Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-24

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Members of Newarks finest" are
putting their best foot forward to-
day, adorned in their best bibs and
fuckers, so to speak, the occasion being
the semi-annual inspection of the police
department by the police commissions
ers and other city officials.
Leaden skies, heavy with the threat
OF rain, which showed no break all
morning, failed to force a postpone-
ment OF the function, which, from a
police standpoint, is one of the most
important Of the year.
Promptly at the appointed time. 1 d.
m, four big touring cars drew up at
the entrance to police headquarters at
the City Hall and few minutes later
when the inspection of the headquar-
ters force had been effected the COM
missioners and their guests were
whisked away to swing the police pre-
cinct circuit of the city. the first stop
being at the First Precinct stations
house Court and Washington streets.
In regular order stops will be made at
the Third Second, Fourth and Fifth
Precinct station houses, and, weather
permitting, the inspection will end late
in the afternoon in Weequahic Park,
where the mounted, bicycle and motor
cycle men will pass in review before
the commissioners.
Bnnquets In Precincts.
Banquets in each precinct, given by
the men to their captains, are sched-
uled for tonight and the members of
the Police Board will act as hosts at
| dinner tonight in honor of their guests
of the afternoon.
The inspecting party, which left the
| City Hall shortly after l o'clock this
afternoon included the four police COM
missioners, Lyman e. Kane. John
Baader. William Bonnet and Philip
Scanlan, Mayor Jacob Haussling. Fire
Commissioners William A. Weber.
Thomas E. Burke, Matthias Stratton
and Frank Lagay. Joseph NJ Cox, Sec
retary of the police department; Ex-
| else Commissioners Richard Miller and
| John Nieder
| AS usual, everything was found to
| be in apple-pie order at police head
quarters. The brass rail around the
| splendor, the cuspidors were brilliant-
! ly polished, and even the doormen wore
an air of suppressed excitement and
snow white gloves 1t is a matter of
pride at headquarters to give the sen1f-
annual inspection a good send-off, and
| today's inspection revealed no slighta
/ est flaw In the force.
Should it be necessary to call off the
outdoor inspection on account of rain
the men will be examined in their va
rous precinct homes. The stations
houses will be critically examined, and
/ If anything is found out of the way il
| will be something that has been over
| looked by Jealous workers the past
! few days. Rain would force the posts
! ponement of the inspection of mounts
ed. bicycle and motorcycle men in
Weequahic Park until another and al
fairer day
City Not Unprotected.
Newark will not be unprotected dur<
| ing the inspection. Captains of police
will inspect the squads which are sent
out for regular duty and report to the
commissioners. Members of the First
Precinct force who are unable to at
tend tonight will hold one of their own
at later date. Members of the Third
Precinct force are expecting a very
good time at their annual banquet, to
be held in two sections, this afternoon
and evening at Carl Renners Hall, 200
Ferry street
Outside of the force. only the off
staff of Hensler Brewing Compap-
two representatives of the
invited These affairs in Z
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