The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-30
POLICE DISCIPLINE.
Officers Punished and
Others Praised City
Health Matters.

Prior to the meeting of the Police
Board yesterday afternoon the City
Health Board held meeting. City Ply
sician Wolfson, of the Second precinct,
reported IL cases attended and q profess
sional visits; Dr. Hoffman, of the Third,
20 cases. % visits; Dr. Straughan, of the
Fifth, IL cases, 80 visits; and Dr. Everett.
of the Sixth, 10 cases, % visits. Health
Inspector Benjamin reported 291 nui-
sances complained of, 2e4 of which had
been abated; 537 notices sent out, 165 per-
m1ts granted, and 9 cases of diphtheria.
HARD ON JERSEY CITY.
President Feeuy took the floor in the
interest of Jersey City, in reference to
the condition of the road leading to the
Hackensack River from st. Paul's ave-
nue. This road, Mr.. Feeny urged, was
used by the scayengers from all over the
county to reach the night soil scows. 1t
was in a terrible condition, and it was
not right that Jersey City alone should
bear the expense of putting it in shape.
Bayonne and Hoboken continually used
it. The President moved that the Board
wait upon the Board of Chosen Free
holders and ask for enough crushed stone
to put the road in proper repair. The
Pennsylvania Railroad Company had
contributed lot OF ties to assist in solidi-
flying the roadbed.H
Mr.. Kelly said he had already waited
upon the Board of Freeholders and asked
for one scow load of crushed stone, and
was told that the Freeholders did not
have the crushed stone TO spare. Mr.
Feeny's motion prevailed.
POLICE DISCIPLINE.
At the meeting Of the Police Board q
number of derelic5 policemen were
placed upon trial Patrolman Harrigan,
who has recently added fresh laurels to
thieves and the murderer Fimanelle, was
fined three days pay for not properly
patrolling his post. Harrigan pleaded
not guilty and brought forward several
witnesses who tried TO prove that he was
on his post at the time Sergeant Hopkins
claimed he could not be fonnd.
Patrolman William Keefe, of the First
precinct, was fined one days pay for the
same offence, and Patrolman Harvey was
similarly dealt with for absence from his
post without leave. Patrolman Mullins,
of the Fourth precinct, was fined one
days pay for having been found off his
post and Patrolman McKin was fined one
days pay for neglect of duty and Nc
Kenna TWO days pay. Patrolmen Green
and Scott, of the Fifth precinct, were
each fined one days pay for hardness in
reaching their relieving points. The
charge recently made against Patrolman
William Higgins, of the Second precinct
WV
streets, OF unnecessary violence toward a
prisoner was dismissed, Chief Murphy
explaining to the Board that he had acted
hastily in making the charge.
DYCKMAN's DIVE.
The same charge against Patrolman
Hunt. of the Second precinct, was also
dismissed after a somewhat lengthy hear
ing. Hunt arrested Frederick Dyckman,
the proprietor of a saloon at No. 343
Seventh street, some weeks ago. for keep
ing disorderly house. He entered the
place, he said, at eighteen minutes past
twelve o'clock Saturday night, The sa-
loon was open in defiance OF the Sunday
law, several negro men and women were
sitting around and he thought several
were "chucking" dice at the bar. He
placed the proprietor under arrest and
carried him to the Grove street police
station. Mr.. Dyckman claimed that
Hunt dubbed him after he got him into
the cell. Bnt Hunt proved that he had
left his club with Sergeant McGinness
before placing Dyckman in the CELL Mrs.
Dyckman was exceedingly anxious ito
impress upon the minds OF the Commits
sioners that Hunts raid was the result of
spite, he having been refused the loan of
money and trust for beer. Hunt was un-
able to prove that anv liquor was sold at
Dyckman's after twelve o'clock and the
Board sharply reprimanded him for max
ing such an arrest without being able to
prove Guau liquor WAS DeluR sou on bn6
premises in violation of the Sunday
liquor law.
The charges preferred by Margaret
Mullins against Night Watchman Eddie
Mullery of making an unlawful arrest
were referred to the Committee on
Station Houses and Prisons.
Chief Murphy recommended Patrol
man Harrigan for especial recognition on
the part Of the Board for his clever
arrests of the boy horse thieves and the
murderer Fimanella.
The New jersey Junction Railroad
Company asked that special police pow
ers be conferred upon Night Watchman
Edwin Musher. Granted.
The complaints of property owners on
Milton avenue, between Lincoln and
Charles streets, and ON Arlington avenue.
between WilKensen street and Bay
View, of insufficient light, were referred
to the Committee on Street Lamps.