New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-14
TWO SWEEPING MEASURES.
BILLS AFFECTING THE POLICE DEPART
MENT AND ELECTIONS BUREAU
GOOD WORK ny THE COOPER UNION CoMMrTTEE
OF Trv-, SUMMARY OF THE PROVISIONS
or MEASURES TO BE SUBMITTED
TO THE ASSEMBLY.

OF MEASURES TO RE SUBMITTED
TO THE ASSEMBLY
Tho committee Of ten appointed at the Cooper
r-rio, meeting 10 draft bills FOR the reorganization
of the Police Department aad a meeting at the
CIV club last evening 20 consider drafts oi o'''S
which had been printed. and which II was eN-
noc,od the committed would adopt From the
drafts of the bill for the reorganization OF the de
nartmcnt and another bill IN relation to elections
g, this CITY II appears that the plan OF the com
mttee Is To take the Bureau Of Elections entirely
on, ~ the Police Department. and to create de-
partfnent of elections under the control OF o-
partisan board or four commissioners. inc pro-
posed bills are long ana elanora'"' anu N'"'''
many details
The reorganization blu provides for one Com
missioner 10 take the place Of the present Ponce
BOARD He ls to serve two years. with salar! OF
s. 20 a year. and IS 10 be appointed by the Mayor
who nay slgnate any employe OF the department
10 take the place OF tho Commissioner during MS
absence or illness The Mayor Is also to appoint
"a. chief Of Police who is to have a salary Of
go 40 n vear and tho chief may appoint deputy
AZ a salary of s5.0o0 year The changes are 10
begin on Angus, next The bill also provides for
six inspectors OF police. and for one captain ana
four sergcauts FOR each fifty patrolmen also tor
forty detective-serccants ami twenty-five surgeons
TN. patrolrnen are TO be- divided into five grades.
The Commissioner OK Police is TO have char6f of
the police property and 70 attend TO all OF the bus-
ness routine OF tho department. The 'hi"f OF 'oH'e
,s ., he the executive head OF the force ari IS 10
have the power 10 appoint and pronot" members
Of tho force. to suspend them when he deems them
euity OF offences TO appoint special policemen IN
eu.rgencies TO make details and transfers. and III
fac, 10 have entire control OF the enforcement OF
law
The police pension fund Is % be IN charge OF the
Commissioner OF Police the Cit{ Ehaihp.%n.aii, % ar ar
the chef Judge OF the Court OF Police Ample pro,
vision is made In the bill FOR the maintenance o.
the fund e-, , 49,, Do
llce department All members OF the fore are pro
hibted from receiving any srs5: ana pfGVSagH
lines All members OF the force are TO be tried Dy
a cour, ~ police to consist OF three JIdSeS 70 pe
appointed by the Mayor These Judges shall be law
y.rs of ten years practice in the city courts. fach
Judge shall receive salary or SU" me JUICES
are 10 be appointed FOR terms OF four, seven ana
ton years at first. but full term s 70 oe ten years
The decisions OF the court OF Police are 10 De maj
and policemen dismissed by the court cannot be
r.lnsiated The work OF reorganZation may be
conducted hy the court Therefore III "A rev i9il,ts
or several years. as the Judges may hnd eNpeiient
The bill 10 take the Bureau Of Elections oui or ire
Police Department provides for the creation OF b-
nartlson board OF elections consist Of four Com
iirissoncrs 10 bc appointed by the Mayor. The FIRST
Iomrarv lSeS and later Commissioners will be APP
1ai,u"'H i,,l servr Tor terms of two years Ap-
narcntv the commissioners are not To- have sal
lpr1es rh"v are t. have power 10 appoint all cleo
Guy Guy aiT hu , u 6rih N great detail the duties OF
electlon officers and the manner in which the cleo
Mons shall be conducted in the city
The session OF the committee last evening lasted
late hour made the statement that the committee
might make some amendments 10 the bills as sub
nrncfI,ally agreed the main provisions as given
In the drafts II was not known last night when
hnp, T'hp members of the committee are George
T. Rivcs r. H. Kenncson. James ". Pryor. Lewis
hhai, 10 William NJ wins Seth Low Theodore Sutro
and Everett T. wheeler