The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-25
BOARD OF POLICE COMMIsslOyERs.

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Special meeting OF the Board of Police
Commissioners held in First District
Court room, Thursday, February ~, 1891.
Present, all the members.
COMMUNICATIONS.
The following communications were
read n on motion of Commissioner
Benson ordered spread in full on the min
utes as follows:-
MAYORS OFFICE, CRY HALL.
JERSEY CITY, ". j., Feb. 18. 1891.
Hon. John r. Feeney. President Board Of
Police Commissioners
My Dear Sir--It appears hat n large
part OF tue police force of Jersey City Is
absent doing police duty outside of the
city, wearing the uniforms and shields o.
our department and carrying the batons
belonging to the city and Differed by the
officers of our department. If there is
any law authorizing this TO be done / am
not aware Of It, There are other means
provided by law for the service now being
rendered by these officers, and the safety
Of u people and the efficiency of our
own department demands tue immediate
return of these men to duty within the
city limits.
Very respectfully.
OREsTEs CLEVELAND,
Mayor.
Mayors Office, CITY Hall, Jersey City,
N. j., Feb. IS, 1891.
Chief Murphy:-
Dear Sir-Wili you be SO good as to
point out 10 me any law authorizing the
sending of uniformed officers and men OF
our police force outside of the city limit
to do police duty. While l was absent
from the city IA portion OF the force was
SO sent out, but 1 supposed that they were
back and on duty here where they be-
long. 1t appears that they are not back,
but they are still absent from the city,
and desire to Know by what authority
they are doing police duty elsewhere.
Very respectfully,
OREsTES CLEVELAND,
Mayor.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF
POLICE COMMISSIONERS.
JERSEY CITY, Feb. Is. 1891. J
Hon. O. Cleveland, Mayor
The Honorable Board OF Police Com
missioners directs me TO say to you that
they would be pleased to have you be
these headquarters at 2 O'Clock D. IN. to-
morrow, the nineteenth instant. concern
ing the Withdrawing of the police from
Clark Mills at kearny.
Very respectfully,
BENZ. MURPHY.
Chief or Police.
MAYORS OFFICE, CITY HALL.
JERSEY CITY, Feb. 10, 1891.
Chief Benz. Murphy
Dear Sir-Your request that l shall
meet the Board of Police Commissioners
at a conference at Headquarters at two
p. III. today is iast received. NO confer
ence IS required on the subject OF calling
back to duty the police force. 1t is ac-
ton, and that promptly.
Very res ectfully,
OREsTEs CLEVELAND,
Mayor.
Commissioner Benson desired to know
If the Department WAS impaired by the
absence of the men at kearny. Chief
Murphy replied that the Department was
not materially impaired as their places
were taken by chancemen. of whom we
have thirty. Prosecutor Winfield being
present. COMMISSIONS Benson desired to
know OF him by what right the Sheriff
had 10 cali on our Police Department.
The Prosecutor replied that the Sheriff
had the power TO call out any man living
in the county, regardless OF his position
and calling. They are all subject to the
call OF the Sheriff, when In his Judgment
he deems it necessary TO quell a disturb
ance or riot.
Commissioner Benson also desired to
know If this Bosrd takes the men away
from Kearny If they are amendable to
indictment. The Prosecutor answered
yes.
Motion by james Kelly and adopted,
That the officers remain at kearny until
further orders.
On motion adjourned.
G. P. ROBINSON,
Clerk.