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

CONEY ISLAND, N. Y, April ia
thoroughly business-like meeting of the
Gravesend Town Board was held ut
Police Headquarters at the island to-
day. Supervisor w. V. B.. Bennett pre-
sided, and the full Board-Justices Stry-
ker. Gladding. Finnerty. Voorhis and
Town Clerk John L. Voorhees-was
present.
1t was determined at the outset to
have a thorough and complete investi-
CATION of every department in the town
ship. n on the motion Of Justice Fin
Hubbard, of Brooklyn. to prepare q petition to be
submitted to the citizens empowering the Said
Board to employ counsel and necessary Assistance
to investigate all the Boards Of the town of
Gravesend; also to submit the question Of ac-
cepting and providing for the assessors maps.
1857. OF the i'~h BOARD by resolution April D.
This resolution was unanimously
adopted. 1t means that ex-Boss Nc
Kane's administration of affairs In this
township Is to be overhauled by expert
accountants and lawyers, and II there
is a deficit in McKane's stewardship. 1t
Is sure to be developed.
Town Clerk Voorhees, said that a
number of demands had been made upon
the town treasury for the payment of
claims held against It.
oupeI Nlool pCIillCtl cApldllltu ludI
from a statement made by the ex-
Supervisors son, he was led to be-
lieve that a balance was on hand in
the treasury. due on audited town bills.
III | find that there is such a bal
ance," added Supervisor Bennett, II
shall see to 1t that these Just claims are
The Town Board did not take up the
Of Police. That matter comes within
the Jurisdiction. Of the Police Board.
which is precisely the same In makeup
The same officers who met to-day as
the Town Board will meet tomorrow
as the Police Board. and then Chief
Eustis will be sworn into office. No
appointment other than that of Eustls
has been made in the Police Depart
ment, although at to-morrow's meeting
of the Police Board. 1t Is not Unlikely
that Charles Granger. e~x.Sergeant OF
Police in New YORK. may be appointed
Captain here. Granger is the proprietor
Of the Atlantic Hotel. on the Ocean
Parkway, opposite the Brighton Beach
race-track.
The story that Ernest d. Knigge, of
the Ocean Hotel, Sea Breeze avenue, had
been assaulted by masked men Sunday
! night receives no credence on the island.
carefully c"'et f!9' Investigated Knigse's charges
and finds nothing to substantiate his
story; The facts seem really to be nat
e sbs islsna y snnasv W msn INTO INTO nK Xlss1sa
place, and as h icy found the proprietor
In a jovial mood chaffed him at first,
and then all hands INDUCED in some sky
larking. Knigge was pushed against the
corner OF hts bar, and his head was
cut. None of the visitors wfts masked:
and Chie Eustis says thai none OF
them lns',o was :, in i any ,sl WAY Interested In local
Knigge, himself, admits ne had been
drinking some during the day. Last
night he says his place was again visited
ThAkE fhnr
on the piazza Of his hotel and shouted
For drinks. Knisge said he did not re-
spond to their calls. and after batering
upon the hotel doors, they departed;
Knigge's description of his visitors
tsllies with that of the two men whom
he asserts attacked him Sunday night.