New-York tribune., 1920-12-21
Cllrran Calls
For Removal
OF Enright
Resolution Presented to the
Board of Estimate Asks
State Inquiry Into Police
and Other Departments
Members Vote To-day
iammany Faction Expect
ed to Block Action, but
Need Is Called Imperative

Borough President Henry II. Curran
d,manded the removal Of Police Com
missioner Enright and urged an i'm
mediate and impartial Investigation of
all departments Of the city government
yesterday at a meeting Of the Board
OF Estimate and Apportionment
"While he should be removed" said
the Borough President of Enright. "his
is only. one of the departments that
lave broken down. We should have a
thorough and impartial investigation
throughout all the branches of the city
government. We need first the facts,
then we can plan intelligently for re-
lief"
Enright Asks More Police
The discussion of the police situa-
ton was preclpltated by a request
which Comm ssioner Enright made,
with The Mayors approval, for the APP
pointment or T69 additional policemen
as absolutely necessary to properly
protect the city" After a lively debate
the request was refused with Presi-
dent F. Fl. La Guardia, of the Board of
Aldermen, voting against it.
A request for additional appropria-
tl0nS requires a unanimous vote at its
first liberation. Commits sioner En-
rights request will come before the
board again at its meeting to-day, when
1T can be granted by nine votes, ma
JOrity.
Borough President Curran filed 81
resolution with the Board of Estimate
IN the form of request by that body
TOR AN immediate and thorough inves-
tigatlon by the Legislature of the pres
al
the City of New York. and Of any AMI
all city, county and borough govern
ments"
The Curran resolution will come up
for consideration by the Board Of Es-
innate to-day. 1t is not expected -
be adopted. The Hylan-Tammany ma,
lority in the board probably will have
1t referred to the committee of .hc
whole and endeavor to Kill it in com
Tittee.
THE scuttling Of the schools to the
tune of $27,O00,0O0 is enough by itself
to make an investigation Imperative"
said Borough President Curran. Tie
nightmare Of murder and robbery that
mas overwhelmed the city makes sach
an invests tgation an immediate duty.
Il shall vote foy the 1859 additional
patro.mcn. would vote for three
times as many. if that alone would
help u.s. We need new patrolmen, but
before that we need a new Police Com
missioner. The incompetence IL at tho
top Commissioner Enright has TIC
confidence of neither the .solicemcr
nor the public"
The Curran Resolution
The Curran resolution follows:
Whereas, The failure of the Board
OF Estimate and Apportionment to al.
propriate the sum OF about 527 900 600
which will be necessary 10 conduct the
public schools of the city during the
months Of September, October, Novem-
Der and December, 1927, reveals a crisis
in the city's financial condition that
demands an imme mediate and thorough
investigation to ascertain the causes
and possible remedies; and
Nv hereas, The unparalleled peril to
LIE and property that exists to-day in
every home, office, shop and public
place in the city, as evidenced by the
recent record of undetected and unpur-
lshed murder s.md robbery, demands
similar nvestg CATION.
"ResolVed. that the Board Of Estimate
and Apportionment hereby requests
the Legislature of the state TO conduct