The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-28
ALDERMEN VOTE MORE POLICE
LONG FORGOT APPROPRIATION
PUT THROUGH IN A HURRY.

with the Board OF Estimate wiling There'll
| He 400 Good Jobs TO BE Given
Away Before Election-The Agitation
| Over Poor PatrOlling Helped 1t Along.
Police Commissioner MoAdoo's request
| for $16o, 600 to enable him to appoint 400
| additional patrolmen was favorably passed
upon by the Aldermen yesterday. Mr..
McAdoo asked for the money early in the
year. The Tammany ajority referred
the request to the Police Committee, where
it has since slept and would probably have
been reposing yet but for the outory about
the inadequate patrolling Of the streets.
Yesterday, at the first meeting the board
has held since August, the Tammany
leaders insisted that there must be more
patrolmen appointed and urged the pas
sage of the appropriation. On the Rep
publican side of the house an effort was
made to have the appropriation withheld
till inquiries can be made as to the exact
needs Of the Police Department and whether
the streets could not be properly patrolled
by putting on the sidewalks the several
hundred policemen who are on special
details. But so anxious were the Tam
many members to get the appropriation
passed that hurried meeting Of the Police
Committee was held just before the board
meeting and a report was drawn up recon-
mending the granting Of the money to Mr..
McAdoo.
When the report was read to the board
Alderman Goodman, the Republican leader
urged that 80 important a matter as adding
400 men to the police force should not be
decided without u public hearing Alder
man Mccall, the Tammany leader, moved
that immediate consideration be given
TO the report. IS
with the lawlessness we hear 30 much
Of" he said, 'it Is necessary that additional
policemen be provided We know that
more efficient service is rendered under
the three platoon system, and nothing
should be done to force the Commissioner
to go back to the two platoon system. !
say further that this board should not allow
any return to the TIVE platoon system. ,,,.
it is not question Of the twolplatoon or
the three platoon system. | believe the
fault is in the number Of illegal details
The Charter especially provides for certain
details and says that the other policemen
road has shown that it can police it's own
property. Theatres and like places should
Be compelled to do likewise
President Haffen Of The Bronx said that
there was RTeaI nttd lOl pau
in his borough and Alderman Morris de-
clared that it would take at least 400 ad-
ditional patrolmen to patrol properly the
district above the Harlem River.
Alderman Goodman retorted that he had
heard the increase to the force was intended
as an reelection scheme to make votes,
and therefore he thought the matter should
be held in allegiance until the need for the
new men could be shown.
While the. Republicans were in power
in this city," said Alderman sullivan, i
never heard of Alderman Myers complain
ing that there were many policemen ile-
gally detailed. I did hear Of his trying. to
get details for some Of his own police
friends.
The motion for a public hearing was
lost. On the roll call Alderman Bowling
Dem) said:
Il disagree with the newspaper stories
OF police inactivity. In my district We find
them too active. They gathered in seven
of my constituents only last night"
Alderman Bowling voted aye as did all
the Republican Aldermen except Gen.
Sickes Before Commissioner MoAdoo gets
the Sle0 900. however, this action must be
affirmed by the Board of Estimate.