The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-13
BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONS
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BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONS
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(oficial Proceedings.l
Regular meeting Of the Board Of Pclcs
Conl1nissfcners ned in First Criminal
Court room, Tuesday, December Q, lSo6
Present-All the members
Minutes of last meeting approved as
printed.
ssa n municaticns; etc. were received and
gommunacatscn from Chief CT Police
Informing Board Of Suspension Of Patrick
mar an James Coyne, FIRST Precinct.
Petition Of H. Hulshizer and Others to
have Captain F.. F. Farrier returned n
duty in FIRST Precinct.
eIoqM 9gl 20 571lamu1oJ 5uA CT psIdsIe,I
Petalon Of ]. s. Pa ley and others to
nave Captain ]. S. Kelly returned 10 dutv
in Second Precinct.
Referred to the Committee of the whole.
Petptions Of john B. Donnelly and john
= ffarney 10 be appointed p~atr1lmen.
Referred to the Committee Of The Whole
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
CAa4nls were received and referred to the
proper committees as foilowszPayrolls OF
department for December, SIS, 1884; ray
roll of sick and p~enSionsd officers. 81. 051 90.
Referred to the Comm tttee ON Salaries.
HOMES d logan feed to department.
Deeernber, 2l4.50; Alex. Watson. meals to
ph1SOIStS- CNty Ff1SoA ana First Precinct.
Sl93.s0; Peter Began. meals to prisoners.
Third Precinct, December, $40. IS; Charles
QNeill, meals to prisoners, Fourth Pre-
einct December, 5000; A 2. Watter, glaz-
Ing, First Precinct, December, S1i. rs. Fred
D. Linn & Co., law books. Justices court.
December, S56; Kopedo & Sons. supplies
neaqquarters, December. S4i.35; Barley
Coyle. horseshoeing, First and Second Pre-
etnct, December. SIG 80; S. NJ. Jensen,
heqseshoesng, Fifth Precinct, December.
SIS. Is; Fred Nuger, repairs to harness.
Fifth Precinct, December. 1915.
Gardner Bros, groceries to hospital.
December. S326.42: J.. McAusland. bread
to hospital, December, s55.5S. Samuel J.
Blakey. green groceries to hospital. De-
ceT1ber, S48 -76; J. C. H~ickingbotham, milk
to hospital, December, ST.5e; NJ. Aber-
nethy, medicine to hospital, December,
s2S9.s7; n. Y. Condensed Milk Co., milk
TO hospital. December, Ss1. 40; E. c. Deck
er, carpenter work. hospital, December,
So; D. Steele & Son. supplies to hospital.
December, $l9; George H. Piercy, repairs
to ambulance, December. $34.52 A. Post,
fish to hospital, December, S22.21; F. r.
Chamberlain, supplies, eye and ear inirl
mary, December. SIT. 40: A. c. Dredeile.
supplies to hospital, December. SS3. "a;
JOIN T. Clarke. printing and stationery
December, s1O4 50.
Referred to the Committee on General
Claims.
AUDITING CLAIMS.
h following claims having been re4
ported correct by committees TO whom
they were referred and resolution pred
scented ordering warrants drawn on City
Treasurer by the following vote. the
yeas and lays having been ordered and
taken
yeas-All the members.
Committee on Salaries:-
PayrollS of department, SIS, SIG. "a: pay~
roll of Police Justices and court clerks.
s616, So; payroll Of sick and p~ensioned offil
GERS, 81, 051 20.
Warden of City Hospital submitted re.
port of cash received from board of PAD
tents and sale of drugs for the months
of September, October and November.
amounting to $13f 10, with receipt from
City Treasurer for the amount. Filed.
BY President Abernethy and adopted:-
Resolved. That all the officers now uns
der suspension pending investigation OF
charges be returned to duty to date from
January l, ] 1857.
Motion by Commissioner West ana
adopted
That when we adjourn it be subject to
the call of the chair.
BY President Abernethy and adopted
Resolved, That the special police powet
granted to Edward Eckles at the SAL
walton Army Barracks. Railroad avenue
and Henderson street. be transferred to
Newark avenue and Chestnut avenue.
6. F. ROBINSON,
Clerk.
Regular meeting of the oBard Of Police
Commissioners held In First Criminal
Court room, Wednesday, December 16s
1896.
Present-President Abernethy and Com,
missioner West. Observation-Disclosures
Feeney.
printed. The Board. on motion, proceeds
ed with trials of officers against whom
charges had been preferred. as followst
Fatrolman Patrick Gallery, First pre-
cinct; charge. disobedience of order
Patrolman James Coyne. First precincts
two charges, one of neglect of duty ana
one of being off post.
Patrolnian Patrick Gordon, First pre~
cinct: charge, being off post.
Patrolinan Thomas Dougherty, First
precinct; charge, conversing with a eitil
zen on post. d
Pasrolman William Mckaig. Second
precinct, three charges, of not PROPERLY
patroling n two of neglect of duty.
Chaneeman Frank Zumbarski. Second
precinct; two charges. of absent from
return roll cali and one Of not properly
patroling. :
Patrolman Charles Judge. Fourth pres
cinct; charge, intoxication.
Patrolman Edward CsConnor. Sixth
precinct; charge. neglect Of duty.
Patrolman Thomas j. Toner. Sixth pres
cinct; charge. neglect Of duty.
Patrolman john Waters, Sixth precincts
charge, neglect of duty.
The Board, having heard the pleadings
and testimony In each case. retired for
deiberation. and on assembling sentence
ed the accused officers that We're found
guilty, as follows
Patrolman F. Gallery. found guilty ana
sentenced to be fined five 6ays' pay.
Pattolman James Coyne. found guilty
of first charge and sentenced to be fined
three days pay; second charge laid over.
Patrolman Patrick Gordon. ound
guilty n sentenced to be fined three
days pay. eh s~ ssars
Patrolman Thomas Dougherty. ouud
guilty and sentenced to be fined two days
pay. t4Nr
Patroiman VIM. McINaig, found guilty
Of all the charges and sentenced to be
fined FIVE days pay.
ITO be Continued.l