New-York tribune., 1903-03-04
AFTER sI" WAITING ROOMS.
Health Protective Eas Them Investigated
Colonel Partridge Talks On "Bluecoats."

~ aor,A believe orr Police Department will
be at its best until II has permanent head as II
has In London" said Colonel J. n. Partridge yes
terday in his address before the Woman's Health
Protective Association There the head Of the
force is a crown appointment and life posarlon.
unless forfeited by misdemeanor. You hear great
deal Of talk about taking the department OUT Oh
politics. Well as I understood that. 1t just meant
taking II out Of the hands OF the Democrats and
putting It into the grip OF the Republicans. In my
Judgment a policeman. ike any other citlzen'
should be treated according to his merit ano not
according to his vote. made more than eight
hundred promotions during the time held once
and each one Of them astounded that It dldnt I
cost him cent A friend Of mine calculated tnat
] had thrown away more than S1oO'OOO OF gooo
money at the at which policemen had pre-
vtousIy paid for promotions. In my Judgment
danartueut renders the best possible party service
by giving the cleanest independent admlnistra-
tion."
why is it," was asked the ex-Commissioner'
THAT we have so much smaller night force than
formerly?''
'I VIII answer that" replied Colonel Partridge.
IF the press won't give me away-that ts' L VIII
state facts without giving my opinion Under the
duty at any time. There used 70 be % per cent
- coIonel Partridge then suggested that without
altogether going back to the Two platoon sysue oid
there might be such rodineaton OF u as 1e
thing less than a half hours search The colonel
adequate in the main he being paid as vel as % any
lahoreF mechanic" The speaker. tnouEEnT,, 10y
5ustInent might be made without increasing tne
Ibis sGIu he said is now 81 10000 for the
SaDo men On the force In London they are PAID
only s. o week and allowed to have some m
dvfdqal business outside Of their police duty That
~ iotIrse would never suit US Americans: when we
want. policeman want him in hurry ike
.'F8St we don't get him all the same somebody
said ''for all our 81, ,0o0.o 900 in salaries. l. -.
deoartment Two hundred years ago the policeman
was provided with lantern. a ben ana an nour our
glass He also had a rattle. which then gave nIs
the wearing of large copper plate on the nreast
gave rise to the name OF coppeSrs or copo mil
Saviirht Their excise duties consisted in seeing
that beer was tapped during @ avie oS @ @
once then fremans leather hat, when ,E Vas
twice year subjected to coating OF R xarnlsn ne
roIScS had done in Kidding the city of mendicants
s'New-York is better of in this respect than any
to one hundred POLICEMEN detailed to look after
Wrs TTautman wanted to know Why. in this
caseF something more could not be effected IN the
way of keeping the cars ctean: nav veil |pSs sresseI
man who expectorating, apparently LoE pa PpaS
s onyd ayd 4an eu He nsers through his hair and
fEen spit and that thing kept up indennl[etyt
Colonel Partridge spoke OF the oncuy f Ky nS Ronl mJ
iyn surface lines in the sos He was tnen aske1 @
as exrairoad man he could not SufgTt 5I1t he id
F soneap ar to have anything definite to offer
DR. George A Soper. who was aIso 10 haSe d& az az
eeaaSeS 20 Ithaca BY the State Board OF Health:
Communication from the secreLary OF H att,,e,
1I91E in the elevated stations Twenty-eight were
found the investigation having neen TsquesteSH = T.;
an nsanftary condition. and repairs have been or
dered.