New-York tribune., 1898-01-01
THE POLICE BOARD GOES OOI
A GREAT AMOUNT OF BUSINESS DONE AT
A PROTRACTED MEETING.
CAPTAIN STEPHENSON SENT BACK TO DUTY
MEDALS OF HONOR AWARDED AND OLD OF
TENDERS Pt-NIsHED-PARKER WON'T
THANK THE CHIEF-THE BOARD IN
SESSION ALMOST ALL DAY.

TENDERS Pr-NrsHED-PARKER WON'T
THANK THE CHIEF-THE BOARD IN
SESSION ALMOST ALL DAY
Tho Police Commissioners sent to Mayor strong
Yesterday a report intended 10 show thdt li'eio m
been a recent Improvement IN the poN0e ~. q,
There arc over five thousand men on the force III
The bcr,ugbs OF Manhattan and the Bronx anu
s,,c6 chief McCuIlagh has been In office ana mas
actod in ha mony with majority OF the Coih"',S -
sioners all the vacancies among the SuPe''o' ~
GERS OF the force have been iHed. =.
If WAS a busy day at Police HeadqudI'o''' ~ ~.
the Commissioners in session the greater pa,
- ,b, d,v The most important meeting WAS he'u
I'm The eyer1ng and the close OF lhls '''e Hou
had practic ally cleared up all It's business ~,
ctenbAnson VINO was reinstated oy the App pp
Division Of me Supreme Court, appeared pei'
Roard with his counsel. VINO serNeu upon w o
,isei,n.rs the ORD er OF the Court Stephenson
.orod n duty and directed to report 10 tle nv
go. asst,nro..t He was assigned by Chief McOu'-
r,gh 70 the central Office squad Inc poa'u
dcred the Captains back salafy' ,,"a ,ho
to,,, $40 go 10 be paid. Stephenson 'hahNe
Commissioners and shook hA"'s W.. ,s.a,e,rent
49,. hen, a harry new year His rei;s'"'
''S - oaDtain on the force over the regular
quota -. c,houss
nj. ,,o, =, nresented TO Roundsman John Scheuss-
,. ~ ne bicycle squad. an engrosseu . oel "'e
=, honorable mention for bravery III "o
.~or, q nurninG building al NO Ioo L""
'' -. oo,ober and a medal OF honor was a.S0
ST. -, 20 patroIman Daniel j. Fosar'y' oi ''io
o. hundred- and wen ty-sixth-st stsio'''
- GUNNER Jumped from the Harleu p'7'
80, ,aJ = drowning man. ConiiniSsloi'ei AZ
~ o-te5 against the application loi '.i'
-, ~ x-Nafd Man James burlS' "i,o no
stu .roro the Lexow Committee. ana the po",e
u'e" -. ro,,state Burns. Patrolman 1ohh d.
le4u' ~ the East -Sixty-seventh-st' s'd''o''
7'''f ,,.ss,d for having compelled HehheSSs,
was '' t,,on into the East River by shoouhs
pc"V'' r a number OF other pauomeh "e'e
s,4d for various offences ..,o. ,,aao nv ,ha
s,. roard approved the suggestion mac py .''s
~ - commission that hereafter all iouhuiue'
N'''', q, tho street should be taken TO nearby
pia pich ~ list of nifty institutions where theF
''9,, ''9 - r.ce,ved was furnished TO the Chet' WHO
w" W. ,,oo,as N carry out the order. The commas
- qua every vacancy that existed py the
i, ,asnt ~ ten men who were on probation
- ,n,s had been done Commissioner Andrews
.r,,ed that there were no more vacancies. except
-, 80 conmiss, onershps that would occur 70
day. -, ,s,. onDrac,a,,or
! resolution testifying to the Boards appreciation
., the ability OF Colonel KIP the chief clerk ana
nia assistants was then passed. and nnally com
missioner Andrews offered this resolution: he-
solved That the Board OF Police, at It's ast meet
inc extend its thanks and congratulations TO inc
1.nis, NJ Police and 10 all the officers OF the police
,orce for their fidelity efficiency and devotion to
duty"
81 vote aye except as to the Chief remarked
Commissioner Parker. The resolution was carried
and the Board adjourned. -. a,
IL the morning and afternoon meetings OF the