Morning journal and courier., 1884-10-01
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The WefS-Waas Controversy Finally
 SettIed-The Officer Reprimanded-
 Builders Who Want Their ButId-
 fngs Protected From Petty Thieves
 Precautions Taken For Election
 Day.
 Commissioner Bollman presided at the meeting of the Police Commissioners last even ing in the absence of President Sloat. Clerk Crowley oficiated instead of J. P. Pigott.
 A petition was presented by the builders of this city requesting that patrolmen be in- structed to protect buildings in the course of erection from petty thieving and destruction of builders tools and materials necessarily left on the premises. The petition was signed by Larkins & Langley, Chatfeld & Grant and some twenty-five other builders of the city.
 George M. Grant presented the petition and made few remarks in which he said that builders had long suffered from the depredations of children and others who car " away timbers, barrels, loose bits of wood and tools. The thieves work between the hours of D. m. and a. m.
 Most of the signers of the petition were present and several spoke about the matter. Attorney Hugh Daley was present and suggested that an ordinance forbidding chil- dren or others from being about buildings in process of erection would help the mat ter.
 MT. Langley said that S20 worth of mate rial, boards, barrels, joist, etc., had been ! carried from the building being erected on the corner of York and Chapel. He had seen policemen going by buildings when ] stuff was being carried off without interfer- I ing. One gentleman said S8,000 worth of | lumber was taken during year from the \ builders in this way. The chief was instruct | ed to warn the policemen that they must ex- ercise more care over buildings when in pro- \ cess of erection.
 The case of Officer Waas, charged by Philip I Weis with conduct unbecoming officer in | laying hands upon Weis and using insulting ! language to him and his wife last July, was partially tried at former meeting of the Board | and was renewed last evening. .JohnMc Carthy a ! young lamplighter living at No. "A Hallock ! street, testified that he saw Waas try to pull | Weis out into the street and heard the parties ] talking in German. Officer Waas testified | that he had no TOW with Weis. 'I never ! got excited" said MT. Waas, land I backed ! out of the yard, for would have been hit il | I had turned around" ]"
 1 Theodore Wurr, of 32 Tyler street, and ! Charles Wurf son or IneOQOre, nearu MT | Weis call MT. Waas to ''get out" three times, but saw nothing that happened in the yard Dora Spreyer, of No. IS Tyler street ! and Julius Waas, of No. 10 Tyler street l testified to the same effect.
 Attorney Daley appeared as witness il l the case. He testified to the. extreme persis tency of the Weis family in having the off | cer brought in. In executive session Oficel ] Waas was reprimanded.
 Commissioner Hart offered motion
 which was adopted to the effect that tht I chief detail men to places where politica gatherings are held and public speaking | takes place to see that order was maintained
 Precautionary measures for preserving
 peace on election day were discussed and th' clerk instructed to call the next meeting O l the board at 12 m. November 4.
 A committee consisting of Commissioner
 Catlin and Hart was appointed to prepare
 and report an estimate of money needed fo1
 the coming year.
 Officers Waas and Bissell asked for full
 pay during the month, although they wert laid up a portion of the time owing to in iuries received in performance of their duty
 The Board voted to grant their requests.
 The pay roll amounted to SS, 172.94 Th' bills were: New Haven Baking company
 $4. .32; Chief Webster, $500; w. S. Parker
 $25O; D. B. Crittenden & Co.,, $24; A. M
 Lewis, $3. .25.