Morning journal and courier., 1882-04-01
Police Commissioners.

A New Police Precinct Discussed-The
 Proposition to Erect a Building Favor
 ably Considered-Appotntm of Su-
 pernumeraries COnsidered-A New Car
 riage-Other Matters.
 A special meeting of the Board of Police
 Commissioners was held last evening; pres
 ent, His Honor Mayor Robertson (presiding),
 Commissioners Harmon, Catlin, Bollman,
 Hart, Sloat and Kilbride.
 MT. Hart, of the committee appointed to
 look for 8 suitable site for building for 8
 police precinct in the lower part of the city, re-
 ported. He said that the committee ascer-
 tained what store could be hired for in the
 market erected by Mir. Webb on Grand street and found that the rent would be $45O per year. The committee also looked at 8 lot on the corner of Grand and East streets, where an old blacksmith shop now stands. He said that he had asked Architect Robinson to make drawing of a suitable building for 0 police station. MT. Robinson, who was presen: explained his plans and stated that his estimates were that the building would cost about $3, 700, which was an out side figure.
 MT. Catlin stated that he had ascertained from the agent that the lot corner of Grand
 and East streets could be bought for S3, 500, and perhaps less. He said the lot was owned by the Essex Savings bank MT. Hart said he had examined another lot on East street, about two hundred feet from Grand street, which was large enough for a barn with the station, and which could be bought for S3, ,OOO. He preferred the Grand street lot, if it could be bought for the same price.
 General Harmon thought that the taxpay- CTS generally were in favor of the project. He thought station in the lower part of the city would tend to preserve better order in that section of the city. Mir. Catlin thought the time was coming, ! and very soon, when better police protection ! in Fair Haven would be absolutely demanded. Messrs. Bollman and Hart were appointed to present the matter before the Court of | Common Council at its next meeting. The opinion of the Commissioners was that it was cheaper to buy lot and erect a building than to hire and pay large rent, as had been demanded.
 ]. General Harmon moved that the report of | the committee be accepted and that the con- | mittee to lay the matter before the Common Council be instructed to inform that body ! that 1t was the unanimous opinion of the commissioners that lot should be purchased and police precinct erected at some desira- | ble point in the eastern part of the cit. Mir. Kilbride moved that the salaries of the sergeant and roundsmen be increased. The ! motion was tabled for the present. It was voted that the roundsmen be in structed to appear before the Board at the
 next meeting and give an account of their s'stewardship.'
 General Sloat said he had never seen the police more reckless in regard to the rules | than they were at present l Commissioner Hart coincided with this view.
 l Commissioner Catlin said if this was so it
 was time the roundsmen were brought to an account.
 The matter of dividing some of the lar gest wards into two voting districts was dis 1 cussed informally and it was voted to hold a special meeting on Monday, April 17th, to l consider the matter.
 | On motion Officer Merwin was granted leave of absence for six weeks without pay
 during his absence.
 | There was an informal talk on the appoint l ment of 'supernumeraries, but no decision was reached and the matter went over until | a future meeting.
 l The Chief stated that about $13O had &C.,
 cumulated during the past three years, which had been taken up for services in various ways, for use of horses in services for the town, in summoning witnesses for coroners
 juries, &c., and he asked that he be allowed
 to use the amount to purchase buggy for
 the use of the department. The request was
 granted. Adjourned.