Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-26
WELLS TO BE PAID
FOR Time While Laid Up With
a DisIoeated Shoulder.
MARSHAL LEMON ASKS LEAVE
To Psosscut= Men Who Cus Down Trsss
and Break the Department. Wires.
Othss Board News

The report or tina committee on fn-
snes Of the board OF police aad IRE
commandments snow that Rowson Bros,
whose c~relessnsss caused injury to
Pztrolman Wells. had settled with Mr..
Wells for me injuries 1t 1850. Ii WAS
tie opinion of AL that the sum WAS
very ANAL. considering the serious in-
jury to Mr.. Wells. But Ar. Wells and
Mr.. Kowson belonged 20 the same
secret society and through the advice
Of mutual friends the matter had been
settled for that sum- The committee
reported IN favor Of allowing Mr.. Wells
tro-thirds Day for the forty-one days
he lost. Mr.. Loetlgerts eemed to doubt
the tnoroughness OF the investigation
Of the committee, and asked for ono
week Ia wn.ch 10 investigate for HIM
SELF.
A word Tor Patroimsa
SUPERINTENDENT Eastman reported the
arrangement ne mad mAae TO cover the
deficiency made by ths sickness OF
Lieutenant Hurley. He Was closely
questioned regarding beats and II Was
found that one squad went on duty NJ
their beats I'LL O'Clock with no pos
sibie chance 10 get anything to eat.
Commissioner Bender said he had IN
vcstlgated the matter somewhat and
had come 10 the CONCLUSION that most
of the sickness on the force came from
this irEegularity of eating. lie thought
the men should be allowed 70 step into
q restaurant and get q lunch As soon as
the luncn-rooms we're opened.
Fire Marshal LEMON reported that
the reason box No. "a did not work the
night of the Folding Bed and Chair
factory fire was that u tree had fallen
and broken the wires. The watchmen
were IN Lunk's factory aud other fac
tories and the alarm Was turned in
from house No. with but little
delay. One of the engines did not
work. and 10 Was found that the dirt
from the city water had filled the feed
pipe which supplies the boiler. IL was
the first time such thing had ever
happened. lie lad taken steps to
learn who had cut the tree, and with
the permission of the board he would
prosecute the offender. The marshal
said that when = person wished TO cut
q tree II notice was sent TO him he
would be glad 10 send man to see
that TO harm came to the wires.
Ous OF Their Line.
The petition to the common council
TO revoke John F. O'DonnelPs saloon
accuse, which the council had referred
TO the board. WAS read. The commits
sioners could not see what they had 10
do with revoklng . license which had
been granted by the council. The
communication Was referred TO the su-
perintendent Of police with instruc-
IONS 70 investigate. and il he finds
that the law is being violated 10 prose-
cute the offender.
The committee on finance reported
on the petition OF Frank Fem, who
was injured ~ the Famous shoe store
fire, that Fem WAS acting carefully,
and that he should have two-thIrds
pay for the time lost. In the case OF
George Wells the same committee re-
ported that Rswson Bros, who left the
dangerous hole into which Mr.. Wells
fell. had settled with hum for $3.50 and
recommended that Mr.. Wells be paid
two-thirds pay for the time he lost.
Mr.. Loettgers asked to have the matter
lad over for one week that he might
investigate more fully. Mr.. Bender
said he thought Mr.. Wells was perman-
entity injured and that tbs settlement
with ksvson Bros. should not In any
way affect the board IN allowing him
pay for time be was disabled.
Account. Allowed.
The following bills were allowed;
Police department-Edison Electric
Light company, s2i.2s; Eaton q Lyon.
$685. Thum Bros. q Schmidt, $3.50;
Mrs. Mary Esch, s25. Fire department
Commercial Electric company, sl07.-
so; Haney school Furniture company,
$3.50. Standard OH company. So. 43; A.
r. Hswley. $3.50; c. F. Failing. sl.76;
Valley city Milling company, sl475;
Boss 4 Norton, 50.