The evening world., 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
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, lie filled without the
loss OF q 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-
aiming Board for a 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 civil Service Bureau. no communica-
ton OF that nature has been received
by him. In fact Mr.. Phillips does not
know officially that any vacancies in the
ranks of police captains exists.
The occasion for this delay has been
variously given, and an Evening
World reporter endeavored to-day to
get at t. true inwardness A visit to
Police Headquarters proved abortive. 80
far as getting any satisfaction from tho
Commissioners was concerned.
learned the nature OF the reporter q
business. assumed an attitude of severe
reserve.
Asked II the Police Board contem-
plicants before the Civil-service Com
mission. he replied that he could not
say as to that.
No action had been taken In that con-
Well. probably because the Commission
ers had thought nothing about It, Mr..
Kerwin was also unable to prophesy
when thu. matter would be taken up by
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
captainsT he was asked
II don't know"
Has action been taken with that end
In vew?"
II don't know. I'm sure"
Can you say whether or not the Board
VIII ask the Civil Service people for such
llst?"
'! don't know; perhaps So"
why has II not been done?'
Probably because other matters en-
gagged the Boards attention"
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.
II may be due to the rumored fact
that the Commissioners anticipate the
reinstatement of the four captains by
the courts.
Another reason which finds favor In
the minds of some OF those who profess
to be politically wise Is that the Com.
missioners are waiting to see which way
the cat Jumps when the political deals
are all fixed up this Fall.
Even the supposition that the polio,
captain market Is dull Just now ha,
gained place in the minds OF some as
an explanation.
From what can be learned from the
Intentions OF the Lexow Committee there
Is every prospect that there will be not
couple OF inspectors will be out of a joi
II Lawyer Cons plans don't miscarry al
the next session OF the Committee
Sensation upon sensation is promised
| the public as soon az Mr. Con gets tC
| work again. The offices Of the counse
| to the Committee are crowded every da,
| with persons who come there to offeI
Themselves as witnesses when the bal
| opens on oct. |.
While Mr.. Con will not say 80 in 3,
many words, there Is every reason I,
believe that he has a bomb OF great ex
plosive force to set off when the Lexov
| proceedings are reOpened.