Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-09
Might Not Retain Place Perma-
nently, but Retire After
His Appointment.
BATTALION CHIEF MOORE
MAY BECOME DEPUTY
In That Event He Would PrOba.
bly, Become Chief if
Sloan Quit.

The question of who is to succeed the
late Fire Chief Ashley is agitating the
officers of the fire department. AL
though the only logical successor, as
provided by the civil service regula-
tons, is Deputy Chief Sloan, it is not
certain that he will be the next per-
manent chief Deputy Chief Sloan,
being on active duty, should be raised
to the position of chief engineer, but
whether when ne is raised he will re-
tain the position or not is at the pres
ent moment problematical.
The civil service law is very plain in
a case of this kind and provides that
in the case of vacancy in an office the
successor must be chosen from the next
lower rank. That would make il GER
tain that Sloan would be the success
sor, But it is believed by some that
in case he is appointed, as he probably
will he. he may ask for retirement inn
mediately after, and that would leave
the position vacant
Battalion Chiefs Mentioned.
TIL two utacr men that are promi-
nently mentioned for the office are
Battalion Chiefs Paul J.. Moore and
John j. Towey. These men seem to
pe eoiisiuei Gu as haNihe lhe pes'
chance Tor promotion. Even though
Sloan is made chief and retains the Of
fee it will be necessary to appoint a
deputy. and some have IL that that
n,oce will ho offered IN f,biaf Moore
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Only Man Qualified.
The appointment of new fire chief
presents a queer situation to the Civil
Service Commission. BY their own law
the position of chief. must be filled by
q man in the next rank who has served
twelve months or, more. AS Deputy
Chief Sloan is the only man eligible
under the rules he will when the fire
commissioners request the Civil Serv-
ice Commission to present an eligible
list be examined by the board After
that his name alone, since there are no
others who can qualify directly under
the rules of the Civil Service Commits
sion, will be presented to the fire COM
missioners, who will in turn send it to
the Common Council for ratification.
In case the deputy chief does not
care to take the examination a mix
up of considerable intricacy will be the
result There will be no deputy chief
who has served twelve months who
can accept the appointment. In that
event five of the six battalion chiefs
will be considered, but the Civil Serv-