The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-03
POLICE AND FIRE BOARDS
ULLMAN AND MORGAN THEIR RE
Specific PRESIDENTS.

Police Board Discusses the Retirement of
Superintendent Smith-No Member of
the Department VIII be Elected His Sue
cessor-Fire Department Clerk Elected
George j. Hugo Gets the Plum.
The new fire and police boards met
last evening.
Inthe police board Commissioner Ull-
man was, on motion of Commissioner
Moran, elected president Mayor Farms
worth called the board to order and ad-
ministered the oath of office to Messrs,
Smith and Hubbard, the new mem
bers.
service commission had decided to in
crease the standard in the examination
of applicants for places on the force.
The rule heretofore has been to recon-
mend the candidate if he had so per
cent. to his credit In the future it will
require 10 per cent. to secure recon-
mendation. Mayor Farnsworth sug-
gested that the candidates already rec
cmmended, but not appointed, shall
come under this rule.
| 1t was decided later by the board
that this would work an injury to the
men who had taken the examination
with the understanding that a mark
ing Of so per cent would entitle them
to a recommendation.
The president of the board was in
structed to inform the mayor of the
opinion of the board.
| The following committees We're then
appointed:
| Finance-Ullman and Hubbard.
| Supplies-Clancey and Smith.
| Efficiency-Hubinger and Moran.
The board voted that the efficiency
committee with the superintendent, be
empowered to make transfers without
reporting to the board. This is a new
position taken by the board and was
presented at the last meeting. it gives
the efficiency committee much more
power than it formerly possessed
| The civil service commission recon-
mended the appointment to the force
of John A. Grove, E. A. Babson and
William O'Brien. The communication
was placed on file.
Superintendent Smith in his report
favorably mentioned Patrolmen Henry
]. Donnelly, Doughan, Coonan, Rowley
and Kober for their activity and skill
exercised in the capture of the counter
| feiters on Gill street.
The appointment of two sergeants for
street duty was recommended by the
superintendent.
The first pause in the proceedings of
the board came when the reading of the
| superintendent report was finished. 1t
lasted for several moments, when Pres
ident Ullman said if there is nothing
more to come before the board the
chair would entertain motion to ad-
| journ.
Commissioner Clancy: Let US talk
about the superintendency."
Mr.. Hubinger-"Thats so; we car
talk about the retirement of Superin-
tendent Smith"
"Shall we go into executive session,
asked a member
ooh, no." replied Mr.. Clancy, eve
can discuss this matter openly, and
then if we get to business We may
want an executive session."
To get the matter before the board
Mr.. Clancy moved that the board re-
tire Superintendent Smith and elect
| Captain Wrinn to succeed him. The
motion was ruled out of order by the
president, who said that he would en-
tertain a motion to retire Superinten-
dent Smith.
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members discussed the matter inform
ally.
Commissioner Hubinger thought
Captain Wrinn should not be elected
to the superintendency, because he
was too old.
HOW old is Captain Wrinn?" asked
Commissioner Hubbard. The question
was answered to the satisfaction OF
the new member and the talk proceed
| ed.
Mr.. Moran thought the first matter
to be decided was upon the amount OF
pay Superintendent Smith should re-
ceive in the event of his being retired
An objection raised by Mr.. Hubin-
ger to promoting a man from the de-
partment is that such a man is likely
to have friends and relatives whom he
will favor.
The board went into executive ses-
sion 1t was agreed between the SUI
perintendent and the board what his
pay would be provided the board re-
tired him. After this it was also un-
derstood that the republicans would
not vote for Captain Wrinn and that
| the democrats would not vote for
| CAPTAIN Brewer over Captain Wrinn
The board then discussed the "out-
side" possibilities. There was no con-
clusion reached, and the matter now
| stands that no member of the depart
ment can be elected and no "outside'
candidate is likely to be. The mem
hers of the board refused to disclose
! the names of the men discussed as
/ probabilities.
Fire Board Elects Clerk.
The fire board organized last evening