The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-29
BACK FOR FHHNHY.
He Could Not Induce the
Police Board to Change
Captains About.
BENSON AND KELLY JOIN HANDS.
The Rest of the Work Done by the
Board Was Purely of a Routine
Character.

There were indications at yesterdays
meeting of the Police Commissioners that
things may not be as harmonious in the
Board as might be desired. President
Feeney introduced resolution to transfer
Captain McKaig from the Gregory street
station to the Bergen Hall station, to
change places with Captain Farrier.
Commissioner Kelly moved to lay the
resolution on the table. Mr.. Benson
seconded Mr. Kelly's motion in q little
speech in which he said that he was not
sure that such change was good for the
service. and he wanted more time to look
into the matter.
Commissioner Kelly declared that those
were his sentiments, too, and then Presi-
dent Feeney took the floor. He said that
he offered the resolution solely for the
good of the service, and for no other rea~
son whatever. Captain Farrier knows
more about the police work of the Greg
ory street station, and Captain McKaig
is better posted on that of the Bergen
Hall station, ana although Captain Nc
Kaig is an excellent police officer, he can,
no doubt, do better work on the Hill.
TARDY MEETING.
The motion to lay over was carried. The
Board was two hours late in getting to
work owing to the absence of Commits
sioner Benson, whose many duties some-
what confiicted. 1t was rumored that he
was in consultation with some fellow
dominies in reference to proposed sum-
mer revival to be inaugurated here this
season, while it was more definitely
stated that he was addressing one of the
schools in his capacity of Director Of the
Board of Education.
When the Board settled down to busi-
ness Clerk Robinson read an invitation to
IL, Ar,l, IN cSr,v1
day and remarked that ''there are only
two tickets, Mr.. President"
"For Benson and me,n remarked Mr..
Feeney. The other tickets were after
ward discovered.
The June pay rolls amounting to ST.
973. II were passed, and report of Health
Inspector Benjamin showing that he had
received $404 during the past month and
spent $403.0 .03 was laid on the table.
SOME TRANSFERS.
Policeman John Beeler was transferred
from the Grove street to the Webster
avenue station, and Policeman Thomas
Hopkins was sent from the Webster ave-
nue. to the Grove street station. Police
men Kavanaugh, of Gregory street sta
ton. and Crawford, of the Bergen Hill
station, exchanged places and John Nc
Dermott and Michael McDermott were
made Acting Sergeants of the Danforth
avenue and Webster avenue stations, re-
spectively
THE GAS CONTRACT.
A long preamble and resolutions were
introduced setting forth that as the ap-
preparation for lighting the streets was
not sufficient to meet the lowest bid, and
as the Legislature had passed bill to
remedy the difficulty the Board OF Finance
be requested to appropriate a sum sufh<
cient to accept the bid of the United Gag
Improvement Company and The New
York and New Jersey Globe Gas Light
Company, the lowest bidders, and that
the Corporation Attorney draw up con-
tract with those companies.
THE CITY'S HEALTH.
Previous to the meeting the Commits
sioners met as the Health Board, and
received the reports of the Health In
spector and the City Physician. The
Inspectors report shows that during the
past month there were in the city six
cases of diphtheria, ten of scarlet fever
and seven of measles.