The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-01
KELLY ON 4 BACK SEAT.
Commissioners Feeney and
Van Kcuren Do Police
Board Business.
THE pAYRoIIs PASSED.
Van Keurcn Declined to Act With
Com. Kelly, Who Withdrew
Vacations Begin Today.

President John p. Feeney and Co NJ
missioner BENZ min Van Keuren of the
Police Board neld u meeting yesterday
afternoon. COMMISSIONS James e.
| Kelly WAS present, but Commissioners
| Van keursn iuforma | him and presi-
,lent Fceney that pending tile ~settltns of
the claims OF Commissioner Kelly snd
| Colonel Hugh H. Absrae,hy. wnun
Mayor Wanser appointed - succeed
Commissioners Kelly, he could not recog-
nize MIR. Kelly as CpminissIoner.
1t was understood that II Commissioner
Kelly took part in the meeting Mayor
Wanser wonld refuse to sign the payroll
warrants for May. Commissioner Kelly
decided not to take part i'll the meeting.
lie was in the room TO attend tns meet
ing but after heariug Commissioner Van
keuren's ultimatum he withdrew.
COMMUNICATIONS were receivedfromCtty
Clerk Scott, giving notice that COlouet
ADernethy had qualified rs Police Com
missioner. and from tie Finance Board,
stating that Colonel ADernethy had been
confir aied and fhis BOND accepted.
THE. PobICE VACATIONS.
The board DECIDED that vacations OF tine
force should begin on June /, the same as
last rear.
Special police powers were conferred
on w. x. Bud to guard Van heuren q
Sons yard in Grand street.
The snspeu Sion Of PaIrOlman Edwar
Mora u for intoXicatiou was reported by
the Superintendent.
Permission WAS given to the Police
Mutual Aid Society to hold an excursion
this summer, bat no privile: les may be
sold.
THE DANGEROUS CROSSINGS.
The superintendent sent the report
concerning the proposed police guarding
OF the Erie Railroad Crossings.
Hon. Board of Police Commissioners:
GENTLEMES-I have considered the resolution
of the Board of Street aad Water Commission
ers referred to me by your Honorable Board,
asking that policemen be detailed at certain
street crossings of the New York, Lake Erie
and Western Railroad. After lookup into the
matter thoroughly, 1 am OF the opinion that it
would probably be useless to make the detail
requested. Viii e l. feel that something should
be- done for thu protection OF life at Jlese cross
ings, it is probably unfortunate, but neverthe-
less true that the police are practically power
less i'll the matter as you will see FROM
| section IL. page $40 of the laws of the revision
| the police have no authority to prevent the run
mug OF trains at any speed the com any mas
chooss TO run them. If polics meI saould be
stationed at the crossings as requested they
could do nothing but look at the passing trains.
They would iiave no authority to make arrests
!! or OnlplalutS, as you VIII see ny TcauHuS tio d
which gives this or any other company license
to run trains at any rate OF speed II chooses
under certain condition.. The conditions seem
to exist in this case. The road is protec tied BY
a fence, IL not gates, as the law re Quires. Tne
protection may be insufi :ieDt, but
II cannot he improved by detailing
at the crossings several policemen who would
have no authority TO act. unle,s 1t bu held that
the gates, such as they are, now III use at sa ID
| crossings, DO not fulfill the requirements OF the
law iu The matter Of afforiiDg sufficient protec-
ton to our citizens. That, however, i'll my
| opinion, should be first determined by the Cor
| poration Counsel. Respectfully.
g T. SMITH,
superintendent of Police.
SANITARY BUSINESS.
Ehe two Commissioners nrsu met with
Inspector Benjamin rs a health board
The Inspector reported as follows Tor
May:-Nnisances con- piained OF. 738;
abated, SIT; notices sent, 2,Ol9; permits
granted, 295. Contagious diseases re-
Observation-Disclosures, 5; scarlet fever. 6;
smallpox, II; typhoid fever. l; total, 24
The number of premises inspected was
1854. Houses disinfected, 10.
The report indicates a fairly healthful
condition. rne monthly average for
smallpox for several months previous
was about one case a day.
The City Physicians submitted reports
of the calls they made aud the number o.
patients they attended.
Colonel Abernethy dfl not appear.