Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-09-16
WIRE PULLING
FAILS To BRING
NEW CAPT AIMS
Police Board Obdurate to All
Appeals TO Make Ap-
pointments.
CIVIL SERVICE BOARD
EXTENDS THE TIME
Conference of Commissioners
Will Be Held Saturday, When
Slate May Be Made.

Resisting vigorous pressure from
politicians of various descriptions
and personal friends. the members of
the Police Board refused to name
any new police captains from the
Civil Service eligible list at its
meeting yesterday afternoon. The
efforts of the wire pullers" to
land their favorites we're about
as vigorous as bit of campaign
ing as has taken place at the City
Hall since the days when Mayor
Raymond was preparing the person
mel of his various boards, and it was
not limited by class
The idea was to get the cap
tains named before the present
eligible list should have expired.
which was originally set for Septem-
Der 10, after which a new examina-
tion on the part of the men would
have been necessary. However, the
fear was dissipated, as the announce
ment from the Civil Service Board
made today was to the effect that the
police list had been extended for six
months, as has been done with ali
Civil Service lists. the reason being
that the commissioners have not the
funds to hold other examinations.
It is proposed to hold conference
on Saturday afternoon, at which time
some definite decision will be reached
as TO the number of captains to be
appointed. Some of the members of
the board feel there Is need for
n l.
others believe 1t Is entirely unnec-
essary to appoint them.
AS yet the board has not received
any official notification from the
State Civil Service Commission, with
the information that the eligible list
has been extended for six months.
The formal request has been made
and has been passed upon by the
civil service commissioners.
Through the extension granted for
a period of six months the present
eligible list for police captains will
remain. 1t will be possible for the
Police Board to consider the appoint
ment of captain of police daring
this period The present eligible lisi
contains the names of Lieutenant
Thomas Connell, of the Fifth precinct
Lieutenant James r. Meehan, in
charge of the police training school
and Lieutenant James McRell, In
charge of the traffic squad
Wire PuIlers" Busy.
At the meeting of the Police Board
yesterday the delegations pres
ent used their influence with the COM
mission in behalf of Lieutenant James
McRell, The majority of the worthy
Democratic politicians, were friends
of Lieutenant james f. Meehan,
while Lieutenant Thomas Connell,
of the Fifth Precinct, had the
support of some friends. Lieutenant
Connell was secretary and adviser
to former Chief of Police Michael F.
Corbitt. He has a reputation as one
of the most efficient men in the de-
partment.
Democratic friends of Lieutenant
Connell and also Lieutenant Meehan
have been very busy with Mayor
Raymond, and his police commission
ers. Some of these announced con-
fidently yesterday that Lieutenant
Meehan would be named by the board.
Lieutenant McRell's friends have not
been idle, and it was believed that
the administration regarded him fa-
vorablv as the first Republican on the
list.
The board had not even considered
the advisability of appointing any
captains at that time, Mr.. Breiden-
bach said, and the only way in which
the matter had been discussed was in
regard to the boards request to the
Civil Service Commission recently.
Inspectors Examination.
Quiet preparation for the coming
examination to permanently fill the
position of inspector is being made
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