New-York tribune., 1898-01-02
WORK POLICE PRESIDENT.

u,yr,rov CHOSEN TREASURER - MCuLl'adi
DESIGNATED As ACTING CHIEF
rAo royy Police Commissioners went to headquar-
terra soon after they were sworn IN at 'ne '"''
onca Nossrs York Hamilton and Sexton rea'"e'
J"o,,,trs about 2:9O o'clock. and were mme'
d,o+elv ushered into the Chiefs Office 'hlel Ni0
Cu,Iagh was not present at the time Du' ne ar
,,,o1 IN = little while and had long conference"
.i.b rho new commissioners Headquarters pre-
o,tod tho appearance of old times. The corridor
was filed with politicians OF both parueS' anu '"e
Chief's reception-room was crowheu Win nle" We"
rrou.r IN Tammany Hall and In the Repuoiicah Or
,anization Chief Clerk Klpp was called before the
Commissioners, ana thele "'' "
lasted half an hour.
Commissioner Philips arrived ABOUT $50 cloCh'
ord was shown into the Chiefs office Al o cloch
tho new Board got together and heid "ee'i"s
The new Commissioners presented theH Ger
- annointment from the Mayor Commissioner
Tt,i,,o, VINO took his seat in the Presidents
hatr q, entering the Board room, tnen moved
,ht tho BOARD proceed to organize commissioner
york seconded the motion, and Mr. Hamilton theh
nominated Bernard ]. York as PRESIDENT OF the
pobrd He was unanimously elected, ana look MS
soot AT the head of the table In the PRESIDENT
chair. Standing up. the ne" fleS'ueA' "u''
his colleagues follows: .
"Gentlemen. thank you cordially Tor thls auueu
honor do not propose to make any speeches' ana
also do not propose TO formulate any pohcy 10 gov
ar, the police When the Board gets tozethei anu
sees what is needed lis poIlcIes Ca' NC J'Ne' ~ ~
acts and not by speeches. ,
Commissioner Philips then nominated Noi'
s,oner Hamilton for treasurer Of the Department
ue was unanimously elected treasurer. PRESIDENT
Wi, then moved that the Board 80 into executive
Io This was adopted and Mr.. York directed
,.. oyervhody excepting the Commissioners, the
Snto, clerk and the stenographer leave the room.
~, 49, we're then closed. The idea OF holding an
ao,n,,ve session is new. The old Board conducted
It's meetings puohcly -,.,. -, ,ho r,o,ton =,
i' The BOARD in executive session. on tne nloton OF
raasydanf York designated John McCullagh as Act
~ Chief OF the New York police uhtl Iurther or
HaS n2s of the Board. The Commissioners also desg-
uod oted Sunerintendent Mackellar, OF Brooklyn, as
Acting Oeputy chief OF that borough untll Iurtncr
5dr AcLars p. solution passed directing the Act
S f.htef 10 assign inspector and such other oi-
"aSs as are necessary for the purpose OF taking
ce.n ceis a. of ihe police force in Long Island City. In
ths thorough OF queens. Ihe Board also ordered
that the two captains, the seVeIal ssrseahts ana
III within the last hundred days be relieved
rom Iuty until the Board has an opportunity TO in
'as'ia fe their standing on the force. In November
~, ,~o cautans, eight sergeants, four roundsmen
and nineteen patromen were appointed on the
Inng Island City force. With these appointments
here we're three captains to sixty-slx patrolmen
T. is believed that these late appointments are
illegal. 100, .o,o,,,,,o0 cha, ,.o o.,,
,,n -, the CORPORATION Counsel be requested 10
tho mowers OF the Board with reference 10 the al
ieeed membership In the force OF certain men APP
5Inted in the villages of the Borough OF Queens
This applies the men who have been doing police
qI'n6er thn charter the police in these places who
are legally constituted are transferred TO the New
York police force put law n, ben out s
office with the expiration OF the term OF the Village
Trustees ,., .u ~ oo,.r,o,s,.~
oeacers Of New-York and Brooklyn 10 assemble in
The courtroom at Police Headquarters at noon on
Monday when hem ons Of the new commissoners
would make any statement regarding police affairs