New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-15
WEDNESDAY,
MAY IS. 1895.
WORKINGS OF THE NEW LAW
POLICE BOARD PREPARING FOR THE
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS.
CAPTAIN PICKETT LIKELY TO BE ON THE Tx
AIMING BoARp-cHIEr BYRNEs REoRGAN-
IZINd THE BROADWAY sQUAD-RE-

IZING THE BROADWAY SQUAD-hE'
rIREMENT OF VETERANS.
The Police Commissioners held brief meeting
yesterday President Roosevelt left Head
quarters after the meeting and called on Secretaries
Post OF the Postofice Examining Board. and BAD
cock Of the Custom House Civil Service Board, anu
conferred with them regarding the Police civil Ser
vice examinations. The president said he would re-
quest Secretaries Post and Babcock to detail rev
of their expert examiners assist the Police Civ
Service Board when the examination OF applicant!
is begun
Captain Patrick II. Pickett. OF the West Thlrtieths
st. station, called to Police Headquarters by
President Roosevelt yesterday morning. The Cap
tain in consultation with the COMMISSIONS:
for short time. II Is understood that Pickett VIII
be appointed on the Police Civil Service Board Ser
geant Oliver Tins. Of the City Hall station. was
also sent for by the president II is thought likely
that Tins may be detailed secretary 10 the police
examiners.
The statement that Inspector williams has made
application to the Police Commissioners to be re-
tired is denied at Police Headquarters Chief Clerk
Kipp, with whom all applications for retirement
from members of the force fled said yesterday
afternoon that the Inspector had applied for re-
trement 1t Is possible though, that he may decide
TO retire a pension under the law. which makes
Il mandatory upon the Commissioners to retire
members OF thu department who have been on tho
force twenty-five years and over. Williams hs<
been on the force nearly thirty years. !:
Chief Byrnes summoned a number OF patrolmen
from various precincts to Headquarters yesterday
morning and looked them over with view Of trans
|; ferrlng them to the Broadway Squad. which Is to
| be reorganzed. On Friday Chief Byrnes sent out
orders TO the precincts 10 have the captains re-
port the OF patroimen who were six feet
| tall and over and OF good physique. The Chief had
| about twenty OF the before him yesterday.
They assembled in the school OF instruction room
| where he looked them All the men were tai
and fine specimens OF manhood He not only ex-
amined them their physical condition but also
as to their intelligence.
The Chief also sent for a number or poiicemen
| who detailed on the Broadway squad AT tn9
/ present time and had them before him, He VIII
shortly transfer part OF the force now doing duy
! IN the squad 20 other precincts and replace them
| with the men he has selected.
Chief Clerk Kip, Of the Police Department pre-
pared yesterday list or all tho police oncets VINO
are veterans OF the and who have asked 20 Dc
retired after twenty years service. The Bipartisan
| hi makes IL mandatory on the Police Board -
retire on their own application members or the po-
! lice force who veterans ana nave peen twenty
years In the department. Clerk kipp Will supIn Z
the list TO the board at to-day's meeting Inc dp,
nIcafions for retirement OF officers who have serve
| DAVIS meeting Among them Captains Timothy
J. Creeden. OF Morrisana. and Kelly. or East fifty
| first-st ...,.- r,.u.<
| There will be no need OF reappontng Poiics
| Commissioners Roosevelt. Grant. Parker and An
drews under the Bipartisan Police act as mas pee,
| supposed Mayor Strong has received an opinion
| from Corporation Counsel Scott on the subJecc
| which interprets the law as making necessary tna
appo,ntment OF the bipartisan board only wnen' &na
| Board Of Police Is not already so constituted.