The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-23
BOARD. OF POLICE CORNERSTONE Rs,
oEFIcIAL pRocEEpINGs.

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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Regular meeting Of the Board of Police
Commissioners held In the First Police
Court room Wednesday, February Is,
1893.
Present-AlI the members.
The Board on motion proceeded with
trials of officers against whom charges
had been preferred as follows:
Chanceman Joseph Hennessey, Second
Precinct. CHARGE. not properly patroll-
Patrolman Thomas j. Toner. Sixth
Precinct. Charge, neglect Of duty.
Patrolman John Ryerson. Seventh
Precinct Charge, conduct unbecoming
The Board having heard the pleadings
and testimony in each case returned tor
deliberarion, and OIL assembling SEN
tehced the accuseds officers that were
found guilty as follows:
Chanceman Joseph Hennessey found
guilty and sentenced to be fined two days
pay.
Patrolman Thomas J. Toner. charge
dismissed.
Patrolman John Ryerson found guilty
and sentenced to be dismissed from the
Department..
Minutes Of last meeting approved as
printed.
COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS.
Communications, etc., were received
and disposed of as follows:
Communication from Superintendent
of Police. informing Board of death of
Patrolman Georga Schmitt, Sixth precinct,
Ordered spread on minutes.
SUPERINTENDENT's OFFICE,
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
JERSEY CITY, Feb. 2, 1899.
Honorable Board Of Police Commits
sioners:
GENTLEMEN:-T would respectfully in
form, unIr Hnnnra hIo hpIu of rho daotb IF
PatroIman George Schmidt, Sixth pre-
cipct. who died at his residence, No. 1856
New YORK avenue. on Thursday, Feb
ruary 2, after an illness of one day. Pat
rolnan Scnmitt entered the service May
Is, 1880. and was a good and faithful
officer. During alt his years Of service
he has had but one charge preferred
against him, that being of minor characs
ter.
Very respectfully,
{. 2. SMITH,
Superintendent OF Police.
Communication from Police Surgeon
DR.. John Neyin, recommending that Pa
troIman Thomas Hopkins. Sixth Pre-
cinct, be placed on retired list for permaa
nent disability.
Referred to the Committee OF the.
Whole. )
Resignation of Patrolman George P.
Kennedy, Sixth Precinct. accepted.
Communication from Patrolman James
Feehan, First Precinct, Informing the
Board that he lost his warrant TOR salary
for the month of January, 1898, and re-
quest1ng that a warrant Tor the amount
Of said warrant be ordered flied.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
BY President Feeney and adopted.
Resolved. That the following named
patroimen be detailed as sanitary officers,
to take effect from March LIST. viz:
PaLrolmen George LurYey Il NJ. Ok
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precincts; John Dalton, Third; Robert
Miller, Fourth; ]. Kiinmerly, Fifth; j.
Hogan, Sixth, and E. A. Sturges. Seventh
precinct. and that they report to the
Chief OF Police and Health Inspector for
assignment to duty at eight O'clock in
the morning of the above date.
By President Feeney and adopted:
Resolved, Thars the Honorable Board
OF Finance be requested to make an APP
preparation of $1,000 for the purpose of
enabling this Board TO have sunken lots
filed In, 10 compliance with charter Of
BY Commissioner Kelly and adopted;
Whereas, Patrolman James Feehan,
First precinct, having lost his Warrant
for salary for the month of January, 1899,
amounting TO $50. 50, therefore
Resolved, That q warrant be drawn on
the Fly Treasurer II favor e 9 OF the said
filing q bond In the Complroller's office
for double the amount OF said warrant.
BY President Feeney, and adopted:
Resolved, That the Cooperation Coun-
sci be requested to draft q bill for the pur-
pose OF enabling the Board of Street aud
Water Commissioners to sell the property
now occupied as Sixth Precinct Station,
so that a new Station House may be
erected.
By Commissioner Kelly, and adopted,
Resolved, That the Board of Street aud
Water Commissioners be requested to
CAUSE the worker the new Fifth Precinct
Station to be pushed to complexion as
soon ts, possible.
Motion by Commissioner Van Keuren,
and adopted:
That when we adjourn, II, be subject to
the call OF the g hair.
On motion adjourned.
q. r ROBINSON,
Clerk.