The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-01-15
THREE NOTABLE MEETINGS
POLICE COMMISSIONERS, BOARD OF REALTH AND SELECTMEN MEET.

I
 Roads Round House--The Case Referred
 to the City Attorney-New Scheme for
 Collecting Garbage-The Use of Anti | Toxine in New Haven-No Town Appoint
 ments-Registrar Carr and the Records.
 The police commissioners last even- ing disposed of the case of Michael F. Donegan, the patrolman who was charged with making wilful misstate- ments upon the occasion of his trial before the board regarding engaging in other business while on the police force. The decision was arrived at in Patrolman Donegan to grade c for one year and to submit him to public rep remand from the superintendent before the members of the force. The action of the board reduces Donegan's pay fifty cents per day.
 The following patrolmen were pro- noted: W. J. Frye to take effect Jan uary 16, M. J. Hayes s. T. Marlowe, P -' AAeS SN, p. pCllllldIiy IOCllC dllO r. H. Lindsey dating from January 26. Honorable mention was made of Pa trolmen John Allen, Adolph Klaiber and John H. Coonan, who by their energet- ic and efficient work captured the three crooks who robbed a Chinese laundry in Bridgeport and came to this city to continue their plundering. The men captured were Charles Mason, William Edmund and Thomas Clarke.
 The subject of retiring Superintendent smith was discussed while the board was in executive session. It was learn ed after the close of the meeting, that one member was in favor of bringing the matter formally before the board at that time. It was decided to let the | matter go over until the next meeting out of courtesy to the incoming board | It is probable that the meeting last evening is the last of the present board. A commissioner said last evening that everything looked to the appoint ment of Captain Wrinn to the super intendency and that Captain Brewer would be so placed as to be certainly the next in line.
 The matter of transfers met with the same fate as the retirement of the l superintendent.
 l There was discussion between two members concerning the snap" details the Union depot and the public library being prominent examples.
 BOARD OF HEALTH | The board of health considered the complaints of the citizens in the vicin- | ity of Cedar and Lamberton streets in relation to the smoke and gas emitted | from the Consolidated roads round i house.
 | Several communications were read, putting the matter before the board in an emphatic manner. One of these was | from Henry Eaton of 32 Lamberton street stating that nothing was being done by the road to relieve the people in that vicinity.
 Health Officer Wright corroborated the statements made in the communica- tions, saying that the smoke and dust swept over that part of the city in great clouds and that the gaseous odors were very offensive
 | MT. Manning said that many of the houses in the section affected had been vacated in consequence of the alleged nuisance.
 l In answer to an enquiry from Presi- dent Fleischner as to the status of the case a letter was read from Vice Pres ident Hall, dated December g, 1885 The communication stated that steps would be taken immediately to abate whatever nuisance existed. Dr. Fleiseh- ner stated for the information of the board that it had full power to abate any nuisance. On motion of Mir Blake the matter was referred to the city at torney.
 The report of Commissioners Blake and Dr. Wright, the committee ap- pointed to devise better method of collecting garbage, was read. Some of the features of the methods are that the public contractor shall have com plete and full charge of all collections; and that no license be granted to pri- vate collectors unless recomrn ended by the public contractor; also that hotels and restaurants may sell their garbage under conditions made by the board of health The report was laid on the table until the next meeting and the clerk was instructed to furnish copies to the members.
 Health Officer Wrightis report for December shows that there were thirty cases of scarlet fever and that all of the patients recovered. There were twenty-six cases of diphtheria and seven deaths. The total number of deaths were 134, of which If were caused by zymotic diseases, the number be- ing unusually small.
 The number of deaths from phthisis was thirty, which was much larger than the average.
 The contract for collecting garbage was given to A. N. Farnham for $3, 800 for the west side and Robert Daily for the east side for $799. The only bid for the west side contract besides MT Earn ham was that of Joseph Lawrence for S4,000. Andrew Holleran was willing to collect the garbage on the east side for s1,00. William Brennan's bid was $S99
 The contract for the west side last year was $500 less and for the eait side it was $200 more than this year.
 President FIeischner was appointed a committee to inquire of the physicians of this city as to the result of the use of anti-toxine in their practice for diph- theria and also to inform the physi- clans that the health department would furnish anti-toxfrie to any patient not able to pay for the treatment.
 THE SELECTMEN.