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 THE GUARDIANS

The Board Of Police Commissioners
yesterday 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
previously declared that they would
not appoint these additional men un-
iii 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.
II 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 e resolution was adopted az
the meeting lowering the maximum
age limit from 3S years TO 80 years.
AS the police are pensioned after p
years Of active service, this will allow
them to work at other work II they so
desire. as they will only be 81 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 member Of the force TO act as a
plain clothes man for the Municipal
Court. was read at the meeting, after
which President Bowers turned to
Councilman W. e. Slower. who was
present at the meeting, and said: Mr.
stover, we extend you our heartfelt
thanks"
General Wickersham then offered a
resolution. explaining that It referred
10 the appointment of the ten extra
men and that it did not amend the
present regulations I'm any way. The
resolution, which was adopted, fol-
lows
Resolved. That hereafter when an
lappointee as patrolman has served
one year he shall be subject TO an
examination I'm order to determine his
fitness for police work.
"I might clear up my position or
that" said General Wickersham, al
he presented the resolution. "Ther'
is a great deal TO learn in the wa'
of police work. head work and polio
duty. II. when a man Is appointed
, he knows that at the end of a year
service he will be called upon q
( demonstrate HIS htess for police dut
! we might get much better results
!, Especially from the young men"
5 Il thoroughly agree with YOU" re
marked Mr.. Bowers.
{ General Wickersham then offere
{ an amendment 10 the rule regardin
3 the physical examination subjectei
( to the applicants to membership o
the force. He said that his amend
! ment was recommended by the boar
3 and by the police surgeon, and pre-
r vides a new form OF physical exam
r ination which is more rigid tha
e the present form. AS General Wick
!. ersham explained after the meetin
S the amendment simply makes NOR
4 rigid the various physical require
ments Of the applicants, such as tn
s measurements Of the body. condition
D Of health. etc. all for the purpos
{ Of getting as perfect men as posi-
: BILE on the force. Upon his motioi
. all Of rule sc. relative to physica
4 examinations, after tie owrd circum
d stantial" in the third paragraph. wa
!. stricken out and the new rule wa
e insreted. II will be printed immedi
n ately and given to applicants to tn
froce.
r Mr.. Stayton then offered a resolu
q ton changing the maximum age o
4 applicants to membership to the 20
lice force from 3S y,ars TO 80 years
t. His resolution amends the sixtl
o clause of rule so. and was adopted
r Il was explained later that thi
amendment will aff e every appli
IN cation on file. no matter how ion
y ago Il was filed. AS Mr.. Bowers ex
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