The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-06-19
NO DETECTIVES APPOINTED
ATTEMPT MADE, BUT 1T PROVED A
DECIDED FAILURE.

monthly meeting Of the board Of police
commissioners last evening. All the
members We're present. Commissioner
Prince of the finance committee reported
that there was about $4,000 in the pen
sion fund for investment and recon-
mended that this amount be invested in
the bonds Of the town of Greenwich
which will pay about per cent The
committees recommendation was unan-
imously accepted.
Commissioner Hubinger reported that
there was considerable complaint from
the New Haven Steamboat company in
reference to the conduct of officer Lon-
drigan, who is on day duty at the steam
boat wharf. 1t is claimed that he has
been too ohicious in the discharge of his
duty and has had considerable trouble
with the clerk and the mate of the boats
and also with Mr.. French, the agent
of the company. After brief discus
sion Mr.. Hubinger moved that Officer
Londrigan be removed from duty at the
boat and it was unanimously voted.
The matter of detailing an officer for
permanent duty at the boat was referred
to the committee on efficiency to report
at the next meeting Of the board. Lon
drlgan will do street duty hereafter
Commissioner Doolittle as member
of the committee on efficiency reported
that Patrolman Flannery was going to
Europe for several months and recon-
mended that Supernumerary Enright be |
detailed to do duty during his absence. |
Superintendent Smith announced that, |
following precedents, he had detailed |
Supernumerary Ledwith for the place, !
and that he had already commenced |
work
This Immediately raised a discussion, |
during the course Of which Commission
er Doolittle claimed that the detailing |
of men by the superintendent without |
with the committee on etfi- /
cheney was discourteous to that COM L
mittee and ought not to be continued.
Mayor Hendrick-Well, 1t seems to me
that the superintendent is perfectly |
to detail supernumeraTies for
duty, and certainly the power ought not
to be taken away from him.
Commissioner Doolittle-Well, move
that Supernumerary Enright be detail
3D.
The opinion Of Mayor Hendrick was
evidently that Of the other members Of
Bhe board and all except Doolittle voted
% sustain the action of the superlntend-
mt. The latter afterward explained
hat he had made the detail without
linking of the committee on efficiency, |
out would be glad to consult that COM
nittee In the future
The next wrangle arose over the APP
oointment of patrolmen to do detective
luty at stations and 4. Superintend- |
mt Smith in response to the request OF
he commissioners reported that three
nen were urgently needed for this duty
md when urged recommended that Pa
rolman Tighe, Gibson and Poronto be
letailed for trial.
Commissioner Doolittle--Well, none of
he names recommended meet with the
Ipproval of either one of the members
,f the committee on efficiency and I
move that the entire matter be tabled |
or two weeks
Commissioner Gilhuly-Well / hardly
hink the superintendent has entirely {
made up his mind on this mater. At !
he last meeting he said he wanted two
electives, tonight he wants three and
robably by the next meeting he may
,ant four.
Commissioner Prince--Mr. Superin-
endent can you wait for two weeks
lore?
superintendent Smith-Oh, yes.
ave waited now for two years and /
uess can wait two weeks more, But, 2
entlemen,, the detail should be made as
oon as possible.
Commissioner Moran-I second the S
,otion to table The motion was put +
nd unanimously carried and the mat c
,r of detailing detectives went over un- I
! the next meeting.
The commissioners next by vote of :"
to voted to reduce the standard of
eight required to get on the force from F
feet 10 inches to feet inches. The +
,mmissioners voting In favor Of the S
Iotion were Poronto, Hubinger, Moran T
nd Gilhuly. Those voting in the mega g
We were Prince and Doolittle.
Patrolman Thomas H. Colwell and C
1hn Keenan, were detailed for perma- J.
ent duty ait stations and respective B
as mounted police.
The board also votedto discontinue the II
meetings Of the board T
lring July and August. II
Patrolman McGovern was granted
yo months leave Of absence to visit N
s native land, and it is probable that
Doollttles man, Super o
lmerary Enright, will be detailed in
S place.
DOINGs OF THE SELECTMEN.
The meeting of the selectmen last ~
ening was unusually serene and quiet. NJ
Il the members were present and ="
lairman Stahl presided. D. B. Will a.
Ims Of Westville appeared to favor a
tition for the hardening of willard II
rect in Westville, and the cutters
billed. The matter was referred to
e committee on roads and bridges. M
petition from the New Haven Street
lilway company for permission to sc
tend the tracks of the company be-
nd the school house near Lighthouse
lint, and along a street which has
t yet been named was read. The M
tition was referred to the roads and
idge committee.
rohn X, Punderford, representing the
wv Haven and North Haven Railway r.
asked for permission to lay
,oks along one side of North Ollinni- d,