The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-01
FLOOD NOT
 TO GO SAYS
 FLANAGAN
All Special Police at Thea tres and Dance Halls to
 Be Assigned By Chief.

Both President John c. Stanley of the Board of Police Commissioners and Superintendent of Police Patrick J. Flanagan emphatically denied this morning the circulated rumor that the office of Assistant Superintendent of Police was to be done away with in the near future. The office IS at present held by Thomas H. Flood who recently succeeded Assistant Superintendent Suckley following the retirement of he and Superintendent Redgate. There has been absolutely no friction in the office of the super intendent since the change was made last July and according to the Police Commissioners who made the annual inspection of the department on Sat urday everything is 100 per cent and moving smoothly Superintendent Flanagan was highly commended for the splendid showing made on Satur- day by the police both on parade ana at the inspection which preceded the parade in the yard at police head quarters.
 One important change which has to to with the special policemen was
 made this morning and will go lnto
 effect in the near future, according to Superintendent Flanagan. Whereas
 heretofore special officers on duty ln
 dance halls, public gatherings, e'nuse-
 ment places. etc, were stauoneo at Iiie
 request of the committee, and man,
 agers of such places in charge ana
 paid by them direct, the new ruhng g
 will be that all officers on duty at such places will be assigned py the superintendent and will be paid oy the police department in the same
 manner as a regular patrolman only the money paid will come rom the parties asking for a special. in the future these specials will Work as members of the regular force while on duty and will bee alled upon to do regular patrol duty if in the opln- 1 ion of the police officials the case | warrants such. The new ruling Wll not apply to specials stationed III the | schools, parks, shops or churcnes. N | new appointments will De maoe te | succeed the 12 specials who were retlr. | ed on Saturday, it having been founo | bv the police commissioners that then | present employment does not call 1ol them to be special officers
 l Extra patro1men will be on duty 10. morrow, election day. Two day mer will be stationed at each polling place land more than 100 of the night force will report at o'clock tomorrow i morning and be assigned to traIl'
 posts and other heats due 10 lns added detail of police necessary or election day as in past years.
 1 No successor to Lieut. Wagner O, l the Second Precinct whose reslgha | ton became effective today mas peer
 made as yet and viii prooapty not % ps made until the next meeting or tne Police Commissioners. Some or tn' likely candidates named for the pols ton are Sergt John Browne, Jr., O. the Fourth Precinct, Sergt. James Burns also of the Fourth, Sergt. Den his Kehoe at the Second and Patrol ! man Patrick F. Roland of the Trafh | Division.
 | Captain Charles Wheeler of tn Second Precinct was given tW' 1 weeks leave of absence dating iron last Friday due to injuries to his leg John B. Barton of the Bureau of In
 vestigating and Missing Persons vii betemporari1y insta1ledt| omorrow a the Second Precinct to fill tn tyacancy made by Lieut.. Wagner's re signation. Sergt. Michael Arnoldsk, will be in charge of the Investigation 1 RIrRau