The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-22
BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSION
ERS.
CONCEAL Proceedings.l

ERS.
tOficial Proceedings.1
Regular melting of the Board of POI
lice Commissioners held in First Crsm-'
nal Court room, Tuesday, January Ia
Presnt-All h members.
printed.
The Board on motion proceeded with.
the trials of officers against whom
charges had been preferred as folioWs:--
Sergeant Bernard Wade, FIRST preceinct.
two charges, one of INVESTIGATION and one,
of making false entries on patrol book.
ci natf9 thrse c James G Z EIrrst pre- et
duty, n of not properly patrolling and.
one of being off post.
Chanceman George Morasch.. First pre-
clnct, charge conduct unbecoming an off,
Ger and neglect of duty.
Patrolman John Waters, Sixth precinct
charge neglect of duty.
Patrolman Thomas 2 Murray. Seventh.
precinct, two charges, one of neglect oil
daiy ana one @f absence without leave.
The Heard having heard the pleadingss
ana testimony in each case. retired fol-
dcliberation and on assembling sentenced
the accused officers that were found gull
ty as follows.-
Scrgeant B. Wade, found guilty eli
both charges and sentenced to be found
thirty lays pay.
PaIrolman James Coyne, found guilty
dismissed from the force, Commissioned
Feeney recorded as voting in the mega.
tive.
Chanceman G. Morash. found guilty
and sentenced to be fined 8 Jays pay.
Pat-olman Jon Waters, found guilty.
ana sentenced to be fined three laws pay.
Patrolman T. P. Murray. found Guilty.
Of first charge and sentenced to be lined
NO days pay, the second charge lad.
FERMENTATION OF CoMMUNIcA-
Communications etc. were received
ard disposed of as follows
Communication from Sergeant Henry
Wieshusen, Sixth Precinct. reouesting II,
be placed on the retired list.
Received and laid over to miscellaneous
business.
Communication frorn Patrolman John,
O'Donnell, Third Precinct. requesting III
pc granted full pay3for the time lost by,
accident on the trolley cars of North Hud..
son County Railroad.
Referred to the Committee of the Whole.
Communication from Frank M. Foye. rel
granted to George E. Jones at Foye's Hail.
Referred to the chief with power.
Communication from William Tullocki
requesting to have special police power
barges east side of HENDERSON and Essex.
streets
Referred to the chief, with power.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented and referred to,
the proper committees. as follows
SCaA " AOat IL l1OSp1ld1, AC-
cernber, 1915; Hoboken Coal Co., coal to
Sixth Precinct, December, 5000; Coughlin
Bros. coal to hospital. January, S123. 30,
Coughlin Bros, coal to Emergency Hospi-
tai. December, S23.6S g; Newman Mission.
kindling Wood, First and Third Precincts.
December. $40; Gopsill & Vanderhoof, coal
TO First Precinct, January, 1855; C. H
Springsted, feed to department. January,
SIG. So; E. A. Pyle, horseshoe g, Fourth
Precinct. December, se.25; Henry Pfoerf-
ner. supplies, December, $3.50; Wander
beck & Sons, lumber, First Precinct, De-
cember, $50; Wood & Menagh, supplies,
plies, December, $l2; Weston, Cathcart &
Co., supplies, First Precinct, December,
$3e; Brinkman & Hauck, repairs to wag-
ons, First, Second and Sixth Precincts. De-
ceInber and January, S30.95; Anthony Wat
son, roofing stable. Second Preeznct, and
repairs, January, $3lS3: Henry Smith, re-
pairs. Fifth Precinct, December, S9.53; w.
w. Farrier, repairs, First Precinct, De-
cember sS2 80; Wood & Menagh, supplies,
signal system. December. $l0.0S; John
DAILY. rent, Seventh Precinct, December.
1896, and January, 1887. Sl20; John r.
Clark, printing, January, sT.
The United Gas Improvement Company,
gas in stations, December, s332.55i the
United Gas Improvement Company, gas
in Hospital, December. $1G6. 95; the Jersey
City Electric Light Company, two arc
lights, First precinct, December, $S1; the
Jersey City Electric Light Company, one
arc light, Second precinct, December,
$3.50 o.. S. Remmy, meat to Hospital,
December, S21S.2o; Hudson River Ice Conn
pany, ice to Hospital, December, sel.69,
J. c. Mars, supplies to Hospital. Deeem-
Der, SCI. II: Steele & Son, furniture to
Hospital, January, SIG; e. Taussig & Co.,
supplies to Hospital, January. $3.50; F..
cember, SO; A. G. Witter, painting new
building, Hospital. December, s156; Wes7
ton, -Cathcart & Co, supplies to Hospi-
supplies to Hospital, December, Decem-
Der. Sa3S. a; Hygiene Dust Absorbing Hair
Oil Company, oil to Hospital. January.
Sl9: Vanderheek & Sons. lumber to Hos
pital. December, $lss.50: Z. A. Pyle, horse
shoeing at Hospital. December. S11.50s w.
w. FaTrier, repairs to Hospital, Decem-
Der, SIG; IS; N. A~bernethy, supplies to Hos
Printing Company, printing minutes, De-
Referred to the Committee on General
Claims.
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
Chief submitted report for the year
ending December 81, 1896. Ordered spread
in full on the inu
Headquarters Police Department.
Jersey City, IAN. II. 1897.
To the Honorable Board of Police Com
GsntiemenL have the honor to -respect-
fully submit. to your honorable body my
report for the year ending December 81,
The Peace Of the City-The city has
disturbances of any kind during the past
year-gambling. policy playing and pool
selling on horse racing. There is abso7
city wharsias saheS AaaaerdsssnS suSh
deNiceS..iS. c~arried@pnx NNcsHt poker play
IND on Driv~te premises, into which the
police can gain no admission.
Thirty persons We're arrested for this
crime, principally In the back rooms OF
saloons. Policy gambling is still with
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