The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-12-01
A BALANCE LIFT.
Police Commissioners Did Not
Spend Their Appropriation
Shaking Up Vets.

The Police Commissioners wound up
| their business for the fiscal year OF 1898
Yesterday afternoon. Immediately after
| adjournment President Abernethy said
.It affords me great pleasure to say
10 my colleagues that the Police Board
has kept within its appropriations, PAID
! ifs bills promptly and now at the end
OF the wear has a surplus larger than ever
held by a preceding board to turn over
TO fine Sinking Fund Commissioners"
Just how much the surplus is President
Abernethy would not say. He declares
that If is a healthy one and he will make
! IT public with pleasure as soon as a lew
outstanding claims are paid.
With a view to reducing the payroll
of men on the retired list, who receive
half pay, the Commissioners summoned
all the retired men before them for the
purpose of undergoing an examination
by Police Surgeon Nevin, for the pur-
pose of finding out if any of them are
in a condition to do regular duty.
BATTLE SCARED VETERANS.
In reply to the call Sergeants Sylvester
Van Beuren, w. H. Conrad. George
B. Schrope and Patrolmen Michael Reilly,
Thomas Hopkins, Robert Mcdonald, An
drew Russell, Thomas Logan, Charles H.
King, Ebenezer Jackson. and Richard
McAghon, and Doorman William l..
Vale responded. Some of them had an
eye lone up, others used clutches, some
would not talk above a whisper, deafness
panied a humber and as a whole a sicker
looking lot could not IVA been gotten
together. Their solemn faces caused
some laughter, as there is a suspicion
hanging over some of them that a little
hard work would be beneficial
''When a man gets to be fifty a change
is good for him. said one of the Board.
sDr. Nevin sage the greater part of them
are in bad shape, physically, and he does
no believe the examination will result
in any of the men being returned to
active service.
John Reidy of the Fourth precinct has
applied for retirement. He has been on
the force tw%enty-three years and is now
ffty-eight years old. His petition was
referred to the Committee of the Whole.
James H. Jobson and e. Sipperly applied
for appointment as patrolmens
MORE TROUBLE OVER NURSES:
days ago that in appointing trained
nurses to do duty in the City Hospital
they had made a blunder which made
the CITY pay the nurses lot llTee months
service when there is no occasion for it.
BY adopting the following resolution the
difficulty was adjusted
Whereas the laws of 1894 require that
all nurses appointed to the Hospital shall
perform probationary services three
months before their appointment without
pay;
"Resolved. That the appointments of
Misses Sue Hosmler, Evelyn Harmed,
Rhoda Dusdon and Ella R. P. Ruse shall
not take effect until such probationary
seT TV16e n tha ave peer perlormea .
Board of Health, Inspector Benjamin re-
ported for the past month the following
contagious diseases statistics :-Diphtheria
IA, scarlet fever 20, typhoid Is. membrane
GUS Group s.. premises disinfected $50.
complaints 231, attachments 244.
DR.. Gray attended is cases and made
80 visits during the same time; DR.. Wolf
son % cases, Al visits: DR.. Hoffman %
cases, "A visits; DR.. Henry II cases, "a
visits; DR.. Brinkerhoff 10 cases, 80 visits;
DR.. Everett u cases, "a visits.
The board adjourned to meet subject
to the cal of the chair.