New-York tribune., 1909-07-06
BAKER VISITS PRECINCIo.
absent from Headquarters Al Day
To Decide Soon on Deputies.

Commissioner Baker and his deputies were to'
spicuous by their absence at Police Headqudr re r.e
YESTERDAY, the former spending the day
around greater New York in his automobile IooA-
inc, over the various precincts At his home. in the
Hotel Mohawk in Brooklyn last night. CoHiillS
sioner Baker said that the police had had a very
ouiet Fourth and that he was greatly pieaseu "i'
the Uav things had been handled ASKED II ne Ha''
made any appointments or had any one u,
for the two vacant deputyships. he said tha' ne
had not but that the appointments Wou'u p'0''"''
be made to-day tomorrow
The rruors tha. the lid was to be removed %
the Dolice and New York opened up In way '"i'
would make a Western town in the sold uaS7 ''>
like a Maine village appear 10 anuse the ne"
Commissioner. He has denied the stories UNI" nc
&c tired and IS satisfied to let coming events prove
that he was sincere when he made the denlaIs- Inc
last two days. with the new CommSS'oNe'
from Police Headquarters. have seemed NM
month to some of the inspectors and captains.
whose fate is in the balance. and they will be sad
,yt,ar rta susDense is over and they kno" JuS1
,vbAre they stand The two days have not DeeH
vacation for them. for when they nave - =.
driving the men under them 10 greater el''
make a HIT with Commissioner Baker theS nav
hean on the move getting their friends VINO are IN -
right together to interceue iO' ~
Mulberry street ~ 4 nil,
while commissioner Baker has said that ne wiz
closely follow most of the reforms Oh Oeiie a.
ham. he has abandoned or modified several u
far and believed VIII 90 81 III ~
,,or,- others He has abolished the night uu'S
,5 Of cantains by which General Bingham
.t,a ~ oct rid of some OF the old veterans Oh tue
5arart,,ent and sent the members 10 precl'i1'S'
,,.p to their delight. BY this act alone ne L"s
,ode himself popular with the rank and HE ol
the department ,,,. nor,
VIII he also abolish the system OF puhlsHlis nielI
nv, Giving them extra tours Of duty Is question
nat fs foremost in the minds Of the men 1hls was
one of Ringham's innovations and was perhaps 'iI0
dor that gained him more criticism from the men
tbo, any other he issued. 1t was General Blng-
hams belief that to fine the men was PUNISH
mept for the families well, while II ne sent 'iie
I'M 10 the armory and made them go through en-
durance tests the punishment would fan on the
p,,iItv one alone. It is known that some pressure
bas baan brought on the new Commissioner to aooi-
isl, tho system and the are waiting anXiohsiy
for the outcome
Another one of General Bingham's pet schemes
that will probably fall by the wayside was that Oh
making the Mercer street station tne PehlIe'i-
tiary' of the department
General Bingham's removal and Deputy ComInlS-
sfoner Hansons resignation have not affected the
1atter,s health as was shown yesterday by his
pIunging into the surf at Manhattan Beach and
swimming some of the way over to Sandy Hook A
reporter for The Tribune. catching sight Of the
former deputy, dved off the raft and hailed him-
Mr. Hanson raised himself out OF the water and
cried out, Nothing 20 say Tt was
fine dav and the water was little cold, and
wasn't it great to be able TO plunge In the SURF?
but the poIice-perish the thought