The sun., 1895-05-18
POLICE BOARD REFORMS.
u.r CAPTAINS AND sERGElNTs
ro sERyE ON PROBATION.

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fam, at y Cost OF Nearly $4,000 =
- IN tho Pension Fund-Nnny Old
,,..r,,,,t. to Bo Tried-The Senior In.
.,,etor Motto ne Allowed to "whstsv
..,r Capt. GnIissher-Dou't Mention
..u,,e, ,r You Want to Get on the Foree
r,, reform Police Board spent great part of
limo Mt It's meeting yesterday clearing the
~ for the campaign which 1t has laid out for
..oroaniging the force under Its command.
IT,, 1, NAV trust to having outside help in this
-, was suggested by the first matter Presi-
W., Roosevelt brought before his colleagues.
II, ,aid he had a letter from Mrs. Josephine
sh,w Lowell asking for an appointment for
ssr.elf and Mrs. William jackson for a time
nrsvious 10 May -. when they might come be-
,ore the Board and mako some suggestions
,bout the employment OF police matrons.
I'VE are not in position TO do anything
.,out the matter" said Mr.. Andrews, no mat
ter what they suggest. We can't do anything
,or couple OF months"
"Why do they want a full Board hearing2"
aid Mr.. Parker. II should think committee
might receive them. No business end was ever
saiued by hearing n lot Of speeches"
II was arranged that some of the Commission
ar, would receive the ladies on Monday at IL
o'clock, and word will be sent to them to that
effect.
President Roosevelt said he had received a list
of the Sergeants who were thought by Chief
Clerk Kipp to be suitable for the secretaryship
sf the new Police Civil Service Board. The
Board will choose secretary from the list. A
list Of all the roundsmen in the department had
also been prepared and handed in.
Commissioner Grant said that this was q
proper introduction to a preamble and some
oh ha hal
offered the following:
Reso,red That all members Of the police force who
NAV be selected by the Board of Police for promotion
Except those to he promoted to the rank OF rounds
mani shall be promoted to serve on probation for
term OF six months. II during such period OF proba
ton any such ocer prove himself by his conduct and
sncency equal to the requirements Of the position
which he has been promoted then he shall be con.
nrmed in his rank. II, tho contrary. the said
ocer shall be found during this period OF probation
10 be- from any cause whatever not thoroughly quail
fed for the position to which he has been elevated,
then It shall be tho duty OF the Board Of
Police to remand him to the rank from which he was
promoted probation During this period OF proba-
ton the Board OF Police make careful inquiry
70 whether any. oflcer has paid promised to pay
any money or other valuable consideration for the
influence used in gaining his pro-
motion. whether there may have been any reasons
brought bear except merit and fitness for the posi-
then in the power OF the Police Commissioners
reduce the oficer who Is on probation to the grade
from which he has sought advancement
"As roundsmen." Col. Grant went on, hold
rank which in military life is known as that
Of 'non-eommissioned officers.' and from which
they can be reduced to the grade Of patrolmen
at the pleasure of the Board of Police, l would
recommend the adoption OF the following:
Resolved. That the Captains of precincts be di.
rected to recommend from time to time any patrol.
man whom they have found to be especially efficient
and deserving; that the Board of Police shall then
have the Chief of Police investigate thoroughly the
character and qualifications of the patromen then
END a1d the result OF his II
reports shall be placed on le to be considered by the
Board OF Police In the selecting and appointing OF
roundsmen."
1t was suggested that it was not possible to
promote men and then reduce them in rank.
mote" and inserting detail" This too oc.
casioned some argument to whether 1t did
Of Police. Commissioner Andrews said It did
not, end President Roosevelt announced that.
spprovai of the whole Board It was @ sdop.ed. %
snhicct to such verbal changes as might be re-
CURED to make it comply with the law.
Mr. Roosevelt was appointed q committee of
one to go before the Board of Estimate to day to
getSi.10Q added to the police appropriation to
said ,hey wanted four good men. and that he
thought two Of them should Be paid a6 at the rate
l.Su Z
be EMPLOYED for about three months.
Then came great clearing out. Mr.. Par ker
handed up a big pile OF applications for retire
mem. made by men who have been on the force
0rtwenty- five years or more or who are veterans
Of the war and have served twenty wears or
more. All were entitled to retirement unless
there were charges pending against them, and
In few minutes these men had been put upon
the retired list with half pay:
Capt. Thomas Reilly OF the East FIfty.frst street
St Naa!sGa
Ps,FSsn ns@4 Mas Gs eaSs WASH orrsana Patrick
MSnyan East Gt1 rSn James Smith Jserson
F E mTsson TSs, ,ph
Arms;ons. Tombs Court Jacob Brnnner, Fast Eishty
,cet Snarcs ob"oy East twenty secend stTeet
sa %ss joI Ed%nr
Gillespie Gl,y. HALL; William Goodwin. Old slip; Ed
i ss'es; ocs
SssGn s5%S and o Doorman Thomas C. Lawrence OF
This adds Sl0.s75 year at one slap to the de-
mAnds upon the pension fund.
,.i;t,. The applications of Capt, Creeden and De; De;
ective Sergeants kush and Crowley were laid
The application of Sergeant John j. Taylor OF
the Steamboat Squad who was a witness be-
lore the l.exvw committee. was refused.
Commissioner Grant reported that he had
who was accused by woman. and he reported
IN favor Of restoring Kennedy to duty. This
was done
Commissioner Grant spoke in favor of a pat
ent gas regulator which he had been trying In
the station houses. Tho gas bills for last year;
hesa!d. were SlB,021.06. The regulators had
piade saving of from IA to % per cent. where
ne had tried them. or an average of 81 per cent
ihe maker would rent them to the department
,or 800 month for one year and then sell
them for $40 apiece.
he also reported mat in order to insure gett Ing
tood horses without having to look through a
nt m worthless ones. he had drawn up specih-
STallon az To- what good police horse should be
the hited States cavalry horse was taken as
Tps for the patrolmans mount and the artillery
'cSa horses for the patrol wagon teams.
me wording ofthe resolution adopted on Wed
nn@ssaey requiring reports from the commanding
vuSeIs ot precincts regarding the clubs, political
sll sGa an that the men belong to did not seem to
COMMISSIONER Parker to be comprehensive
ssihough, and lie wanted 1t changed. AT Commits
ioner iUmr Andrews's suggestion ID was resolved u
,n au. blank and have each man in the depart
ena answer for himself, say ing that he belongs
nWh and such clubs and to no others.
A,hMtWiil put their answers on fle." said Mr.
they avs and hold them against the men u
're} are not truthful"
IN presume that by the time the reports come
pr.sda"e,h deh ,Eill belong to very few clubs" said
,iohnis order does not apply to the Commits
Imnn,u uots II Z" asked Col. Grant.