Evening journal., 1913-10-08
NEW POLICE
MUST BE- OF
THE FINEST
Commission Reduces Age
Limit to 81 Years Hoping to
Get Better Service
YEARLY EXAMINATIONS
FOR TIE GUARDIANS

The Board of Police Commissioners
afternoon took action in the
matter of appointing ten additional
members Of the police force. as auth
orized by City Council last week
The members Of the Board have
declared that they would
not appoint these additional men un-
til they had ample time to consider
the merits of each applicant as they
wish to appoint the best ten men they
can secure from the list of applicants.
It is the intention of the Commission
ers to appoint young men TO the force
who will be able to give many years
of active service. and with this end
in view 2 resolution was adopted at
the meeting lowering the maximum
age limit from 80 years to 30 years.
AS the police are pensioned after 25
years of active service this will ALLOW
them 10 work az other work If they so
desire. as they will only be 57 years
of age when they are eligible to the
pension.
The resolution adopted by City
Council. authorizing the appointment
of the ten men. and the appointment
of a member of the force to act as a
plain clothes man for the Municipal
Court. was read al the meeting, after
which President Bowers turned to
Councilman W. E Slower who was
present al the meeting. and said Mr..
Stover. we extend you our heartfelt
thanks"
General Wickersham then offered a
resolution, explaining that 90 referred
10 the appointment of the ten extra
mon and that II did not amend the
present regulations i'm any way. The
resolution, which was adopted, fol-
lows
Resolved. That hereafter when an
appontee as patrolman has served
one year he shall be subject 20 an
examination I'm order 10 determine his
fitness for police work
81 might clear mp my position ON
that" said General Wickersham, as
he presented the resolution. "There
is a great deal TO learn I'm the way
Of police work. head work and police
duty. IT, when a man Is appointed
he knows that at the end of a year.
service be viii be called upon "a
demonstrate his ftcss for police dut
$40 mirhi. gof mrch hc'ler rcsr,i1
especially from The young men,
- thoroughly agree with YOU" re-
marked Mr. Bowers
General Wlckersham then Offered
an amendment TO the rule regardin.
the physicai examination subjected
TO the applicants 10 membership on
the force He said that his amend
mcnt was recommended by the boarl
and by the police surgeon, and pro
vides a new form of physical exam
the present form. AS General Wick
ersham explained after the meeting
the amendment simply makes moro
rigid the various physical require.
ments of the applicants. such as th,
measurements of the body. condition
OF health. etc. all for the purpose
Of getting as perfect men as posi-.
bic on the force. Unon his motion
all of rule So. relative to physical
examinations after q @ owrd circum
stantial' in the third paragraph. was
stricken out and the new rule was
insreted 70 will be printed immedi-
ately and given to applicants to the
froce.
Mr.. Stayton then offered a resolu-
tion changing the maximum age of
applicants to membership 10 the po-
} lice force from 3S years to 80 years
His resolution amends the sixth
clause Of rule so. and was adopted
lt was explained later that this
amendment will an Il every appli-
cation on file. no matter how long
ago it was filed. As Mr.. Bowers ex-
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