New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-11
PART II.
PAGES II TO IA.
THE MAYOR DlSAPPROVES IT.
A1NsWORTH's SUPPLEMENTARY POLICE
BILL KNOCKED OUT.

THE FOUR COMMISSIONERS SPEAK AGAINST IT
AND NOT WORD is SAID IN ITS FAVOR
IT WOULD MAKE THE BOARD A SET OF
F1GrREHEADs MR.. ROOSEVELT SAYS.
A good number Of citizens met at the Mayors
Office yesterday TO enter their protest against me
Ainsworth Supplementary Police bill. and 10 ask
Mayor Strong to disapprove the bill while not
voice was raised IN its favor. All the Police Com
niss,oners-Th,od ore Roosevelt Colonel +. D. Grant
A. D. Parker and 4. d. Andrews-were present the
hearing. which the Mayor had fixed for p. m. was
opened by President Roosevelt. who characterized
the bill as legislation and said that the boar
was doomed TO failure II il became a LAW Mt
Roosevelt directed his main objections to the pro-
vision which takes the trials from the Commits
sloners and lodges them in the Chief He said fur
Their
We were appointed to reorgani7e and purify r n
department. bu; our hands are tied by this bill me
Commissioners must 81; with folded hands anI
we" ~a.Cn sne a h n his IN, il
the superintendent absolute power without respon-
He should nave mdTe po%er but noang ike %h
this bill; gives hin The power to Try roNcemsn Is
tendent, whose members become his creatures. The
source being tainted wha, would be expected from
be inspired in its conclusions?
The passage Of Ibis also nulhes one OF the sec
will guarantee to bring about the proper state Of
ons no a One Of the BIN to which
object is that It gives to the Superintendent power
missioners may know that officer is guilty of the
most heinous crime. but If the Superintendent does
not want to bring him 10 tria! we are power.ess.
Commissioner Parker followed and spoke OF the
absolute power given the Superintendent to order
trials. He said that If the Superintendent desired
the most fragrant abuses could flourish. He said:
When the abbo's have o Dice the eonvsnis vii play ~
fitting: When the men on the force understand
no
the servants masters 1t wrests all power from US
and leaves only the responsibility
Commissioner Andrews referred TO another feat
ure of the bill He said that +, delegated police
captains the power of trying cases. He said tina I
points would before them that would puzzle
a learned jurist and that II they ruled wrongly
the courts would reverse their decisions and the
trial would be for naught.
Commissioner Grant Endorsed all his colleagues had
said.
George l.. Rves. Of the Committee Of Seventy.
said that the bill should receive the signature
OF the Mayor He said that the Commissioners had
stamped II with their disapproval. and that. they
were responsible for reforming the department.
they should not be crippled In their work.
When the speaking Mayor Strong stood
up and said:
When selected YOU, gentlemen, addressing the
requirement of you: that you should know no poll.
tics in the sGhrse OF your duy @ yDd b
tween black or white. rich or poor. believe that
you are as honest, idlthfuI ds any loul
gentlemen l ever met. This bill will 20 back TO
Albany without my approval, and hope the teg ss
lature will the force OF our objections and not
pass II expressed disapprova.
I approved the non-partisan BILL mean the BIZ
partisan bill really don't think there Is much
difference between the two. While l approved that
bill and. while have no doubt that two OF you are
as strong Democrats ! am Republican. and
that the other two strong Republicans as |
am yet in dischargng my duty 10 the city OF New
York have Republicanism in me. and don I
want you 10 have any.
ut is MY ambition" Mr.. Roosevelt responded.
''that we may be good Board Of Police as you
are a Mayor"