The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-21

Yeas-President Firm and Messrs.
Mooney, Lewis, Broderick, Rice, Gallery,
Nays-None.
Absent-Messrs. higgins, Nimmo. Quinn,
Mulvaney and Finn.
On motion of Mr.. Broder1ck, the meet
JAMES ]. wIsEMAM,
POLICE COMMISSIONERS.
(Ofieial Proceedings).
Regular meeting of the Board of Police
Commissioners held in the First Crimi-
nal Court room honda January 10, 1889.
Present-All the members.
Minutes of last meeting approved as
printed.
The Board, on motion, proceeded with
trials of officers against whom charges
had been preferred, as
Lineman Thomas Dunn, Headquarters;
charge, false swearing and conduct un-
becoming an employe of the Police De-
Patrolman John J. Quinn, First Pre-
cinct, two charges, one of indecent,
coarse language and conduct unbecom-
ing an officer and gentleman and one of
conduct u~nbecoming an officer and I'M
necessary violence to a prisoner.
Sergeant Bernard Wade, Third pre-
cinct; charge, conduct unbecoming an
officer and excessive use of Intoxicating
liquor.
Patrolman John Downs, Fourth pre-
cinct; charge, willful neglect of duty.
Patrolman Frank Kelly, Fourth pre-
cinct, charge, conduct un~becoming an
officer and excessive use of intoxicating
licuor.
Patrolman Michael Curry, Sixth pre-
cinct, charge conduct unbecom1ng an Of
ficer and excessive use of intoxicating
liquor.
Chanceman Thomas Mailly, conduct
unbecoming an officer and gentleman.
The Board, having heard the ~pleadings
and testimony, retired for deliberation,
and on reassembling sentenced the &C.
cused officers that were found guilty, as
follows:-
Lineman Thomas Dunn, found guilty
and sentenced to be dismissed from the
department.
Sergeant Bernard Wade, found guilty
and sentenced to be fined five days pay.
Patrolman John Downs, found guilty
and sentenced to be fined one days pay.
Patrolman Frank Kelly, found guilty
and sentenced to be dismissed from the
force.
Patrolman Michael Curry, found not
guilty and charge was dismissed.
The charges against Patrolman Quinn
and Chanceman Mailly were laid over to
next trial meeting.
PRESENTATION OF C~oMMUNICA-
TIONS AND PETITIONS.
Communications, etc., were received and
| disposed of as follows:-
| Communication from Chief of Police.
Read and ordered spread on minutes.
Jersey City, Jan. 16, 1893.
| 4lOI. oOdId VI III
Gentlemen-I would respectfully inform
your honorable body of the death of Cap
tain Charles A. Holder and Patrolman
Charles Soddick.
Captain Holderer was found dead in the
basement of his home, 31 Palisade ave
nue., at 7:45 O'Clock, on the morning of
January l, with a bullet hole through his
brain, undoubtedly a case of suicide while
laboring under temporary alteration of
the mind. The Captain had been in the
| service nineteen years and had an UNI
usually good record, promoted to rank of
Captain just one month prior to his death.
Patrolman Charles Soddick died at his
residence, 274 Baldwin avenue, on mi
airy Il, after a short Illness. This officer
had been in service since 1870 and was
considered one of our best patrolmen.
BENZ. MURPHY,
Chief of Police.
Communication from Chief of Police.
Ordered spread on minutes.
Chiefs Office, Police Dept,
Jersey City, Jan. 16. 1899.
Hon Board of Police Commissioners.
G~entlemen-I would respectfully inform
your honorable body that | have suspend
ed the following named officers and men
from pay and duty for reporting sick
when they were not sick:-Sergeant Ber-
nard Wade, Patrolmen Frank Kelly and
| Michael Curry.
This summary action on my part was
taken as a warning to all members of this
department the feigning illness must be
stopped.
have also suspended Patrolman Robert
Prichard from pay and duty for being Off
duty and in a liquor saloon.
BENZ. MURPHY,
Chief of Police.
designations of Patrolman Robert
Prichard and Chanceman VIM. j. Murphy
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented and referred to
the proper committees as follows:-Hud-
son Coal Co.. coal to hospital, December,
$9a; John Haesloop, feed to department,
January, $685. 6; J. H. Keim, photos OF
prisoners. December and January. $2l;
Benz. Murphy, incidentals, December, W,
s24. 73: r. H. Weaver, supplies, January.
$40; Wood & Menagh. supplies, December
plies to signal system, December and
January. $12.46; Kopido & Sons, supplies,
Doeer-bn~ $25. so.
P. g. Ritscher & Co, supplies, January
Third precinct, December. s7.06; Newman
Mission, kindling wood, Fourth precinct,
! December, S.; E. A. Pyle, ho~rseshoelng,
/ Fourth precinct, December, "a; Brinkman
& Hauck, repairs to wagons, December,
$3.50; Carl Luck, repairs, Thlrd preclnct,
December, $10.75; the w W. Farrier Co.
repairs, First, Second and Fourth pre-
pairs, Headquarters, December, $3.50;
Consolidated Type Writer Exchange, re-
pairing typewriter, January, 81; the Unit
ed Gas Improvement ~, SdS III StdtloAS,
December, 6 .27; the United Gas Impt.
Co., gas in Hospital, December, SS9.I6;
J. c. Electric Light Co, met: lights, list
precinct, December, $143.0S; ]. G. Elec-
tric Light Co., met. lights, Second pre-
cinct, December, s73.0S; J. G. Electric
Light Co, met. light, Third precinct. De-
cember, 5000; j. G. Electric Light Co,
met. lights, Fourth precinct, December,
$57.4O; j.. G. Electric Light Co.. met.
lights and wiring, Fifth precinct, Decem-
Der, $173.9 "a; j. C. Electric Light Co., met.
lights and wiring, Seventh precinct, De-
eember, s124.79; J. c. Electric Light Co,
met. lights, Warden's residence, Decem-
Der, 1882; J. @. Electric Light Co, arc
lights, First and second precincts, De
cember, S29; j. G. Printing Coz printing
minutes, December. SO; John F. Clarke,
printing and stationery, January. $29S.oo;
Referred to Committee on General Claims
Hudson River Ice CO., ice TO Hospital,
December, Sl4. 30; J. McAusland, bread to
Hospital, December, $77.1S; AZ. AbernethX,
medicine to Hospital, part OF January
S142.7 70; J. Elwood Leg CO, supplies t9
Hospital, January, s72; F: G: Brown =
Van Anglen Co., dry goods to Hospital,
December, $42.97; Wood q Menagh, sup
plies to Hospital, December and Janu-
+ ary, 5000; Vanderbeek & Sons, lumber 10
/ Hospital, December, $3.50; w. w. Farrler,
Erepairs to Hospital, December, 1871; F.
"A. Pyle, horseshoeing at Hospital Pc