The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-25
CONLIN TAKES THE HELM.
DIVIDES THE CITY INTO IN
sPECTION DISTRICTS.


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Appoiuts Three ActinS inspectors and As
signs Cortright, Brooks. and MeCuilagh
20 the Other Diutricts-Ais Makes Act
Ing Cnptains-PolIce Board Aequiesces.
AZ the meeting OF the Police Board yesterday
morning there were events which showed that
the two strong men Of the board. Theodore
Roosevelt and Andrew D. Parker, had come to a
parting OF the ways, and that. for the present,
at least, there IL n split In the Board which Is
all the moro serious because IL does not in
volve any break in the personal good relation
ships of the Commissioners. Men who have
watched the new Board from its beginning,
and studied its members and their ways. long
ago saw that Mr.. Roosevelt believed. even to
a chivalrous extent, In throwing open TO the
public every bit OF information and all the mo-
tives upon which the action OF the Board or its
mcmbers was based, both rs regards the treat.
ment OF police business In general. and also as
regarded the matters Of assignments to duty
and of promotions.
Mr.. Parker. on the other hand, while TAX
ing Just as deep an interest In the welfare Of
the force and in Its reform. was more imbued
with the older methods. and more inclined to
fall back upon Byrnes's old formula. For po-
lice reasons as an explanation for any police
changes.
That the two ways must clash at some time
was evident from tho first, but even to-day no
ono can tell lust how far apart the stroke has
taken Nr. Roosevelt and Mr.. Parker.
The clash finally came over the question OF
whether or not Acting Inspectors Brooke and
McCullagh should be made full Inspectors,
and also over the question ms to where the rights
of the Board and the Chief of Police extended
on tho tiCklish ground Of making TEN porary
promotions or assignments for duty above the
rank q man held. Mr.. Parker stopped the
promotions of Brooks and McCullagh, and an
opinion Of the Corporation Counsel put all the
power of making transfers or assignments into
the hands of Chief Conlin. Although Mr.. Roose-
welt still has Commissioners Andrews and
Grant with him, the three are powerless with
out the cooperation of Chief COnlin, and he
seems To- hn'e cast MI LOT WITH Mr; parker: t
men interpret his action In max ing a great mum.
Der of important. transfers and assignments Of
policemen of both high and low degree. and OF
dividing the city into six inspection districts,
according to the report which he made to the
1t was this report which was believed to be
evidence Of the parting of the ways between
Of the CHEZ is is Believed to have BEEN BEEN Taken taken
largely under the advice of MIR. Parker. Chief
Conlin reported TO the Board that he had di.
vided the city into six inspection districts and
made the following assignments Of men to
command them, the orders to go into effect at
Inspector fortnight is to command the First
Inspection district, WHICH will include the
Gharfe stree street. c Msca anii;l I siPest, c itrfft;
street, Mulberry street, Mercer street. patrol
boat, Criminal Court squad. boiler squad health
Capt. John II. o,Keefe OF the MacdouealI
will command the second Inspection district,
which will include s,t th l,do Old slip: OAK street;
Streets M"aison rn st5se' Miar hilsr'G aSd f Fifth street. Detsn sta,
tions. and the Essex Market Court squad.
Acting INSPECTOR. Brooks Will command the
htrI ~ aTftn ullatrICf hIE NCil MIA in
the East Twcnty.second street, East Thirty
NTH street. East Fifty first street, Grand Cen;
East Eighty-eighth street stations. and the
Yorkville Court squad.
ton is made an acting Inspector. and put in
command OF the Fourth district. which consists
Of the West Twentieth street. West ThiEtieth
seventh street. West Sixty-eighth street, and
West Tooth street stations.
Capt. Walter Thompson of the Oak street,
station is made an acting Inspector. and placed
in charge of the Fifth district, consisting Of the
street, High Bridge. and West 15ad street sta.
tons, and the Harlem Court, squad. .
of Acting sss g lRsRSeeii9 SsS MsGI1llassh t., Till be i IN f h
the Morrisania. fremont, kingsbridge: AMI
Westchester precincts. and the Morrisania
Tic Chief also detailed Sergeant John Nc
kiryey Of Delaney. street MS acting Captain
Titus of Morrisania rs acting Captain of the
Macdougal street station. and Sergeant John
ltyan OF Ola SIP as nctlnR captain OF tne YAK
strecC station. Roundsman Henry Relyea of
the Central ONCE is assigned as acting Ser
geant IN Delaney. street.; Roundsman James
Ryan of MHcdougal street as acting Sergeant
ut that station, and Roundsnan w. Ferdon of
West Chester as acting Sergeant Mt Morris
anin. Patrolman Redmond p. Kersey of Kings
bridge was detailed as moanted roundsman at
West Chester. and Patrolman John c. Hala-
han of High Bridge was detailed as mounted
rOundsman in that precinct.
For the present. all the acting Inspectors will
have quarters at the Central Office. 1t IL pro
nnEnI in Ia a - III II rn n DrnyiHa thAID VII
offices in their respective districts. Each of
the now acting Inspectors will have n Sergeant.
roundsman, and patrOlmnn on his staff. Chief
Conlin will detail the officers they select to-day.
ment or dissent, and neither Mr.. Roosevelt nor
Mr.. Parker would talk regarding the disagree
ment in the Board.
Meantime Mr.. Andrews is busy preparing u
hill to present to the Legislature, which will
return to the Board some of the powers which
were taken from il and put into the hands of
the Chief of Police by the Bi. partisan bill of
Ia It year. If the bill. which Is also said to be
In preparation. to l~egislate the present Board
out of Office doesn't go through, probably the
Andrews bill will.
The case Of Patrolman James McDermott.
who was dismissed from the force for failing to
shape of an opinion from the Corporation Coun-
sci. In which Mr.. scott that he
he reinstated because the evidence against him
was not taken under oath. Mr.. Parker had
heard tie case and supposing II was q trivial
one. had neglected to have the witnesses sworn.
McDermott and some others who have been dis.
missed under similar circumstances will prob