New-York tribune., 1905-02-03
M'AD0O BEFORE THE NINE.
HIS IDEAS PLEASE THEM.
Many Former Commissioners to
Testifg Before the Committee.

- ,ss-,v .u-o hours Yesterday Police Commits
sione- McAdoo told his troubles with the ponce
force TO the Committee Of Nine ana explained yuse
how the legislation he wants would remedy eNlsuhs
evils The committee was looking for information
the Commissioner believed; he felt that Win d
wears study Of the dep artment he was QualAeu "
give It. and he told freely ana forclply ms 4ueo ~
es 20 the reforms needed. lie took Tor ms text
,ha memorandum OF the desired legislation wflch
he submitted TO the Mayor, and showed just no"
the changes would affect The department ana now
much additional control over the force the heao
OF II would get from the passage OF such 4esls-
lation- ~, 49,
The committeeman impressed with the
Commissioners views. It was decided that MI NC
Adoo should meet with the committee again next
Tuesday afternoon In the mean time the coHi-
1+taa s,,ornoed that on the whole, it approved
,ba Commissioners plans. Before any leglsIallon
IS recommended. however. many otner persons wa
be heard and many plans viii be examined
Another meeting viii be held this afternoon at 'Ie
- c1t o5 for week or two daily meetings
mi he held there 1t was known yesterday
sust who would be asked to appear before the 90 90
1rttee at to-day's meeting various FORMER p ,
commissioners will be asked TO tell the cor.Ilte
their views on the police probleTn-piopa'iS
many men as wen rs the commissioners uiiue' 80
FORM administrations Il Is entirely prooaoie' w.
that poicernen Of various grades row IN the SCI W
will be asked TO confer with the coiah4itIes'
,ns+yon about the benevolent societies to winch
,ost Of the policemen belong IS regarded rs one %
,ba most important factors in the effort TO stamp
out corruption. for these societies nave al"asS
been regarded as machines for the eoHec'L's u
funds for corruption and bribery
The meeting yesterday was held In the pi4'a'e
,z,ce ~ Isaac Y SeliErnan. It convened promptly
.t 79.2O n m Every member Of the committee was
,,resert save Flihu Root and James Mcheeh' DON
of whom are out OF town. Commissioner 0lc-Aooo
and his secretary after call on the Mayor Went
-. .a+i,e For two hours he was coseted with
the committee explaining his plans TO them anu
answering the questions they asked
..comuissicner AIcAdoo told US very fully what
he thought about police conditions, sald MI 0e'is
man after the meeting. on the Whole' we ar
satisfied with the plans he has outlined ana tnhK
we shall work IN harmony with him and the Mayor
Jobn G Mnburn said that nobody could hear
Commissioner McAdoo talk without being impressed
with what he had TO say he nao a sing uiSil y
direct mind and a persuasive way OF expressing
himself besides which he was much in earnest.
Mr.. Altlburn declared he hadn't examined the plans
10 see II the proposed legislation would be con-
stitutional -.
the Committee frankly. generally. honestly, his
views on the police situatioIs,' He hoped he told
them tnteigentIy" he felt that perfect harmony
would exist between the committee and himself
R1,uors we're flying thick yesterday that there
was dssension IN the committee because george
AfcAneny had not obtained the place Of secretary.
This it learned, is untrue since the conInittee
the secretaryship His health would not permit
him TO assume the work. -, 49,, -
somewhat sorry because some Of his own friends
had not been put the Committee OF Nine, but
the members feel that enlargement OF the
membership in that direction would be wise II
had been intended have Charles Stewart Sr1itn
and George L. Rives IN the committee, but MI
Smith is too busy with rapid transit work, while
Mr.. Rives has various business interests which
would permit him 10 serve, although he VIII
keep IN touch with the work and give his alo
wherever possible.
Just before the meeting yesterday Austen @.
Fox chairman Of the Committee of Nine, had a
conference with the Mayor Police Commssioner
McAdoo was there at the same time. After this
conference Mr. Fox declared that nothing had
been done yet by the committee. which would wait
until ''the Mayor and the Commissioner gave some
initial velocity
The Merchants Association passed resolutions
yesterday favoring bills now in the Senate and
Assembly which win allow the Board OF Estimate
end Apportionment to issue special bonds for
100000, the proceeds TO be applied 70 increasing
the police force.