The New York herald., 1922-04-08
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ness and imperative special assignments
brought the actual number on any eight
hour shift TO the low figure OF 1900 and
odd
And this slim force, the Commissioners
emphasized, was expected to preserve
order and protect life along more than
5000 miles of streets. in city where
/ 100000 transients passed in and out
daily, and in the greatest maritime port
OF the world with its peculiar waterside
problems.
He specified that il he received the
1892 men requested he would use 100
to make up the deficiency In the quota
as based upon the greatly Increased pop
ulation of the city 191 for traffic posts
now uncovered 132 for additional traf-
fc men at especially dangerous posts 90
to replace men now taken over by tine
Health Department to take the places
of men assigned to the Tenement House
Department so to strengthen the detec-
tive division and 81 to provide addi-
tional attendants at the 10 station houses
designated as district prisons. Ii was
indicated that of the new men he might
be able to put 500 or perhaps more on
patrol duty, which would bring the ac-
tual number OF patrolmen on duty IN
1900
He announced that about 500 pro-
spective policemen are on the civii
service list. which has not yet been
PROMULGATED and about fifteen men
on the present list. He did not say
where he expected to find the addl-
tonal men, but he indicated privately
that he had no doubt about getting
them and having them in service Just
MD sfiiclentlV
trained. possibly within three or tour
months In summing up his position
the Commissioner said taat The police
force was manifestly INADEQUATE, and
that there Is less protection now than
there was ten years ago.
HyIan md EnriEht Roast Press.
Thereupon the Mayor and the Com
missioner conducted a dialogue for scv-
eral minutes in which they criticized
certain newspapers.
I'VE are being criticized by some
members of the press because we don't
always catch criminals that ride around
in high power cars Eneight COM
planned.
what you mean is,' said the Mayor,
that some of them criticize you when
you step on the corns Of their pets.
Isn't that it?"
when we dispensed with the ten
squad system we were criticized by
certain newspapers" the Commissioner
interjected. ''and when we esta blished
the nine squad system we were like
wise criticized"
In other words" said the Mayor.
we are damned if we do and damned
IL We don't"
Borough President Miller of Manhat--
tan asked the Commissioner If he would
maintain the nine squad system In the
event he got the additional men. En-
right replied that he thought the men
are. entitled to the nine squad system,
under which they get thirty-two hours
rest every six days, whereas they get
thirty-two hours only every other nine
days under the ten squad system, and
that he would restore the system il he
got the help he needed.
Comptroller Craig asked IL the Com
missioner could not put on patrol duty
some of the policemen now doing cler-
icaI work. and Enright said that would
be possible If they would give him men
to do the clerical work. He explained.
however, that on account of certain
duties it was necessary for some of the
clerks to be uniformed members of the
force.
The Mayor asked at this point dt
was like interlocutor and end mani:
did you see any story about Albany
in the papers this morning, Mr.. Com
missioner"
Enright read from a newspaper clip
ping story recounting that policemen
are walking the streets of Albany
armed with repeating rifles. Thereupon
Borough President Riegemann of
Brooklyn moved that the men be
granted to Enright. and the question
came up as to where the money was
coming from. When they figured on the
proposition they found 1t would take
$1,c00.000 to January 1. 1923. but there
was less than s1.00O.000 at the dis
posal OF the Aldermen, and President
Murray Hubert demanded that some
OF the Borough Presidents give up some
OF the special revenue bonds they were
demanding.
Police Motor Cars Bob UP.
Riege!mann said promptly that he
would be glad to accept the proposition
to help along the good work, and then
the Mayor. referring to Enright's
further request for $4,000 to purchase
six high power motor cars for chasing
bandits. said that he had talked to
Police Chief Fitzmorris of Chicago and
that such cars were used by the police
there.
II realize. though" said the Mayor.
that IL such a suggestion Is made here
the papers will be talking about joy
rides and would not tell the people
what the cars were meant for.~
IL was decided to hold over the re-
quest for the motor cars until way
could be found to provide the cash, and
the Mayor swung back to the $1.200,0 900
necessary to pay the new policemen and
to the subject of mandatory legislation
Mandatory legislation in Albany has
been picking up every loose dollar" he
said. III the interests, so worried about
stead OF criticizing every thing we do.
We would It along--not that we don't
want criticism. honest criticism"
Lets get down to the money" Craig
put In.
we can get the money said the
Mayor
On the roll call to increase the force
the vote was IL to 3, President HUI
bert of the Board Of Aldermen voting
no, because he said he wanted TO know
where the money was coming from.
Enright may get his high power cars
this morning. when the board meets
again, because only nine votes will be
required to adopt a motion. and neither
Craig nor Hubert will be on hand. Only
eleven votes were available yesterday
and twelve we're required.
The Mayor wanted to know from
Tnright IL the money could not come out
Of the contingent fund of the Police
Commissioner. and the latter said he
could not tell offhand. the fund being
a pretty lively one. hut he did not think