Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-31
OF SIXTH
IN new HOME
-
Take Possession OF Recently
Completed Station at Big
Reception.
KEYS ARE PRESENTED
TO CAPTAIN BROWN
Mayor H~aussling, City Officials
and Throng of Sightseers
Crowd Building.

The new Sixth precinct police sta
ton. at Bigesow and Hunterdon
streets. was opened yesterday after
noon. City officials and friends by the
hundred thronged the spacious struc-
ture n wished Captain Brown and
his men success.
! The formal turning over of the
ing to Captain Bro wn took place
in the reception-room. The keys Of
the building were handed Mayor
Haussling by Alderman Fischer,
chairman of the public buildings COM
mittee. who. in turn, gave them to
John Bladder, president of the Board
of Police Commissioners. then to Chief
of Police Michael Corbitt, who
formally turned the structure over to
Captain Brown.
Then started the throng of eager
eyed visitors in aNprocesaion through
the entire building, which continued
more than six hours. The visitors
we're escorted through the business
office. opening on Hunterdon street.
lltO Tic iltilG iOOilI dl Ollt StuC, Wiltt0
the complicated police signal system
is installed. Into the assembly-room.
the captains office the esurtroom.
the garage and stables for the
floor. where are the rooms used by
tire night reserve men and then the
cells and matron's room and the large
drill hall on the top floor. were all
thrown open and the visitors
had an opportunity To view the we'll
planned and spacious quarters con-
tanning shower baths n every con-
v~enience of a modern and sanitary
structure.
One of the most pleasing and en-
tertaining parts of the reception was
furnished by the Patrolmen's Band.
Numbering more than fifty pieces it
played ten selections IN the court
yard on the Hunterdon street side to
an audience which filed the place and
extended far out sinto the street.
which was partly blocked by automo-
blles and delivery wagons, the drivers
of which had halted to listen to the
music.
During the program it was noticed
Mayor Haussling was one of the in
terested spectators and at the close
Of the selection a volley of cheers
were given by the band in his honor.
They then struck up Aud Lang
Syne' and followed Il with a medley
7 of German folk ongs. The cheer,d
for the Mayor started by the handy
We're taken up by the throng with AZ
volume which ordinarily would have
caused the summoning of the police
reserves.
The festivities continued until ,
O'Clock, Captain Brown acting as host
land receiving the visitors. Beside
the Mayor all of the police commis-
sioners. many of the aldermen ana
other prominent city and county OF
fcials were present. All expressed
themselves highly pleased with the
allied work of the building committee.
the commissioners n the architects.
Henry and John King. In behalf OF
himself and the men of the precinct
Captain Brown stated his pleasure to
be in such pleasant surroundings
after tho four years in the cramped
quarters in Bergen street.
Captain Brown was presented with
a handsome diamond ring by his in
innate friends. The presentation
speech was made by the Rev. DIR.
Edmund WATSON. of St. Stephens
Church. The captain vas greatly
surprised by the gift and showed his
appreciation by an appropriate
speech.
The committee in charge was:
Chairman of reception. Captain
Samuel Brown; chairman of ar
rangenents. Lieutenant James A. Nc
Rel, secretary. Philip Sebold; Lieu
tenant Charles A. Linder. %Sergeants
James Farrell, Henry P. Frey and
John Sites. Patrolmen Collin c. AL
lison. William Bonnet, John Bechtold.
Frank Drastal. William T. Decker.
John j Gessell. Thomas Golden.
Henry Holzhauer. Ferdinand Hook.
Matthew Herman. Michael ]. Mcn
Grath, Torrance Reilly. Jesse C. Pelt
Robert Wilson and Frederick
Weigand.