The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-16
POLICE And FINANCE
Batch of New Officers
Disciplinary Measures
in Both Boards.

j. Neyins, William Maxwell, A. Haager,
E. Lousy. D. King aud ]. DOYLE were
promoted from chancemen to patrolmen,
and the following were appointed patrol
men:-William Wolf. D. Dunn. L. Muir
phy, C. O'Connell, William Lynch, b.
| O'Rourke, 4. Duff P. Foley. w. Lester.
j. Broderick, W. Ellison, ]. J.
Coogan, William Stevens, John Hunt,
J. d, Donuelly and Henry Lent.
| and Thomas Dunn linemaD, q. Gal
loway, M. J. Kavanagh. J. Toomey. t.
| Brody, l. j. Hill, G. Kennedy, P. Looney,
| II. Hartnett aud y. Hartigan were ap-
pointed chancemen.
The Board adopted.a resolution to begin
| work at once in the construction of a
stable Oh Central avenue near Ferry
street, TO be used to sheltera patrol wag-
| on aud horse. 1t will cost 81, 50O. The
| following resolutions was also adopted.
| Whereas The Committee on Station Houses
| and Prisons find that it is necessary to extend
! the patrol signal system further; therefore
! Resolved, That the said committee be author
1 lied to advertise for proposals to make rurther
| extension Of said system not to exceed the
present appropriation, and that such boxes be
| the same as now in use.
| Wnea this WIS acted on. the Com mis-
sioners unanimously passed the following
| to the delight of Captains Lange and Nc
Ka1g.
l u.
Lferred from the Seventh precinct to the Fourth
precinct and Captain William H. Lange from
| the Fourth precinct to the Seventh precinct.
| Upon the recommendation of Police
Surgeon Nevin. Patrolman Thomas Hop
| kins, of the Sixth precinct, was retired
on half pay. as physically unable to per-
| form active duty.
| John B. Ryerson. who was recently
| dismissed from the department, yester-
| day presented a long petition to the
| rit,nr or Far rnyNf
| the signers were Congressman Fielder.
| Judge Paxton and Surrogate O'NeiL The
| matter was referred.
John Kenny, patrslman in the First pre-
| cinct, failed to report for duty on Febru-
ary 19. Yesterday, when this charge was
read. he pleaded guilty aud said he had
| been sick aud over slept himself.
| "KennY," said President Feeney indig-
nautly, "You qave been two years on the
| force and you have been twenty times be-
fore the Board on charges. 1t is unneces-
sary to say anything to you. There are
| two other charges against you that can
not now be tried. You are fined FIVE
days pay. That's all"
James Fallon, chanceuan in the Fourth
precinct, failed TO report on March and
g. He told President Feeney that the
charge of neglect of duty was correct.
The President said. '.Falon, l don't
know what is going to become of you.
You have been on the force Two and one
| half years and have been before
the Board fourteen times. Your
name was on the list for promotion today,
but your record is against you. II fit were
not for these charges Today. You would
| have been made patrolinan. There is
no use talking to you or Kenny, YOU are
both here at every. meeting You are
fined ten days pay"
Work of the Fire Board.
The Board of Fire Commissioners held
regular semi-monthly meeting last
| evening. All the members were present.
Forty-seveu permits to erect frame build
ings were granted. as were also Que for
the removal of building and four TO I
the selling of kerosene oil.
Superintendent Brown reported that
during the two weeks ending. March IL
there were fifteen fire alarms, seven OF
which were bell alarms. The Superin-
tendent of Telegraph submitted month
ly report tor January and one for the two
weeks ending Murch Is. stating the num-
ber of breaks and other irregui arities OF
the wires occurring, and what repairs
mad been made.
| Inspector of Horses Arrowsmith re.
ported that during the last two weeks
he had been laid up with sickness and
lameness, all of which had been returned
for duty. excepting two, which are still
| under treatment -
Matthew Bligh, stoker of No. i engi ne,
detailed to engine No. 6, was placed on
trial on charge Of being absent from
duty since February 25 without leave OF
notifying Headquarters as to his where
abouts. superintendent Brown, by
whom Whom the the charge anog was s, made. tes, .n
date mentioned, had been some time
in ST. Francis Hospital under treatment
for lung trouble, and on that day he (the
! SUPERINTENDENT telegrapned to the Hos
pital tnquiring about his condition
and received answer that ne hao
that day been discharged cured. Since
that time he has not reported for duty OF
been seen Oy any of the officers of the
department. He understood that when
Bligh left the hospital he was given a Ger
tificate by Mr.. Neviu to present at Head
quarters, but has not done so.
DR.. Nevin testified that on February ]
Bligh was transferred from the surgical
department of the hospital. where he had
been under treatment for injuries. to the
medical department. and came under his
care, being afflicted with bronchial
catarrh. and that on February 25 he
was discharged cured. In answer tc
questions of the Superintendent. the
doctor stated that his certificate was
merely as TO the fact that Bligh was
| cured of the disease for wnicn he had
been under treatment and not as to his
| fitness 10 60 ON duty; he thought he was
able to return to duty now if he ever will
de- but limited that he is not fit for fire
duty aI al.
Bligh, who had pleaded not guilty
stated that be had been member of the
department for twenty-five years, but
| 8 as ignorant of any rule requiring him
to report on receiving certificate oil
cure, when he still felt himself unable to
do duty. He is not able to 60
on duty now. as his back, which
had been injured. is too sore and lame fol
him to ride; he he has called no doctor
tended daily by one sent by the Court oi
Foresters TO which he belongs He left
the Hospital because he could no longer
afford to pay ten dollars per week for his
board and treatment. No decision was
rendered. s9A@
Hugh Hague. driver of Heck ard Lad
der No. 8, detailed to Engine No. 4, was
called for trial on a charge of conducting
himself In an unbecoming manner and
using vile and abusive languag g
to Mrs. Mcdonald at OF
about the - quarters Of Engine
Company No. A. Clerk Esterbrook in.
formed the Board that there had not been
time to subpoena the witnesses and 1t was
laid over.
The payroll of the men at-cail for the
quarter ending February %, amounting
to So. .4677 10, was passed..
A warrant was ordered drawn in favor
of Mrs Mary a. SulivaB, widow of
Eugene Sullivan, of Engine No. 5, for SIG
balance of salary due tc the latter at the
time Of his death.