Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-03-30

1t became known for the first time
today that Chief Tornesen has on
two different occasions presented To
Mayor Wilson his resignation al
chief of the department, owing to
the manner in which police matters
were being conducted The mayor
refused to accept the chiefs resig-
nation both times. This information
vas given out By THE mayor in the
letter which he IS senlt4ng the alder
men, informing. them that after the
5Ast Of the molTsh- he viii take
charge Of the police 0Slrtment.
Alderman Waters. in hi3SIstter I
the mayor, points out that frss-r-zI
/ lice department is now being ssflFe
Quoted according to the rules ara
regulations adopted by the Board 81
Aldermen in 1891 which 1ecI,ra
that the chief shall be subject to the
orders of the police committee. The
action Of Chief Tonnesen in naming
OFFICER Riedy to succeed OFFICER
Hansen. retired. without first corr
sulting the police committee. is al
rect violation of the rules. Alderna,
Waters declared The CHIEF la
violated the rules, the alderman
maintains, in failing TO notify ~
police committee of Officer Hansen,s
retirement from duty. The Chairman
OF the police commit. ae suggests Ia
the mayor that he request the alder
men TO rescind the present ;3oliea
rules and regulations # he does not
consider them applicable to the s,t-
uatiou.
The letter of Alderplan Waters
reads as follows:
Hon. William c. Wilson.
Mayor City of Perth Amboy.
Perth Amboy, n. J.
My Dear Mayor:
There has arisen in the past few
Gays some conflict as to the contref
or the police department There is
no cause for any conflict and can be
none If compliance is made BIZ all
parties concerned with the rules ana
regulations of the department.
On the 18th day of February, 1921.
there was adopted by the Board of
Aldermen of the City OF Perth Am
BOY, certain rules and regulations for
the government of the police deparf-
ment Of the city as suggested by the
police committee which then cor.
sisted of Alderman John E. Sofeld
Alderman Benjamin A. Riedy and
myself.
THE rules and regulations than.
ADOPTED We're approved by YOU as
mayor, and ordered into effect or
March l, 1921, New manuals were
then printed with your consent ar
considerable expense to the CITY.
since that time the police depart
fnent mas been operating under thoss
rules and regulations. On page 1s
you VIII note that under the head Of
chief Of Police" il is requested tf1ar
he shall be subject to the order of
the police committee. Section Sc re-
quires that the chief of police shaIf
issue to the force, or any member.
or members thereof, such orders a.
fecting it or them as may be sent
him by the police committee. Sec
uon SO requires that the chief OF
police report to the police Commit
tee any member of the force who.
by reason of age or any other cause
cannot promptly or properly per-
form the duties required. Section I,
requires that he shall make no per-
manent detail without an order az
the police committee.
There are various other provis-
ions contained therein. and until fhIs
week everybody seemed to a.cknopl-
edge the foree and effect Of the
rules and regulations.
From newspa per accounts taisi
week 1 learned that Traffic OfficeY
Hanson had asked to be retired an.l
that Officer Reidy was to take theA
place of Officer Hanson as traffic
officer at New Brunswick svenu
and Fayette street. Officer Hanson 81
request for retirement had not been
communicated to me nor the matte
of assigning an officer for this place
This was, of course. a direct VIC
lation of the rules and regulation
of the Department. and having beel
committed by the chief OF police
Immediately got in touch with him
/ learned that his actions wer
by a written order from
you on March 18th. This order ana
other orders were evidently made il
absolute disregard of the rules
regulations which you approved
which the 1921 council adopted.
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