New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
BROADWAY H HISHH SITS.
NEW POLICE UNIFORMS.
THE COMMISSIONERS ADOPT CHIEF
MCULLAGIS RECOMMENDATIONS

THE COMMISSIONERS ADOPT CHIEF
MCULLAGHS RECOMMENDATIONS.
Tho Police Commissioners have adopted the rec
ommendaton made by chief McCullagh for chang
ing tho uniforms of the Department The entire
police force will be required to have their uni
forms in accordance with the recommendations by
June !. about which time the first parade OF the
enlarged city force will be held
Following is a description OF the Uniform
for the Chief. deputy chiefs. insp' ctors
captains and sergeants:
Coats 10 he made OF the regulation blue dress
coat cloth. with rolling collar and black mohair
frock buttons. Capes of same material. To desiG-
nate the rank there will be on both sleeves near
the lower edge. knot OF black mohair soutache
braid three and one-sixth of an inch in width
The officers will be designated follows: Chief,
five braids and double knot; deputy chiefs. I'VE
braids and single knot; inspectors four brads and
a single knot: captains. three braids and single
knot; sergeants two braids and a single knot.
The dress coat for the Chief will be double
breasted frock with stand-up collar and two rows
If buttons the breast. eight in row. and placed
I'm pairs There will bo six buttons on tho back OF
the coat; pointed velvet cuffs, with two rows Of
one-inch gold lace and three small buttons on each
cuff gold star known the Navy Star" will
be each side Of the collar
The dress coat for the deputy chief will be the
same as the Chiefs, except that there Will be nine
eagle to designate the rank. on each side Of the
COLLAR
The inspectors dress coat will be the same as
the Chiefs except that it will have nine buttons
In each row on the breast and one row OF gold
lace on each cuff and a gold oak leaf navy style.
on each side OF the collar.
That for the captains VIII be about the same. ex-
cept that there viii he only eight buttons in each
row on the breast. and velvet on the sleeves.
There will be mohalr braid the collar and the
same kind OF braid 10 form the cuffs. There VIII
he three buttons each cum ana TWO bars OF
raised gold bullion embroidered on the braid or
the collar and TWO bars on the braid OF the Gun;
Tho sergeants dress coat VIII be the same as the
contains exccpt that there will be Only one gold
bar on each side Of the collar and on each euh
The ovcrcoats for patrolmen Will be double
breasted frocks buttoned to the neck with turned
down collars. and nine buttons on eacn side OF me
oyercoat but single breasted
The dress coat for mounted policemen VIII be
s sfie siSr 81 the hip and mohaIr trimming
The bicycle police will nave double-bre asted sac X
coats in the winter. with rundown collars ne
trousers will be bloomer style TO TWO hches pelo"
the knee and then htung snuSy below the eau.
The coats FOR the harDor police are the same as
service stripes are to be worn only by rounds
men Gew S bntiohs have hcor adopted They will no
longer have the word police on them. The city
burnshed fiat ring Between tie ring ana bur
nished outer rim Of the button viii b. wreath o.
i.ureI siirmounted by a hve-pointed star; -.
new summs: helmet w4f a All he'pleod r lo
color with a deep turnd )wn brim ne maze p
cS'ot ru, helmet is more stylish than the old
o. ono Instead Of the wreath now worn on
ne helnf.s there will be the city coat or arms III
German silver with tho mans number -.
I+or an officers above the rank OF roundsfnel IN"
sIr,roe- helmet will he white OF the same style -
The one FOR patrolmen. with gold wreaths on tho
IN IN o" All officers will have white tassels at.
tached to their dress sticks Below Inc ran" OF
.r.art IN. men Will have blue tassels
re- 80 buckle for N" belts was also dopted: IN,
stetG Oh 10 The CITY coat Of arms. After June
pu ,Se PAX Police will wear the same Uniform IA
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