Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-02
CAPT. BROWN
VIRTUALLY NEW
POLICE HEAD
Made Acting Inspector" by
Board and TAKEN from Chief
Longs Jurisdiction.
COMMISSIONERS HIS BOSS;
TO RUN THINGS FOR THEM
Fits in With Mayors Expert"
Idea-Had Failed on Civil
Service Test.

Acting Inspector is the name
given berth which the Board of
Police Commissioners created yester-
day afternoon for Captain John e.
Brown, of the Eighth precinct. While
the commissioners. say that Captain
Browns duties will not conflict with
those of Chief of Police Michael 7.
Long, they do not state very clearly
what the duties OF the "acting in
spector' will be. Captain Brown,
they say, will do special work. for
the board.
He will be detailed, not at police
Headquarters, but in the quarters of
the board at the City Hail. At the
same time ne will retain his position
as captain of the Eighth precinct.
In his work as acting inspector, ac-
cording to the commissioners, Captain
Brown will be neither over nor under
Chief Long, but viii do his special
work" entirely independently of the
chief.
AS in the eases where the board took
number of desirable details from
patrolmen who hel dthem and gave
them to men of their own choosing,
yesterdays action was taken "for the
good of the force.'' No mention Is
made in the order of the political
affiliations of either Captain Brown
or Chief Long, as is proper when that
consideration has nothing to do with
the matter.
Mayors Hand Apparent.
Previous to the meeting the COM
missioners were in consultation in the
mayors Offices for some time. Ap-
parently the action was taken on in
structions or advice from Mayor
Raymond, whose views on the CEN
tralization of power in city govern
ment are now well known to those
who attend meas church club meet
ings and book beer gatherings.
The meeting of the board was a
special one to go through The formal
ity of having nine lieutenants and
nine sergeante show cause why they
should not be denoted in rank for
reasons of Economy and because
the board considers, it says, that the
number of Heutenants and SeTgen ats
lis 9. greater number of such Offices
than is required for the conduct OF
the department" The hearing was
postponed at the request of counsel
for the men, former City Attorney
Frank e. Bradner and John w. Nc
Geehaa, Jr.
Officers Hearing Postponed.
Mr.. Bradner told the commissions
ers that he had not been called into
the case until Wednesday morning
and had been unable in the short time
given him to prepare statements for
the men. He brought to the attention
of the board also that the decision of
the Civil Service Commission IN an
appeal taken by the five battalion fire
chiefs, who were recently denoted
to captaincies by the fire board, will
have an important bearing on both
the action of the board and of the
eighteen police officers.
Herbert NJ. Boggs, assistant State
attorney-general, to whom the Civil
Service Commission has referred the
case, has announced that he will be
unable to give an opinion until next
week, Mr.. Bradner said. Mr.. Brad
ner then asked for a weeks time in
which to prepare answers. Mr.. Me-
Geehan Joined him in requesting
postponement for similnr reasons.
The commissioners appeared du-
bious about granting the adjourn
ment. They asked for an opinion by
City Counsel Spaulding Frazer, who
advised them to do whatever they
wanted to do In the matter. It wes
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