Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-04
POLICE COMMIssIONKRs.

Seven Officers on the Veteran Reserve A History Of the Police Depart. ment Will Be Published Under the Supervision Of the Board-The Pro. ceeds for the Benefit or the Relief
 Fund.
 The full board of police commissioners
 met last night and as was expected several
 men were retired. The board was unani-
 nous in its action. The only other busi-
 ness of any importance was the liberal
 proposition of Mir. Costello to publish q
 history of the police force for the benefit
 of the pension fund of the force.
 The mayor called up in an informal
 manner the matter of Auditor Lakes hay
 ing charge of the repairing of the police
 buildings. Under the revised charter the police commissioners should attend to
 such matters. Under the old charter the
 auditor did have charge of such expendi-
 lures, and since the revision no change has been made. There is no appropria-
 ton specifically for this purpose, but the cost of the repairing has been paid from of the board was that at the beginning ot next year they would take charge of these matters.
 The superintendent reported that s5s.- 900 had been expended SO far and sSS, 900 would be needed for the work of the de- partment for the remainder of the year. The expenditures so far have been $l 500 less than the appropriations.
 An invitation to the police department from the G. A R. joint memorial com mittee to participate in the parade on Memorial day was accepted and referred to the superintendent.
 Augustus E. Costello offered to write and publish at his own expense a commer- cial history of New Haven, including 6 sketch of the police force with biography and engravings of the officers, and give to the police pension fund twenty per cent of the net proceeds, only deducting the necessary expenses for printing, paper and binding, if the commissioners would publish a letter stating that the book is published for the benefit of the relief fund. He pro- duced letters of recommendation from the | New York police department which had netted over sl0, 900 as its share in the sale of the book, from Syracuse, where $l 900 was netted, and from the New York Times stating that Mir Castello was we'll known newspaper man of integrity and ability. | He also offered to give the department one half of the gross receipts of the second | edition. The commissioners agreed that | the proposition was 6 very liberal one, and | that the recommendations were very satis- and the offer was accepted Con- missicners Andrew and Hum were appoint ed committee fo supervise the work of | Mir. Costello.
 Prosecuting Agent Niles appeared before the board and asked that the policemen who had served the liquor processes before fh.a rasnlrtfnn hal haara rasazl Forh;lls.v | them to receive fees for making liquor raids be given permission to receive the pay that had been promised them. He was instructed by the board, according to he rule, to present the fees, with 6 state nent of the reasons for giving them, to he next meeting of the beard and that the money would be given to the officers.
 Richard H. Gallagher made an spplics- ion for position on the force. The sp- olicstion was received and placed on file.
 The board went into executive session | md voted to put on the veteran reserve ist, to take effect June l, Officers J. W. Walters, c. E. Stokes, William Kearney, ]. A. Waas, T. Rhodes, Richard Moore md John Nettleton. Any of these who lave been on the force for twenty years md wish to be put on the retired list may make application to the commissioners at my coming meeting of the board. Officers Walters and Stokes and Doorman Moore ire eligible for the retired list. The salary or the veteran reserve is $500, with the requirement. of a few hours service every lay. There are now four men on the re- fred list who receive $500 year without 'eing required to do any police duty.
 Officer Laughlin was detailed to the Derby depot, and Officer McDermott to Cast Rock for the next two weeks, Officer to succeed him for two weeks fter that