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What was done and why it was said. By many organisations who have been talking a great deal about the necessity. Of putting lead paint in the systems of the firing and the police departments on a sound basis things are going to say she's most of them X. players are going this Asian have talked a lot and I want to say in all frankness that they did not contribute one single comes to suggest that flying these men were in conference solving this problem knowing that they were taking money out of their own pockets for the sake of the city and their previous sessions and their successes all I got from these are clues ations ones whining income cooing and criticizing stating that something had to be done that the city just good not continue if it were not done but I read Pete not a single solitary construct that suggests let me say something to just a few gentleman who are on both sides of the place being trying to be a good follow up to the members of these two the Parkman's and then just turning right around and taking the other side of the question when they are with their clients who pay them some of these Auglaize Akins to which I referred to this for that reason and I cannot express myself to forcefully on this subject. And I've grown to know these men very intimately. We've been in conferences that as I have stated several times for well over six months. We met at some a city hall we met at the regular city hall we met in subcommittees at the engineer's club at the Advertising Club and in my own home we've met all over this town and we worked and worked and worked these men with just big enough to ignore the criticism and the abuse that was being heaped upon them and upon everybody in general. So the people of the city of New York ought to be. Very happy active find solution of this problem first because I know the people of the city of New York want to take care of their superannuated policemen and firemen who give their lives their entire lives in the service of the city and I'm confident that the only difference made will probably take care of the men who are now on the fence and row also in rest of the men who are in the service in our time. And they can be assured. That their pensions will be guaranteed in safeguard. Youngsters who are coming in fine Police Department amend the knowledge and the understanding that they are to contribute on an actuarial basis less EXTRA Has it. The calling from which they told. Tad bend a ducted in which the city will probably pay a gentleman most of you will be in the city service after I'm through but I want you to know that I'll take with me as one of the most pleasant memories of the many difficult problems of which I have been confronted the intelligent and unselfish way. If you have solved this problem and have cooperated with the math critics stated fix years ago when I placed took office after I went to the difficult problems and he was hit on wood which they happily put right in my last. One will unification have the other one of the paint Well you've solved this one and in all likelihood the other will be solved within a very short time gentlemen I thank you that's the luck to you all as a final part of the ceremony in the mayor's office concerning as it does the referendum on the matter of pensions in the representation this morning by the line officers of the police and the fire departments the final word is given by Genesis J. Mahoney president of the detectives and Dom of dissociation detective Mahoney Mr Mann I am lacking words at this time to express my appreciation for the kind consideration given by you to the members of the detectives and down Association has families and friends of the detectives of the police to pop out of the city and they are all recognized all over the world they have been a football and I thank you for the first time they have come into their own I want to thank you.