Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-04
MICHAEL 7. LONG
IS SWORN IN AS
Chief OF POLICE
Declares He Will Make No I'm.
mediate Changes in
Department.
NAMES LIEUT.. BECKLEY AS
ACTING CAPTAIN OF FIFTH
New Head of Force Presented
Gold insignia of Office by
Commissioner Baader.


office as chief of the Newark polic'
department shortly before noon to
day by City Clerk James r Con
nelly. DR. p. J. McGuinness and Eu
gene MeCabe became his bondsmen il
the sum of $4,000. each and qualifying
in double that sum.
Long was the only one Of the fly,
captains who took the civil servic,
examination to successfully pass
and at a special meeting of the Boart
of Police Commissioners held Thurs
day afternoon he was nominated fol
the position and this nomination wal
unanimously confirmed by the Com
mon council last night
After winding up his affairs al
captain of the Fifth precinct. Chic,
Long went TO police headquarters
Where he was greeted by Presiden
John Baader, of the Board of Polici
Commissioners. and Acting Chief Nj
chael J. Ryan. President Baadel
turned over the office to the new in.
cumbent, and presented him with th'
gold insignia of the office
Lieutenant James +. Meehan. in be
half of the attaches of headquarters
presented the new chief with q
massive floral horseshoe. and in doins
so pledged the loyalty Of every mar
in the department to their new com
mander Chief Long replied witt
thanks for the good wishes extended
to him and asked the men to co
operate with him in making the New
ark police department the equal I
not the superior to any in the coun
try.
Lieutenant Meehan then presented
Acting Chief Ryan with a large bou
quet and expressed the wish that h
would soon return to headquarters
either as assistant chief or inspector
Gets Floral Pieces.
Numerous floral pieces were sen
to Chief Long and all morning ther'
was a steady stream of friends of tn
his new field.
The formalities of being inducte'
into office being completed. Chile
Long settled down to business. To !
reporter for the Evening star, h
said.
Il do not expect to make any rad
! ical changes in the department. il
/ fact, | will not recommend an,
! changes at all for the present. I vii
/ have to study the Situation tho n<AAlszl h
! ", and if after I have been in offic
4 for some time. and become satisfiei
that certain changes are for the goo'
of the service, shall recommend 4
the Board of Commissioners that sucl
changes be made.
"One thing that I do intend to brinl
into effect Immediately is discipline
throughout the entire department
| There can be no effective results il
any organization without discipline
and especially is this essential in
police department.
1--WE have in the Newark police de
partment an excellent body of men
and many of them are men of grea
ability. and the only method OF dis
playing this ability is through wei
disciplined organization, and that W
certainly shall have; though | do nc
wish to create the impression that
am going to be a czar.
Il propose to conduct the affairs 0
the office of chief In the same quief
determined and systematic manner J.
which have commanded my precinct
and | am sure | will have the heart
co-operation of every man in the Pc
lice department in my efforts to Civ
to the citizens of Newark a police ad
ministration which will be effectiV
and appreciated by them.
Duties Are Increased.
"As l said before I will have I
study the situation and make obser
vations, and from these observation
/ will make my recommendations. IN
duties of the chief are not small
and with the decision of the Boar
of Commissioners in putting tn
detective bureau in command of
captain. under the direct supervlsio
of the chief. the responsibilities O
the office are increased greatly.
THE detective bureau is YER
important factor in the department
and the proper conducting OF
/ places great responsibilities on Jhos
held TO account for it"
When told by a reporter for tn
Evening Star that President Johl
| Baader. of the Board of Police Com
missioners. had said that it was tn
intention of the board to make hin
chief in fact and not in name only
and that whatever changes he recon-
mended for the good of the depart
ment would be made, he replied:
Yes, l have been assured that
would have the entire co-operatlo
of the commissioners.
Newark is a great city," continue
the chief. 1--WE not only have our ow'
population TO safeguard, but we hav
a tremendous floating population l
the residents of our suburbs, Whie
are practically part of Newark. Thes
| thousands of people pass through on
city and many of them transact thei
business here. In this respect l an
convinced that it would greatly hel
| the service should an inspector q
police be made
The first official act of Chief Lon
| was to designate Lieutenant Charle
/ w. Beckley as acting captain OF IN
! Fifth precinct to I'LL the Vacane
| caused by his promotion