The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-16
THE BEST POLICEMAN.
Bergen Citizens Want the
Board to Shed More
Electric Light on
Their Streets.

The FIRST public business transacted In
the new Police Headquarter Building was
the meeting Of the Police Board in the
First District Police Court room yesterday
afternoon Outside the trials of few
direlect policemen interest was mainly
centred in the probable action of the COM
missioners in reference to the opposition
manifested against the location Of the
station house for the newly created
Seventh precinct petitions for more
electric light at Five Corners and Bergen
Square. and the gas light, or rather want
OF it, in the new court room itself For
some reason the gas failed to connect. and
lamps had to be brought In long before
the commissioners finished their long and
tedious session.
Jacob Ringle appeared before the
Board and expressed surprised that there
should be any opposition 70 the proposed
location OF the station house in Bergen
He thought the building selected was
well located. Il was easy Of nccess from
ali the streets of the neighborhood. and
no matter where located there would be
some opposition. In New York station
houses could be found alongside the
handsomest brown stone residences. He
their selection. as the choice was wise
and jud cious.
Ex-Police Commissioner f. p. Roberts
said in reply to Mr.. Ringle that he did
not come with any intention Of speaking
against the selection. but since Mr..
Ringle had spoken in its favor he would
present the views OF those who
perhaps be with the opposition if he did
not live lnile and half away. The
present selection was directly opposite
one of the finest school houses In the city
aud he did not think it well for school
children TO have their curiosity aroused
inals. He had attended the meeting of
the church people Saturday night and
stated the church people were vii Hing TO
retract from the bargain II the commits
siouers would do the same
Before the Board adjourned President
Feeney informed the demonstrators pres
ent that the Board would trg and secure
another site, but If unsuccessful would
be Obliged to hold the church folks to the
lease. There Is to be no cells in this
station house; the prisoners are to be
transferred Immediately upon being
booked to the Fourth Precinct Station
house.
MORE LIGHT WANTED.
A petition, with eighty signatures at
tached, headed by Henry Riker, was
read, asking that the new electric light
now placed at the southwest corner OF
Newark aud Summit avenues, at the Five
Corners, be placed back in its old position
at the southwest corner or else q new
lamp put there. The petitioners set
Gently taken away from the section now
lighted by the new electric lamp. The
change, while it throws light down east
Newark avenue. leaves West Newark
and Hoboken avenues. since the
gas lamps were taken away,
a communication TO the Board, alluded to
Mr.. James Banks proposition TO have
the electric iignt placed in the square. In
any place upon the square, he argued, a
pole would be a pnbftc nuisance on ac-
count Of the gas. water and sewer pipes
running in all directions. and would
prove an obstruction TO fire engines and
trucks, parades and cattle droves. The
matter was referred to the Committee on
Lamps and Lights, and President Feenev
informed Mr.. Riker that another light
would be placed there If possible.
Another petition came IN from John A.
Lewis g. Son. II. Van Wagener and others
in the vicinity of Bergen square, asking
that the three lights now placed upon the
corners he placed in the centre of the
square so that the intersectiug streets
have the full benefit of the light. Com
missioner Benson wanted the petition
filed. but it was finally referred TO the
Committee on Lamps and Lights;
by the Board of Aldermen, ask
ing the Police Board to enforce
the ordinance against any and all rail
road and transfer companies that may be
transferring passengers or baggage in
the city without license, was referred TO
the Chief OF Police. Commissioner Kelly
h..
Clerk TO notify the Jersey City Electric
Light Company to remove all its poles
formerly used that constitute an obstruc-
ton.
Chanceman George Lange, of the
Fourth precinct; Patrolman Frank
Kreutzbefg. of the Third precinct, sent
IN their resignation, and Chauceraan Pat
to have his present leave or absence ex-
tended six months.
Special police powers were conferred
upon Charles Wagner. special watch
man at the Central Railroad yards.
The payroll for the first two weeks in
December, amounting to $40, $50 5S, was
D passed and warrants ordered drawn.
DELIEQUENTs PUNISHED.
Patrolman Frank Monahan, of the
First precinct, was fined seven days pay
on Two charges of being of post The
charge against Patrolman William
keete, OF the tlrSt precinct, or unneces-
sary violence to prisoner. John Brown.
now in jail. was laid over until next
meeting, as wss also the charge against
H. C. keenan, of letting prisoner es-
cape from custody. Pat-olman John
Ryerson, of the Fourth precinct. for viO-
lation of rules in entering a liquor store.
was fined one days pay. President
Feeney made the charge. Ryerson de-
med that he sought drink. but said he
merely went in 70 leave an advertisement
for the Police Mutual Aid Society's ball
Chanceman John Kenny was fined five
days pay for neglect of duty. He was
caught mapping. The charge against
Patrolman John Gehring, of the Sixth
precinct, of failing to properly patrol his
post was dismissed II was found he was
covering two straight posts. Patrolman
Richard Park, of the Sixth precinct. for
falling 10 properly patrol his post. was
fined three aays' Day.