ever apparent ana
the Board OF Police Pledges Itself 10 Deho WI"
even increased vigor and resolution 10 'ne''
pishment
pros,den, Roosevelt announced that the Board
~ Police was competent to proceed against
all the accused officers regardless OF the proceedings
IN the criminal courts whether any OF the men
had been acquitted on trial
"Ve want TO get at these men who are uhue'
charges. and try Them" said the President Inc
ust Of indicted officers referred to Comms-
sioners Parker and Andrews. who VIII Iepo
whether or not it would be advisable TO pace ''e az
cl,scd men on trial before the Ponce soaru IN
,ncdiatelv The chief clerk was directed 10 p'e
mare for the Board statement showing 'he nun.
her of officers against whom charges nav 80,
,raao and who have not been tried Inc oi''e
clerk was also instructed to bring before '''e noa"
~ ,,o rial naners in cases where members OF 'he
Department have been tried on CHARGES anu -
whose cases no judgments nave Deeh '''iu 49,.
President Roosevelt informed his coiieasues VIC"
,,o work Of examining applicants TOT appoin.'
~ tho force would be begun as soon as possipie' !.
had hecn arranged he said. to have TWO boaru7 Vi
police Surgeons sit steadily TO make phys ~,
aminations The clerk was directed 10 I'po''
of sergeants from which one VIII DC ''
act as secretary to the examining hoaru'
The commissioners decided to amend the ruies re-
ordinc anplicants for the force. Hereafter app'..
cants will have to be al least iee' IioneS . a
and weigh no; less than lio POUNDS '"u w
previcus rules men who weighed 100 pouI'' on.
we're feet ~ inches high were eligible. fresiue''
Roosevelt objected slightly 10 increasing the he's"'
IN feet s inches He said that stocky men "e,e
more desirable than Of great height ana reacn.
Mr. Roosevelt gave H. however, to the )uus"e"' u
his coljeagues The board also amended the ru!s,
az ~ age In the future no over thirty years
will be appointed. Heretofore applicants, na,S
anoointed up 10 thirty-fve. Captain Ilmotny , ..
Crssden of the Morrisania station asked PERM PERM
sion to withdraw his Application ior o. lie re-
quest was laid over for the present. , c,,r,itt
The surgeons reported that captain ,,nees and
berger had recovered from his recent lil f long
was not permanently disabled or In nesi OF a I'M
vacation the c3mmss9ner sv e', of absenee The
snfreons also reported that Captain ifaugnry , :"
West s dSd MAS VI" in need Of
ione vacation. Haughey Will get twenty Gays III "u
aim IN his REGULAR vacation. - -, ,h,
President Roosevelt Offered resolution maj inc ne
commanding officer OF each pIeclhJu h nnliticai or
lep1,' ~ iu and an clubs and associations 10
SSyhicb each member Of the force under them pc
,'n~s President Roosevelt said he hah reSciNru
ct STATEMENTS that certain officers bellhst-
to the Pequoi club mbsTs Of the
St3cS','i ~ Donnegln Picnic Association A.,
Michael r, ponneean am n,, iou' s' Claimed
-, ali th.-a clubs are social ORGANIZATION pu'
NOV are political clubs without any question nov
politrm-n TO be- members u any clubs We VIII '''''
wa! laiSf a i,s'i ar, state clv Service comms,
s,,orr called on President Roosevelt 1utlny ,ns
n.etne Of Inc Hoard The COMMISSIONER nnt.,,,
,,t ,f, ntout the t'ivii Service rules ana i'su'''
i'm adnotcd iv he hoard which must have ,h' 'p
tt1v,i - the state cvii tetV'c" w. Woa-d
're..r,iselnuof Andrews brought before "" ''"'
leer received by him from August NJ Ml MAKING NJ,
No 81 Wlis-avc. an oS-scrReah' oa l,ns - Gan.
St..,,,yinv statements TO the rerlfns ul ~
ata5ps Gsneiand Pickett ana kiea The letter was
referred to chief Byrnes'