The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-23
our FINEST"
Six of Them Are Re
ported Rich Enough
to Retire.
NO MILLlONAIRES,
But Every Policeman is
Willing to Be
One.

In the Worcester police department
there area the present time, according
to the. statements oftonea of the. officials
six men who could. by drawing on their
bank accounts a. little, retire from act
i've life and live in comfort for the re-
mainder of their lives.
They are Deputy Chief Amos Atkin-
son. officers Edison Fairbanks, Daniel
Mccarthy, David Goggin, Elliot Tyler
and John Legasey.
Officer Fairbanks is accorded the
honor of being the wealthiest man on
the force by at least half of his brother
officers, although he modestly declines
the honor But it is supposed to be a
well-estahlished fact among policemen
that he is worth in the vicinity of $40,-
600 rssw bejl
officer Fairbanks has ISePved as pa
.trolman on the Worcester force for rs
years. and in that time he has Travelled
La beat in every section of the city. He
is the Oldest patrolman on the force
excepting officer Charles Garland, who
passes him by few years.
In rating their brother officer up in
III
distinctly understood that no man, how
ever frugal he may be in regard to
money matters, can save money on
the salary of $3.50 week which a po-
.liceman receives as stipend for look
ing after the welfare of persons and
property here.
They put special stress on the fact
by showing that only six members of
the force are considered to be wealthy
mo al ri
man who puts away money does so af-
ter denying himself the luxuries which
every man needs to keep vitality in his
body
Officer Fairbanks is over so years old
and has been a resident of Worcester
over 40 years. His father, according
to the story. was well to do, and when
he passed away. he left his son enough
money to keep him comfortable for the
remainder of his life
Deputy Chief Amos Atkinson, who
has a frst-class record as a police off
cial is also rated as a comparatively
wealthy man; but he thinks that a
few more shekels could be added to his
bank account before he would be barred
from depositing in local banks because
of having too much money. He also
has seen 25 years of service, beginning
as a patrolman and working his way
up in the department until at one time
he was chief. He has perhaps the
most interesting fund of stories of any
man in the department, and tells OF
times when Worcester was patrolled by
a town force. He is rated well by the
members of the police department, and
has real estate which is taxed for
s6S00 His salary is considerably lar
ger than that of an ordinary police
man.
Officer David Goggin, who is detailed
on special duty as member Of the
board of health, could get along on a
pinch without his present position. He
owns property which is appraised for
81, 100. He is one of the oldest mem
bers of the force, and would be eligi-
bic under the proposed pension law,
as also would Deputy Chief Atkinson
and officer Fairbanks.
Officer Mccarthy, who travels a beat
regularly is a heavy property owner
and is appraised for $1,000, some of
which was left him by his father. He
is also an old member of the force and
would be eligible to the pension law.
Officer John Legassy, who is Wor-
cesteF'saonly mounted patrolmsn, do
ing duty during the summer months,
has some real estate behind him. Off
Ger Tyler owns his own home, and has
been taken off a beat on account of ld-
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doorman at station q
Chief of Police brennan is not rated
in the blue book kept by his patrol
man, neither is. any other member of
the department.. They claim that
good share of their money is needed
to support themselves and families
Some of the policemen own their own
homes and others do not, but all are
of the same opinion, no man can bank
much money and be a policeman.