Morning journal and courier., 1884-04-30
Police Commissioners.

| Bins APprOved-AppO1ntmen OF Super
numerar1ss-A1r. L. b. Rinman's Com
PLAINTIFF Action Taken Upon tho New
Rules Grading the Omcers.
Commissioners BoIlman, Catlin, Sheldon
/ and Gallagher were in attendance at tn
| meeting of the Police Commissioners las
evening when the meeting was called t.
order by Commissioner Bollman, who pre-
| sided. Commissioner Hart came in later
| The work of examining bills was immediate
ly begun. The following were approved:
A. M. Lewis for horse, $275; Thomas j
Beers, police wagon, $3.50; Mcdonald & Bar
ker, horse shoeing, $53; D. s. Glenny & Son
sperm oil, $3.50; McLagon Foundry Co.
sockets, screws, etc., $2.48; Leonard Bost
services, $27.75; Chatfield & Grant, $40 70
| Theodore Rapp, engraving, $14 rs; Larkinf
& Langley, joiners, 81 1923. SO; Charles Web
ster, stamps, wrappers. etc., So 10; DR.. Johr
L. Luby, professional services, $6.
The application of Frederick William
Tegtmeier, aged "a, for appointment on the
force was received.
The following were appointed members oil
the supernumerary force: John Doran, Johr
Roach, William Fl. Tighe, Daniel Doody
| George s. Hyde, Henry Philippe, Stephen
| McGann, John T. Miller, Joseph Gaugel
John Kelly. F. W. Wstrous. who was pre-.
| viously selected as driver, was made a super.
numerary.
These appointments were made in accord
! aDce with the recommendations of Commits,
sioners Sloat and Bollman, who were q COM
/ mittee to examine the candidates.
Mr.. L. B. Hinman appeared before the
| Board in regard to a matter which was intro
| duced by the reading of letter from Mr..
Human to General Sloat. He stated that on
Sunday, the 9Th of April, mad dog came
| into the yard Is Dwight street. He tele-
phoned to the police station to have a police
man come up and kill it. The answer was:
'.KiIl it yourself; it's no business of the
police" Mr.. Hinman said he understood
the msa who answered him was Captain
Hyde.
Coptain Hyde said that he was at the teIe.
phone when the call frcm Mr.. Human came.
He heard nothing about a mad dog, merely
hearing that there was dog in the yard which
MIR. Human wanted to have killed. He said
such calls were common.
Mr.. Human questioned Captain Hyde: ''Do
you always answer such calls go short as you
answered me?"" ''We1l, il I've got through
talking, end there's nothing more to say"
Don't you think that il you heard the
word dog plainly you would naturally hear
the word mad which was spoken distinct
ly?"
"You know that words are not always dis
tinct over the telephone.
DO yo1 have as distinct . remembrance
OF the conversation IS yoE have of the time
you told a Union reporter about it? You
have stated that he came to you week after.
Do you know that he didn't come the next
day."
''WelI, can't state exactly. I dent re-
A9ember when he did come
After little more conversation, during the
course of which CaptaiE Hyde de6ed any
one to say that he ever failed to do his duty
or was afraid go after mad dogs, the cyl.
dence was declared closed, and the matter
laid over until executive session.
Commissioner Hart moved that commit
tee of three, one of whom should be the
nhief, be appointed to inquire into the matter
Of providing East Rock Park with police and
report at an adjourned meeting Saturday
evening This motion IVES carried snd Com
missioners Hart, CeElin and Chief Webster
were appointed as such COMMITTEES.
Commissioner Hart called MP the proposed
v,,. -rading the pay of the patroImen,
-, -, ~ead at the last meeting.
Inc matter was laid over az 1e - az
OF Commissioners BolIman, because -.
small number of commissioners present. =
LIE regulations concerning the nev aiorel
boxes were ordered printed
In executive session the oharas. - AZ.
ninman against Captain Hyde we're Consider
ed, but no decision was reached and the mat
Ter laid over until subsequent meeting.