The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-22
1,27O MORE POLICEMEN.
CoMMIssIoNER YORK SAYS THEY
ARE NEEDED.

ne wants. Toe. Q Moro Captaiss. IS9 Nero
HerEsants ana ass More Rssndsmen-Loeks
to the LEGISLATURE e Get Them-Deteotivo
systrn, to no Observation-Disclosures stntiena
The Police Bonrd struggled all day yesterday
with the budget, which the Mayor wants
amended to show Just for what over 9l3, 10000 0
are wanted and what the Same things cost be-
fore. The Chief. the chief Clerk, and Mr.. Gott,
the Treasurer's bookkeepor, all gave the Com
missioncrs q hand. Everybody breathed hard
all day.
The present force consists Of one chief, +
deputy chiefs, 10 inspectors. s5 captains, 443
sergeants, 800 detective porgeants and detec-
tives, 200 OF whom arc at tho Central ONCE, sos
r~oundsmen. 4,527 patrolmen in Manhattan,
1881 in Brooklyn. 500 In Manhattan parks,
lit In Brooklyn parks, 90 on the bridge, besides
80 bridge keepers; GO %patrolmcn in Long Island,
and % in Richmond. The additional patrolmen
asked for are 200 for Manhattan. 500 for Brook
Ign, 450 for Queens, and 100 for Richmond.
Speaking Of the apportionment asked for Com
missioner York said yesterdays:
II know the amount seems large, but Il isn't,
really, considering what we are to get for 1t.
Some Of tho items We cannot help. They didn't
appropriate money enough In Brooklyn last
year to pay the police. and wo have to Ak that
Then, under the charter, we are obliged to
equsliEe salaries. Eventually all policemen In
new NOrk Will get the same rate OF pay. But
getting to 1t costs money. For Brooklyn alone
that process requires 9101. 975 this year. The
policeman over there gets 81. 200. We cannot
give him less pay under the charter than he got,
but we haven't any $1,000 grade. Therefore
the man who rot 81, 200 on Jan. 1 gets 81 $50
from that day on. Equalizing tho pay of the
park police in Manhattan costs Sl4.650, and OF
tho bridge police ga, 700.
We want l .27O new patrolmen. We have to
get them from tho Legislature. OF course. We
have now 237 over the charter allowance. We
must have mounted and bicycle police. and q
few foot patrolmen for six full precincts amt
seven sub-precincts In tho Borough Of Queens,
and for three precincts and one sub-precinct In
Richmond. These are needed. Then. inde-
pendent of the increase, we need l22 more
Sergeants than we have. 153 roundsmen, and 8
When asked what these were needed for Mr..
York said that the department was nowhere
near its limit in these grades, and that they
were wanted. He refused to 70 into particulars.
either upon this point or in the matter Of the de-
tectivo service. The board intended torovolution-
iZe the whole detective gystem, no said. but 1t
would not discuss its plans until they were
born. Three hundred detective sergeants are
asked for. Mr.. York explained this large num-
bor by saying that overy officer detailed by the
board to detective duty became, under tho
charter, o detective sergeant.
No new station houses are included In the CO.
innate, but Treasurer Hamilton said that some
would DO needed forthwith.
MANY of those In tho old city are not at to
live in, he said. I'VE. will take that matter up
just as soon as We can"