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The President declared the veto of His
Honor, the Mayor, sustained.
On motion the Board adjourned.
GEORGE IT.. BOUTON.
POLICE COMMISSIONERS.
lOdicial Proceedings.1
Regular meeting of the Board Of Police
Commissioners held In First Criminal
Court room, Tuesday, March %, 1898.
Present-Al the
Minutes OF last meeting approved as
printed.
The Board on motion proceeded with
trials of officers against whom charges
Chanceman John Driscoll, First pre-
cinct, charge conduct unbecoming an Off
heard the plearing and testimony in this
assembling sentenced him, as he was
found guilty, Chaneeman John Drlscoil,
found Driscoil. and sentenced to be fined
one days a ).
PRESENTATION OF COMMUNICA-
TIONS AND PETITIONS.
Communications, ETC., were received and
disposed of as follows
Communication from Chief of Police IN
forming Board that he had suspended
Chanceman John Driscoll, First Precinct,
pending the investigation Of charges pre-
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Communication from Detective Colville
Smith, requesting to be placed on retired
list on half pay. he having served 70
years and being over SO years of age.
Communication from Chief recommend
ing retirement. Ordered spread on Rim
utes.
Chiefs Office, Police Dept,
Jersey City, March 20, 1885.
Honorable Board of Police Commits
Gentlemen-I would respectfully say as
to the application for retirement Of De-
tectfye Colvilie Smith that he is broken in
health and feels that he Will never be fit
for active duty again.
Detective Smith came into service June
l, 1877, as patrolman. After a few years
service In the Second precinct he was de-
tailed in plain clothes for detective work
and developed an unusual amount of
skill for that line of duty. He made man.
noted captures of criminals In the Second
precinct. On May 2, 1884, Smith was pro-
NOTED roundsman and made detective
May 10, 1894. For about ten years Detec-
tive Smith has attended to the enforce
ment of the provisions of the city ordi-
nances and searching the p%awnshops for
Rlost and stolen property. His ability In
that line is recognized all over this part
of our country. He has recovered thou
sandssof dollars worth of stolen property
that possibly would not have been found
by other men.
In the retirement of Detective Smith
this force will lose n of our most useful
Respectfully yours,
BENZ. MURPHY,
Chief Of Police.
By Commissioner West and adopted
Whereas, Detective Colville Smith has
made application for retirement under
Section Il of the Laws of 1881; and
Whereas, The said detective is under
the law qualified to be relieved; therefore
Resolved, That Detective Colville Smith
be placed On the retired list, on half pay,
to date from April ], 1898.
Communication from Patrolman Alex
ander Mccoy, Seventh precinct, request-
ing to be placed on retired list on half
pay, he having served twenty years and
being over fifty years of age.
Communicat ton from Chief of Police
approving of the application of h said
Patrolman Mccoy. Ordered spread on
minutes
Office of Chief of Police,
Police Department,
Jersey City, Mar. 20, 1898.
Honorable Board of Police Commission
erS.-
Gentlemen-I respectfully approve of
the within application for retirement Of
Alexander Mccoy, inasmuch as the said
Patrolman Mccoy has served twenty
years in the department, and is nearly
sixty years old, and his realth has been
failing for ON time. This officer has an
excellent record during his active service
of twenty years, has never had a COM
plant against him.
Respectfully your
BENZ. MURPHY,
Chief of Police.
BY Commissioner Vest
whereas, RatfOlman Alexander MCCOY,
Seventh Precinct, has made application
to be retired under Section 2, of the Laws
of 1887; and
Whereas, The said officer is qualified
to be retired: therefore
Resolved, That Patrolman Alexander
Mccoy. be placed on the retired list, on
half pay. to date from April ], 1898.
Adopted by the following vote, the yeas
and nays having been ordered an taken.
Yeas-President Abernethy and Com
missioner West-2.
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Communication from James w. Greene
commencing action of Patrolman Frank
Bennett, ordered spread on minutes:-
Jersey City, Mar. %. 1898.
Hon. Board of Police Commissioners
Gentlemen-It affords me great pleas
ure to congratulate your Honorable
Body and the citizens of our city upon
possessing the services of such a brave
and efficient officer as Mr.. Frank Ben
nett. Last Saturday afternoon one of our
of furniture, became frightened by the
carelessness of some laborers in dropping
some object Upon them from the tracks
of the Penn. R. R. Thep snapped the
to a post and started On a mad gallop
down Grove street, in spite of several
attempts to stop them.
At Grand street, officer Bennett, at
the risk of his own life, sprang at the
horses heads, and by an heroic effort
prevented their ~plunging to certain death
III the AdLdl. / leei II lily uuly u tiiuS
publically acknowledge my appreciation
of this gallant officers conduct and to
state that I ave since learned that this
is not the only time he has Signally dis
tinguished himself.
Yours respectfully,
JAS. w. GREENE.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented and referred to
| the proper committees as fo1lows:-
X Payrolls of department for March, $780,
1891; payroll of Police Justices and Court
Clerks, s616.66 payroll of sick and pen
Referred to Committee on Salaries.
Alex. Watson, meals to prisoners, City
Prison and First Precinct, March, SIP. so;
Peter Began, meats to prisoners, Third
Precinct, March, $109.S 80; Chas. O'Neill.
meats to prisoners, Fourth Precinct.
March, $780,; ]. H, Keim, photos of
prisoners, March, s1S; A. G. Dreteiles sup
plies. February and March, $4.S2; r. M.
March, S12.50: Vanderbeek & Sons, lum-
February, $s4; The Gamewell Fire Alarm
So; Kopedo & Sons, supplies March,
March. s36: Fred Unger, repairs to har-
ness, Fifth Precinct, March. $10.45; Brink
man & Hauek. repairs to wagon De-
cember, 1897. to March 20, s95: A. Walter
& Son. repairs to clocks, First and Sew
enth Precincts, March, $3.50; John F.
Clark, printing annual report, March.
S12S.
Referred to Committee on General