Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-19
EXAMINATION FOR
NEW POLICE CHIEF
TO Be HELD AUG. I
Civil Service Commission Fixes
That Date for the
Test.
RIGHT TO FILL POSITION
ASSUMED BY THAT BODY
VIII Have Expert Advisers TO
Select Successor to Late
Michael Corbitt.
TFrom stan Correspondenf.I

TRENTON, n. j., June 19.-The
Civil Service Commission has autho-
rized the chief examiner and secretary
to schedule an examination for the
position of chief OF the police depart
ment of the city of Newark for Thurs
day. August Z.
The commission announces that it Is
its intention to avail itself of the
best obtainable expert assistance, as
in the case of the examination for
deputy chief Of the fire department,
for which examination former Chief
Croker, of the New York fire depart
ment, and W. z. Mallalieu, general
agent and expert of the National
Board of Fire Underwriters, were Sc
cured as expert advisers.
The commission has been in cor
respondence for some time with the
civil service reform associations and
civil service commissions. and a
number of names have already been
suggested, but no actual decision ar
rived at. 1t is expected that the
general plan of the examination viii
follow that of previous examinations
in New Jersey and those in New
York for the higher grade positions
in the police and fire departments.
and that the subjects of the exami-
nation and the relative weights viii
be as follows: Experience. record.
physical and personal fitness. 5
points; administration Questions
bearing upon the general conduct OF
the department, including a know1-
edge of the rules of evidence and the
mere simple legal question involved
4 ~, <4F
also hypothetical questions bearing
upon problems incident to the opera
/ ton of other departments). 9 points.
laws and ordinances relating to the
police department, ] point; depart
4 ment rules and regulations. ! point;
written report tsubjects to be as
signed at the time of examina tion1,
'ff-f f'pofrff for a total of 10.
The candidates will be subjected "a
a medical and physical examination
but not of the same rigorous aclaarac-
ter as is given those who enter the
department or those who compete for
the lower grade positions They
must. however, be shown to be in
such a general physical condition 80
shall demonstrate their ability to per-
form continuous and satisfactory
work in the position of chief
The position of chief of police haa
always been classified by the commits
sion in the competitive class. and il
has never seen any reason to recede
from its position in this regard. The
legal controversy over the classif1ca-
ton in East Orange is based entirely
upon a special provision in the char
ter of that city. In the argument
which has been made before the
court by counsel on both sides 1t has
been stipulated that the question al
to the propriety of the classification
of the chief of police by the Civil
Service Commission in the competi
tive class by reason of its beine
in East Orange a position ap.
pointment by the mayor shall be ex'
cluded from consideration. The de
cision of the court in the East Orang.
case can therefore have no effec
upon the classification of the position
of chief in Newark in any event.