The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-07-31
po1IcE coMMIssI OVERS MEET.

Patrolmen Collett and Carney TO Have
Hearing Tonight : Two oficers for
Lighthouse Point-A Kimberly Avenue
Petition-A Lady Bicyclist's Appeal
Hackmen and the Promenade.
Police Superintendent Smith reported
to the board of police commissioners
last evening that Patrolmen Collett and
Cooney We're charged by Sergeant
Crocker with violating the rules of the
department in drinking while on duty.
detected taking drink at James e.
McGann's saloon on Congress avenue
last Friday night. Cooney is also
charged with being off his beat. Road
Commissioner McGann was on hand to
testify that neither officer had a drink
at his saloon on the night in question.
But the board was not ready to hear
the charges last night and fixed the
hearing for this evening.
| Superintendent Smith emphasized the
point that if the officers were guilty as
charged they should be severely pun
ished, as it was especially necessary at
this time that discipline in the depart
ment should be maintained.
The superintendent also called the at
| tention of the board to the fact that
| Supernumerary Patrolmen White and
Mcintyre have been detailed to do duty
at Lighthouse Point at the request of
the residents of that section at private
| expense. He said they were simply
there to maintain order and he was of
the opinion that as they had not been
detailed to detect liquor violations the
enforcement of the liquor laws should
be left to special constables of the
town.
The applications of Theodore Wither
and James f. Dunn for positions on the
force were placed on file.
A petition from residents of Kimberly
avenue near Howard avenue that pa
trolman be. stationed near Kimberly
and Howard avenues about midnight
| to prevent rowdyism in that vicinity
was referred to the superintendent with
power.
A communication from City Auditor
Brown cautioning the department not
ito exceed its expenditures was placed
on file,
| Miss Helen M. Blake of 312 Exchange
street sent a communication asking the
board for remuneration for damages
caused by being thrown from her bicy-
| Gle. She stated that on Howard avenue
near Washington street last Sunday af-
| ternoon she was thrown from her bicy-
Gle by an unmanageable horse ridden
| by a patrolman, and sustained severe
injuries. The matter was referred to
Superintendent Smith with instructions
to report to the committee on finance.
Edward NJ Kimberly, liveryman on
Park street, has complained to Super-
| intendent Smith that he was not fairly
| treated at the senior promenade at
| Alumni hall by Patrolmen Donnelly and
Wiser, who were in charge of the hack
Iline. The superintendent explained that
Mr.. Kimberly was hasty and tried to
drive into the line ahead of his turn.
There were hot words between Mr..
Kimberly and the officers. President
Prince said after hearing the superin-
| tendent that if Mr. Kimberly had
charges to prefer he should do so to the
board.
Permission was given the Police Mu-
tual Benefit association to give ball
| the coming winter.
w. w. Farnam, treasurer of Yale uni
versity, sent a check Of $175 to the
board and requested the following dis
| tribution: $50 each to Patrolmen Don
nelly and Wiser, SIS to go to the other
officers who were on duty on the cam
pus during commencement week. Mr..
Farnam wrote that he was pleased with
the police service on the campus the
past year, and the board ordered the
money distributed as requested.
Commissioner Hubinger was not pres
ent at the meeting and no new detect
lives were appointed.