The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-01-05
A NEW PRESIDENT ELECTED
By THE RECENTLY APPOINTED PO-
LICE COMMISSION.

Louis M. UiIman as Head of the Board
Mayor Farnsworth Presided at Opening
of session-Annual Reports of Superin-
tendent and Clerk.
The new police commission organized
last night by electing Commissioner Eli
Mix president Of the board. Mayor
Farnsworth was in the chair at the
opening of the session. Several infor-
NAL ballots We're taken before the final
formal ballot and on the first
ballot the vote for president stood
as follows: Mix, A; Ullman, /; blank,
l. President Mix's election was finally
made unanimous. The following com
mittees were then appointed: On
finance, Commissioners Mix and Lee:
on efficiency, Commissioners TJllman
and Fogarty; ON supplies, COMMISSIONERS
Avery and Burgess 1t had been irlti-
mated that the new board would last
night take some steps to cut down the
expenses of the department ana that
important changes would be made In
the detective bureau with this end iii
view. 1t was stated, however, at the
close OIL the meeting. which was in ex-
ecutlve session, that no action was
taken and no suggestions wera made
looking towards the cutting down Of ex-
penses In order to meet the deficiency
winch now seems bound to occur in the
finances of the. department during the
coming year, in view Of the cut in the
estimates of the department by the
board of finance in recommending the
appropriation. 1t was further stated by
members of the board that no mention
was made at the meeting in regard to
changes in the detective bureau
One OF the most important matters
considered was the case Of Patrolrnan
Cannon who was charged with being
intoxicated while on duty at the scene
of the fire at Halsted & Harmount' y.
December a. Captain Tripp and Ser
geants Crocker, Mcbride, Hayes and
Doherty appeared before the board toaS
testify to Cannon's case. The sergeants
testified that Cannon was under the In
fluence Of liquor on the night iii Ques-
tion, but said that it was his first III
Tense and that he had been faithful
and efficient man during his service III
the department. Captain Tripp spoke
highly of the work Of Cannon and rec
commended him to the clemency Of the
board. 1t was finally voted to suspend
Cannon for fifteen days. reduce him to
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New raven, Conn., Jan. {, 1898. #
10 HIS Honor the Mayor, ana the hon
oraple Board or Police Commissioners;
Gentlemen have the honor to sub
init to your honorable board my firsts
annual report OF the work performed
by the police department OF the city Of
New Haven for the year ending Decen1-
Der 81, 1897. Following the usual GUS
tom, 1T contains tabulated statements
of all the work performed, and this COM
pletes my report.
There has been no increase Of the
force in this department during the.
year. At present the police force num-
bers one hundred and seventy-six. In
cluding a clerk of the department, four
police surgeons, one matron, one jani-
tor, three janitresses, one electrician
and lineman, six members of the vet
eran reserves, two of whom act as
court officers Of the city court, two are.
on duty at the Cedar Fill station, one
at Wooster Square, and one on special
duty at Station g.
The force is classified as follows: