The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-15
CAPTAINCIES TO FILL.
Police Board Has Taken No Steps
to Replace Dismissed Men.
Nor Has the Civil Service Board
Been Given an Eligible List.
kerwIn and Murray Offer No Ex-
PLANTATION for the Delay.

one of the peculiar features Of the
police situation is the apparent apathy
of the Board of Police Commissioners in
the matter Of appointing successors of
the four captains who have recently been
dismissed.
Although these vacancies should, from
their very nature, be filled without the
loss of a day, no step has yet been taken
towards that end.
Not only has the Police Board neg
lected to call upon the Civil-Service Ex-
amining Board for list Of eligibles
from which to select the captains, but
II was learned to-day that no such list
exists.
Before the Police Commissioners can
name the men who will succeed the
captains removed, an examination of
aspirants for the places must be held
The ordering Of this examination is a
matter which rests entirely with the
Police Board.
According to Secretary Lee Phillips of
the ivil Service Bureau, no comunica-
tons of that nature has been received
by him.. n fact Mr.. Phillips does not
Know ofhcially that any vacancies in the
ranks Of the police captains exists.
Va T rious Seeasi9n for this delay has been
World" reporter endeavored to-day to
get at its true inwardness. A visit to
Police Headquarters proved abortive, so
far as getting any satisfaction from the
commissioners was concerned.
commissioner Kerwin, as soon as he
learned the nature Of the reporters
business. assumed an attitude of severe
reserve.
Asked II the Police Board contem-
plated ordering an examination Of ap-
plicants before the Civil-Service Com
mission, he replied that he would not
say as to that.
No action had been taken in that con-
nection, he thought Why was this
Well. probably because the Commission
ers had thought nothing about it. Mr..
when the matter would be taken up by
the Board.
Commissioner Murray knew even less
about the matter than did his confrere
when will the Board apply. for an
eligible list from which to select the
captains?' he was asked.
II don't know"
Has action been taken with that end
In vew?"
II don't know. I'm sure"
Ian you say whether or not the Boar
viii ask the Civil Service people for such
II don't know; perhaps So"
why has IT not been done?'
Probably because other matters en-
Commissioners Martin and Sheehan
did not come to Police Headquarters
this morning, SO their reasons for the
peculiar attitude Of the Board could not
be obtained
The lack Of interest by the Police
Board In the appointment OF captains to
take the plf ces of Devery, Doherty, Ste
pher son and Cross can be construed in
several ways.
1t may be due to the rumored fact
that the Commissioners anticipate the
the courts.
Another reason which finds favor in
the minds of some Of those who profess
to be politically wise Is that the Com
mtssioners are waiting to see which way
the cat jumps when the political deals
are all fixed UP this Fall.
Even the supposition that the police
| captain market Is dull Just now has
gained a place In the mindss Of some as
an explanation.
From what can be learned from the
intentions Of the Lexow Committee theI e
Is every prospect that there will be not
only more captaincies to flll but that a
couple of inspectors will be out Of a lob
II Lawyer COTS plans don't miscarry at
the next session OF the committee.
Sensation upon sensation Is promised
| the public as soon as Mr.. Goff gets to
work again. The Offices OF the counsel
with persons who come there TO offer
| themselves as witnesses when the ball
opens on Oct. l.
While Mr.. Goff will not say so in SO
| many words, there is every reason 10
| believe that he has a bomb OF great ex-
plosive force to set Off when the Lexow
proceedings are reopened.