New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-13
Police Protest
Hylan-Enrigglnt
Grab Measure
d elegates of Societies,
Backed by State Civil
Service Forum, Point
Odt Objections to Lusk
Provide Bomb Proof Jobs
Lieutenants' Association In
dorsement Is Repudiated
by 242 Desk: Officials
From a Staff Correspondent

ALBANY, April 12.-Representative
of the various police organizations of
New York City, packed by the State
Civil Service Forum, with q member
ship of 10000, voiced their protests
to-day to Senator Clayton r. Lusk
against the detective division" bill
which he has introduced.
Senator Lusk. according to the men
who called on him, admitted to them
that he had introduced the bill at the
request of two members of the Detec-
tive Bureau of New York City, after it
had been abandoned by Senator c.
Ernest Smith, it's original introducer.
The Hylan- Enright crowd, however,
are playing safe, for in the event that
similar in it's provisions. which has
been introduced by one of Jacob A.
LivingtonFs representatives in the up
per house. Senator Maxwell Harris. will
be trotted ont.
Would Create Bomb Proof Jobs
At the conference with Senator Lusk
declared that their chief objection to
the bill was that it would create per-
manent bomb proof jobs at high SAL
aries, without any civil service exam
ination being required, for any number
of police which Commi ssioner Enright
might name.
The opponents Of the bill pointed
out that it would mean that favorites
of Mayor Hylan and Police Commits
sioner Enright, with but FIVE years
service, could be raised to rank equal
to that of lieutenant, which can only
be obtained normally after twelve or
y
civil service examinations. They also
called attention to the provision of the
bill which would make the salaries of
the Hylan-Enright favorites $500 more
than that of a sergeant of police, who
reaches that grade only after eight to
ten years of service and constant plug
ging for the position.
The opponents also said that eight
former Police Commissioners, includ-
ing Colonel Arthur Woods, approved
the system which Mayor Hylan and
Police Commissioner Enright would
change. These eight commissioners
of the public that the Detective Blu
reau be manned by men who could be
denoted TO patrol duty in the event
that they proved unworthy.
Life Jobs for Present Force
that it would legislate into office for
life practically the entire personnel
of the present Detective Bureau
chauffeurs, clerks, stenographers, book
keepers and other employees, not to
mention $50 men now assigned to de-
tective work.
At the conference with Senator Lusk
protesting against the bill were Joseph
p. Courtney, vice-president of the
Civil Service Forum; Lieutenant
Thomas P. Cummings, representing
the desk lieutenants, and Joseph P.
Moran, president of the Patrolmen' 8
benevolent Association.
Lieutenant Cummings filed a protest
signed by 242 of the 275 desk lieuten-
ants protesting against the bill and de-
c.aring that the snap action, tai en- at
a meeting of the 1ieutenants associa-
ton at a time when they could not at
tend, indorsing the Hylan-Enright bill,
was not representative of the rank and
file of the lieutenants' association. A
meeting of the lieutenants' association
has been called for Friday night to re-
pudiate the action of the association
at what the opponents of the bill char
acterlZed as a packed meeting.