Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-11-11
POLICE BOARD
MEMBERS QUICK
CHANGE ARTISTS
Go Back on Promise for Open
Sessions to Discuss Sun
day Basketball.
CHIEF AND PROMOTERS
HAVE A WoRoY COMBAT
Fifty More Men May Be Put on
Force in Time for
City Fete.

Newarks police commissioners
once more showed their ability as
quick change artists yesterday after
noon. when. in contradiction Of the
rather recent statement Of President
Frederick G.. Breidenbach. that the
board would in the future transact
all business in public, or at least in
front Of the representatives Of the
press. they swung the door of their
private room shut in the face of the
newspaper men and others who hap
pened TO be about and held an exeeu-
tive session. The reason for this
action was to discuss a little matter
of Sunday basketball with Alderman
Avitus J. Dougherty and Frank j.
McTague. who want to promote the
Sunday games and Chief of Police
Michael 7. Long. who is very much
against the project
The police commissioners didn't
give any reason for not desiring the
reporters to hear what was going on
at the conference. but from the NUT
terings which came from behind the
closed doors of the conference rooms
the impression is general that had
the reporters been present they could
have written story which would be
interesting reading for Newark's
citizens, who are sometime interested
in even what their police commissions
ers do. Some think that had the do
ings become public, somebody's
morals would have been corrupted,
for it is said that some very plain
talk was INDUCED in.
Chief Is Firm.
1t is known that Chief Long is much
opposed to Sunday basketball and at a
previous meeting Of the board, when
the same subject was discussed with
the same promoters, the chief ex-
pressed his opinion in no uncertain
tones. Alderman Dougherty also let
his views be known at that time. and
1T is said that once again yesterday
the police chief and the alderman
spoke out their opinions. The re-
ports have It that these opinions, too.
were more foreible than on the Arst
ccasion and the talk bordered on a
, display OF verbal fireworks.
During the discussion Of the matter
it Is asserted that Dougherty de-
eIared that he was insulted by the
chiefs remarks. No official an
notincement was made as to what
action the commissioners took in re-
gard to the matter, but it is under
stood that the request of the pro-
moters will be denied in accordance
with Chief Longs wishes. This will
mean no Sunday basketball In
Newark.
The announcement that secret ses-
sions of the board had been done
away followed one of the board s
sessions in which as a matter Of
economy" Secretary James J. Kear-
ney was given salary boost of $3.50.
No announcement of that action was
made at the time. and the knowledge
of the action didn't leak out until
about three weeks later. Then Presi-
dent Breidenbach. displaying re-
morse for the action in secret, issued
a public statement q which ne said
there would be nc. moe star chan
berr sessions. As yet he hasn't issued
any statement anent Yesterdays
cioed session, and it is not known
whether ne again feels the pangs Of
remorse or not. 1t may be too long
before the next election for this.
Want New Traffic Marking.
A suggestion that the stop line for
traffic on Broad street, at Market, be
laid into the pavement in white mar
BILE, instead of being placed on with
whiting. was referred to Commission
ers Frederic Bigeiow and John L..
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