The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-31
DEMOCRATS WERE OPPOSED
NO PENSION AT PRESENT FOR PA.
 TROLMAS HOOTERS WIDOW.

commissioners last evening. the ques- ton of giving the widow of the late Patrolman Charles A. Hooper a pen- sion of 5000 was necessarily post poned until the next meeting. All the members of the board were present last night and several tie votes resulted while the Hooper question was under discussion. Had the mayor been pres ent and voted the on the matter. as he said he would at the last meeting, Mrs. Hooper would have been voted the pension by a vote of 1 to g.
 True to the statement made at the last meeting of the board Commis- sioner Prince after the other business of the meeting had been transacted last night. made motion to the effect that a pension of 5000 be granted to Mrs. Hooper. This motion was promptly seconded by Commissioner Toronto. Commissioner Clancy stren- uously opposed the motion. as did also the other democratic commissioners, Commissioner Gilhuly finally saying: "As the mayor has expressed himself as being in favor of this matter I move as an amendment that it's considera- tion go over until he Is present."
 The vote on the amendment resulted in tie. Then followed a general dis cussion on the subject, during the course of which Commissioned Clancy stated that in his opinion the mayor had no right to vote on the question. The original motion was then put and resulted in another tie, the three re- publicans voting in favor of the mo- ton and the democrats against 1t. As the mayor was not present to dis solve the tie. the entire matter went over until subsequent meeting, when the mayor will be present and given an opportunity to carry out the state ment he made in reference to the mat ter at a previous meeting of the board, when he said that he would certainly vote in favor of giving Mrs. Hooper the pension.
 Court Officer Talcott Rhodes, who has been on the veteran reserve list for, over a year. presented petition asking that he be placed on the re- tired list. as he. had been . member of the force for over stwenty years; The board voted to instruct, Officer
 Rhodes to present himself to the board of surgeons for examination.
 Upon the recommendation of Supef- intendent Smith, Patrolmap Richard Werner was promoted from grade Dl to grade c, and Patrolman Charles Stephens and P. B. McQueeney from grade E to grade D. The promotions will date from November 6.
 President Hum announced that at the end of the present fiscal year there would be deficiency of about $100 in. the pay roll of the department and about $200 in the sundry account. To counteract this there is surplus of about $500 in the account for the pur-i chase of new horses, etc. In view of these facts the committee on finance of the board were instructed to go before the court of common council and ask for the transfer of $500 from that account, $100 to go to the pay roll and $2O0 to the sundry account of the board. s; "
 Four applicants for positions on the
 force preisented their applications. They were Christopher A. Ledwith, Cornelius J. Hayes, Frederick Bosse and J. M. Sellers. The qualifications of the first three of the quartet were examined and having been found cor rect, their applications were placed on file. In the case however, of Mir. Sel- lers it was ascertained that his height was only 5 feet 8h inches, the required height of all applicants being feet 10 inches. Upon closer examination 1t was ascertained that the applicant had been examined over year ago before the standard of height was raised from 5 feet inches to 5 feet 10 inches. Since that time Mr. Sellers has failed to put in his application. In view of these facts, the members of the board decided that they could not consider his application and the. applicant was given leave to withdraw. z. -----,- @--
 The board voted to hereafter hold semi-monthly meetings, owing to the fact that considerable business accum- ulates during the month and causes monthly sessions of the board.
 Patrolman Coonan was allowed $6 for a new pair of trousers, to replace e pair ruined while making an arrest, and Patrolman Curran $1.50 for repairs, to his dress coat, which was torn while arresting a man week or two since. ,Ofiicer William Frey also put in a bill for $20 for a new nnackintosh ruined while arresting prisoner, hut the board refused to allow him more than $ with which to buy 9 new rub- her coat such as is worn by the other members of the department. These bills were presented to the board owing to the fact that the city court has re- fused to pay the bills for injuries to clothing.
 z Arrested for Murder. Il
 Rutland, vt, oct. s0.--Henry Harris and Albert Brown were arrested yes