New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-25
MANY CALL ON WALDO
New Commissioner Gets a Cheer
After Promising Promotions.
PLIGHT or "FORTY-EIGHT'
Cropsey's Appointees Wonder
Where They stand-Croker
Nav Be Fire Head.

The hie new building IN Centre stTeet
that houses the citv's Police Headquarters
s.s~ huzzed with excitement all day yes
.er6av. the Arst full day Of the regime OF
ire new Commissioner. Ehinelsnder WACO
Nv, ~ the end Of the afternoon me eRo'e-
roert was somewhat tempered by sllgnt
6isappointunent.
= heren With the inspectors. in me morn
rp They were summoned 70 meet tne
new Commissioner which was for most OF
them = mere forr1alitv. because trey kne"
him when he was First Deputy under Cen
eral Bingham. and then. too. for them mere
ne ,e,,ber n-orr,otion nor denotion az
stake With the CAPTAINS lieutenan's aho
,,-.o,.s ,-ho followed them. however. II
was different proposition, because me
man ~ those ranks who came 70 head
quarters YESTERDAY expected 70 receive LONG
DELAYED promotions
They had 70 be satisfied, however. Win
promise that the advances IN place ana
sslsrv would come 70 them on MONDAY
Mavor Gavnor advised Commissioner waldo
in the letter bv which he appointed him
that he would like 70 hA m hand and par
ticipate when these promotions were con-
ferred and the Mavor found " imposslbls
70 get NJ 70 Headquarters yesterday
Meanwhile the fortv-eight patrolmen'
whose appointments we've challenged as
Illegal by James Creelman. Of the cl'll
Service Commission. were spending busy
6sv irving to End out exactly where theN
stood Commissioner Waldos first o41cial
az was 70 revoke these appoin ana
cell for q new deal from the Civil Service
Commission. in which The names Of the
"on-aEsin. off-aesin" fortv-eiCht We're 70
Re included. as they were placed in the
original list from which former Commls-
siorer Cropsev mode the appointments.
Most ~ the fortv-eisht were in the party
Witch called upon Mr.. Creemsn AT the
rooros ~ the civil Service Commission,
late in the dav. and they we're puzzled as
20 ,reir present status with respect ~ the
force uron which they al wanted 70 serve.
Names Restores 70 List
NJ Creelnan assured them that their
names had been restored to the eligible
list. in the exact numerical position occu-
NED BY them before their recent appoint
r7ent. which gave assurance 70 some Of
rhero that they would gain the new an
no,ntnent. but put others in doubt The
commission read the civil service Law 10
the anxious ones. and when that matter
was disposed of the men wanted n know
about the paw which the city owed tnem
for their brief service.
The civil Service Commission viii hold
2 special meeting tomorrow morning IT
which Commissioner Waldo will present
the evidence referred 10 by Ar Cropsey
in his swan song statement concerning the
ron-Atness for appointment. in his tudg-
rnent, Of those men on the commissions
eligible list whom ne passed over
As matter ~ fact. the forty-eight'
will not know exactly where they do stand
until after that meeting They believe the
city IS responsible for their recompense
for their services NJ 70 the time IF the
revocation Of their appointments by COM
missioner Waldo. and they are talking Of
engaging counsel 20 look after their inter
ests
Some Of them ordered their uniforms i'm
naediately. and they were wondering yes
terday whether they would have 10 size
former Commissioner Cropsey for the price
Of these whether they would get it from
the city or whether they would simply
have to nay II themselves
n
be passed over IN tho revised appoint
r1ents the situation has a still more serious
aspect. and that is that 10 take The patrol
mems places they gave ZAP their former
pursuits and 'abors. and may End. r tbev
are finally passed over that their old jobs
have been filed
Whether Nr cropsev would No personally
liable I'm such cases or whether the city
would 10 liable because Mr.. Cropsey was
acting u Dis official capacity. they couldn't
learn definitely. but they have deep-seat-
81 feeling that somehow or other the
caYds We're stacked against them. and they
intend 70 make every possible effort 10 save
Themselves from beine the scapegoats for
some other mans mistake
Ar7.rd the Mayors office. with the police
situation az least partially out OF the way.
attention centred Yesterday on the question
OF the vacancy left by Nj Waldo when he
moved down 10 Centre stDeet.
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