Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-17
THE NEW POLICE BILL.

Report of she Committee-It Provides for a Superintendent of Police in Place of a Chief of Police and the Merging of Lieutenants, Rounds men, Sergeants and Detectives Into Sergeants-A Police Matron to be App pointed.
 The board of police commissioners, Mayor Peck presiding, met last night and heard the report of the committee appointed to pre- sent an amendment to the city charter lock- ing to the greater efficiency of the police force. The board considered the bill for two hours, and as amended it provides as fol- lows:
 thaR one superintendent, four captains, ten ser. geants, tive matrons and such number of regular fgnate, and not more than fifty supernumary DO. licenen: All members of the regular force shall one shall be permanently appointed until he has performed active police service for at least ore year.
 The bill provides for veteran reserve corps, to which the board may transfer off, cers disabled through age or otherwise from active service, the reserve men to receive moi more than one-half nor less than one-quarte1 of the regular pay formerly received, and to be subjected to re-examination as to physi- cal condition.
 The next section relates to hearing charges or complaints and to suspensions.
 For conspicuous meritorious service the board to have power, with the mayors ap- proval, to retire on pension any member of the veteran reserve who has been disabled in the discharge of his duty, he to receive not less than $40O year, and the board to have power also to retire on pension any super numerary or regular man who has become permanently and meritoriously disabled in doing his duty, he to get not more than one half nor less than one- quarter what he before received.
 The board to have power to vote &, 900 to the widow or other dependent relative of an officer who is killed in the discharge of his duty or dies from injuries received on duty.
 The benefit money to be from Reserve Fund of the New Haven police department h The fund to consist of all moneys specially devised or donated for the benefit of disa- bled policemen, and all moneys donated the department on account of service rendered. Second. Any and all unexpended balances of appropriations made for the payment of salaries. Third. All moneys received or derived from licenses and permits granted or given by the department of Police under the provision of the city ordinances and of the statutes of the State. Fourth All fees paid into the city court of New Haven on account of arrests made by members of the police force, including witness fees and fees Five per sentum of all fees collected on ac- count of licenses issued to sell spirituous intoxicating liquor. Sixth. All lost, aban- doned, or stolen money, and all moneys arising from the sale of unclaimed, aban- doned, lost, or stolen property now made available for the purpose by the statute law of the State. All rayuarHa foas ryiftc foatiDonrioJc and emoluments that may be presented to any member of the police force on account of special services, except such as shall be all lowed by said board, to be retained by said member.
 Mayor Peck was appointed committe to do all he could to get the State legislature to pass the amendment to the city charter.
 The commissioners talked for nearly an hour on the police matron question. Final ly it was voted to add police matron to the force at salary not exceeding six hundred dollars, and that 8 committee be appointed to report on the repairs that would have to be made subject to the change. Commis- sloners Andrew, Gallagher and Shannon op- posed the matter
 committee consisting of Mrs. Thomas R. Trowbridge, Mrs. William D. Whitney, Mrs. J. H. Leeds, Mrs. James T. Mulhen and Mrs. William H. Low was appointed to ad- wise the board in the selection of a matron, to Wnlcn commlLtee All appllcat1Ons TOT sucn position will be referred. The committee will also cooperate with the matron in the discharge of her duties.
 LISt of Patents.
 List of patents issued from the U. S. Patent of- flee for the week ending Jan 15 1889, for the State of Connecticut furnishedus from the office of John E. Earle. solicitor of patents, New Haven, Conn:
 J. Fl. Baird, Oakville sectional jack.
 M. R. Brinkman, New Haven, foot shield for piano and organ cases.
 o. D. Cheesman, Birmingham, buckle
 0. B. Clark, New Britain, assignor 14 to H. C.. Burton, composition for cleaning the teeth.
 H. P. Flske, assignor to American Ring Co.,, Wa terbury, die used in making decorative nails.
 J. Schofisld New Haven, toy.
 Same, vending apparatus. patents
 Same, wood working machine.
 T. A. Weston, assignor to Yale & Towne Mfg. Co.,, Stamford, friction clutch.
 DESIGNS.
 NJ. P. Bray, Ansonia, assignor to Warner Bros, Bridgeport, ornamentation of corsets, patents.