Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-18
DOC WATCH" BY
COPS MAY SOON
GET ITS QU|ETUs
Board Has Long Frowned Upon
1t as Injurious to
Health.

afternoon the defects in the patroling
system were considered. although the
present system has long been consid-
cred a good me-, with the exception OF
one tour of duty which is known as
the dog watch"
The commissioners have long thought
that this duty should be lone away
best one is that it is detrimental to
the health of an officer. On the tour
the patrolman goes Il at 5 o'clock
a. m. and remains till S o'clock a. m,
after he has been on reserve duty at
the station-house all night. In a ma
jority of cases the man has had moth
ing to eat and is compelled to wait
till he reaches his home, which might
make it 9 o'clock.
A committee was appointed by
ter Of securing a service which would
keep more patrolmen on the streets
during the day. The committee is:
Chairman. William Bonnet: John
Bladder. Philip Scanlon and Joseph M.
Cox. A lengthy argument was in
dulged in by the commissioners as to
which would be the best way to pro-
cure a service that would have more
men on the streets during the day. The
n conclusion arrived al was hat at
least fifty new men were needed. 1t
was shown that two-thirds of the men
in the department are doing night
duty, while onesthird are on the street
during the day. This, however, does
not include the traffic, motorcycle,
bicycle and mounted men. The men
who do night work. put in at the sta
tion-house, and the rounds sixteen
hours. while the day men have their
regular eight hours of work. Then,
too, when a man remains at the sta
tion-house for reserve every sixth day
he does the dog watch" In some sta
tions there Is M man on reserve when
the man goes on duty, and 1t is de-
sired that a man be on the reserve
bench all the while ready for any
emergency.
1t may be that the commissioners
have in mind the new platoon system
which was submitted for their ap-
proval some time ago.. This gave each
patrolman a certain amount of work
and kept the city patrolled as well
during the day as at night. At that
time the plans were laid over because
there were not enough men in the de-
partment, but with the appointment
of a new fifty the plan would work
very well.
Plan May he Given n Trial,
1t is possible hat a trial will be
given it.
Secretary Cox, however, stated that
the present system will not be changed
and that only the defects will be OBJ
liberated. His contention is hat the
city needs more protection during the
.day, n is of the opinion with the
addition of new men the best results
can be obtained.
The board also considered sending a
delegation to the convention of the
chiefs of police, which will meet next
month in Syracuse, md have the mat
t discussed in general. This would
give the commissioners a chance to
hear of many different systems and
then they choose the best.
The Second Precinct automobile paa
troll is meeting with considerable diff
fculty in having the right of way when
answering a call. 1t appears from the
complaints that the drivers on the
street do not realize that the patrol
has the right of way. 1t was decided
that a sign be placed in front of the
automobile with large letters, Police
PATROL In cast of obstinate drivers
arrests have been ordered, t. be dealt
with according to the traffic ordi-
nances.
The lists of the eligible men for the
police department and the fifty that
will probably be chosen are:
Edward A. Dougherty, II Joseph
street; Joseph r. Reilly, Is Harmon
street; Henry C. Layer, S57 South
Eighth street; John A. Seery, SOS Mar
ket street; James J. Kilkenny, 254 Cam
den street; James F. Fannon, 80 Mott
street; Arthur j. Reed, AZ Baldwin
avenue Arthur Clemens. . Hartford
street; Francis j. Stocked, jr., 40 Hill
street; James B. Morrisey, 95 Union
street: Philip j. Parker, 81 South
street: Timothy j. McGrath, 80 Bald
win street; Edward A. Moore, 147 Mon
roe street; James J. Deehan, 730 South
Fifteenth street; Francis j. Liebhau-
ser, lis Bowery street; John j. Hackett,
jr.. SO Park avenue; John c. thinner
man, 10 Foundry street; William Il.
Clark, 342 Lafayette street; John J.
Fletcher, 1921 Duryee street; Edward
Mccormick, 361a Bloomfield avenue;
Daniel Hagerty, 127 Littleton avenue:
BARLEY Gray. 50 Brill street: Robert
r. Newhall, l Reade street; Bernard
]. Snellen. 15S Parker street. Anthony
F. johnson. 229 Elm street; Patrick j.
Quinn, PAL Fourth street; John j. Wag-
ner, 591s Hayes street.
Walter Week, 761 South Twentieth
street; Daniel j. Donohue. 1853 Orange
William Sacher, 49S Bergen
street; Edward A. RIFT, 217 South
Tenth street; William j. Duffy, PSI
South Tenth street; Louis Kneller.
r.. 379 South Ninth street; Frank J.
Rodgers. S Hamburg place: James j.
10Y Chestnut street; Frederick
Bea. 525 South Eleventh street;
Athorne, 81 Clark street; Henry
1ummel. 253 East Kinney street; Jo-
seph A. Harris. % Beecher street;
hyde Truck. $50 Bergen street; Gus
ave Auer. IS Vincent street; Alfred
Pfrommer. liz Spruce street; Fred
A. Dempsey. 144 Belleville ave-
Francis A. Pullin, SIS Summer
Wilbur n. Green, 531 South
Eleventh street; william A. Morrison,
IS South Twelfth street; William ].
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