St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-20

ton. clearly indicates its purpose.
Under the constitution every member
of the police department is entitled to
membership upon paying an initiation
fee OF 81 and annual dues of Sc, payable
on the second Tuesday of the months
Of December, April and August. Its
articles of incorporation define It's plan
OF operation and general purpOse-tO
sscreate and establish fund from dona-
sources, for the support and relief OF sick,
Injured or disabled policemen, and for
the. payment of sum to the
legal representative of any member
whose death shall occur while
member of the association" The by
laws prescribe the benefits to be paid as
follows: 1.-The amount to be paid in
the event of accident shall be at the rate
OF 81 day. When member of the as
ISOLATION becomes sick and is inca
pacitated from duty, and after he ceases
to receive pay from the city. he shall re-
ceive a weekly compensation of IS a
week for term not exceeding twenty
six weeks. In the event of total dis
ability, the loss of both eyes or two
limbs, OF other injuries causing total,
permanent disability, the member shall
receive 81 900; III case of the loss of but
one limb he shall receive $500; but
whenever member receives either Of
these irdemnities it shall be in full
Communication of all claims against the
association. The amount 10 be paid in
case OF the death of a member. to his
legal representative shall be paid 81 200,
provided there is at least 200 in the
treasury, or that amount can be placed
there from donations or other sources"
Upon the death of any member an as
seSsment of So is imposed upon the sur
viving members. At present assess
mentS and donations are the only means
of placing money in the treasury. but an
attempt will he made at the next meet
ing of the legislature to have the law
that gives all forfeited bail in the mu-
nicipal court to the bar association
changed so as to MAKE the relief asso-
citation the beneficiary. An attempt
will also be made to allow police otfi-
GERS the right to receive rewards for
making arrests, the same to be turned
into the treasury of the association.
In New York the police relief associa-
ton is allowed percentage of the
money received in payment of liquor
licenses, and an effort will be made to
have similar law enacted in Mime
sofa. Should these measures be passed
1t is not unlikely that with their aid and
those of such donations and assess
ments as are made there will be in five
years the sum of $4,000 in the treas
ury, sufficient to provide for any emer-
gencY that may arise.
The association is managed by board
of directors composed of the superin-
tendent and commanding officers of
each precinct and one member elected
by the officers of each precinct. The
present board is composed of the fol-
lowing: Supt. w. M. Bracket. Capts.
b. A. Day, Louis Ness. Martin Buer-
fleming, Lieuts. Thomas Nelson. Thomas
Coskran, j. s. j. Bean. +. +. Coffin, Ser
geant II. E. Getchell and Officers John
ken and r. j. Collins.
Tne board has elected officers as fol-
lows: President, Supt. Bracket; vice
president, Lieut.. Bean; secretary, Fred
A. George; treasurer, Capt. Buerfening;
surgeon, r. ID. Matchan; executive
committee, Capts. Day and Ness and
Lieut.. Colin.
Already there are about 1875 applica-
tions for membership, and it is expected
that i'll short time all. OF nearly all, of
the police officers will be members.