The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-13
OF POLICE
MADE To OBTAIN
BETTER SERVICE
Plainclothesmen Most Affected
by Change to Patrol
Duty.
TRANSFER OF ROUNDSMEN
PART or THE SHAKE-UP
Only the First Move. 1t Is
Thought, in a General Re-
organization Plan.

What is believed to be the first move
In a general shake-up of the police de-
partnent was made yesterday at a spe-
cial meeting of the Board or Police
Commissioners. Fifteen %roundsmen
were transferred. thirty-twos plain
clothesmen We're ordered back on patrol
duty. and a number of minor changes
We're made. Only the plainclothesmen
and roundsmen connected with the vari.
GUS precincts are affected by the trans
fer order. The. men detailed for this
duty at the criminal courts and in the
truancy department will be allowed to
remain as they are.
The following plainclothesmen are
affected.
First Precinct-James Farrell, Charles
O'Gara, August Harms, Edword F. Nc
Laushlin. Thomas A. Smith, Harry
Crawford. Thomas L. King. John j.
Carney and Thomas McGrath.
Second Precinct-Edwsrd j. Harmon,
Michael Goodwin, Thomas ]. Owens.
William Linnett' Peter volk and Ber-
nard H. Entner.
Third Precinct-Frank f.. Brex. John
L.. Miller and Thomas S. Audabato.
Fourth Precinct-Lewis T. Eckert,
Henry Mueller, James p. Lunny. Pat
rick J. Kenny. George E. Kaas, jr.,
and Philip Sebold.
Fifth Precinct-John McCabe, Luke
Conlon, Harry F. Scott, William A.
Fox, Thomas C. Gaynor and Charles
Manger.
Sixth Precinct-Henry Holzhauer and
William c. Reichert.
Roundsmen shifted.
The following roundsmen will be
transferred: Uzal Carey. from the Sec
ond to the First Precinct; John T.
Tighe James F. O'Neil, from Re
Third to the First Precinct; Thomas
w. DAILY, from the Third to the Second
Precinct; James D. Fitch and Owen
Gilroy, from the Fourth to the Second
Precinct; Thomas Wilson, from the
First to the Third Precinct; Emil E..
Schmidt, from the Fourth to tho Third
Precinct; John Mcmahon, from the
Fifth to the Third Precinct; Patrick P.
Troy and John Knoedler, from the
First to the Fourth Precinct; John N,
Sites. from the Fifth to the Fourth
Precinct: William Ryan, from the Sec
ond to the Fifth Precinct; George C.
Ruhl, from the Sixth to the Fifth Pre-
cinct. and Henry P. Frey. from the
Second to the Sixth Precinct.
Another important change was the
assignment of Detective Sergeant Fail
Ion to desk duty In the Second Pre-
cinct. Fa1lon's place in The detective
bureau will be filled by Sergeant
Joseph Ebert. formerly desk sergeant
in the Second Precinct Patfolman
James Farrell, of the First Precinct,
was detailed to act as roundsman in
the Sixth, and six men, to be taken
from whatever precincts in the city
they can be best spared, will be as
signed for duty in the Sixth. This
action was made necessary by the
rapid growth of that section Of the city
and the unusual length of the posts.
Better Protection at Night.
After the meeting, which was held
behind closed doors, the commissioners
gave out a statement to the effect that
all the changes had been made in or
der that additional police protection
could be furnished during the night.
They were emphatic in declaring thar
they were perfectly satisfied with the
work done by the plainclothesnen, but
gave it as their opinion that the eff
cheney of the force would be greatly
increased, by placing them on patrol
duty. The resolution providing for this
change is as follows:
Resolved, That all the patrolmen
of this department who are now de-
tailed in citizens clothes, except
those detailed at the several Grim
inal courts and in the truant de-
partment, are hereby ordere on
regular patrol duty. to take effect
at once.
Resolved, That the captain of
each precinct is hereby empowered
to detail n or more officers on any
special or urgent duty which may
require the services of an officer
without q uniform for a period no
longer than ten days, and when
such special or urgent work is com
pleted, to return the officer or Of
fcers SO engaged to patrol duty.
In no case shall any detail be for
a longer period or successive APP
pointments of the same officer or
officers be made without the consent
OF the board,
These changes were all forecasted il
yesterdays Morning Star, and it !.
probable that other changes of a NOR,
important character will he made IN
the neal future.
Early Vacations.
1t was thought advisable to start tn,
annual vacations of the men much
earlier this yea than formerly, in or,
der that no considerable portion of thu
patrolmen n their superior officers
might be absent from the city at tn.
same time. With this object in vNw
Chief Corbitt was instructed to arrange
SO that vacations should begin abou'
April l..
Three new motorcycles were pur,
chased from L. J. Worth. They are o
the Reading Standard type and VIII
cost $40 each. The three machines
which they are to replace. will be pur
chased by Mr.. Worth, who will ALLOW
$T5 on each, thus bringing the cost o
the new one down to $135. A new
style surnme cap was adopted in plac.
Of the ole -time helmet. The cap il
unusually light. and will be a srea
improvement over the helmet durin,
the summer months.
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