New-York tribune., 1905-03-20
OF COM MITTEE
DEzT4ILS OF REPORT And POLICE BILL TO BE PfE-
SENTED At ALBANY TO-DAY

the new bureau. and that there shall be grades OF
pay in the bureau according to proven efficiency
ThrdIIhat specS9i tntinS ,,ioatons of the
excise laws and of the laws against san@nlhs @ ans
of these laws the Commissioner be empowered 70
limit the duties of the uniformed men 10 ths pres
ervation of public order and decency.
COMMISSIONER AND CHIEF INSPECTOR,
To deprive the Mayor of the right to remove
would be to relieve him of responsibility tor poIics
conditions and would be long step oackWara' dt;d
work TO uniformed officer raised IN IN tne seF9iiG,
70 70 require MN 70 cpmmaha @ alSp' to % sssisn and
transfer and to hold him responsible for the ef,i,
would quickly gain the confidence Of the force and
rb pc peoP Tefsed and hns h5 IN the position Of
shief inspector as is the case WITH some in of other
city departments. This is in part return to the
executive system which prevailed in this city prior
OF chief whose case was exceptional
COMMISSIONERS LENGTH OF TERM
An increased stability of tenure is suggested
The present statutory term is ive years &C GoTR5ed @
mend a life tenure or long term with the power
of removal as at present. Although the present
term is five years, we have had three commission
longer nominal term would be longer in fact
AGAIN. II Is suggested that the term should be in
This would undoubtedly give permanence of tenure,
moved on charges except under extraordnary cir
cumStanceS. Such change would In effect relieve
tons This step backwards should not be taken
THE DETECTIVE BUREAU.
It is essential to the efficiency of the detective
bureau that the executive head of the force should
0d the & force and to remand them at viii to ordi-
e p0ee 0reseG Gpty This system pTeyaIed until 1901
sioners Partridge and Greene unite in urging re-
opinion that the change in the law made in 1901.
Whereby a man detailed to the detective bureau
police has worked disaStroGsly o. II as sergeant OF
aG not deem It necessary to discuss the grave
integrity as well as its efficiency.
HITS ROOTS OF PROTECTION.
power pr9PSss o to take from the captain that
act and to relieve the force as IA whole from nties
re performance of which has been the source of so
clearly between the constabuary and the detectiye
the maintenanca @flstration of nr by providing that
turoances, and the arrest of criminals shall CON
that the obtaining Of evidence and the ao9
and dsorderIy bn1g Oh 5 iaWs VS. relating to gambling
IN Iae duty OF special bureau of the detective branch
u b e service under responsible central supervision
H me present system involves the selection by the
captains or men known wardmen and creates
system of protection We desire to see tbis a cone one
It is ob,o @ SO Tar as II is possible to do So
e 1ma{ IRON corrupt police captains the induce
moved O' ~ 'H7Ai VIII Do re-
ARRESTS WITHOUT WARRANTS.
tbH We =, would also take from the uniformed police
insqy tne GUY now now imposed b. law Ito observe and
deyeloped tendency to resort to iawless metb6ds
,tb ~ pas become common practice to make arrests
miImOut warrants, not only when crime has been
f6e aTeef b+ In the presence of the officer making
that a crime has been committed Beni i5IiaTV Ij1iT
visits by the police without warrant are not recog
to observe and inspect illegal resorts IS offsg 1fEsg
This plan Of centrazingF t6e dStv Of
these @ 99inenees IN special bureau is simple, and
most serious evil affecting the police "4'ii Tue
AMENDMENTS REGARDING DISCIPLINE.
We also submit an amendment designed to in
crease the efficiency of the force by reo11irine a
of proven charges, and by adding ineficiencMy M as as
one one OF hi iae causes Tor punishment We expect to
istsation of the department The failure to keep a
unfair to the great body Of hard working and faith
ful men on the force -''' III
nee trials la This provides for trials at least once
whose salary shall be 5000 year On sucb trlss
the efficiency records may be used in evidence To
the punlShments now permitted we add punish
ment by reduction in rank or grade. The present
feen tbr 0h % @ oers no Intermediate be-
many cases where has committed an ofence
sufficient justify his dismissal after Years O9 OF se mot
vice This would also permit man unequal to the
for which he might be qualified. This amendment
in and k8oWedgep g of fag great
ponce force and we accordingly submit it for
THE THREE PLATOON SYSTEM
This system is not now required by statute. nc
continuance is in the discretion of the Commits
sioner. 1t is uncertain whether the failure prop.
erly to patrol is due to this or deeper causes W.
consider it best at present to leave this matter WITH
the Commissioner with whom it now rests and boIf
him responsible for results ~ '
APPEALS FROM TRIALS.
1t is urged that trial by the Police Commits
soner is a disciplinary and not a judicial proceed
Ing and that the judicial reinstatement of a dis
missed officer is highly prejudicial to discipline W,
feel the force of these observations in spite OF tn,
fact that out of PAS removals in five years only
per cent of the dismissed have been reinstated
Inasmuch the right of certiorari is accorded b1
the charter to all veterans and fremen and teachers
it is obvious that any change in the law Should
affect all alike; make, at present, no recon-
mendation on the subject The right of appea
political influences.