The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-03-06
POLICE TRANSFERS MADE.
SERG EANTS AND TROLMEN
 SHIFTED BY COMMISSIONERS.

Meeting of Selectmen-Session Of Fire
 Commissioners.
 The feature of last evenings meet
 ing of the board of police commission
 CTS was the report of the committee on
 efficiency of the board, consisting of
 Commissioners Doolttle and Hubinger
 and the recommendations of Superin-
 fer of certain officers and patrolmen
 of the department from one precinct to
 another.
 The report as submitted provided for
 the transfer of Sergeant Bergin from
 station No. to station No. ?, of Ser geant Tiernan from station No. to to
 station No. 8, and of Sergeant McGann
 from station No, to station No 4; of Patrolman Hyde from station No. 1 to
 ation No B. Donegan from 1 to 3, Caul- field from 1 to 2, F. J. Reilly from 1 to 2
 McGovern from to 3, McDermott from
 3 to 8, Lanigan from to i, Sessler from
 3 10 1, Connolly from to 3, Sheehan
 from to 4, Lawler from ? to 4, Frey
 from to f. Bellman from to 2, John | D. INOdCl HUH lO IldNhGll -lOllA Q
 to 1, Doughan from 3 to 1, Marshall
 from to ?, St. Clair from to ?. and
 Linsley from 4 to ?.
 In reference to these proposed trans
 fers Superintendent Smith and the
 members of the committee on efficiency
 stated that the changes were all made
 in the interests of increasing the eff | ficiency of the department, and not with the idea of punshing any or all of the officers. They said that their idea
 was simply that the men would do better work in the stations to which they had been transferred.
 After a lengthy discussion on the motion of Commissioner Doollttle, sec onded by Commissioner Gilhuly the re- port of the committee on efficiency was adopted and the transfer ordered made. The transfer will take effect immediate ly. The change is not understood to be permanent, but other changes will be recommended and made during the year
 Patrolman John T. McGrath was be- fore the commissioners on complaint of Levi Morris of State street, who ac- cused him of having used improper ldilS udSt kO UlIll Oit IT tul udIN IF. I ilN latter, however brought forward no one to corroborate his testimony and the commissioners voted unanimously to dismiss the charges. The hearing was ludicrous in the extreme, and the de- cision was reached without any discus sion or delay.
 Superintendent Smith was given per- mission to spend two nights each week for the present at his summer home in Woodmont
 After the regular monthly bills of the department had been approved the meeting adjourned
 SELECTMEN AND CONSOLIpATIoN
 At the meeting of the selectmen last evening the question of the consolda- tion of the city and town governments came up in the form of a resolution submitted by Town Agent Baldwin and which read as follows: That inasmuch as at special meeting of the town of New Haven, held on February 27, the board of selectmen were authorized and instructed to advocate the passage of an act by the general assembly con solidating the governments of the | town and city of New Haven, so far as the constitution permits the town | counsel is hereby directed to present to | this board for consideration and action | copies of any and all acts concerning | the consolidation of city and town | governments, now or hereafter to be in- | troduced and pending before said gen eral assembly," The resolution was | adopted.
 The application of DTS. r. o. White | and c. D. Skinner for appointment as town physicians were read and ordered | on file.
 Town Counsel Goodhart reported that | the hearing on the boundary line be- tween the towns of Orange and New Haven would take place before the com mittee on cities and boroughs next and advised that as many of the selectmen as possible be present.
 During the meeting it developed that Town Agent Baldwin had bought four horses at $150 each and Selectman Cum ningham asked why he had done it ithout consulting the board. The town agent replied that he had spoken to several members of the board before making the purchases and that noth- ing in connection with it had been done secretly.
 FIRE COMMISSIONERS MET.
 At the meeting of the fire commits ;ioners last evening the application of Andrew Lockery, George Schreck, Frank H. East, Winslow Clark, Joseph '. Willes, Louis Roller, Nicholas Kretz Or appointment to the fire force were cad and ordered on file.
 A petition for the locating of a fire llarm box at the corner of Frank and Eddy streets was referred to the com nittee on fire alarm boxes. William B. Granniss and George A. | Ierrick of Hook and Ladder company Io. were promoted from grade to trade 1, with an increase of $50 per ear in salary. Stephen B. Webster driver of steamer was tried, charged with dlsobeying { rders of Captain W. P. Daly on Mon- ( ay, February IA The disobedience ( vas reported to Chief Kennedy and f Webster suspended Monday morning I 1t the trial last night he was found 2 uilty and reduced to the grade of a rst grade fireman, which is equivalent f 0 fine of about $50. q
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