Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-03
In THE NEW ROOMS
The Board of Police and Fire
Commissioners
HELD IT'S FIRST MEETING
In the New Headquarters Yesterday.
Madigsn Receives His RepEimand
Like a Little Man.

The hrst executive business transacted
At the new police headquarters WAS not
OF an especially ausple.ous nature. So
soon as = quorum was present the
meeting Was raped to order by Com
missioner LoetIgert, and Patrolman
Timothy Aaddigan was called IN. He
came TO get the formal reprlmand and
fine which the board had decided TO
impose upon nm for conduct unbe-
coming al officer at the Powers opera
house IRE. Timothy took his medicine
IN a manly way, and after a severe
reprlmand and warning backed out of
the room with relieved but rather
mortified air.
Superintendent Eastman said there
was little TO report in the way OF Crime.
Officer Pomeroy asked To be reinstated.
The superintendent said that lie Ia
vored his reinstatement. tie suggested
that an examination should be held
soon, as there IS need for three more
men on the force. The superintendent
reported that no found difficulty in
disposing Of furniture at the old head
quarters.
Needs of the Fire department
Superintendent clearinghouse asked
for the purchase of IL flre alarm boxes,
10 miles of No. 8 galvanized iron wire,
No. % wire cable of sufficient length
to extend from Monroe street To No.
engine house, q No. l5 wire cable ex-
tending from Fulton street to Monroe
via Ottawa street, $50 telegraph poles
5000 feet of No. IA insulated wire,,
l 500 pole steps, 500 pounds Of iron for
cross arm braces; committee on prop.
~. Patrolman Pomeroy made formal
application for reinstatement; commit
tee on men and discipline. j. II. Hagy,
In behalf of residents of west end of
Jackson street, asks for fire alarm
box there. Marshal LEMON an
nounced the suspension of Elmer john
son for disobeying rules of department.;
committee on men and discipline. The
Valley City Printing & Engraving
company offered to furnish 600 copies
of annual report of the board of police
and fire commissioners at 1920 per
page. West Michigan Printing CON-
psny made bid of $l.24l; committee
on rules, with power to act. William
II. Bank asked to be appointed as en-
gineer At the new police headquarters.
Committee on finance recommended
that Truant Officer Fees salary be in
creased from sos tn 1925. The rec
ommendation of the committee was
amended so as to read that he be al
lowed $40 per year payable monthly for
the maintenance of horse and buggy.
the committee on men and discipline
recommend that William Smoke be
appointed patrOlman under the rules.
Accounts we audited to the amount of
$232.48, of which S27.0l was on the
police department occount, and $780,
AZ on the fire department account.
Can't Act ~ Light Inspector.
The committee on property reported
that it thought the superintendent Of
fire alarm service was fully occupied
with his regular duties without being
compelled to assist the council COM
mittee on lamps in the capacity of
light inspector, and Furthermore that
his knowledge of electric lighting was
| purely theoretical and not practical
| enough to be Of assistance to to the
board. The committee on property
was authorized to solicit bios for
lighting the headquarters by
electricity. The committee on
men and discipline recommended
that William Young be appointed spe-
clal policeman at Lincoln park at a
| salary of $l2 per month. The recon-
| mendation was adopted. The COM
| mittee on finance recommended that
in the future telephone boys in the po-
lice headquarters be hired with the I'M
Outstanding that for the first year they
should receive SO month, for the
| second year $50 a month, and for the
| third year $35 month. Also that they
should receive preference in all APP
pointmepts for clerkships. The COM
| mittee further recommended that
| clerks be hired with the understanding
that they receive Sl.65 per day for the
| first year, S1.75 per day for the second
and $3.50 for the third year, with pre-
ference in appointments for patrolmen.