The evening world., 1894-04-17
GRAVESEND OFFICIALS ACT.
The Town Board Takes Steps to
Have an Investigation.
Granger VIII Probably Bc Made n
Police CAPTAIN.

CONEY ISLAND. y. Y, April IA
Thoroughly buainess-like meeting of the
Gravesoni Town BOARD was held at
Police Headquarters at the Island to.
day. Supervisor ". V. -. Bennett pre-
sided, and the full Board Justices Stry.
ker, Gladding. l'innerty, Noorhis and
Town Clerk John l.. Voorhccs-wus
present.
IL was determined at the outset to
have n thorough and complete investi-
CATION OF every department in the town
shin. and on the motion Of Justice Fin
h"FtS inc Following was adopted.
Resolved. That the Board direct Mr n II
Hubbard, u brook!yn. to prepare a petition 10 be
admitted 10 the citizens empowering the sat!
Board to ,mrloy counsel and u,r,s.IrS ....,.nr,
TO investigate all the Boards NJ tho town q
GrhI"s"nd also % submit NE question ut ac-
grp,lns and r]roytiing fgr the assessors maps,
1889. 'o'" ''''' W '''''''''' H''' D.
This resolution was unanimously
adopted. 1t means that ex-lBoss Me-
township Is to be ovcrhaulcl by expert
accountants and lawyers. ana II there
Is IA deficit in Mechanics stewardship, 1t
Is sure to be developed.
Tuwn Clerk Voorhees, said that n
number OF demands had been mad upon
me town treasury for the payment of
CHAINS heiu against II.
supervisor bennett explained that
from II statement made by the cX.
supervisors son, he was led to be-
lieve that n balance was on hand in
me treasury. due on audited town bills.
"lf md that there Is such "A bal
ance." added Supervisor Bennett, II
shall see to 1t that these just claims are
appointment of James Eus,is as chief
of Police. That matter comes within
the jurisdiction Of the Police Board,
which II precisely the same in makeup
as the Town Board.
The same officers who met to-day as
the Town Board Will meet tomorrow
rs the Police Board. and then chief
Eustis Will he sworn into office. No
appointment other than that OF f.uStis
has been made in the Police Depart
mcnt, although at to-morrow's meeting
OF the Pole" Board. ii is not unlikely
that Charles Granger, eX.Scrgeant OF
captain here, GRANGE is the proprietor
of the Atlantic Hotel. on the Ocean
Parkway, opposite the Brighton Beach
race track.
The story that Ernest u. Knigge. Of
the ocean Hotel, Sea Breeze avenue. had
been assaulted by masked meu sunday
night receives no crcd-nc" On lhe island
CHIEF Eustis, OF the police. says he has
carefully investigated Knigge's charges
and finds nothing To- suhstantiate his
story; The facts seem really TO b., that
a t." young men Who visited
the island Eun!ay went into knigGe's
place, and as they found tn" proprietor
in a jcvial mood chured him Al first.
and then all hands INDUCED in some sky
larking. knigge was pushed against the
corner Of his bar, and his head was
cut. None OF the visitors was masked,
and chief Eus,is SAYS that none OF
them was in any way interested in local
politics on the island.
kniHSe, himself, admits he had been
drinking some during the day. Last
night he says his place was again visited
10y a party of roystcrers. They gathered
on the piazza Of his hotel and shouted
sponl to their calls. anlaftor hartering
upon the hotel doors. they departed.
knigge's description of his Visitors
tallies with that Of the two men who
he asserts attacked him Sunday night.