The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-14
POLICE CIVIL
SERVICE
LIST
James R. AnsIer Heads List
Of EIigibles for Police De-
partment Appointments.

The list of applicants who successfully
passed tLe civil service examination for
the police department was given out by
Commissioner Walter j. knight and
George J. Jaeger. who have been at work
on the questions for the past four months.
The list shows that out of the 161 candi-
dates who passed the examination, James
R. Ansler headed the list, with $3.50 per
cent. Those who attained rs per cent.
were considered eligible candidates.
The rate of percentage was marked on
the work of the candidate in the written
examinations Generally the commissioners
were satisfied with the answers. Two men
who tried in the written examination were
disbarred for cribbing.
There were 29S applicants for the police
force, but 100 of them failed to pass the
physical test, while 161 of the remainder
squeezed by the necessary mark. One of
the applicants spent seven years at a local
academy, and his paper was one of the
poorest of the lot. There was a college
bred man among the list, the commits
sloners state, but they could not remember
today who he was or from what college he
was graduated. COMMISSIONS Harrigan
said he guessed it was a graduate from a
BARRIERS college,
Rohit VI the dHSWc1S TO the QueSllOlS
were amusing, while in many instances it
was plain that the applicant did not under
stand. Several answers to the question
Who was the chief executive of the city
during the absence of the Mayor" brought
forth the reply that City Counsel Nugent
was the man. Others, more facetious,
said Jake the Barber"
The questions pr%opounded for the written
test were as follows:
InCArTON
Name the streets intersecting Clinton
avenue between Broad street and Ridge
wood avenue.
Pa Name and locate five principal hos
pitfalls in the city; (b) name and locate five
principal theatres In the city; (c) locate
the police stations In the city; I'D name
city and locate the passenger stations.
S-Where does Washington street begin
and where does It end?
fWhere does Park place begin and
where does it end?
ARITHMETIC.
5-Divide $S7, 500 among 34S persons. How
many dollars would each person haVe?
6-(a)Multiply 53,O54 by 9,67S; (b) how
Subtract i5S, 642 from 2S4, 1872.
S-Add 249.647, 54,S76, 92,943, 532, 761, 243.
ga police captain receives S. per day
and saves 20 per cent. thereof. How much
will he have saved at the end of two
months of thirty days each2
GENERAL INFORMATION.
10-What do you understand to be a
pol1ceman's duty?
1-Suppose you found a person uncon-
scious in the street, what would you do?
PIN case of a murder mot committed
in your presence) and you being informed
of 1t, what would you do?
13-What relation does the policeman on
duty bear to the public?
14-Name the last three presidents of the
United States.
15-ln case you were arresting a person
who resisted you what would you do?
16--In case you were taken sick while
on duty, what would you do?
l7-Suppose one person accused another
of a crime not ommitte in your presence,
what would you do?
1S-What would you do in case you dis
covered a fire on your post?
WRITING AND SPELLING.
19-Copy In writing the following sem
fence: Disobedience of orders and disre-
gard of discipline merit severe punishment
and dismissal from the force"
.20-Writing from dictation.
CITY GOVERNMENT.
21-Who Is the chief executive of our
city?
22-Into how many wards is the city of
Newark divided.
OF Alderman of our city composed?
24-What officer becomes acting-mayor
in the absence of the Mayor?
25-Of how many members is the Board
of Police Commissioners composed?
List of names Of those eligible to ap-
pointment to the police department, as
policemen, in the order of merit and abil-
ity: