The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-15
POLICE COMMISSIONERS.

OONtt N~~NNS
Present-AH the members.
Minutes of last meeting approved as
The Board on motion proceeded with
trials of officers against whom charges
had been preferred as follows
Patrolman John j. Quinn, First precinct,
two charges, one of Indecent coarse Ian
guage and conduct unbecoming an offlcer
and a gentlemen. and one Of conduct un5
becoming an officer and a gentlemen anu
unnecessary violence to an officer.
Patrolman James T. Lenahan, Second
prTsf 6a soa enar gsyin mot b pIoper tSe p pieadings
and testimony, retired for elaboration and
on reassembiing sentenced the accused
officers that were found guilty as follows:
Patrolman John j. Quinn, found guilty
| of both charges and sentenced to be lined
ten lays pay on each charge; -
Patrolman James T.. Lenahan, found
guilty and sentenced to be fined i've days
pay.
Communications, etc., were received and
Communication from Police Surgeon
Ordered spread on minutes.
Surgeons Office, Police Dept,
Jersey City, ,Feb.7 1899.
Hon.. Board of Police Commissioners.
by committees to whom they were re-
warrants drawn on. the City Treasurer.
adopted by the following vote the yeas
and nays having been ordered and taken.
Yeas-Ail the members.
Committee on General Claims:-
Hudson Coal Co., 1872; oughl Bros,
1910 and $3.50; 7. J: Jones Chem Coz =;
S. S. S S. and maa ss2.4s ga K. F. Walter. 81; Smith
< Romano. $l7.42; Jersey CT Printing
Co, IS; N. Y. g. y. Telephone Co..
Committee on Hospital and Dispenser
j, McAusland, $sS.6s; Hudson River Ice
| Co, $15. is; G. L. Jones Chem. Co., US; j.
- "a's' APPOINTMENTS.
By President Abernethy and adopted,
by unanimous vote:-
Resolved, That the following promotions
be and are hereby ordered to take effect
Immediately subject to the medical ex-
| aminationS, viz
Roundsman Ribert Miller to be sergeant;
| Patrolman w. G. Mickey, to be rounds
man; Chanceman Edward Coughlin to be
patrolman.
By President Abernethy:-
Resolved, That Joseph. Shopp be appoint
Adopted by the following vote:-
Yeas-President Abernethy and Commits
| sionef West.
Nay-Commissioner Walter.
BY President Abernethy and adopted by
unanimous vote
Mailly be dropped from the rolls OF the
| police force, he having been declared I'M
lit to do duty. by the Police Surgeon, in
| consequence of his excessive weight.
BY President Abernethy:-
That the Committee on Hospital and
Dispesary be and is hereby authorized TO
| IedS6 lit vi 4lS ba1A0A14S. -
for the accommodation of the employees
of the hospital and that the president be
authorized TO sign the lease; SAID rental
not to exceed $3.50 per annum.
Warden of City Hospital submitted re-
| port Of cash received from sale of drugs
and board of patients for the ! q mon It OF
ceipt from City Treasurer.
Warden submitted statistical report for
the month of January, 1899. Ordered
Warden's Office, city Hospital.
Jersey City, Feb. !, 1899.
| Hon. Board of Police Commissioners:
Gent1emen-I herewith submit my re-
port for the month of January, 1899.
Very respectfully,
Number of patients remaining January
1. so: number admitted during the month,
L13S; total, 218; number discharged cured
number sent to county institutions. 9;
| number died, s; number remaining Feb
ruary l, 10; number of surgical dispensary
| cases. 31S; number of eye and ear dispen-
sary cases. 315; number of ambulance calls
| night time, 10; number of ambulance caHs,
day time. AZ; number of Prescriptions filled,
Motion by Commissioner West and
adopted
the call of the chair.
: c. P. ROBINSON,
Clerk.
Regular meeting of the Board Of Police
Commissioners acid m FIRST orimlnaa,
Court Room, Thursday, February TO-
1899.
Present-Al the members.
The Board on motion proceeded with
the trials of officers against whom
! charges had been preferred as follows
Patrolman Charles Meade, Eirsa Ere
cinct, charge, willful disobedience Of
orders.
Patrolman Nicholas .Clemenseu, Sixth
Precinct, charge conduct unbecoming an
officer.
The Board having heard the pleadings
| and testimony deliberated and sentenced
the accused officers that wer found
| guilty as follows
Patrolman Charles Meade, found guilty
| and sentenced to be fined two days pay.
Chanceman William Gray, found guilty
and sentenced to fined five pays pay.
Patrolman Nicholas slemenseu, found
not guilty and charge was dismissed.
Communications. etc, were received
and disposed of as fololws:-
Communication from Roundsman A. J.
West, read, ordered spread on minutes
and action --ereon laid over to miscel-
laneous business.
Jersey City Feb. 16, 1896.
| Honorable Board of Police Commission
Gentlemenl hereby make application
for retirement at half pay as have
City Police Force, since May, 1868, up to
the present time and being over 70 years
of age.
Thanking you very much for your kind
ness in the past.
/ remain,
Yours respectfully.
N J.
Roundsman Fourth Precinct.
Petition of J. Wallace Black and others
to have Benjamin O. Warren reinstated
as patrolman.
Referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
Claims were presented and referred 60
the proper committees as follows:- \
Fe eDnn Has sl7o.ss;; j. leT II. Keim ne PHOTOS d;
prisoners. January and February. $27: the
United Gas Impt. Co, gas in stations,
January. $59.40: the United Gas Impt. &c,
gas nj hospital, January $35.6 John DAILY,
rent. Seventh Precinct Station, to March
1, $3.50; the Gamewell Fire Alarm Co.
supplies signal system. December, $l2.g5;
the Gamewell Fire Alarm Co.. repairs,
signal system. December. $i2.5 so; the Came
well Fire Alarm CO., supplies. signal sys-
tenn, January, $3.50; the Ganewell Fire
Alarm Co. repairs, signal system. Janu-
airy. $3.50: Theo. Smith. repairs. FRS,
Precinct. January, $30.S6. Nathaniel Os-
borne. labor on signal system. February.
SS6: Wood Menagh, supplies. January AMI
ing, Fifth Precinct. January and t'ehru-
ary. s20.3S; Kopido & Sons. supplies, Sec
ond Precinct. February. SIG. 20; Rudolph
Stratus, administrator of estate of August
Straus. rent of stalls. December. 1898. tad
January and February, 1889, SIS; Wander
beck & Sons, lumber. First and Fifth
Precincts. January, $9.49; E. a.. Pyle. 4