Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-03-26
POLICE BOARD
WOULD REDUCE
EIGHTEEN MEN
Want Lieutenants and Ser
geants Denoted Whom Old
Board Promoted.
fiAND OF MAYOR SEEN
IN ECONOMY EXCUSE
Plan Adopted Similar to Fire
Boards Action In Lower
ing Chiefs.

The Board of Police Commission
ers yesterday afternoon ordered nine
lieutenants of police and nine SER
reants summoned to appear before
the board April to show cause why
they should not be reduced IN rank
Tor reasons of economy. The eigh-
teen men affected were promoted to
their present rank by the old Board
of Police Commissioners on Decem-
ber 16 of last year. The reason as
signed for the reductions are econ
Ony aud that there are too many
Idgher officers in the department.
The men effected may engage coun-
sci and oppose the action of the board
in a manner similar to which the de-
noted battalion chiefs took against
the fire board. So far, though, no ac-
tion has been planned, as the men are
awaiting the official notification of the
police boards action. The policemen
claim protection under the civil SER
vice act.
The men affected are Lieutenants
John ]. Kellett, Andrew J. McKen-
ney. Harry T. Stillman, James Far
ren. Castor w. Gray, James f.
O'Neifl, Patrick Farley, Patrick
Durkin and Michael ]. Tully, Ser
geants Christopher Ryan, Frank e.
Rrex, Frank w. Van Houten, Henry
y. Corbitt John l.. Todd, George l..
Rosenfelder, William IL. Wiedmann,
Thomas McEvoy and Alfred Cort.
The Economy will consist in total
annual saving on salaries of $4,000.
The lieutenants, if reduced, will lose
5000 each in annual salary, lieuten-
ants salary being $1,000 and a SER
geants $1,000. The sergeants, If re-
iuced, will lose $500 each in annual
alary, the pay of patrolman of
he first class being $780,
This action by Mayor Raymond g
police board came very suddenly
and at a time when the persistent
.iirnors of demotions and wholesale
changes in the department were
ssadually falling into disrepute. The
BOARD did not even wait for the de-
cision of the Civil Service Commits
sion in the cases Of the five battalion
IRE chiefs who were recently ordered
lemoted to be captains by the Fire
isoard, which was a similar proceed
ing. This decision on an appeal to
The commission by the denoted
t1iiefs, is expected in a short time.
Secretary Kearney Breaks the News.
The crowd which first attended the
meeting yesterday had thinned out
% about q dozen when zSecretary
James j. Kearney read the resolu-
Jon which had been drawn up, and
which is as follows:
Whereas, The Board of Police
commissioners has found that the
number of lieutenants In the pofce
department is q larger number of
such officers than is necessary for
the efficient management of police
asfairs. and deeming 1t advisable and
necessary that the expenses of this
department be reduced; therefore, be
II
Resolved, That (naming the Of
i'cer) he be reduced to the rank, sta
lion and pay of sergeant"
April /, Hearing Date.
= The resolution on the sergeants
was similar. The officers were cited
30 appear at the regular meeting of
he board at 3 o'clock p. m. April /
10 show cause why they should not
De reduced to the frank, station and
salary" of sergeants or patrolmen.
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