Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-12-18

organize. control. govern. etc, the af.
fairs Of the police department., make
rules for II and issue all orders. and all
the powers, duties and authority In re-.
spect thereto heretofore vested by law
In the Mayor and City Council or i'm.
posed upon the existing police depart.
mcnt shall be transferred to the bOnrd
Immediately after the board Is organ.
lied.
Section Q says that ali buildings,
funds. moneys. appropriations and
property held by or used for the police
department shall become subject to the
exclusive control Of the new board
Section 4 commands the city to pay
all salaries and expenses Of the board
and to appropriate money to maintain
the police department, the amount to
be estimated by the board.
The bill further provides that the
chairman Of the board shall have the
same power as a master In cllancery.
so that he may administer oaths and
summon witnesses.
Section o provides for the oreanixa.
ton Of the police department as fol.
lows: One chief. one assistant, one In.
spectOr for each 500 patroamen, one
captain for each $50 fmtroimen. one
lieutenant for each forty patrDImen
and such patrol. desk and detective ser.
seants as the board may designate.
Then there shall he one s,ssyeon, one
veterinary and one superlnt entient Of
Identification, each with the uank Of
captain.
Section Z says no person shah NW egi.
glide for appointment as policeman un.
less he has f,een a citizen Of the United
STATES and q resident Of the city flr
two years, or h under 10 years Of ,,,r..
He mast spssk, read or write EngiFslI
nnd have " EOod character. ns well nv
physiq,Ss; prWvi6ed, however. that tiis
limit OF age shall not apply to applii
cnnts who have served one or more
years on the fsrrw and have resigned
or been dsbsniss~d without reasonable
cause.
Section \ provides for promotion for
merit and saniirity Sf service. and that
all vacancibs. wherw practicable. shall
bc filled by prOmosf0n. The method
ana charactcTWf sus-t examination and
the rules governing the same shall not
be changed, No. fnr a~ II In practicable,
from those now provided by law for
the applicants. fiDr ctvSl appointment.
Section D II ttip most important. II
reads:
mo person s,itN hc appointed a
member OF tho department until he
passes the rcquirws eXa minntiOn. These
examinations slislr be public. First,
the board must satisfy itself that the
applicant fulhlis mn the qualifications
stated In his application. Second. that
he has intelligence, sound Judgment,
discretion ana energy. Every appli.
cant shall be subjected to such tests
Of manual skin 1nsl strength ~ may
he deemed necessary. a register OF all
| applicants must he kept open to In
spectiOn. Names Of applicants mus,
In kept on its list two years"
Trials are provided for ut great
length and feature Of the bill pro-
vldes that II an 0tIlcer convicted OF any
Offense desires he may appeal to the
judges Of the Circuit court.
Political assessments arc barred and
no members ot the force may receive
presents or rewards; also no member
must take parr In any political cam
paign.
Section 2s IL the one Gov. Tanner IN
sisted should go into the bill. 1t gives
the Mayor supreme command In times
Of riot. The hoard must make quar-
terly report to the Mayor and Cover
nor. The last section repeals NIL laws
In conflict with this act.
Mr.. Reveli claims that the argumen
that this bill does away with civil ser
vice Is wrong and that the examina
tiOns under this act will be fairer than
under the present law.