Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-22
PLAN A MODERN
T. POLICE FORCE HERE
Rumor Capt. Ryan Slated for
Inspector and Lieut.. Cor
balIy for Captain.

That the persistent rumors of mod
|ernizing the police department of this
city win shortly become a reality is
now the confident belief of those in
position to know the workings OF
those in power.
According to the present plans the
position of inspector of police Is te
be created, and Captain Michael j
Ryan. of the First precinct, is slated
Tor the position The matter has
taken such definite form that the
Civil Service Commission has been
consulted, and insisted that the posi-
tion be filled by competitive examinaf
fion. The same civil service rule will
govern the filing the vacancy in thu
rank of captain, though 1t is now
planned to appoint Lieutenant Thorn
as CORDIALLY, of the detective bureau.
to a eaptainey.
l Both the above promotions will be
Temporary for sixty days, after which
examinations will be made, making
the inspectorship examination open
to the seven captains now in the de-
partment. and the vacancy caused by
the elevation of a captain, open TO
all the lieutenants in the department.
Commissioner John Bladder, presi-
dent of the Board Of Police Com
missioners. in speaking of the pro-
motions to a reporter for The Eve
ming Star, said:
Il have been in favor of making an
Inspector for several years, and the
matter has been discussed frequently
bv the members of the board, but
when such an appointment will be
made I can not tell"
Asked If the appointment would
probably be made at the next meet
ing of the board on Thursday, he re-
Piled:
!. III cannot tell you what the other
members will do. I would like to see
the inspector made Immediately, ana
in the event that one way made 1t
would only cause one vacancy among
the captains"
Commissioner Lyman Kane was
less committal To a reporter he
said:
.~rhese stories about making an
inspector are all newspaper talk;
there is nothing whatever in them.
The matter has never been discussed.
.or even intimated by the commits
sioners."
When told that Commissioner
Bladder had stated that the matter
had been discussed, Commissioner
kane said that he had other bust
ness to attend to, and ended the
conversation without changing his
original statement.
Commissioner Scanlon said: "The
question of appointing a police in
spector has been discussed. but 1
cannot say that action will be taken
at the next meeting"
BY a high city official well versed
in all police matters it was said that
the promotions of Captain Ryan and
Lieutenant CORDIALLY were definitely
settled, and he anticipated that they
would be announced during the pres
ent week.
This official made it even stronger
by stating that Lieutenant CORDIALLY
would not assume command of the
First precinct until June at least, as
he had made arrangements to sail for
Europe during May to pay visit to
relatives in Ireland.
In the event that the promotions
are to be made through a civil service
examination, several officers have
signified their intention of competing
IN the examination.
With the appointment of an inspec-
tor that official would assume many
Of the duties now performed by the
chief of police, and it is said features
in the department, which have be-
come antiquated as the city has
grown, would be changed. There is a
move on foot to create the grade of
detective. AT present there are pa
trolmen in the precincts, and in the
detective bureau acting detectives,
but retaining their old grade, and 1t
liz to give them an individual stand
sing that the new grade will be Gre