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Commissioners held IN First District
court room, Tneslay, July is. 1891
Present-Au the memt ers.
Minutes OF last meeting approved as
printed.
The Board. on motion of Commissioner
Kelly. proceeded with trials OF officers
against whom charges had been pre-
terred as follows
DIR. Frederick Straughn. G. A.. ply
siclan. charge. neglect of duty.
Patrolmsn John Devlin, First Pre-
clnct. charge, neglect Of duty.
Patrolman Charles McDevitt, First
Precinct. charge. neglect Of duty.
Palrolman Patriot Gallery. First Pre-
cinet, charge. neglect of duty.
Patrolniau Patrick Gordon, First pre-
cinct; charge. neglect Of duty.
Patrolman VIM Luyster, First pre-
cinct; charge, absence without leave.
Patrolman Frank Mcmahon. First pre-
cinct; charge, absence without leave
Patrolnan John j. Murphy. First pre-
cinct; charge. neglect of duty.
Patrolman John DoughcrtY, First pre-.
officer.
Cnanceman William Manning, First
precinct; charge, absence without leave.
ChaRceman John O'Rourke. Third pre-
ci9ct; charge. not properly patroling post.
Patrolman Micnael Gibuey, Fourth pre-
cinct; charge. neglect OF duty.
Patrolman Henry McDevitt, Fourth
precinct; charge. neglect OF duty.
Chanceman Frank O'Rourke. Fifth
precinct; charge, drunkenness and con-
duct u~nbecomlng an officer.
Patrolmsu John Beeler. Sixth precinct,
charge irtoxlcation aud unbe-
coming an officer.
Patrolman Terence Reilly, Sixth pre-
cinct. charge not properly patrollng post.
Patrolman Nicholas Tfedeman, Sixth
precinct, charge not properly patroiing
post.
Patrolman John Ryerson, Seventh pre-
cinct, charge conduct unbecoming an OIL
Ger.
Chanceman Tobias Holmes, Third pre-
cinct, charge wilful disobedience of or
ders.
aud testimony in each case retired for de-
Liberation, and on assembling sentenced
the accused officers that were found guilty
as follows:
DIR. Fred. Straughn, City Physician,
found not guilty and charge was dis
missed.
Patrolman John Devlin. First precinct.
found guilty and sentenced to be fined
one days pay.
Patrolman Charles McDevit, First pre-
cinct, found guilty and sentenced to be
fined one days pay.
Patrolman Patrick Gallery, First pre-.
cinct, foundg nilty and sentenced to be
$500 1aS NaAAI . -
Patrolman Patrick Gordon, First pre-
cinct, found guilty and sentenced to be
fined one days pay.
Patrolman VIM. Luyster, First pre-
cinct, found guilty ana sentenced 10 be
fined one days Va
Patrolman Frank McMahon, First pre-
cinct, found guilty and sentenced to be
hned one days a
Patrolman John Dougherty, First pre-
cinct, found guilty and sentenced to be
fined five days pay.
Patrolman john j.. Murphy, First pre-
cinct, found guilty aud sentenced to be
fined one days a
Chanceman William Manning. First
precinct, found guilty and sentenced TO
be fined one days pay.
Patrolman Michael Gibney, Fourth
precinct. found guilty, u sentenced to
be fined two days pay.
Patrolman Henry McDevitt, Fourth
precinct, found guilty, and sentenced to
be fined two days pay.
Chanceman Frank O'Rourke. Fifth
precinct found guilty, and sentenced to
be dismissed from the department.
Patrolnan John Beeler, Sixth precinct.
found guilty, and sentenced TO be dis
missed from the department.
Patrolman Terrence Reilly. Sixth Pre-
cinct, found guilty and sentenced to be
fined two days pay.
Patrolman Nicholas Tiedeman. Sixth
HEeClnCts lOuuu lullty anu sentenced 10
be fined FIVE days pay.
The cases of Patrolmau John Ryerson
and Chancemen John O'Rourke and
Tobias Holmes we're laid over TO mex
meeting.
COMMUNICATIONS n PETITIONS.
Communications, ETC., were received
and disposed OF as foliows:-
Communication from Chief of Police,
informing of suspension of Chanceman
Tobias Holmes pending charges that were
preferred against him.
Filed.
Communication from Clerk of Board of
Finance. enclosing resolution making
appropriation for next fiscal year.
Ordered spread on the minutes as fol-
lows:-
OFFICE OF BOARD OF FINANCE.
JERSEY CITY, Aug. Z. 1891.
Honorable Board of Police Commission
SIRs-The following resolution was
adopted bv the Board Of Finance of Jer-
sey City, July 20, 1891. and was approved
by the Mayor, August 7, 1891.
Yours respectfully.
w. G. GERMAN.
Clerk.
Appropriations fixed as the limit Of ex-
peuditure for each month separately
from ensuing fiscal year.. to be expended
as follows by the Board OF Police Com
missioners:-
Salaries (as per schedule an