The sun., 1901-11-09
TAMMANY SAYING ALL IT CAN.
EVERY POLICE VACANCY TO BE
FILLED BEFORE JAN. 4.
Ten Captains and About 20 serseanu
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Tammany Hall, having q very lean two
years In sight. will use every effort through
its Police Commissioner. Michael Q. Mur-
ply, nobly supported by @Touohn on
an appertainin to- Deputy Commissioner
Devery, TO fll every vacancy In the pohce
department. between now and Jan. l.
when the city government will come under
the control OF the fusion forces. ms
announcement was made yesterday ~
Police Headquarters and II seemed TO ift
some Of the gloom that has pervaded the
old building In Mulberry street sinoe the
election OF Low and Jerome. There are
vacancies now for 10 captains. nearly 70
sergeants. about 100 roundsmen and 700
policemen. Tammany sees no reason
why these places should not be filed right
away and why the faithful shouldn't be
rewarded,
Secretary Lee Phillips Of the Municipal
Civil Service Commission, was an early
visitor at Police Headquarters yesterday,
He wanted to see Deputy Commissioner
Devery but his visit WAS ill-timcd. Devery
did not appear at Headquarters all day.
Not long after Mr.. Phillips had left II was
learned that an order had been Issued on
Wednesday Ohe election was on Tuesday,
notifying sergeants TO prepare for an OK
animation for captaincies. The eSamina-
ton will begin next Monday and VIII CON-
tinue on Tuesday and Wednesday. II
became known also that another order had
been issued for patrolmen desiring pro-
motion TO take examinations for rounds
men. About $500 patrolmen will 60 In
for this examination. The roundsmen
have not yet been notified TO prepare to
take examinations for promotion to SER
geantcies, but IL was said yesterday that
notice to them would be sent out within
a few days.
Everybody at Police Headquarters who
was asked yesterday about the promotions
seemed displeased that the news had got
out The activity Of tho Civil Service
Commission in holding the examinations
Just at this time naturally created n great
deal Of gossip More than four months
ago, when the captains eligible list, from
which the old Police Board made sixteen
captains. was abolished by the State Civil
Service Commission, Commissioner Murphy
asked that another captains eligible list
be prepared. Apparently his request was
ignored until few days ago
A good deal depends ON how soon the
eligible Lists are got ready. Commissioner
he receives them. II will not be very
dificult matter to get the captains list
ready, but IL will take some time 10 get the
roundsmen's list in shape. With $500
policemen anxious to he made roundsmen
u has been decided TO examine $50 men a
day. Even al this rate II Will take more
than three weeks 10 finish the examina-
tions. From this IL can he seen that much
depends on the speed with which the ex-
aminations are held.
1t was remarked yesterday that Charles
n. Knox, the President Of the Civil Ser
vice Commission. was one Of Tammany's
candidates for the Supreme Court and II
was said that he would see that the lists
were ready in time TO make promotions
before the present regime ends. Secretary
Lee Phillips was asked yesterday IL II would
be possible TO AL the vacancies before Jan. I.
1T all depends on tho Police Department"
he said. we are ready TO hold the exam
nations. The mental examination Of
the sergeants will begin on Monday and
the physical examination Of the patrolmsn
who want 10 be roundsmen will begin on
the same day. t....
Police Commissioner Murphy was asked
last night II he had made another demand
on the Civil Service Commission for a cap
tains' iigible list
Il did not he said Il a. ked for that
eligible list four months ago have not
asked at all for sergeants or roundsmens
eligible lists, but / understand that the
Civil Service Commission IL preparing
them and that the examinations have
been going on for months
1T i said. Commissioner. that you have
arranged with Deputy Commissioner Dew
erv 10 all every yacancy In the Police De
partment before Jan 1, the Commissioner
was told
i don't have 20 form a combination
with Mr.. Devery.' .sd Col. Murphy, -and
! havc not decided on any plan 20 all va
cancies There are seven captains 20 be
appointed, but ] couldn't even guess AZ
the number 81 sergeants and roundsmen
If you do make any promotions will
you 60 right down from the top Of the
list a. YOU have heen doingY'
Il cant tell what Ill do vet II all de-
pends on whether or not | make any pro-
mot ions. ] haven't got the eligible lists
vet and don't know " III ever get them
Justice Jerome says that he believes
that men pay Ia he appointed policemen
and that they al-o paw for promOi ions
II has besn said that u onsi- $1,000 Ia he
made a captain, t5O0 10 bsscome a sergeant