The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-15
MONEY TO GET EVIDENCE.
sCHMIzTBERGE Err WANTS $500 IN
ADVANCE


no Says re Can't Close Disoracriy Houses In
hts Precinct without It-Cemmissionera AM
drews and Parker will Sec n Such n Rand
Can ne Raised-Capt. Chapman Defended.
Tho old question, Who shall pay for getting
evidence against disordorly houses came UP in
q new shape at the meeting Of the Police Board
yesterday. In one way and another IL has
proved n source OF annoyance for years. Evi.
dence OF the kind Is not got without paying for
1t, but whom tho Captains, spurred on by tho
board to break up dives, presented their bills,
there were objections. The bills wcrc hold up
for months, even years. The CAPTAINS lost in.
forest and the dives flourished anew.
1t was Capt. Schmittberger who gave the mat
ter n new turn. He reported TO tho board that
there were disordorly houses In his precinct Uhc
Twcnty.sccond) and that he was ready to break
them up, but that he must have money. About
$500 would do II, II paid down in advance. Ho
could 20 right to work then.
Commissioners Parker said that no had advised
Schmittbci ger TO say 1t right out like that. 1t
was time n fund was raised for Captains TO draw
upon for such purpose, 1t would greatly holp
the service.
Commissioner Andrews, who IL Treasurer,
said that he was for tho first time In position TO
pay such bills promptly, but no could pay moth.
ing In advance.
Mr.. Moss thought that unless some such step
was taken, the day would como when q Captain
would defy them. refusing to do his duty at his
own expense.
"Hc might say" continued Mr.. Moss, eel am
not a banker, and I will not and I rathor think
that Il his case was brought before tho Appellate
The upshot Of tho discussion was that Com-
missioners Andrews and Parker wero APP
pointed q committee to see II such u fund could
Alice L. Woodbridge. of the women's Prison
Association reported that Capt; Chapman was
much of a mistake In arresting women, but a
big one in failing to take in also the mon who go
fishing for them IN the street. So long as the
would come Of 1t. she thought. There is no
doubt" she wrote, that there are as many men
yet nothing is eyer done to clear the streets Of
them. II should be az safe for ono class Of tax
payers AS for another"
Col. Grant took tho report. Those things were
useful TO him, he said.
Commissioners Andrews presented amended
civil service rules for the five months period OF
Independence that remains to the Police Civil
Service Bureau. They were laid over. These
were the important amendments:
the provisions of section ; OF chappter aos Of tbss
Laws of 1897. the Board Of Police hereby desig-
nate the Secretary OF the Police Civil Service
Board and the chief examiner thereof II board to
conduct examinations to determine the fitness
OF applicants for admission to the department..
The merit OF applicants for promotion shall
be determined by examination conducted by the
Police Civil Service Board, and the fitness OF
such applicants as shall be certified to be oil.
mined by an examination to DO conducted by the
Lists shall be declared of competitors who
and fitness. and the period of eligibility of per.
sons upon such lists shall be one year from date
of registration uDon same.
NO competitor who failed to attain ut least
80 per cent. upon examination for fitness shall
DO deemed eligible for appointment