New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-05
McKay's First Move in Pc
lice Reorganization Has
Mayors Approval.
900 FINED POST MEN
FOR PATROL DUTY
New System Becomes Effective
at Once-Work of Chasing
Gunmen 10 Go On.

.,.e.s,ion Of tho fixed post system.
re-cstabishmont or the lineup at
p.sdQusrtcrs-
~. oscillation o. an adequate system
a. handling complaints.
ne arrangement OF duties assigned
-. ssrgtv commissioners
-. termination OF the school for re-
crg'is
-. arc the FIRST suggestions made
po,oe Commissioner Mckay for re-
..,lzatior OF tho department They
c-,h,5ic I'm a report made ycster-
- ., Navor Mitchell. which IS the first
,.~ies The Mayor wrote 10 the Com
missioner -,
.-be constructive suggestions when
49,. wake as first steps 20 be taken
..-,-s the reorganization % the depart
-. 70 have already discussed in con-
80, They have my full approval,
- request that YOU pat them into
,~.-, with all possible speed
Mayer Encourages conrnissiener'
-,--,iss3orer Mckay reported progress
= -lss,re the city Of criminals and So
.,u.s gunner. and said the work would
:. oo,,lnued With vgor. The special
80 he said. had visited more than
-. hundred resorts in January and
-.-.d the rroprietors 20 exclude the
..-oos.." in reply the Mayor expressed
y, satisfaction. and added
Phase keep up this work with fuli
visor"
n, Mckay ex7ects 70 relieve for patrol
,-,r sho,it three hundred men by cur
ealing the fixed posts. He will eliminate
=. ,osts from the business sections OF
e.. civ. where the number Of pedestrians
,s srsI during the night hours. He VII
.,s.,~. the number 81 fixed posts in
marginal streets where their usefulness
4. r-,i,ed. and ~ undeveloped parts Of the
civ
s,.skfnr Of the return 10 the lineup,
Commissioner Mckay said that no sys-
ten lad been devised which would 50
vel fsmliari1e detectives with the per-
.o-sf snrcarauce. voice and mannerisns
~ r-.nirsls 1T one time all the 'detec-
,i,es were required TO report AZ the De
,,-,ira Bureau every morning. where the
r-.so7e-s we're required 10 pass in re-
,eV before them The recommendation
~ me commissioner. which will be car
ri,d out. follows:
TIE lineup is unquestionaolY OF con-
siderable value. Criminals shun II be
cause they realize that their future op-
ro-turitv 10 escape detection is inverscly
I'm proportion TO the detectives familiar
u.s. with their personal appearance.
Il recommend that the lineup be re-
stored. but that a fractional part only OF
tis entire detective force be required TO
attend daily The moral effect upon the
criminal would be practically as good,
and the previous objection would he
largely eliminated"
Guide for Complaint Bureau.
Tho principles that will guide the de-
yHcpment Of the complaint bureau. &C
cordinr 10 the Commissioner. are:
Secrecy in receipt and reference Of
complaints Thoroughness Of investiga-
ton Assurance OF action on complaints
Vten substantiated Maintenance OF ref
srence files and collection OF statistical
data for comparative and other purposes.
Frequent regular transmittal 10 the
Nayor 81 summarized reports OF com
plants received and action taken regard
ing them
lr general the duties 81 the deputies
a. outlined by the Commissioner are
70 10.
FIRST dcQuty-Ins1ect;o OF the opera
for % tho uniformed force, its distri-
button. efficiency and physical condition,
and investigation % candidates for ap-
continent
Second Superintendent % the Detec-
tfe Bureau
Supervision OF police matters