The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-06-03
THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS
SERGEANfS INSTRUCTED AS TO WHAT WILL BE EXPECTED.
Claims of Members of tho Force and of Citizens Heard-Five Dollars Not nuineraries Named

numeraries Named.
 The entire force of sergeants in the department of police was before the board of police commissioners last eve- ming. It was an unusual occurrence and one which called forth considerable comment
 All day yesterday the sergeants were kept busy giving out the information, that they could throw no light upon, why they had been cited to appear be- fore the board.
 There was some excellent guessing going on, however, and there were few surprises when President Moran, speak ing in behalf of the board. after com plimenting the sixteen men who were drawn up in line as well as the limited space of the board of commissioners room would allow, upon the general ef- ficiency of the work they were doing, added that complaints had come to the board that the patrolmen had been seen gossiping with one another and with citizens, and that these fault-findings had become annoying. There was some foundation for these complaints. The most numerous of these had been from outlying districts, but the center was not exempt.
 MT. Moran said that the plan adopted by the board was done in fairness to all concerned. The members felt that the only proper thing to do was to call all the sergeants before them and to tell them what was expected of them. No sergeant need be afraid to do his duty when he sees a subordinate officer vio- lating the rules. No favoritism will be shown to any man, and he wished the Sergeants to feel that the board would back them up. If the board found that the present corps of sergeants were in- efficient they would be replaced from the department.
 Mounted Patrolman Thomas Colwell was before the board asking that he be allowed full pay for the twenty-eight days that he was ill and unable to be at his work; also that the board pay the bill for medical attendance and medicine The patrolman claimed that he had been injured by riding so con- stantly, and that the liver trouble of W much riding.
 Commissioner Hubinger said that horseback riding was healthful eXer- else and that physicians often reeom- mend it for persons who have liver trouble. Colwcll was given leave to withdraw
 Hannah Carr, janitress for station ?, asked that her salary be increased from $500 per year to $50 per month. It was voted that the board of finance be re- quested to put this amount in it's list for the next year.
 w. l.. Folsom of 510 Chapel street ap- peared before the board complaining of crowd of boys known as the Jefferson street gang. These outlaws had an- noyed him very much. No policeman had ever come around where he was, and when he saw a policeman the other day he was told that they were short of men since the transfers were made last year.
 Folsom was given the privilege of wearing a revolver. A member sug gested that he carry it unloaded, when another said that an unloaded gun was the most dangerous.
 The following officers were given an opportunity to spend the summer, from June to September, with their families out of the city, provided it does not operate against the efficiency of the force: Captain Brewer, Sergeant Orr, Patrolrnen w. G. Doherty, F. D. Cook, w. F. Frey.
 Kate Stanford was before the board with a request that Patrolman Patrick Doherty be directed to pay her $1350 for services rendered as dressmaker
 The patrolman said in defense that Mrs. Stanford had bought goods of Nal ley Medley &s Co.,, and had had them charged to him without having been di- rected to do so by him. He had paid for these goods, which had amounted in all to $895O Mrs. Stanford protest ed that she had been directed to make the purchases by Mrs. Doherty.
 The matter was tabled.
 The clerk was instructed to inform T. B. Payne, who ran on to Patrolman O'Connor on April 30 and tore his coat, that in the estimation of the board S5 did not sufficiently compensate the officer.
 Clarence Mann was given leave to withdraw his claim against Patrolman Londrigan upon the statement Of the superintendent that the bill would be paid as soon as the job of work was completed. Londrigan was willing to have Mann select any competent build CT and have him inspect the building, and if in his judgment the work was oone in a satisfactory manner he Qon- drigan) would pay the bill and all ex- penses. provided should the case be de- cided in his favor Mann should pay all expenses and complete the work.
 Anthony Carroll presented his claims to the appointment Of superintendent of police.
 The following were. elected to the su- pernumerory grade: John F. Sperry, recommended by Commissioner Ull- man: John F. Farrell, by Commissioner Clancey, and James R. Kane by Presi- dent Moran.
 The superintendent was ordered to present a list of the present supernu- meraries with their ages at the July meeting.
 Commissioner Doolittle gave notice that at the next meeting, or at some future time. he would move to change the rule concerning height from feet 9 to feet &.
 Mir. Hubinger said that he would give notice of a change of ten pounds being made in weight of applicants.
 Charles Wells, a former supernumer- ary. who surrendered his shield to the and moved to Hamden