Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-17
remove ALL TRAFFIC
MEN EXCEPT 2; End
PLAIN CLOTHES DUTY
Between 8 and IL More Police
men to be Appointed This
Coming Year is Announcement
Today

lice force of this city became known
this morning, when all of the traffic
positions, with the exception of that
at Smith and State streets were elm
mated officers John Murray and
Michael Muska, who have been do
ing plain clothes work for several
months, were returned to uniform
service, and one of the motorcycle
cops was again put in the patrolmen's
ranks. 1t also became known this
morning that the case against
Roundsman Calvin had been dropped
completely, owing to the fact that the
evidence presented at Monday nlght
hearing in City Hall was not consid-
cred sufficient to cause charges being
presented against him.
The "shake-up," it is understood,
has been the result of the decision
on the part of the aldermen to Sc
cure better service and protectlon
from the city police now that they
have all been given increases In sal
ary. The aldermen on Monday night
decided to give the police the amount
requested by them when the matter
was put before tho voters at the
November election and now, 1t Is pc
ueved, the aldermen will request
more efficient management of police
matters.
THE traffic officers are not neces-
sary during the winter months-with
the exception of one at Smith ana
State streets-it is said by the alder
men, and these former traffic cops
will be placed on patrol duty lmme-
diately. The men who have been
traffic officers but who will return to
Kasprzak, John Larson, Hugh Steed,
Frank Tonghini, Chris Hansen and
Frank H. Gunkel.
Off1cer Albert Mcdonald will con-
tinue to be traffic cop on the Five
Corners"
John Murray, who was. formerly
traffic officer at Smith and State
streets before being assigned 10 plain
clothes duty, will also be stationed at
his old post as traffic cop.
There will be q traffic off1cer on
6uty at Smith and State streets SIX
teen hours of the day under the new
arrangement. Murray and Mcdonald
each working eight hours.
The return of Murray to the uni
formed ranks has come as a surprise
to many because of his successful
work as a detective. He represented
this city in the vice cleanup, recent
ly completed, working In conjunction
with Detective Fitzpatrick of the
county detectives on this case.
Michael Muslla, the FORMER traIilc
officer. who was made a plain clothes
man at the same time Murray was
removed from State and Smith streets,
will again go on patrol duty with the
other uniformed men.
William A. Bachman, who has been
On motorcycle duty, will be returned
to the ranks of the patrolmen, this
leaving Frank SelDoth stl4l ON aS
motorcycle officer
Joseph Hartung will continue to be
mounted on horseback and has re-
ceiyed special instructions to watch
the outlying parts of the city ana 10
break up craps games In those sec
tions.
AS q result Of these changes there
are now thirty-three men on patrol
duty in this city. Mayor Dorsey has
been expected to make more appoint
ments Of patrolmen. but he said this
morning he would not do so yet, until
he saw how much of a need there was
for additional men and just where this
need existed. With the closing of the
saloons on the sixteenth of next month
the Mayor said the need of policemen
should be decreased somewhat.
However, the Mayor said, he Will
be ready to appoint as many as twelve
new men, If it is found that that many
are needed to properly patrol the cIty.
Allowance has been made in the lsZV
budget for the paying of eight newly
appointed patrolmen.
CnleI OF IoicS @tiiSA - n ~ Y
this morning published bulletin
which reads as follows: ITO all
members of the police department:
Your attention is called to Section
of the police ordinance. Any memh9r
violating the same, charges will be
preferred against him. Signed, p. j,
Burke. chief"
Section forbids policemen having
any other employment. 1t is under
stood that some did outside jobs in
order to combat the high cost of liv-
time TO their duties as policemen.