New-York tribune., 1885-03-25
A NEW POLICE INSPECTOR.
CAPT. STEERS PROFESSIONALLY NAMED.
nornr wHE rHEg TIE CIVIL SERVICE LA" Ariii''
CAPITALS WILLIAMS SATISFIED.

norpr WIFE CHER TIE CIVIL SERVICE LA" Arii-i''
CAPITALS WILLIAMS SATISFIED.
When the Police Commissioners met yes,e,utas ot y
aud comnared notes regarding the PROMOTION OF q
ena ,o l fbe vacancy created by the death OF
neeior Thorne they found that they were unan-
imously in fsyST Ot .hs PPreclnct There was
only one drawback and that was tie uoiiou , ~ nf
minds of the Commissioners as 10 tne IssitSS III Vi
the appointment under the law creathg enV nbiect
had been received from Corporation Couhsel Ia
combe, but it was known that the Civn 'nt seINnoo
Commissioners had been advised that the appoih..
ment of a captain or inspector OF ponce wouiu @ poe
be legal without competitive eXamlnauohs' Sor H
missioner Matthe VS. at length drew up INC ioiio"-
lug, which was adopted: .
Wl,reas Doubts are entertained by this Board as 70
whether captain police be promoted 70 the
Of inspector without ,op the government Of
the Civil Service Examining Boards the a C. bera
bv nromo,ed TO the grade OF Inspector Of Police provs
ionally subject to the Civil Service examination, ~ %
speetor until il shall determined whether he is Su9ecV
10 such Civil Service examination ,r.otsd 70 assign
Rcsolced, That the Superintendent De airec'eu "
him to duty rs Acting-lnspector.
Mr.. Steers was in the office of Inspector Murray at
Police Headquarters when the resolutions wSie
passed, and he was congratulated warmly on nis
promotion. Among the first or the capIainss w
shake hands with him was Captain Wlllams 9i m uhe .
Twenty-ninth Precinct, who has been regarued me
mortal signed by many members OF the dowhtowtth
exchanges and by residents of the twenty -nintu
urQing the promotion of Captain Williams; Wnen
asked if he was surprised or disappointed az slie
action of the Board Captain Williams sad: no o.
was not looking for the place. am sa''ehou W
Superintendent Walling assigned Mr. steers TO
duty in the Second Inspection District ne sd Tho o
a TRIBUNE reporter: II like Steers and nave tDe
greatest confidence in him. His promotion was not
a surprise to me. Captain, Williams did not expect
The commissioners said that Captain Steers had
been selected for promotion because ne was con
sidered the most tit, and for no olneI leason, @
Tney declared chat neither political pressure Hna %
desire 10 slight any persons had dictated thelr
Mr. Steers said he had reason to believe that the ne
other captains would not be Jealous on account VI
will you stop gambling in the Second Dis
"Yes. I shall do nv utmost to enforce the law
in all respects" Eau, o,,.r,,ss -, tho
Department He is fnelOoking man, in the prime ne
of life with disposition to please and possessed Oh
ready wit His cheerfulness Is OF a contagious sol.
and he has more tact than the average porm,tlclan
i'm his dealings with other men. His father. Thomas
Steers who was captain in the old me Me'fOpUlta @ ni
Department died within year ountv fy one Janu
ary 8, 1892 and was appointed patrSmahb tbron on
November IL, 1857 He was detailed Tor thres hLes
wears at tie Grand Street Ferry and distinguished
himself by rescuing about dozen persons irom
drowning. Having been made roundsmah on ac.
count of his bravery. he was transferred 10 the
Fourteenth Precinct, where he made several no,e
worthy arrests. In the riots of 1868 he proved Ia
plucky fighter The Commissioners promoted hlm
10 the rank of sergeant in 1865, and in the begin,
ming of the following year placed him in command
of the sub-precnct at West Farms He arrested q
man named Walker and his family, VINO were en-
gagged in counterfeiting fractional currency, currency
Capturing at the time all the plates
and many counterfeits. Mr.. Steers was made
captain on April Is, 1874, ana IN the following
November he was placed in charge OF the twenty
ninth Precinct. His rule in that precinct was not
disturbed by a whisper of criticism affecting MS
personal or official integrity, and he was trans
ferred to the Thrty-second Precinct III 1876 at ms
own request. Since May, 1858, he had been IN
command of the City Hall squad. Mayor Grace re-
Gently asked the Commissioners TO send Mt Steers
away and put Captain Conin IN his place, Dut they
refused sn the ground that such change could not
be made for police reasons. Mr.. Steers has been
Republican for many years.
AZ the request on the Mayor, the Board Yesterday
ordered Sergeant William Stewart, OF the lhITrtyI
fourth Precinct. 70 take command at the CITY nan
Station. Sergeant Stewart Formerly was IN the
Twenty-nlnth Precinct under Captain Nhllains'
He is said TO be Republican also.
Sergeant William MeakIm, of Inspector MurTays
Office was placed in command of the Eleyenth IRE
cinct as acting-captain. f
The Board declined, with thanks, an oter oi
Sheridan Shook to let the Union Square Theatre
Company play next week, before 1t dlsoahds' lor
the benefit of the Police Pension Fund