The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-11-09

of the force who distinguishes himself
with an act of heroism. the saving Of lits
| or the arrest of criminals who are appre-
hended with difficulty and with personal
danger to the officer. Those who receive
the bronze cross will be considered ths
pest men in the department. The emblem
will be worn on the breast opposite tnc
shield. With the cross will be given p
handsome certificate in which the reclp-
lent will be praised and his every virtue
extolled. These members of the Order
Of the Bronze Cross will be first In line
for promotion, but even they will not pe
entitled to any more than one step up the
ladder. Any member of the Order OF the
Bronze Cross who disgraces himself IN
any way or acts in a manner unbecoming
an officer, will forfeit his cross and certi-
fcate. &
In speaking of the department in ger-
eral DIR. McGill said
1.-THE department is now in the best
condition 1t has been since its organiza~
ton. l have been most careful in man.
aging it's affairs and have had the coop
GRAFTON of all the other Commissioners, 80
that everything is now satisfactory.
have decided to allow the new adminlstra-
ton to have complete control of the DE-
partment. There will be two Republican
Commissioners, and I shall sit only as an
adviser to them and a curb to any Sters
they may take that I might consider de-
trimental to the best interests OF the Der
partment.''
..Will the vacancies caused during your
term as Commissioner be filled now?"
.'Not if can help it,
"But there are three vacancies in the
rank of roundsmen, two in the rank OF
sergeants. and one in the rank of detec7
tive. How about them?"
."They will not be filled if can help it.,
They will not be filled until after Janus
ary / at any rate. I do not propose to
do anything now for partisan reasons
and if there is an attempt to fill these
places next year shall raise my voice
against it and do everything possible to
prevent any such steps. Partisanship
should not enter into the department.
How about the vacancy in the Detec-.
tive Bureau?'
st am utterly opposed to detectives of
any kind. The plan should be to detail
patrolmen to detective duty and to do
away with the bureau"
'If Mayor Pagan should decide to have
a detective in his Office and to appoint
a new man to the department what steps
would you take?"
'He can have a clerk in his office vested
with police authority but the depart
ment would not pay the salary. The
Mayor would have to pay that himself.
If he wants such an official we will give
him detective. We have a lot of them
hanging around that we would like to
put to work. I am going to have intro
duced into the next Legislature bill
that will have for its purpose the wiping
out of detective forces"
Then the President spoke of the Order
of the Bronze Cross.
won't these young men spread them
selves to get one of those crosses,
thought" he asked with smile. Every
one that gets a cross will be first in line
for promotion and they will be detailed
to all duty that is most desired, by police
men,
ssWill any of these crosses be given
honorably? For instance to Chief Muir
ply because of his position?'
'sNo, most emphatically no. That would
ruin the whole scheme. If Chief Murphy
arrests three or four burglars and is half
killed doing it he'll get a cross, but not
before''