The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-02
FOR POLICEMEN IN x
Nr,OULLAGH WOULD HAVE THEM
sTlTIoHED EVERY FIVE BLOCKS.

r,,,,.,. ass ,s.-,rterp-Chsn seq
rr-,ea n. tho detective usureau-Cnpt.
ptevenson,s Reinstatement Censidered.
mt, Nocr,,,.h mn, hc,o-o Tho Police Board
1000 : Mar ~ tho rno-s,n,zstion Of the
ss,sc,Irs ,orno ana for Tho ostoblIsbment of a
so,,ss .o,.S sv,,.r A s,or.I sy,tcm of some
- - 49, y,an,ad in Me- yort Tor twenty
80. snccsss,va boards have tested many
n,.ns 80 .Son,od rona A a result II ia only
~. .rra~sd dis,r,ot th,t-has anv kind Of n sig.
,.i ..rvic. and that the chief says. IN both in.
s.. .n,,s,.s
sas2ua.1 ehu snaiIuaw,oac Gut, ....-.,. and Al.
ways has been tho universal complaint that no
ons tno,v. xvbsre IN And n policeman when
wanted. This is really true, for, excepting on
posts arc established. tho finding Of a policeman
p"''o 'no """ie asst.-
one even IL he is familiar with tho patrol sys-
tenn. except no made " study OF una. par', ,s,,nr
post ana even IN spite OF Una. a I,',heh LYING
r. vronr dir.ction and might have to walk the
eNu So. - - -
sns,rS en ,SnSsn . .. inc no,I posi- anu , a"n wa" tno oI no1, ~
nan WAS faithfully patrolling his post"
IA S,,ss -o.ns pa..Eu.h sa~o.oI ho,. =,
each post, eventually about 400 in the present
s,.~ Tbsx shon,d be Iorgo boxes- sub.stnt,ons.
IN fact, built of iron. with room in each for
,eo,-eary telephono connections and for n
policeman VINO should 90 always there. ihey
should DO never moro than nve olooks apart,
end should DO connected with the station house
neishborhood wanted help. he would know
where to iId it quickly. day or night. He
Nouio noVor DC more Imam Two otocks anu +" naii
turb.noe the Chief in his office at Headquarters
vonla n. In instant communication With the
man in every box. On an urgent call the man
IN the box would 20. notifying the station first.
Tho force need not be Increased to provide
Tine Chief asked. thar his pisn be tried BY
establishing twelve such sub-stations in the
VI Would Consider" he wrote, chat the adop.
itS!aS 81 hnas t sSseo%; me.s W. would MI S be ~ FTea anq
value as q promoter of the police service than
tne s naalSo ali on pr r;oES me M M 's sSe nSrG y s Hsa nni Il
would not exceed one-third the cost OF install.
ing any Of the signal systems In operation at
the present time.
yet up to the standard he wishes to see but he
TcCinsty has done much i'm three months. The
conspicuous snag upon which ali EFFORTS to
coneentretion.
This was Byrnes's favorite argument.
,u,Ia fGan an saS aet @are OF rG 1ess tn any tb Talet Met
mb-dfyisions of n whole. working against It.
self. 70 each precinct We're attached three or
four detectives whose hours were so regulated
snat s GuieR when \ ,s'a a ca,e 1S occpr wSpi that : reouiped
e eee IN m eo@maed s Was forced cd to u send a unifoS@ 1ei
Dotroimnn and perhaps one inexperienced in
areoraaniSstion Of y the entisSe = system tan > 'n'ousn
V"In AuRust- / found al detective Sereeants
SO dstec.ivss and l25 precinct eea.s tS in the hs
detective force of this city. Under the pro-
%tectiyes at the Central ONCE, and also in add.
uunder tho Command Of its Captain. TIRES detaec.
tivoe to DO assigned to detective duty in each
tthst. one in turn would be Continuously at each
s%tstloI in reserve duty TO answer any calls,
nrsfs as T TSis would Oe deS BE- WORKING IN tn on the be s snere
bisn as the stationary posts. having a detective
b. BE- 4. ADDITION Sh ntaa nth these three detectiVes, e ono
prccinct detectiye. under the direct Command
Sa, A. s 6 81 os & H. P %ss Pssu t. R iss% siS ssf 3
time.
,r ,ansss s ss,aSIiss In ,oi ntsisnlhSE e ssS.Satss,,t to
cient detective service by securing promptness
ing one detective to each precinct commander.
This can be accomplished with 24s detectives,
on Aug. "a, when I was appointed to Command
this department"
INC matter Is TO receive confederation.
The board took up the question Of reinstatine
Capt. Stephenson, who was tried on LexoWs
ward convicted in Oyer and Terminer, but the
conviction was upset ON appeal. Corporation
him at once, declaring that he could fnd no
argument on which the courts could be asked
to sustain his dismissal. President Moss was
IN favor OF immediate reinstatement. Com
missioner Andrews remarked that the IS, 900
back pay duo to Capt, Stephenson would have
70 come from the pension fund. Commissions
Parker wanted the matter referred to a COM
IF we want to save any of the Lexow com.
Moss, 1--WE had better try now"
at isn't o question Of saving the Lexow COM
ittees work, {" said Mr.. Moss testify. at has
nothing to do with these cases. After the COM
mitteo adJourned a special Grand Jury was
appointed and made its own cases."
because Mr.. Scott had advised it. He did not
want to do q thing just because Mr.. Scott said
no would have to. He wanted the matter re-
ferred TO the Committee on Rules and Disci-
pline and this was done.
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