Evening journal., 1913-10-14
LIST OF 200
NOW TO PICK
10 COPS FROM
Commission in Session This
Morning Gets Applications
From Eighteen
NO TINE FIXED
FOR SELECTING MEN

Owing TO the fact that the Board Of
Police Commissioners will be oc-
cupied this afternoon. which is their
regular meeting time, by the probe
into the manner in which the police
department conducted the attempted
capture of Homer &. Virgins, which
Is nov going on at the direction Of
the commissioners, the Commission
ers held their regular meeting this
morning. But little outside OF routine
business was done.
The Commissioners this morning
received eighteen more applications
for positions on the police force. This
will increase the number OF applicants
on file to more than two hundred.
many of which. however. are old and
the applicants are now past the age
limit which was recently lowered
from 3s to 80 years.
The applications received this
morning were from the following per-
sons: Harry d. Lutz, Townsend; FL
wood Biscoe. No. 22fS West Third
street; John r. Wilmington. 1908
West Second street; John c. Handy,
No. 623 South Connell street; Leon
ard C. Brock, No. S14 Bennett street;
George ~ Donovan, No. 13 East Four
teenth street; Dennis Sloughton, No.
200 Spruce street; Charles NJ. Watson,
No 419 East Ninth street; Joseph
Monk, No 513 West Second street;
James J. Blest. No. 1926 Lincoln
street: Charles p. Virden. No. 604
Willow street; Melville r., Apsley, New
Castle county workhouse; Ebert S.
n. Milburn. No. 724 Scott street.
Applications received from colored
citizens were: Homer Grinnage, No.
701 West Tenth street; George e.
Harris. No. 3i2 East Twelfth street;
Benjamin NJ. Johnson. No. 1928 West
Eighth street. Harry Evans. No.
/ 1913 B street, and j. H. w. Washing
ton, No. 1902 French street
A petition was received from a
number of white citizens from the
Sixth ward asking the commissioners
to give consideration to the applica-
! ton for membership to the force
made by colored residents Of that
ward.
/ letter was received by President
Bowers from Vice President Wilson OF
/ the Philadelphia and Wilmington Trac-
/ tion Company. in reply to a request
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be allowed to place the police wires on
the top crossarms Of the traction com
pany's poles on Gilpin avenue between
Van Buren and Scott streets. i'm which
Mr. Wilson stated that these poles were
fully loaded with wires now and that
it would be impractical to attach an
other line of wires 20 them. Mr.. vii
son suggested the commissioners takinl
over the line Of poles formerly used b,
the Bell Telephone Company. which ar
on the opposite side of Gilpin avenu'
The commissioners have already cor
cidered these old poles and decided the
did not want them as they are in ba
condition. In his letter Mr.. Wilso
said he would be glad 20 confer wit
the members of the board at any tim
about the matter. and following til
meeting the commissioners held a shor
conference with him, in which the mat
te, was thoroughly discussed. although
no action will be taken until the meet
ing Of the board on next Tuesday.
The commissioners have not de-
cided yet just when they will make
the appointment of the ten additional
members of the police force, and
stated that they did not know how
soon they will act upon il.
The house sergeants' reports show
ed that during the past week fines
amounting to S205.15 have been col
lected by the clerk Of the Municipal
Court.