New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-08
ACTION OF THE NEW BOARD.
POLICE COMMISSIONERS TO MEET THRE0
TIMES WEEK

MIR. ANpREws,s PLAN FOR REwARDrNG POLICE
MEN WHO HAVE SERVED LONG AND FAITH
ruLl.Y-poLIcE TRIALS TO BE HELD ON
ru,.psn,ys INSTEAD OF WEDNESDAYS
,,,vor s,rongs new Police Board has departe1
from, the custom OF the old board py "o'''"e e:
meetings The Commissioners got tose'hei ~ Wv
o'clock yesterday morning. with PRESIDENT noos
Welt in the chair Before the meeting al '"'
Commissioners had conereheo Ia
Parker's office. -
The Commissioners decided 70 meet hereafter On
Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays at ~ o cio.A IA
the forenoon The police trials VIII De he'o VIZ
Thursdays beginning next week.
Clerk Kip brought before the board severaI cases
OF complaints against police officers tried oy con''
nojssioners Kerwin and Murray. In which no Juos-
ments have been rendered The Commissioners
decided to go the cases together. Comin'sr
sioner Parker suggested that all the members o.
the hoard should attend the trials OF delinquent
policemen to-day, as to famiarize themselves
with the system of trying police officers
At this point President Roosevelt asked 20
no excused as he had to attend a meeting OK the
Board of Health. Commissioner Andrews acted -
chairman.
CAPTAIN Schmittberger. Of the Kngsbrdge squad
asked for thirty days leave Of absence In addiuon
10 his regular vacation. He sent communication
to the board stating that he wished to go aoroai
for the benefit of his health. In the absence OF
President Roosevelt his application was not acted
upon.
Albert J. ". Kern of No. 80 West Nlnety-four'n'
ST. wrote TO the board commenting Patroman PAT
rick NJ Eyers Of the West One-hundredth-st sta
ton for bravery during a fire at that number on
April H. The Superintendent was directed to make
a report in Patrolman Evers's case.
Acting Captain Patrick Gully. Of the Union Mar
ket Squad made report to the board denying the
statement made In an anonymous communication
In which /, was alleged that sums OF money were
collected from vendors OF fish at Ridge ana Hlvins
ton SITS by Roundsman Dugan ana otner oincers.
George W Wagner, who was clerk 70 CommiS
sioner Murray. and John W. Donovan. cierk 20
commissioners Grant and Parker respectively.
Roger Walsh and S. J. Rosenthal stenograpners'
who were employed By the same Commissioners;
were also retained temporarily The resignation o.
Patrick j. Ford clerk to Commissioner Martini was
The next meeting OF the board will be on Friday
at 10 o'clock Beginning next week the poard Will
meet three times week , a., A.. ..<,,~
commissioner Andrews said after the neesinS
thar he in Introduced resolution relative TO the twen-
ty-year patrolmen with the intention OF getting
ijst OF all the men have been on the iorce Pc
tween twenty and twenty-five years Men VINO
bsve been in the department twenty years and over
ard have good records. said ne. are entisieo :"
the places where light duty only IS required NY
idea s TO have all the detailed places IN tne de-
nartment filled by long-service men ns,e1d o, oy
rrounn officers who should be doing patrol duty
The other Commissioners are IN faVor OF Mt Az
draws's idea and as as the cnef clerk pre-
ares the lis. there will be some shifting AROUND OK
men VINO hold detailed places