The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-03
COPPHRS MUST BANT.
Surgeon Nevin Thinks a Po-
1iceman Should Be
an Athlete.
TOO MANY GROW FLABBY.
A Gymnasium Badly Needed--0fi-
GERS Recommended to Be
Dropped from the Force.


For the month of May DR.. Gray, of the
First district. reported that he had at
tended IL cases and made 30 visits; DR..
Wolffson, of the Second district, 20 cases,
II visits; DIR. Hoffman, of the Third dis
trict, 10 cases. 33 visits; DIR. Henry, of the
Fourth district, 10 cases, 81 visits; DIR.
Straughan, of the Fifth district, II cases.
IS visits: DR.. Everett, of the Sixth dis
trict, IL cases, 81 visits.
Health Inspector Benjamin reported POI
nuisances complained of; 1872 abated; 200
notices sent out, and 1913 permits granted.
Seven cases of diphtheria and five of
scarlet fever were reported.
President Feeney called the attention
OF Health Inspector Benjamin to the i'll
condition of grounds owed by the Penn
sylvanfa Railroad Company in the vicin-
ity of Newark avenue and Third street.
from which arose a horrible stencil. He
advised him to see Superintendent Craw
ford and have the nuisance abated
When the Police Board met Clerk
"Gil, Robinson read communication
from City Attorney Robert Hudspeth, in
forming the Board that he had received
a number Of complaints concerning the
storage of large quantities OF naptha for
street lighting purposes on the west side
of Ocean avenue, twenty-six feet south
of New street. He urged that the pres
ence Of SO much naptha was constant
menace to the property in that vicinity.
and stated that insurance companies re-
fused to take risks on property in the
same block. The matter was referred to
the Committee on Lights.
The case Of Patrolman John Quinn, of
the First precinct, for conduct unbe-
coming an officer. laid over from last
meeting, was called. Commissioner
Kelly asked to have the case again laid
over till the 18th instant, as an engage
ment prevented him from remaining
long enough to listen to the trial Quinn
was charged with insulting women
present as witnesses. President Feeney
voted May" Commissioner Benson
voted reluctant Aye"
The pay roll of the department, amount
ing to s., ,008. 13, was passed
Warden Osborne, Of the City Hospital,
reported that he had deposited with the
City Treasurer s2o.74 as the total amount
received during the month for the sale of
drugs from the hospital dispensary
President Feeney introduced resolu-
tion directing thst four electric lights be
placed in Hamilton Park and one at the
resolution was adopted.
Department Surgeon Nevin, who was
some weeks ago directed 10 IH;s.Sc /. phys
icaI examination of all the men on the
force yesterday, made the following re-
port to the Board:
81 might say to begin with that the
general health Of the departments, as
rule, good. But j find amongst those
whom ] have rejected those who are on
the sick list a great deal, would like to
call your attention to one fact, however,
that impressed itself strongly on me. 1t
is, namely, that too many Of the men are
over weighted, so much so that they are
really unified for the act of duty that q
policeman is at ali times subject to be
called upon to perform.
i foJ J,F-r L. =
very inactive one. They patrol their posts
for u few hours, 40 home, eat and sleep,
and repeat this day after day. They are
not often called upon TO do much active
work, and on this account there is but
little muscular development. There are
but few men in tile department. who
could run, say half dozen blocks, with
out becoming what is commonly termed
s'winded' Some of them have paunches
80 large that they amount almost to q de-
formity. Any active criminal. and
a great many of this class are active
could make his escape very readily
as far as good many Of our policemen
are concerned. Any one can notice thar
as soon as q man is appointed on the
force he begins almost at once to increase
in weight and abdominal measurement.
His muscles become fiabby, and as q re-
suit Of all this, he moves more slowly
than is his wont. II his change is pro-
gressive in q short time he becomes actrl-
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