The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-01
WHY NOT Retire HIM1
Commissioner Nugent Wants
Inspector EdmOndson's
Case Opened
Again.
DoINGs OF THE POLICE BOARD.
Good Work Done by the City
Physicians in Every
District.
DoINGs OF THE POLICE BOARD.

III required q caucus OF exactly two hours
for the Police Commissioners to prepare
themselves for the meeting held last even
ing. The caucus was prolonged because
the recent illness of Captain Edmondson
provoked discussion.
1t is understood that Commissioner
son, made a hard fight to have the Board,
or majority of it, agree to some plan to
get rid of the feeble Captain He reported
sick yesterday morning, and Nugent
claimed, so it is said, that that was stiff
cient reason for his removal, after what
the Board knew of his physical incapacif5
The members did not all agree with M.
Nugent.
The question of transferring five police
men was the cause for discussion also,
and the result did not tend to smooth the
ruffied features of Commissioner Nugent
1t was after z o'clock when the Board was
called to order by President Davis.
The Deacon looked as cheerful as only
a newly married man can look, and he
smiled commiseratiye smile on the only
unmarried man in the room Then he
said in his accustomed autocratic manner
Gentlemen, proceed to business
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to hear is but to obey, and the five other
members did not forget it.
WORK OF THE CITY PHYSICIANS.
A report from the City Board of Health
was read. 1t showed that since the lakf
meeting the city physicians have had IL
cases and have made 23S visits, divided
follows:
DIR. Gray First district, IS cases, n visits;
Morris, Second district, ii cases, 100 visits;
T4nfh Third district n IN ViEifSe r.
Henry, Fourth district, "a cases, "a visits; + 81
Straughn, Fifth district, IS cases, 40 visit
DR.. Everett Sixth district, IL cases, 5s visits
Health Inspector Benjamin reported tn
the number of nuisances his attention p
been called to was 152, and the mum
abated was 153, and that he had sent
1888 notices to abate nuiSaneeS.
These reports were accepted, and Il
Clerk Robinson read report from Cl
Murphy, which stated that he had
pended from duty, without pay, PATROLS
Daniel johnson of the Second Preci In
johnson is accused of having been DIR
in the station house.
An invitation to attend the Andrese
Boyle Associations ball on March y
accepted. IA
tion:
WOULD NOT SEE DR. NEvIN. lz
Inspector Thomas Edmondson was reported q
to me this morning. visited his residence 4
his wife refused to let me see him. She said
and that she didn't care to awaken him. 1 &5
planned to her that the duties Of my position cool
PEELED me to call upon him and ascertain his ehd
dition, but she positively refused to let me seq
him, saying that she didn't want me
to see him anyway. Gentlemen, believe
lion ape on y nye bart R Would be sxceedneE @ stastsn
| to me. / trust you will relieve me from any
further action. Ihaye already reported him unfit
| for duty, which report was confirmed by Drs.
y Mpffil and ffraY. 1t is opinion that 4uV
further efforts his part to do police work will
be positively dangerous to him, and you win
| assume grave responsibility II you should per
AA' s'''A e'''' - JOIN 'NnvrS, M. D.,
| Police Surgeon,
sI offer a motion that the Chief be In
structed to prefer charges against Captain
| Edmondson," hurriedIy exclaimed Com
missioner Nugent, as if he feared lest the
| opportunity would glide by.
II understand that it was the wife OF the
/ Captain who refused Surgeon Nevin adj
mission to the house, said President
Davis, "and that the Captain said moth
| ing.n
ssIt seems to me,n said Commissioner
1 O'Donnell, very unwise to be in such
/ hurry
sWell,n said Commissioner Nugent, in,
| terrupting him, II don't propose Mrs. Ed
| mundson or any one else shall dictate to
\ me, or to this Board. Why, we have nc
! official report that Captain Edmondson Is
sick If Mrs. Edmondson won't let the
/ police surgeon visit him, as he has right
/ to do, move that charges be preferred.
| An amendment was offered, but with
| drawn, and a vote was taken on the mo-
| ton, Messrs. Davis, O'Donnell and Rob
erts voted in the negative, and Messrs.
Kelly, Nugent and Smith in favor of pre-
ferring charges. The motion was lost.
GETTING DOWN TO ROUTINE.
A resolution introduced by Commits
| sioner Smith transferred the following
patrolmen: McDonough, from the Fifth
/ to the Second Precinct; Landmesser,
| from the Fifth to the First Precinct;
| Wohleben, from the First to the Third
| Precinct and Conlin, from the Third to
| the Sixth Precinct.
/ The Commissioners were notified that
| Patrolman Harrison White owed debts and
/ that he owed a newspaper bill amounting
! to S. SO to Conrad Shott. Most of the bill was
/ over q year old The Board instructed
| the clerk to notify White that unless the
| bill is paid by March 10 the Chief will be
directed to prefer charges against him.
! The pay roll, amounting to SIT ,957.SI, was
/ passed, and S39S.05 OF pension claims were
audited
/ Captain Smith was assigned to act as
/ Inspector at Headquarters, and Sergeant
Smith as acting captain at the Second Pre-
4 cinct.
And then the Board adjourned.
Superintendent Germond Resigns.