Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-11-23
NEW PEOSTSFOR
THE NIGHT MEN
Chief Burke Announced the
Beats for the Patrolmen
Under New Arrangement. ;
BE HELD RESPONSIBLE
Pay Special Attention to Ex-
else Violations and Gamb-
ling in Their Territory.

Night pdtTOlmeu were given 10
understand before entering on their
posts last night that in the future
they would be held responsible for
all gambling and excise violations
and perpetration of crimes that oc-
CURED on their posts. Chief OF Po-
lice Patrick J. Burke instructed
them to patrol all streets and thor
oughfares included in their beats,
even though 1t be but a block. He
informed them that they would be
held responsible for all crimes that
occurred on any part of streets In
cluded In their posts and instructed
them to pay attention to gambling
and excise violations.
-Four new posts have been created
for night officers and the beats OF
some have been shortened. Under
Chief Burke's revision of night du-
ties Patrolman Israel Weitzen will
remain at Maurer and will not cover
the Inslel street section as he has
done in the past Patrolman
George Kozusko will cover the In
siee street settlement, which in
cludes Inslee, Thomas and Ashley
streets and part of Amboy avenue,
together with Lawrence, Grove,
Keene, Chester, Spring and Frances
streets and part of Amboy avenue.
Nels Lybeck will have one of the
new posts extending from Amboy
avenue to Matano Place, from Sayre
avenue to Convery Place, from Con-
very Place to New Brunswick ave.
nue., to Washington street and to
Amboy avenue. Another new post
will be patroled by John Morris,
! formerly roundsman. 1t extends
along New Brunswick avenue from
Smith street to East avenue, to
Broad street, to Division street, to
New Brunswick avenue and to State
street. Martin Rymarczyk will
hereafter cover beat extending
along Brace avenue from Amboy
avenue to the city's westerly bound
ary line The post includes streets
crossing and adjacent to Brace ave-
nue..
Robert Harding will assist Joseph
Gutowski In the North Amboy sec
tion. causing three patrolmen to be
within hailing distance OF one an
other in that part Of the city. Hard
ingss beat extends over corfiandt
street from Hall avenue to Easton
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Gutowski will cover straight line
along Hall avenue from the Penn
sylyania railroad tracks to the Cen
fral railroad, whore the Hall avenue
bridge crosses. He will also guard
in adjacent streets.
Patrolman William #. Hartmann,
who heretofore has served as mount
ed officer, is covering the long shore
post, extending along Water street
from Smith street to Fayette street,
to Rector street, to Washington
street, to High street. to Fayette
street, to Water and Smith streets
Chief Burke informed the men as
they lined up in front Of the police
desk last night that some might be
dissatisfied with their new posts.
but that matters might work out diff
ferently In the future as further
changes were made. The chief has
stationed the men as he deemed
best. not forgetting to consider the
number of years each man has
served on the force. AS he sees
At to make other changes in the fu-
ture he will make them until he has
the department working at, what he
deems, its best under the new sys-
tenn
New Day Men On.
Five patrolmen are on duty today
covering beats that have been re-
yised under the changes ordered by
the acting mayor. Lawrence A.
Longs post extends from State street
to the Central railroad depot on
Smith street, through Maple street
to New Brunswick avenue, to Amboy
avenue Niels Tonnesen is covering
q post extending from the Staten
Island ferry on Smith street, to State
street, to Washington street. He
formerly went up Smith street to
the Central railroad tracks. John
Woods post has been extended to
Smith and Water streets. He now
covers the entire southern section OF
the city. l.. G. Jensen's territory has
been extended to State street from
North Amboy, to Buckingham ave-
nue.. to Hartford street, over a por-
tion OF the ground formerly covered
by Andrew Jensen. Chris Hanson S
post extends through the western
part OF the city, from the Central
railroad tracks through what is
known as the Eagleswood section TO
tho city's westerly boundary line.
John A. Huff, who formerly
served as detective together with
Oficer Long, has not yet gone on
patrol duty owing to the necessity OF
his appearance in court In New
Brunswick. When ne begins day
patrol duty he will cover stretch OF
territory extending westward on
Washington street from State, to
Penn street, to Laurie street and to
Johnstone street.
Night Men Complain.
number OF the night patroImen
have expressed dissatisfaction over
the new posts to which they were
assigned last night. Two OF them
made verbal complaint TO CnIer
Burke. He referred them to Acting
Mayor Voorhees,. The latter said
thfa afternoon he wonld not enter
tain complaints on such details.