The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-27
BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSION
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(Official Proceedings.l

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fOficial Proceedings.1
Regular meeting of the Board of Police
Court room, Tuesday, March 1s, 1897.
Present-An the members.
Minutes of last meeting approved as
printed.
The Board, on motion, proceeded with
the trials of officers against whom
charges had been preferred. as follows
Patrolman f. McMahon, First precinct;
charge, not properly patrolling.
Patrolnan William Schober, First pre-
einct; charge, not properly patrolling.
Chanceman Frank Caprio, First pre-
cinct; three charges, two of neglect Of
duty and one of being of post.
Patrolman Louis DeVoursney, Third
precinct: charge, being off post.
Patrolman Benjamin Warren, Third
precinct; three charges Of neglect OF
duty.
Chanceman William Bracken, Fourth
precinct; two charges, one OF being OF
post and in 9 liquor saloon, and one of
failing to report at signal box.
Chanceman James Merrity, Fifth pre-
cinct; charge, neglect Of duty.
Patrolman Thomas p. Murray, Seventh
precinct; charge, disobedience of orders.
The Board, having heard the ~pleadings
and testimony in each case, retired for
elaboration, and on reassembling SEN
fenced the accused officers hat were
found guilty, as follows
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guilty and sentenced to be. fined one days
pay.
Chanceman F. Caprio, found guilty of
all the charges and sentenced to be fined
Patrolman Louis Devoursney, found
| guilty and sentenced to be fined two days
pay.
Patrolman Benz. Warren, found guilty
Chancernan William Bracken found
| guilty of first charge and sentenced to be
| fined three days pay. Second charge
laid over to next meeting.
Chanceman James Merrity found guilty
| and sentenced to be fined one days pay.
The cases against Frank Mcmahon and
Thomas P Murray were laid over.
PRESENTATION OF COMMUNICA-
TIONS AND PETITIONS.
Communications, etc, were received and
disposed of as follows
Communication from Chief of Police
submitting report in relation to revolvers
carried by the officers and men of the
force.
Filed.
Petition of Furst Bros. and others to
hay Thomas A. Banta appointed patrol
man.
Referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims We're presented and referred 10
the proper committees as follows:-
Mackey, Young & Co., coal to Hospital,
February. s11s IS.
Coughlin Bros. coal to Sixth precinct.
March, SIS.
Coughlin Bros, coal to Emergency Hos
pital, January and March. $50.
Coughlin Bros, Goa to Hospital, March,
s14.25.
Newman Mission; kindling wood to
G. H. springsted, feed to Department,
March H751 Al
j. G. News, advertising, February, s9.lG.
L. w. Muller. supplies, March. 5000.
Kopido & Sons, supplies, March, $500.
Fourth precinct, February. s12.
Coleman Bros, horseshoeing, Fourth
precinct, December to March, SO.
Jersey City Harness Co., harness, Feb
r.. Fl. Weaver. putting up halliards,
Third precinct, February, 1925.
E. A. Pyle, horseshoeing, Fourth pre-
Wood & Menagh, supplies. February and
March, $1S.4 40.
sheilenberger & Co.. supplies, December
to March, $44.30.
Headquarters, February and March,
$1S.65.
Henry ortlieb,. repairs to harness, Third
precinct, December to March, S10.35.
c. Gullberg, repairs to clock, First pre-
calct, March, S1.50.
Kopido & Sons, repairs Headquarters,
March Z, S20.
A. T. Witter, painting and glazing,
Headquarters, March, s24.75.
The United Gas Impt. Co., gas in sta
lions. February, S2G5.25.
The United Gas Impt, Co, gas in Hos
j. G. Electro Light Co., two arc lights,
First precinct, February, SIS.
Second precinct. february. Sd.
Of February, s52.6S.
NJ. A~bsrnethy; medicine to Hospital,
part of March, $i3S. 70.
j. McAusland, bread to Hospital, Feb
T. e. Brown & Van Angien Co., dry
goods to Hospital, January and February,
Wood & MenagI,. supplies to Hospital,
February and March, $36.16.
J. Shellenberger g. Co., supplies TO Hos
pital, December to March, S10.09.
George Hill, carpenter work at Hospi-
tai, December, $54.
Hudson River Ice Co., ice TO Hospital,
4. G. Dieteie. supplies to Hospital,
February and March, S24.15.
Mrs. Donpierre, repairs to furniture,
Hospital, February. $l4.
q. A. Pyle, horseshoeing, Hospital, Feb
H~eansnghaus & Lindemann repairs. Hos
pital, February, $500.
J. g Mars, supplies to Hospital. Febru-
I {. Printing Co, printing minutes,
John j; Clarke. printing and stationery,
Rsferred to Committee on General
Claims.
inc following claims having been, re-
they were referred and resolutions pre-
senfed ordering warrants drawn on CITY
Treasurer BY the following vote. the yeas
and nays having been ordered and