The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-29
OUR NAUGHTY C0PFERS
Police Commissioners Shake Up
the Force A New
Station.

The Police Board held a long session
yesterday afternoon. The Commissioners
have at last taken some action toward
acquiring land for the erection of a sta
ton house to take the place of the "Pee
Wee" or Seventh precinct. A resolution
was adopted at yesterdays meeting re-
questing the Board of Finance to pur-
chase, or acquire by condemnation, if
necessary, lot 20 in Block 1877, on Tuers
avenue. and lots "a and %, in the Same
block, facing Bergen avenue. AS soon as
the three lots are acquired no time is
to be lost in having plans and speciica-
tons prepared for the erection of a fine
station. The Commissioners propose tax
ing advantage of all modern improve
ments and making the station, if pos
sible, the finest one in the city.
The board shook up half a dozen blue
coats in great shape. Edward Harrigan
was transferred from the First precinct
to the Fourth; j. Reddy, from the Fourth
to the Sixth: Thomas Dougnerty, from
the Sixth to the First; c.. Sturges, from
the Fifth to the First; Sid O'DonnelI, the
Beau Brulnmel, of the department., who
has been driving the First precinct pat
rol wagon, was returned to patrol duty,
and Patrofnan Mead appointed driver.
DELINQUENT POLICE TRIED.
Policeman James Coyne stood trial
on a charge of in~toxication. TIL wit
nesses against him were Captain Far
rier, Sergeant Hopkins, George Braun
wah n Henry Hintermann, a grocer.
The testimony was to the effect that he
was not so drunk that he should have
been locked up but too drunk to preserve
the dignity of the uniform. W. G.. Ger
man, j, P. Mccormick, Henry Kathleen,
and James F.. Norton saw Coyne after
his suspension. They testified that he
was not drunk.
Counsellors John Mulvaney and John
DENIM entered strong protests against
the charge being upheld. The board i'm
posed a fine of thirty days pay.
Chief Murphy notified the board thar
Captain Newton and Detectives Pearson,
McNally and Herman had done excellent
service at the food show. A letter of
thanks from the Merchants Protective
Association on the efficiency of the
police service was also received.
The department surgeon reported three
horses used by the mounted squad as
unfit for further use. They are to be
sold.
RETIREMENT AFTER 20 YEARS.
Corporation Counsel Blair notified the
Commissioners hat it was compulsory
for them to retire a member of the de-
49, "aiS --1NA 90 ~ YS6lS d,
and who had attained the age of sixty,
upon application. The board also has the
power under such circumstances to retire
g man whether he wishes to retire or
not 1t is also discretionary with the
board to retire a man fifty years old,
upon application. Alex. Gallagher and
John Reddy, veterans, were retired on
half pay.
A preamble and resolutions touching
Upon the death of City Clerk John E.
Scott was adopted and ordered spread in
full on the minutes.
Sitting as the Board of Health, a re-
port was received from Inspector Ben
jamin. During the past month he re-
ceived 1876 complaints, abated 175 nuis-
ances and sent 2,e56 notices. The con
tagious. diseases reported were as follows:
-.Diphtheria, is; SCARLET fever. IS; typhoid,
Is; Group, 5; smallpox, 6.
The city physicians were kept busy
last month: pr: Hoffman had % cases
and made So visits; DR.. Everett, Is cases,
So visits; DR.. Br.nkerhoff, 9 cases, 81
visits; DR.. Wolfson, 20 cases, 80 visits;
DR.. Henry, SO cases, 101 visits.
The board adjourned to meet subject
to the call of the chair.