The sun., 1898-01-02
POLICEB BOARD ORGANIZES.
N,oULLAGH zo1TTG oHfEP UNTIL
HfONDAHy NAUKELBAK DEPUTY.

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The now Police Board lost no time In getting
70 work yesterday. Within hfteen minutes
| efter the telephone had conveyed the informa-
ton from tho City Hail that tho Commissioners
had been sworn In, three OF the four arrived In
cab In Mulberry street with Chief MccuilaRh.
Commissioner Philips was the only one who was
missing. He had not ooen sworn In with tho
rest and thero ensucd long wait, while MS
throe colleagues consulted with the Chief In the
inner ofhco. Politicians who nave given Null
perry street wide pertn heretofore crowded
tho other ONCE Whilo Mr. Philips was being
sought high and low. He was found at last and
safely landed at Police HeadquarterS with his
certincate or appointment In MS pocket.
over the hoard summonsd Chief Clerk Kim and
went into session. Commissioners Hamilton took
tho chair and moved that the board proceed to
49,. p.isn. US tIS W. ~. i. ~. ~ s.,,,.% eS
.hosen .Iesiaens. nc vooh .ne oner plomp',y' @
sddressinr The ANAL crowd that had strserleS
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mto inc ooara room toas ne aio NO. inIena 70
'no uepSs'meps ,ne has.s .. ,h,s s. .,o t ~ ,
"and knows what the exact condition of tho
force IA. Il win formulate n, policy. and by its
acts IL will be- Judged. and only by its acts."
Mr.. York spoke with strong emphasis When
inc selection OF commissioner mss S ham,i.on as
treasurer OF the board hed oeen proposed ana
h,dr h,,, ths cor,r,,ss,onor. and oi.rh, ,,,rs,
leave IuSy the the room. snu '''''A' Gnu ''''A' '
And tho officer will sep that they do so." he
added. Tho officer saw. The room was cleared
in double quick order.
In the executive session. an in tho Oman meet.
They sent for Chief Mccullaeh, and upon motion
o, the ffesident no % was made tno acting cniet
OF the whole force until further orders OF tho
80, nain Tna S;hIa; w. a,,sn,.s - ,.'an
an Inspector or such other officer as right be
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dass sss sn snS ss9s me TS
duty Until the board has had an an opportunity to
Ihe fact was that thS roll OF L9ng Island CITY
rSands%en @ and a61 Slneseen @ patroimsn app9pptsd p
made ma, Within year and halt before that. Tho
six patrolmen: 1oGtnEte tS li edded that there M
were nve alarm boxes IN the First precinct: AZ
one @ @as snl I useless '''on0' Oh "n''n
~ The board made Superintendent Mackellar Of
10 BY sas &c 0Sas
and then tackled the oleena county problem
WITH the looT1hng Th Fssoioti9n @ ;ni ., t,. co-no,
tion Counsel Be requested as.to the power OF the
sSs With Sdse 9 ssSsa
osss to sssa
EapheSr Of his the board ara ad5Ourned
IN az onsinessiike manner as ~ naa convened.
which seemed quite inerediblo to Mulberry
street m aHsa 10 O'clock so-mSrroW NOR ~ az Stns the
sammon @ a shs Summarizing U cfIesrs o Of fiise The
forSs I to meet IN nth the Sonrtr3om t ; A. ~ sharp
to ana h. eoeT sSs
President % viii & have n something to ssS say" .
M MI. Iofk took aormer S0mmissioner ~ 81 MOSES
once on tne tnira moor Wnlch IN tne practlce OF
nne dIepartmment; ts tne FIesioenIs room Com
drewss office. which is next te the okkeeper's:
Commissioner Sexton chose Commissioner Par.
fo%pd some s1a oMer M ends @ Wanr hsy roy
them: BY Monday the old names on The doors
and directory VIII have 81 been erased and Ia the new
been fairly launched upon the new road that is
before It. :. 49,, ,., ,-,.,
taken By the board yssteTday already indicates:
Ibnss LonR iSdna @ n is tne east OF
or noe
SSppsinted: II they were not. others VIII have to
@ Dc sent in In their places; II they were the work
IN so Tar as u IS legally constituted became, by
operation OF the charter, a part of the greater
citys police force. So did the Richmond county
police force. There are seven constituent parts
OF the new BODY expressly mentioned In the
charter, namely. these two, the Brooklyn force,
the old New York police. the bridge police. and
the respeetipe bodies OF park policemen In New
Queens county that trouble begins
,Ihe charter does pToyide, with brief mention
under me head OF hichmond county. that in
Queens county also-that Is to say, In the part of
u at Is included In the greater city1al village
policemen shall be transferred TO the new de-
pSrtment. Ihe: question 70 be determined is
wnetner n 1e mere were WIN me BEGINNING OF tne
new year, any 10 DO transferred. Ihere are
many In fact, for the village trustees have not
their friends under the new municipality and
nGidentsay i policing their roads, They have
liberally and even gone Mayor Gleasons hurgh
one better there is: nevertheless, question
as TO whether there were any village policemen
to take over
Inc charter, became law on May a.. Nine days
later a law known As the Amsnded Village law
went into FORCE. IL proYldeS explicitly that