The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-01
WILL DO STREET DUTY
SPECIAL DETdILS Il THEORY OF
THE P1ST - CHANGE MADE TODAY.

The Board of Police Commissioners sus-
tanned the Action ofthe Superintendent
Efficiency and Long Service Counted.
Snap beats are now a part of the his
tory of the police department Of New
Haven, if the action of the board Of po-
lice commissioners sustaining unani-
mously the report of Superintendent
desired effect. The vote taken by the
board at it's last meeting abolished spe-
cial details but it did not carry with it
the compulsory removal of men who
had been dtailed to special duty at the
same beats for years. The power to re-
| move all these men or the privilege TO
remove none of them was given the su-
perintendent and his report to the board
will show how he has performed the
very difficult task.
The superintendent in answer to ques-
tions propounded by Mr.. Doolittle, stat
ed that he had made the changes with
a view to Strengthening the efficiency
of the force, and that the appointments
were permanent only in the sense of
the appointees being the very best, all
things being considered, that could be
| made.
Many letters had come to him through
the mail asking that the men be re-
tanned in their old positions. These
have had no weight, and the only two
considerations that he had given
thought to We're the betterment of the
force and upon the lines as directed by
the board of police commissioners.
Special detail to long service men with
the best records seemed to him the
proper way to solve the problem.
Commissioner Doolittle thought that
| the men at the steamboat docks should
have been changed and also the truant
officer.
Superintendent Smith said that he
had not thought for one minute of re-
moving Officer Sullivan. He was one Of
the long service men, thoroughly con"
versant with the work, and that the
public would not like to see any change
made.
Mr. Doolittle said that he did not
want to be understood as opposed to
the recommendations of the superinten-
| dent, but that he thought that the vote
did not give him discretionary powers
On motion of Mr. Poronto the board
adopted unanimously the report of the
superintendent.
BY the changes adopted Patrolmen
Grant and Loughlin will go to the Union
depot, taking the place of Patrolmen
Bixby and Reynolds. The latter will
70 80 Nv,
who has been at the free public library.
Murphy and Bixby will go on the street
on regular work.
Martin Higgins will remain at Belle
dock, and Patrolman Meigs has also
been assigned to the same place.
B. S. Jackson, whose place is filled at
Belle dock by Patrolman Meigs, has
been detailed for duty on day beat No.
in station No. 9, Cedar Hill depot and
vicinity.
Michael Flannery is detailed for duty
at the Starin boat, to go on duty at
o'clock a. M There will be no special
detail made for the night.
Charles Shannahan, Veteran Reserve,
will take the place of Court officer
Loughlin.
Patrolman Hackett will be given the
day beat at the junction of George,
Church and Meadow streets and Con-
greSS avenue.
Patrolman Hackett has done contin-
| uous service for twenty-six years, is
No. / in grade A, and Superintendent
Smith regards him as the best patrol
man in the department. Patrolman
Loughlin comes next in point of service.
having served twenty three years, and
is No 2 of grade A.
Schroeder, the mounted policeman on
East Rock, and Keenan, and Colwell,
the two mounted policemen doing duty
at the Howard avenue and Dixwell ave-
nue. stations, will not be shifted.