The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-03-04
WILL BE NO RETIREMENTS
TITS NOW SETTLED, THE BOARD DE-
IERIrINED THIS LAST EVENING.

Several Complaints Were Madc to the
Board-The Commissioners Are to Have
New Badges Superintendent Smith
Granted Permission to Reside at Wood
mont
The board of police commissioners
discussed the question of retirement and
promotions in executive session last ev-
enlng, and at its close President James
t. Moran, speaking for the board, said
that the conclusion arrived at was
that the police department as organized
at present was efficient and well disci-
plined and that it would be detrimental
to the efficiency and discipline to make
any change. There was that unanimity
of feeling on the subject among the
members of the board as to assure the
whole matter as definitely settled.
The committee on supplies was in
structed to purchase badges for the
members os the board at a price not
exceeding $50
| A complaint was made against Pa
trolman Grant by Anthony Carroll, ll,who
said that on Sunday, February %, be-
tween the hours of 11;30 a. m. and IL
noon he saw the patrolman drive a
small bootblack from the corner of
George and Church streets, telling him
that he had no right to be on the
street at that hour of the day. Mr.. Car
roll further said that he watched Pa
trolman Grant as he walked up Church
street by bootblack stand, where the
process of shining was going on, and he
noticed that the partolman made no
objection. Carroll did not want to
make a formal complaint, but did
wish to see the ordinance, if there was
one on the subject, enforced against
stands as well as the boys.
| There is rule that all newsboys
and bootblacks shall be off the streets
at IL o'clock. The matter was referred
to the superintendent. Mr.. Carroll was
given a vote of thanks for his appear
| ing before the board.
Solomon Muff, Russian, who ped
dies susoenders and lives at So Broad
/
board saying that on the evening of
February IS he was pushed from the
sidewalk on Church street, near Center
street, and that his head was cut by
the fall. He called upon Patrolman
O'Connor for assistance. The officer
did not render him the necessary aid,
and he was cared for by some citizens
who were passing,
Muff was carried to drug store near
by and DR.. Waldo Jewett dressed his
wound. The injuries of Muff were cited
at length and the communication ended
with a request that the matter be in
vestigated Accompanying the commu-
nication was bill for 81 from DR.. Jew
EFT. Muff was notified by the board
that he must make a formal complaint.
John c. Kebabian, a rug dealer on
Orange street, sent a long letter to the
board recounting his injuries, physical
and mental, at the hands of Officer
| Murphy on the day of the Chamber
lain fire at Orange and Crown streets.
The complainant stated that he was on
his way to the postoffice and that there
were no fire lines yet established when
he was roughly seized by the patrolman
and ordered back.
Kebabian demonstrated and the officer
! put him under arrest and started to
! the station with him. He was released,
however, by the officer. Kebabian
thinks now that Officer Murphy should
apologize
The reputed offenses of Sergeant Nc
Gam and Patrolman Frye did not come
UP at all at the meeting.
! Superintendent Smith was granted
leave to reside at his cottage at Wood
mont from March Is to Ostober Is.