The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-09
THE OLD MEN REMAIN
No Experiments With Novices
10 Be Tried at Present.
A PARTIAL REORGANIZATION.
Chief Reed and Chief Kellogg select
Many or Their sussryii.
mates.

Secretary Gvoat. OF the civil service con-
mission. yesterday asea Ths names Of the
Apprentices Of the chiefs o. the ire ard
police departments with TIE city comp
tro2aer. The lists show ealy the names X
men whe have been tried in the city
service. aud tae other lang sst OF appll-
caa;s wao hays sought 20 dress them
selves in uniforms WI have 20 walt TAe
police REORGANIZATION up 70 the present
only includes p&trolsnen, patrol wGsoa
drivers ard pcanS master. and no fur
her changes sil be made unless Tor
cause, until the council has passed On she
recon n1enas lions OF ehe chief for an al
Gltieaal captain The asgrol list Is as foi-
Ions. j. l.. Bates. W. L. Meredith, Pay
ten Brown. W. =. LaahscheF. j. +. Burk-
man. william Peer. Charles /. Grant \
5. Crawford. c. n. Corning. ). c. CoTeegs.
=. II. Phillips. James Byrn- John Rren-
hen. s. A Hzdeen. NJ. r. Powers. I.
Ward. Ed c. Griffith. Edward S>2dAhee.
James l. Wells. ". 3 Thompson. John
II. Williams. l. J. Birassll. II. ". Barr.
j. c. Wickman. j. W, G!asscock. ]. ".
Hafr. L. A Barbse. j, II. Moore. A. y.
Kent, John Corhets, T. ID. Ellis, Frank
G. Stevens. Gastaye Thorn. John Kelly,
A. II. Mafrord.
The patrol drivers named are r. b. John
son and J. F. Weedin. and the place Of
poundmaster has been given 10 George
II. GroSe.
The list as aled by M Groui shows chat
the reorganization goes into effect in the
IRE department or the Eth and in ehe po-
lice department on the 10Th or August, u.
l. Meredith. who took the patroimen's ex-
animation, viii be commissioned as CLERK.
ard he viii be the first incumbent OF the
Office since ths Advancement from that
position 20 the chleftainey by Mr.. Reed.
The position Of stenog pher and type
writer under the reors anixat ton has been
abolished. Mr.. Meredith has been engaged
in official business before. having been a
Chinese inspector during President HarrI-
sons administration. The detective force
VIII be made up Of Edward Cudihee, j. n.
Williams. NJ. 7. Powers and Z. II. Phil
lips.
J. l. Wells. until the recent change act
Ing as one OF the detective force. will
parade Ia the future in the blue and brass
vestments OF patrolman. Al or the
above appointments are made on three
months probation.
The list OF appointments flied for the
FIRE department IS divided into seven dlf-
ferent classes. as follows.
Pinekney.
Captains-w. r. Cansrell. w III. Clark.
Robert q. Johnson. Charles Fl. Johnson.
r. A. Miller. Fred G. Gilman.
L.ieutenants-John A. Farr, William h.
Murray William Cubitt, Thomas 4. Nu-
nan Louis Miller. Michael Mayouck.
Enginsers-James J. Lynch, Oscar A.
Drew, II. c. Mcdonald.
Truckmen-F W. Braun. Fred A. john
son, William Nebstedt
Pipcmen-cseorge NJ Mantor. Bert A.
Beattie. Herman Schultz, L. j. Stevens.
J. Van wyckeT. II. L. Ross, Samuel II.
Horne. Il. r. f1umes, ". ]. kenney and
William j. Holden.
Drivers--John ]. Spaight, j. y. Long
fellow, J. y. Philips. Fred Nj. Collins, j.
w. Small, c. r. Murray, Harry W. Jones.
John II. Boyle. W. 5. Hubbard. Martin
Bresnehan. J. E. Moss.
When IL has been found necessary 10
drop men their status is retained during
the six months elapsing between the ex-
aminatioas. Should vacancies occur for
any reason the men dropped will be elis-
ihie for reinstatement or appointment.
such action on the part of the heads OF
departments being optional with them.
The reorganization thus far under The
present pressure for retrenchment has
resulted in the dropping from the police
rolls OF three regulars. who, with the i've
others who refused 20 take the examine
tons or failed TO pass them, make total
OF eight from the police. These places ara
held. under the present rulings. as va
cancies TO be filed when necessary.