The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-11
BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSION
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BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSION
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[Oficial Procecdings.1
Regular meeting of the Board of Police
Commissioners, held in First Criminal
Court Room. Friday, January IA, 1888.
Present-President Abernethy and Com
missioner West.
Observation-Disclosures Feeney.
Minutes Of last meeting approved as
printed.
IRONS AND PETITIONS.
Communications ETC., We're received and
disposed Of as follows
Communication from Chief of Police, IN
forming Board of the death Of Patrol,
men John r. Dalton. Sanitary Squad, and
Ellis A. Dodson, Second precinct.
Ordered spread on minutes
Chiefs Office, Police Department,
Jersey City, January Il, 1888.
Hon. Board OF Police Commissioners
Gentlemen would respectfully inform
your honorable body of the death Of Pa
trolman John F. Dalton, Sanitary Squad,
who died at his residence December %,
1897. Patrolman Dalton entered the ser
vice May 2, 1850, and served continuously
upeto a short time previous to his death,
when he was stricken with paralysis. lie
was a faithful and Intelligent officer;
Also, Patrolman Ellis II. Dodson, Second
precinct. who was found dead on his post
at IL O'Clock, on January II, death sup-
posed to be accident or suicide. Patrol
man Dodson entered the service on Feb
ruary 20. 1888, and served continuously
until his death. He was a faithful officer.
Your obedient servant
BENZ. MURPHY,
Chief of Police.
ONCE of Chief Of Police,
Jersey City, January Il, 1888.
Hon. Board of Police Commissioners
GentIemen-In accordance with your
resolution directing that all men doing
patrol duty should do the same tours of
| patrol duty. l would respectfully state
that there were 80 men who did day
duty only, no reserve or other extra duty
except on special occasions. These men
had every night home. We put all those
men into sections of their respective pre-
cincts and assigned them to day and
night posts as the other men are, and
as a result the service gains one night
| post and seven day posts. We still main
tain our system of each man and his
partner covering the same night post and
the day posts are also regularly cover
ed by the same men, and by this means
all of the patrolmen become acquainted
with the habits of the citizens on their
posts, both day and night, and conse-
quently must give good satisfaction. Thei
precinct system is such that the men
cam be given as much time off as at any
tour ever worked here.
If later on it is found that the men
are overworked, care will be k to
look out for their interests. This as
sertion to the effect that the men have
| not proper time for rest is all nonsense,
as is also the allegation that some of the
men refrain from making arrests.
A police officer who would Neglect to
make an arrest when crime is
is unworthy to wear the uniform OF a
Jersey City policeman and l don't believe
we nave any such men
Communication from Frank E. Hender-
son, manager of Academy of Music, re-
questing to have the special power grant
ed John Irvine revoked, and have it
granted to Bennett Stockmer. Referred
to the Chief with power.
Communication from Burt & Mitchell,
proprietors of dry dock, foot of Morris
street, requesting to have special police
power granted Frank Mccullough at their
Communication from Chief Detective.
Lehigh Valley r. R., requesting to have
special police power granted William Reen
Referred to the Chief with power.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented and referred to
the proper committees as follows-.G q.
Gopsill, coal to Hospital, January. SAG;
Coughlin Bros. coal to Fourth Precinct,
December and January, $l2420; to Third
Precinct, December, 1897, and January.
SIPS: TO Sixth Precinct, December, s1455;
cember. 1872; Coughlin Bros, coal to Sixth
Precinct stable, December, $3.50; Cough
lin Bros. coal to Emergency Hospital,
Seventh Precinct, December and January
$50. 20; Nelson r. aV~nderhoof, coal to Sec
ond Pre e i y P Riefb pzsci Sasi b becembe =
ss2; julius 6. Wittpenn. feed te Depart
ment, January; s152 IS; VIM e. Mason
s sgste Moo gaa s Me ssss'2s; p sa z! Rifse flgns Z
Co. supplies, December and January,
s mtGf e sae s1ppiias, f Beeemb ampr9 1ss7,
800; Kopido & Sons, supplies, JAM, $3.50;
2. A. Pyle. horseshoeing Fourth precinct.
aapgiles' p 5ssss sts;T,' 1857 S90s s1o s Ms E. e.
Decker, carpenter work, Headquarters,
Jauary, $l2: J. G. Hakes, supplies, Janu-
airy. SO; 4 F. Witter, painting Head
repairs, Headquarters, December~19. $3s:
The United Gas Improvement Co, gas
in station, December 2. $3.50: in hospital,
December, 1897, s12s.15 ]. c. Electric Light
Co.. two are lights. First Precinct, De-
cember, s31; one arc light, Second Pre-
cinct. December. $3.50; Jersey City Print
ing Co., printing minutes, December, Sc;
John F. Clark, printing and stationery,
January, SOL; P. F. Wanser, premium for
insurance, station house and building, at
hospital. January SS49.SS
Referred to Committee on General
NJ. Abernethy, medicine to hospital,
part of January. $S7.9S; Hudson River Ice
Co, ice to hospital, December, s2l-ss; D.
Steele & Son, supplies to hospital, Janu-
airy, $45; Wood & Menagh, supplies to hos
pital, December, s4o:9S;; E. A. Pyle, horse
Post. fish to hospital, December, 1854;
S. F. Swezey, groceries to hospital, part
of December, 1864.
Referred to Committee on Hospital and
D-ispensaries.
AUDITING CLAIMS.
The following claims having been re-
ported correct by committees to whom
they were referred and resolutions pre-
scented ordering warrants drawn on City
Treasurer by the following vote, the yeas
and nays having been ordered and
takenE
Yeas-President Abernethy and Commits
sioner West.
Absent-Commissioner Feeney.
Committee on Genera ClaimS-HobokeI
Coal Co, $109. %; Hudson Coal Co., $97
Coughlin Bros, 1924. 20 and $13S; Alex. Wat
son. $121.9 5: Peter Bagan, S57; Charles
O'Neill. $2S.05; Benjamin Murphy, $3.50
j. II. Keene, $40; S. IA. Jensen, S2S.95
John S. C~hadburn, $425; ]. S~hellenbergel
& Co, $15.25: Kopotto & Sons. S117.78; Fred
Unger. 1906; W. w. Farrier, S35.43 and
SS.25; T. Tausig & Co, S6S. Is: A. c. Die
tecle, $4.sS and s.. e; John F. Clarke, Louis
Bates. s467; P. F.. Wanser, $949.SS: John
f. Clarke, $17.50; N. Y. and N. ]. Tele-
phone Co., 1921.
Committee on Hospital and Dispenser
less. #. Swezey, s207. 60; Fred Schober,
s199. 20; Wilson Totten, s67. SO; j. G. Hick-
ingbotharn. S71.5o; N. x. Condensed MILF
Co, SIT; M. Abernethy, s1o4.65; D. Steel &
Son., $3.50; A. Witter, $45; ]. Shellenberger
S.; j. G. Mears, S42: w. W. Farrier, SIG. rs
A. C. Dieterle, $1S.19.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Warden of City Hospital submitted an
nual report of 1897.
Received, and on motion 500 copies were
A~7a,ad Yr3nfad