The sun., 1895-03-14
poL1cE BrLLs or THE TEN.
Proposed Substitutes for tho LeHov
Measures.

Proposed Substitutes FOR tho LeNov
Measures.
The Committee of Ten appointed by Chairman
Charles Stewart Smith Of the Cooper Union
meeting held to protest against the Lexow Po-
lice bills. met Mt tho City Club last night and
made public the two measures which IL proposes
to substitute for the Lexow bills.
In the first place. II is proposed to separate tho
Bureau Of Elections from the Police Depart
ment and to create a Board Of Election. The
principal features OF this measure, which was
drawn by +. u. Kenneson, have already been
published in THE SuN. 1t is tho Police Re-
organization bill drafted by l.. l.. Delaneld,
which contains tho interesting features Of tho
proposed laws This bill would legisate out Of
office the present Commissioners and Superin-
tendent of Police Aug 1, 1895. 1t provides
for tho appointment in their stead of a
single Commissioner of Police and Chief
of Police, both to DO appointed by the
Mayor. The Commissioner Is to hold Office until
tho second Monday Of January, 1898 when his
successor may be appointed for a term of two
years. The salary Of the Commissioner is fixed
at $1,000. lie is subject TO removal like other
heads of departments During his absence or
illness the Mayor 10 empowered to designate
some other member OF tho Police Department to
The first Chief of Police to be appointed need
DS be 0 sne be r.mnSed M onv fo
cause. and If he Is not removed or does not re-
sign, his term of Office will expire on the second
Monday Of January after he becomes go years
OF age. His salary is fixed at $4,000 a year.
lie may appoint deputy chief from any of his
will receive a salary OF $4,000 a year while
so acting. He may also appoint six Inspectors
exceed l for every so patrolmen that is, about
as, about four times as many Sergeants, not to
not 'f in excess OF % in number. and ali the
patrolmen and doormen. His selections, how
s e The salary Of the is
fixed at s3,75o a year; that of sergeants and do
tectiye sergeants at $4,000, and there are five
from Sl.400 to $1,000 year. A rorfndsman
may be appointed from any grade. and, whilo
serving as such, will receive 500 additional
1t is proposed on Jan. to merge the present
park police with the municipal police, the ofli-
GERS and members of that force to be graded as
the Officers a1d % of ths
member, ] sc Of tho y municipal force to police the
parks as requested by tho Board of Park Com
The disciplinary power Of the Chief OF Police
10 increased by according him authority to as
sign all members of tho force as pleascs him.
discipline The Commissioner of Police has six
months within which to remove and replace
form force employed in the department. The
Chief Of Police is required to co6operate with
bill by furnishing two policemen for every
polling place in the city on registry and cleo
tiOn days, and IL is specially provided that mono
of these policemen shall have been assigned to
duty in the precinct where he is employed for
election purposes for one year before such en-
ployment. Tho Commissioner and the Chief
are empowered jointly to adopt rules and regu-
lations for the government of the force, which
will only become effective, however, when the
Mayor shall approve them.
One section OF the proposed bill is devoted to
q prohibition against the Commissioner or any
member of the police force joining any political
club or association. Conviction of violation of
this provision means a forfeiture of the Com
missioner's place and the dismissal of a member
of the uniformed force.
The bill is like that of the Park khurst society
delinquent members OF the force. This court is
to be composed of three lawyerasof ten years
practice at salaries of So. 900 year. They are
called Judges. and one is to be designated by tho
Mayor as n Chief Judge. The first Judges are
to be appointed for terms of four, seven.
and ten years respectively. Their successors
are to be appointed for full terms of ten years.
This court is empowered to appoint clerk and
assistant clerk. two stenographers, and two at
tsndants, at salaries to be fixed by the Commits
sioner of Police. The Commissioner of Police is
The police pension fund is provided for in this
wise: The Commissioner of Police. the Chief
Judge of the Court of Police, and the City Cham
berlain are to be created trustees of the fund of
which tho Chamberlain is to be ex otficio Treas
urer. There is provision providing for tho
merging of the park police pension fund with
that of the municipal police.
When the big increase in tho number OF Cap
tains and Sergeants 10 considered. we'll as tho
creation of a costly court of police the taxpay
ers will discover that they can't get reform for