New-York tribune., 1920-12-22
Defeat Demand
for Enright's Removal:
Estimate Board Grants
Call for 100 More Police
Only $50 Eligible
To Increase Force
La Cuardia Says Miller
and Legislature Will Be
Ready to Probe Crime

Commissioner Enright's request
for 1863 more patrolmen TO combat
the crime wave he has insisted did
not exist was approved yesterday
by the Board Of Estimate. When re-
ferred to the Board of Aldermen the
question was tabled until Decem-
ber %.
Consideration of Enright's appeal
brought denunciation of his admin
istratlon from Comptroller Craig,
Aldermanic President La Guardia,
Borough President Curran and
others.
Resolutions calling for investiga-
ton of the Police Department were
introduced in both the Board of Es-
innate and Board Of Aldermen.
Mayor Hylan and his Tamnany
associates on the Board of Estimate
voted down a resolution of Borough
President Curran calling upon the
Legislature to investigate the Hylar
administration, especially the Police
Department. Comptroller Craig.
one of the Tammany members Of the
board, did not vote on the resolu-
ton.
Inquiry Demands Tabled
In the Board Of Aldermen the Tam
many members Of the board tabled two
somewhat similar resolutions. One, of
fered by Alderman Bruce M. Falcouer.
called for the immediate removal OF
Police Commissioner Enright by Mayor
Hylan, and If the Mayor failed 70 do
so, to make a similar request Of Gov
ernor-elect Miller when he takes office.
The other, introduced by Alderman
William I. Quinn, asked for the ap-
pointment Of q special committee Of
the Board Of Aldermen to investigate
the Police Department, with instruc-
tlons TO report its finding to Gov
ernor-elect Miller.
A fourth resolution having to DO with
crime conditions under the Hylan-En-
right Tammany regime was offered b.
the Tammany leader Of the Board OF
Aldermen, William F. Collins.
The Collins resolution, while admit
ting the existence of crime wave, al
leges that the crime wave is nation
vide and not the product of q demoral-
ized Police Department. The resoiu-
ton, being objected to, went over auto
for one week.
The Introduction OF the Curfau reso-
luton in the Board Of Estimate was
the signal for bitter attack by hayor
Hylan on its author.
you are trying to create . Amoke
screen." shouted the Mayor. "B IT you
can't. And that resolution won, pre-
vent me from going on investis eating
your department, especially the 3uild-
ing Department"
Borough President Currsn ixplied
that he welcomed an investigation ana
hoped The Mayor would ge; behiad h
proposal to have the Legislature in
vestigate conditions.
La Guardia Predicts Actfvn
Major F. Il. La Guardia, President
OF the Board Of Aldermen, while voting
for the resolution calling upon tn
to investigate the Hylau
auiu lUiS LIdllCUs cdiu lUdJ lie GAu no.
believe that this Was necessary, ado
ing:
1T is not 70 be expected that this
board would vote for such resolution
But with Republican Governor going
into Office on the first of the year ano
a Republican Legislature believe thai
can persuade them TO appoint legis-
lative committee to come down here to
investigate conditions"
Dol, xtkS
request for 769 additional policemen
came up for consideration before the
Board Of Estimate the Mayor was the
sole champion of the Police Commits
sioner. Comptroller Craig joined with
President Curran and President Ls
Guardia in attacking the Police Com
missioner.
President La Guardia, who was the
sole member of the board to vote
against the additional policemen, de
clared that there were enough police
men if properly handled to cope with
the crime wave. La Guardia has beer
emphatic IN his demands that Enrighs
be removed.
Comptroller Craig charged Enright
with trying to make it appear that no
additions had been made to the force
in the last eight years, and pointed
out that the Police Commissioner has
time and again taken money from the
fund for policemen's salaries and
transferred the money to other funds.
Police Pay Questioned
"How can you pay these additional
policemen, even if you get them?'
asked Comptroller Craig
by accruals left over from the other
departments" replied the Mayor, who
added: We had hoped to use these
accruals for the teachers salaries. but
the protection of the people comes first.
and whatever is necessary can be
turned over to the Police Department.
to pay these additional men,"
President La Guardia after protest
ing against any more policemen. said
that the request of the Police Commis
sioner was futile, as 769 more men
even If needed-could not be obtained
He cited the fact that the eligible list
for patrolmen contains less than $50
names. and that it would take months
more to prepare arotner
why you haven't enough men or
that liSt m cnyar tho S0n 49,