Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-21
BIG PLANS HAVE BEEN
 MAPPED OUT BY BOARD.
New Positions be Created in the Police Deparment Chief Egan to be Promoted and Then Retired--New Han. Outside the Department to be Put in His Place For Good of Department

LuO9G WuO AOE yCdIS nave DccA clamoring for the official scalp of Chief Of Police c. M Egan may have the satisfaction of getting it, perhaps early next spring, but the manner of getting 1t will be a sore disappoint- ment to them, for when the chief quits office he will descend in halo of glory that will make those who have been clamoring for his scalp these twenty years madder than ten wet hens.
 1t is indeed a fact that Chief Egan's days In office are numbered. He will last only 8 few months more and dur ing that period those who will be the instruments of his removal will de-l wise some means to have him walk the plank as general crowned with i laurels retires from active service.
 The board of public safety have de- cided upon plan to remove the chief and incidentally put another burden or two on the shoulders of the tax payers. What excuse they have for doing so, if they have any, they will not say. But they admit that the chief is goner. They say that the police department is as efficient as evel 1t has been. that no one is finding fault with 1t, or the men in it, one way or the other.
 Whats the trouble then2p was 1he5 question asked the member Of thG board. when he had stopped speaking.
 oh, well. you know. the chief mas been there long enough, and it's time to give, some other fellow a show. You can put this in your paper in black and white. if you wish. Chief Egan's successor, mean the man now In the minds of the board to sue ceed, him. is not pOlicenanl and I don't think he will practically know the difference between a hole in the l ground and the man in the moon so far as matters pertaining to the police department are concerned. He Wall be an outsider.
 Ion see, here's the plan we have prepared for the exit Of Chief Egan. It may be changed little later. but l ! don't think so! The plan Is to raisel the standard of the departments '' But you say no one has been 1nd-s ing fault with it?''
 s'Oh. well. thaf's all right, too. The pIau, should say arrangement, is 10. craate the office of superintendent of police. This was the arrAngement we isdecidgd upon at a meeting held in Commissioners George A DFiggs's house the other evening. We decided to promote the chief to this oflce. previously. however. having named l the salary for the office, which of course will be larger than that he is now receiving. He may keep the of fec week or two, or maybe a month 1 or SO. on that point we have not con ferred as yet. but at all events 1t will be only Tor short time, and then ne will resign. and he will be put on the 1 pension list at $1 ,OO0 year, or In oth- CT words one-half the salary he shall be in receipt Of at the time of his re- tirement
 Then the new superintendent of police. the outsider, will be appointed and no one whom we care darn about will have any kick comlng. Those who have been after the ahief's scalp for years and years will h,Eve l the pleasure at last of having 1t, and those who are his friends will have I the qualification of seeing him retire in a shower of glory.
 s"There may be minor changes in 1 the arrangement decided upon but not many. would not be surprised if the chief is aware of this. Tn fact l I guess he is. Anyhow, he Is well aware that every member of the board is his friend. and presume some of them have informed him. I've have had many meetings of late Lin the homes of the members of the board. and the meetings in the city hall are only echoes of the gatherings at ol1r homes. This is the best board of safety that ever did business We are all agreed upon everything before 1t IS given out at our public meetings. which is very good thing. There are a few other surprises conina. but I guess that about the chief will sufIice for fhe present. The hest of it all l is,'' said the commissioner. "thera isn't kick coming from anyone we | care n darn for"