The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-15
BOARD OF POL LICE COMMISSION
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IOmcial Proceedings.l


[Oficial Proceedings.l
Regular meeting of the Board of Police
Commissioners held in First Criminal
Court room, Tuesday, December Is. 1897.
Present-President Abernethy and Com
Absent-Commissioner Feeney.
Minutes OF last meeting approved as
printed.
disposed of as follows
Communication from Clerk of the Board
Comptroller to set aside the sum of $3.50
to the credit of Board of Police Com
missioners. for insurance. Filed.
Communication from Chief of Police
suggesting officers for honorable mention.
Ordered spread on minutes.
Chiefs Office. Police Department,
Jersey City, Dec. Is, 1897.
Hon. Board of Police Commissioners
Gentlemen-I attach herewith a report
from Ca app I S2x eallng atte pnatcoouddo 90
Thomas Dickson and Thomas Williams,
Seventh PRECINCT, and Patrolman William
Bracken, Fourth Precinct, at the expIos-
ion and fire at the AcetyIene Gas Works,
on the 24th inst.
/ would respectfully suggest they be
given honorable mention for their con-
duct. Very respectfully,
BENZ. MURPHY,
Chief of Police.
Communication from the Lafayette Citi-
zens' Association.
Ordered spread on minutes.
Jersey City, Dec. 13, 1897.
Hon. Board of Police Commissioners
Gentlemen:-At the meeting of the La
fayette Association, held on Saturday
evening, December II, the following reso-
luton was adopted, and the secretary
instructed to send copies to all boards
and officials who may have jurisdiction
in the case
Whereas, 1t has come to the attention
of the citizens of Jersey City through the
public press that certain corporations
have in contemplation the erection of a
No. 8 abattoir in the South Cove, near
Jersey avenue, and such erection is view
ed with alarm as a fragrant invasion or
the peace and comfort of our homes by
the spread of noxiouS odors, and with
a certain destruction of property values
throughout the city; now therefore,
Resolved, That the Lafayette Citizens
Association does hereby emphatically de-
nounce the proposed nuisance, and res
pectfully requests all city. county and
State officials having jurisdiction in the
matter to use the power given them to
destroy this obnoxious growth in its in
cipiency.
Communication from Board of EXAMINE
ing Surgeons relating to Patrolman Me-
Grath, Fourth Precinct, ordered spread
Jersey City, December %, 1897.
Hon.. Board of Police commissioners
Gentlemen-We have completed our ex-
animation in the case of Patrolman John
McGrath, Fourth Precinct. We consider
him unfit for duty by reason of mental in
capacity, which condition we believe will
be permanent.
T. II. ATKINSON, NJ. D.,
JOHN NEVIN, ID. D..
JOS. WOLFSONl NJ. d.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented and referred to
the proper committees as follows
Pay rolls of department for December
29, S1S8.S2.
Pay roll Police Justices and court
clerks, December, $616.66.
Pay. roll of sick and pensioned, Decem-
Der, 81, 160.S2.
Referred to Committee IN Salaries
Hoboken Coal Co., coal to hospital, De-
cember, 1897, s1Os.25 Alex. Watson, meals
to prisoners, City Prison and First Pre-.
cinct, December, s121.s5; Peter Began,
meals to prisoners, Third Precinct, De
oners, Fourth Precinct, December. S2S.oo;
j. H. Klein, photos of prisoners, Deeem-
Der, $40; Benz. Murphy. supplies Bertlllon
system, December, $3.50; ]. S~hellenberg-
er & Co., supplies, December, 1897, S15.25;
Fred Unger, repairs to harness, Fifth
Precinct, December, 1897, S10-65; W. W.
Der, 1897, SS.25; w w. Farrier, repairs.
Third Precinct, December, 1897, $50. IS; S.
M. Jensen, horseshoeing an drepairs, Fifth
Precinct, 1855; John Chadburn, supplies,
December, $4.23; Kopedo & Sons, supplies.
First. Second, Fourth and Fifth Pre-
cincts, December. $117.7S; e. Taussig q
Co.. supplies. December 1877, 1920; LOUIS
Bates. putting in electric light in First,
Second, Third and Fourth Precincts, De-
cember, 1897, $467; A. C. Diekerle, supplies,
iDDgsc sna s&tati S3ilai 9f peeem m Ti9 sIs.s6; WOO WOOD
I IFS dIlN >
&Menagle, supplies, December, 1877, Sl0.S4.
Referred to Committee on General
Claims.
S. F. Livesy, groceries to hospital, De-
cember, 1897, $2e7. so; Fred Schober, meat
to hospital. December, 1887, $l99.26; Wilson
Totten, green groceries to hospital, De-
cember, 1897, s67.9S; j. c. Hickingbotham,
milk to hospital, December, 1897. Sll-50;
N. Y. Condensed Milk Co., milk to hospi-
tai, December, 1897. ST.; M. Abernethy,
medicine TO hospital, December, 1897.
e0 Q2. A q niefRrlR. SIDDIieS TO hOSDl-
tai. December, 1897, $13.19; A. F. Witter.
painting outside Eye and Ear building.
December, 1897, $40; d. Steele & Son,
supplies to hospital, December, 1897. $50;
J. She~llenberger 4 Co, supplies 10 nos
pital, December, 1897, IS; J. G.. Mars, sup
plies to hospital, December, S42; w. w.
Farrier, repairs to hospital, December,
$16.T3
Dispensaries.
ported correct by committees to whom
they were referred and resolutions pre-
sented ordering warrants drawn on City
and nays having been ordered and
Yeas-President Abernethy and Commits
sioner West.
Nays-None.
Neutrality-suspicious. Feeney.
Committee on Salaries
roll of Police Justices and Court Clerks,
S616. &c; payroll of sick and pensioned,
81, 160.S2.
Committee on General Claims-
J.. C. Gopsill, $72; Cough1in Bros, S14.55,
81. 60 and $40; Newman Mission. 81; Vile &
Son, $149.6S; Kopido & Sons. S44S0i F. =.
Jones & Co, 50; A, B, c Guide Co, Sc;
James Dodds, $4.70, S135.92 and $135; John
f. Clarke, s154.H.
Committee on Hospital and Dispen-
M. A~bernethy. $1o9.92; G. B. Jones & Co.,
SIG; j. Eaweod Lee CO., $50.
BY President Abernethy and adopted
Resolved, That the following transfers
of officers be and are hereby ordered to
take effect from January l, 1897. viz
Patrolma1 NJ. H. Johnson, from Fourth
to Sixth Precincts; Patrolman D.. v. Kill
burn. from Sixth Precinct to duty in
Health Department.
BY President Abernethy anud adopted
Resolved, That in compliance with re-
port of the Examining Board of Surgeons
in the case of Patrolman John McGrath,
/ Fourth Precinct, the Chief be directed to
prefer charges against the said officer for
i-ncompetency.
BY President Abernethy and adopted
Resolved, That the City Clerk be re-
| cuested to cancel warrant No. 100. book
IS, drawn in favor of Sergeant John j.
Quinn for two days sick pay amounting
to S3.22. it having been discovered that the
Sergeant is not legally entitled to recover
the said amount.
BY President Abernethy and adopted
Resolved, That Samuel Brennan be APP
pointed ambulance driver at City Hos
pital at O salary of $40 per month, to date
from January l. 1898.
BY President Abernethy and adopted
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