Evening star., 1901-06-29
TWELVE ApoEJAo ROLL
THOSE REcoM"ENDsDq FOR AP-
PoINTMENT AS POLICEMEN.
Places Made Vacant by Retirement
and rro"ot'on'-HerFet' Over
Recent Changes.

Maj. Sylvester today sent to the Com
missioners the names of twelve successful
applicants for positions on the police force.
These men. who will undoubtedly receive
the appointments. are Thomas H. Walsh,
Charles P. Powell, Joseph w. Baumann,
Joseph c. Morgan, George Hambacher,
William s. Newton, Richard r. Price,
Fleet 8. Hughlett, William G. Curd, Ira
Sheetz, Joseph F. Beauregard and Delbert
NJ. Wells. They will take the positions
made vacant by the retirement of Privates
Turnburke and King and the promotion
of ten others. Additional appointments
will probably be made Monday or Tuesday
Of next week.
The present list Of eligibles Is not suf-
ficient to fill all the positions. but as the
tenth precinct will not be organized be-
fore the middle Of July, Maj. Sylvester
will not be in any special hurry to make
the selections for that precinct. The work
of assigning the new sergeants and lieu
tenants and making certain transfers will
probably be done next week Maj Sylves-
ter has not yet determined just what trans
fers he will make, although he expects to
complete the list within ten days.
Many Disappointments.
The distribution Of police plums by Maj.
Sylvester caused many disappointments
among those who expected promotions and
others who were seeking appointments. or
the former class the disappointment was
chiefly to sergeants who were anxious to
become lieutenants and privates who hoped
they would be made sergeants. The trouble
arose from the fact that the appropriation
bill did not provide places with more pay
for every member OF the force. The super
intendent in his discretion selected those
whom he thought were best qualified to fill
the positions to be filed: There were fully
two dozen sergeants who desired promo
tions, and not half dozen places for
them. Each sergeant who had brought in
fluence to bear on the higher officials ex-
pected he would be given command Of
precinct and many of them were Of course
disappointed when they learned their
names were not sent to the Commission
ers. Now those who failed to get the pro-
motions are discussing the merits Of the
successful candidates.
Many OF the applicants Tor positions on
the force who were rejected by the board
of examining surgeons are also complain
ing, and some OF them have appealed from
the decision of the board. In order to be
eligible for appointment on the force the
applicant must be able to read and write
the English language. be citizen Of the
United States, have been q resident OF the
District for two years next preceding his
appointment, never have been indicted and
convicted OF crime, be at least five feet
eight inches in height, be between twenty
two and thirty-five years Of age, of physi-
cal health and vigor. OF good mora! char
acter, Of unGuesttonable energy and cour-
teous manners. pass civil service examina-
ton.
Weight and Proportions.
Under the rules Of the surgeons a man
must weigh at least 145 pounds. If he Is
not we'll proportioned he Is promptly re-
tected. In one case the applicant, who was
rejected by a tie vote. appealed to Commis-
sioner Ross, who has charge Of the police
department, and. at the suggestion Of the
Commissioner, an ex-police surgeon made a
thorough examination OF the applicant and
gave him an excellent certificate. He has
not been appointed as yet. There was
similar case in the fire department not
long ago. In that case the rejected appli-
cant was examined by three doctors not
members of the board. and upon receiving
from them a certificate, was given an ap-
nniutment.