The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-03-30
POLICE BOARD W11I SAFE $4,000.
BY Reduction of Men in Grades Under Re-
grading Completed Last Night.


The board of police commissioners
after remaining in session from $3.50
last evening until about ten minutes
after 1 o'clock this morning finally
practically completed the regarding Of
the police department and will make
public their report at the next regular
meeting of the board, which occurs
next Tuesday night. The commission
ers have figured up the estimated ex-
penses of the department for the rest
of this year and comparing the sum
total of these with the total appropri-
alton to the department for this year,
they ascertained that after all possible
saving had been made in the depart
ment, besides what might be saved by
laying off men, as was done last year,
there would still remain $4,000 to be
saved. This sum they finally decided
to save in the regarding Of the depart
ment and it has been with this object
in view that the regarding has been
done. In this respect the commissions
so changed the men about and conse-
quently changed their salaries that the
required $4,000 will be saved. 1t was
learned last night that the grades
would remain the same in number as
at present and that the salaries for
each grade would also remain as they
now are. The saving Of $4,000 will be
made by changes in the reducing of
men from grades which they have pre-
viously held to lower grades and a
consequent lowering Of their salaries.
That considerable number of pa
trolmen have been reduced in grade Is
very evident as number of reduc-
tions would be necessary in order to
save on salaries the amount desired,
$4,000.
Nothing has yet been done definitely
in regard to changes in the detective
bureau or in relation to the sergeants,
but it is understood that both these
matters will receive attention as soon
as the regarding is announced at the
next meeting. Although it has been
rumored that certain sergeants would
probably be reduced, 1t was learned
last night on the best of authority that
in their discussions of the matter the
commissioners have not favored that
plan. From the same authority it was
learned last night that the plan con-
templated was to retire some of the
older sergeants and to put in their
places some Of the younger sergeants,
thus reducing the number Of sergeants
in service and saving some money in
salaries, but not reducing any of the
present sergeants to patrolmen.
In regard to the detective bureau it
is at present the intention of the board
to make but one change. That, how
ever, is change of considerable i'm
portance in its effects on the personnel
of the bureau.
In the early part of last night meet
ing the committee on supplies reported
a design for a special constable's, badge
which was accepted, and the commit
tee was ordered to procure badges of
that design. On recommendation of
the same committee, it was voted to
reject the electric street lantern for
patrolmen exhibited to the board. The
following special constables, in addition
ton to those already appointed, were
Charles Behler, J. J. Mandley, Philip
Cohen, Christopher Connor, Michael
| FREDERICK and Oscar W. Cook.