New-York tribune., 1901-01-10
| POLICE BILL INTRODUCED.
COMMISSIONER REMOVABLE AT PLEAS
URE OF GOVERNOR OR MAYOR.
DEvERY's PLACE ABOLIsHED-sALARY OF
ABOUT AS EXPECTED.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUNE.I


Albany. Jan 9-The bill abolishing the pres.
eut four headed Police Department Of New
York City and substituting for it a single Com
missioner was introduced in the Senate tonight
by Senator Stranahan and in the Assembly by
MIR. Kelsey. The feature of the bill when VIII
excite the most interest is the following decla-
ration: During his term of Office the said Com
missioner may, whenever in the Judgment OF the
Mayor or the Governor the public interests shall
so require be removed from office" Thus no
charges need be preferred against the Commls-
sioner in order to remove him. The bill reads
Section l. The terms Of office of the ths Po1ee Salse
commissioners or the sly 6t o. Rs-S san cease
and determine within ten days after thS pas
sage of this act and the powers, duties and fune-
ti0ns now by law exercised by and imposed on them
are hereby granted TO and concentrated upon anu
vested in single Police Commissoner, who shan
be appointed by the Mayor of said city within ten
days after the passage OF TINS act ITelh dtS of
the city of New-York The salary of said Commits
Sec = The said Commissioner shall. unless soon
er removed hold office for the term Oh 4ve @ Yeas @
qualified During his term Of office the SAID com
MaTor Of said CiTv or the Governor the public
interests shall so require, be removed from once
by either The in office of the said Com
missioner shall also De appointed 6y the May1r y OF
or Governor whenever the public interests so re-
Sec g. The Office of Chief of Police in the city
of New-York is hereby abolished, and the powers
duties and FUNCTIONS now oy law exercised 0y ana ana
to, concentrate upon and vested in the said Police
See 4 The said Commissioner shall have the
power to appoint from The citizens OF the United
remove two deputies. 10 be known as FIRST Deputy
TI |irs1 TsI1tII mn CoT0J1itsioTsr Shan durine the
absence disability OF the Commissioners, possess
Commissioner except the power of making appoint
ments and transfers. In the absence or disability
SSaI possess ali the bowers and perform ali the
OF
making appointments and transfers. The Commits
missioners and may delegate to either of them any
t % tS % Fp '5 IT, eIerI- 81 aacR ~ srb
Deputy Commissioners shall be $4,000 year
Sec. >. The said Commissioner SHALL from and
after the passage of this act, have no cognizance
of control over the general Bureau of Elections
and its branches shall no longer be a part of the
sad Pelce Departmead ana are are RsTgoy l3 So0aSnee
shall be the Controller of the City Of New-York.
ons heretofore existing in the treasurer Of the Po
See ! Nothing contained in this act shall be
construed TO repeal any statute OF the State or
with the provisions Of this act and the same shall
remain in full force and effect when not tnconsist
construed and enforced in harmony with the pro-
VISIONS OF i5 I9iS 4SL Al aGos 9 pt PE's OF ae|s @ N
/ by repealed.
DEMOCRATIC APPROVAL OF MEASURE.
| Assemblyman McKeown. head Of the Kings
| known as the Brooklyn watchdog" in talking
| to-day with a fellow member evidenced such
| great good humor that he asked: How
can you smile with only forty-five Democrats in
/ the Assembly,"
/ Well" was the answer, these Republicans
are not so bad after all. They have Police bill
| which some of them think We are going to fight
| and stir I'D lot of talk They're mistaken.
that's all. 1 do not know the opinion OF all the
| Democrats from Kings County. but know my
| own views, and am inclined TO think the rest
| are something of the same mind Now. person
/ ally, I am in favor of a single headed Police
Commission. The police system of the city OF
| Brooklyn before consolidation had a single head.
River very well indeed AT any rate. we did
not have all the trouble that is now going on
over the Police Department, with the charges
against it Of blackmaH and lot of other sins.
l should not wonder if the Police bill will go
through a-sailinS"
Senator Trainor said that the single headed
Police bill had come to be more and more liked
bv the Tanmany contingents in both the Senate
and Assembly the more it was discussed.
Il myself" said the Senator. believe that this
piece of legislation is most urgently needed
think that one man should be held responsible
for the Police Department The more men re-
sponsibIe the more chance Of none being held to
account 1 can't say what fight, II any. the
Democrats will put up against certain details OF
the bill until those details are known 1t won't
encounter the opposition. however, that was ex-
pected by the Republicans at first