Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-11-21
Transfers in Department Be-
came Effective at | O'clock
This Afternoon.
CHIEF DoNs UNIFORM
Mounted PatroIman Hart
mann Must Return to Night
Duty--No Successor.
NO DECREASE IN PAY
Detective Sergeants Huff and
Long on Day PATROL Ton
nesen Keeps His Beat.
NO DECREASE IN PAY

Long on Udy Fdtr0l-- l0n-
nesen Keeps His Beat.
Police changes by Acing Mayor
William D. Voorhees, yesterday be-
came effective at l o'clock this af-
ternoon. Detective Sergeants Law
renee A. Long and John A. Huff
We're assigned to regular day patrol
duty, and Mounted Patrolman Will
liam e. Hartmann and Patrolman
Andrew Jensen and Timothy j.
Quinlan were assigned to night pa
troll duty. Chief Of Police Patrick
T. Burke is now wearing a Uniform
Changes in the night force will be
made tonight when the men line up
at O'clock before the police desk
Just before the night men walked
out last night they were instructed
by Chief Burke to come to work to-
night prepared for radical changes,
as he declared they must obey or
ders and be ready for transfers.
Tonnesen On Smith Street.
Few If any members of the police
force favor the changes and ma
jority OF them declare they will not
be lasting There was brisk fight
on this morning 10 have Patrolman
Niels Tonnesen kept on the Smith
street beat during day time. Confer
ences between police officials and
the acting mayor were held with the
result that be issued a statement,
saying that it was nothing more
than right that the three last ap-
nGit1fad day men he plaped hack on
night duty This causes Messrs.
Jensen, Quiniah ana hartmann = 70
De the unIoftuhate ones. fa'loi7
man ionhesen was placed on the
force about eight years ago before
hartmann became pollcel1idh; y.
9 MS means ttat u cl,s mas i'o
mounted oHleer nor plcyeie ! fhotof-
sls.e,.
t,'is n Ex;a1sb t ain,or ana Martin
pafaraan af tba f1rrn ~ e M Pc
e.s1 se Cn,,m ~ ~ con,,nittaa
slssn so.l' pars, ase1,snts alone
s,.ss' ~ a,,9rad hasera M
ninisn s'iee', app9aau a,o1ea,- t,,,e n,orrino
yooi nces 49, patralrosn Tonnasan
auu asheu sns. -. ~, L., Art, and
pc hep. 49, ~ yI5;,1;a,, fsairli,, ha
thae al oiAnan ,.a as+ ,,io.,,t haat
relaineu oh us paes SitS s+reat
Whlcn e1.enus aiohs Snlasn 4ns M
from oeale seieet M ~, aa,nn,,ttsa ~
voorhees, plolnisea sne tieaa This
their Wlsnes wouiu pe q a'i4 AZ 80
ACTON was tahen ussause tilera,, ,n -,
cnants aiohs enis piine, 20, ~ - .t
rare are very Weli sasisnou W. 'no
work OF polh OF those nen
no Decrease III az. a.,
Inc reductioh ol rahAs ~ sas
various omeers VIII noe eause 80
crease IN tnelr pay, pun Asslas n.1ias
Mayor Voornees anu Ciiei VI loii.e
Burke stated TO-DAY; hounusinan
Morris Will go on regular patIol uu.s
tonight, the once OF reuhusllan nay
Ing been abolished, put ne viii le-
ceive the same pay as at present. :.
Detective Sergeanes Long anu .dun
will go on patrol duty at the same
money they now receive, ana SO on.
No Detective work Likeiy.
Under these changes It appears
that little II any sdetectise Work VIII
be done. Detectives Hun ana Long
have been working on upWafds o.
fifty cases the past lew Gays, al ol
which have been abandoned because
OF the new orders. ihis action
police oIiiciais declare, Is az Wrohs.
Many members OF the poilee lorce
and a number OF others INTERESTED
in police analrs deciafe the eity
should not be without deteetiVe
force. 1t seems to be the general
opinion tnat more nlgne men are
wanted for patrol duty, put Chiel ol
Police Burke THINKS she DAY ioIce
VIII become inadequate uhuer TUG