The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-11
MUST Pay Bills
Policemen Who Owe VIII
Be Disciplined by the
Board.
TWENTY NEW CHANCEMEN
The City Will Have Better
Protection After Deem
Der j Says McGill.


nThe police Of Jersey City must pay
| their debts or they will receive severe
treatment" was the verdict rendered py
President McGiIl of the Board OF Pohce
| Commissioners at last nights meeting.
Policeman Thomas Ready, Of the Seventh
street station and Roundsman john
Engles. Of the Montgomery street station
we're both charged With failing t~'pay
their bills.
In Reddyss case the charge was inaoo
by Iceman N. P. Woolsey. who SAID thae
Reddy,s bin of s14.a5 had been running
two years. He said he had made many
unsuccessful attempts to coliect Tug
amount. until the third. when Mrs, Heooy
Maid 81 on account. Woolsey aaneo Ina
fhe amount Of the bill had never been
disputed.
policeman Reddy testified that ne was
willing to pay the amount OF the phi a.
soon ais he got the money the mount
of tbe bin he said was disputed by ms
wife and for that reason payment nao
heen deferred. After both sides OF the
ase had been heard. President Aacuiii
said, addressing Reddy:-
ssThe Board has found you guilty OF lar
ing to pay your honest debts. Tne salary
received by a Jersey City police oneer
Win proper economy, should enable ma
- live within his Income. The Board mas
taken into consideration your WiIe anu
family and we don't wish to be nara On
Won INF we insist that all honest oliis
vnust he met. The Board has decided 70
s,snend YOU from duty as a police officer
until YOU satisfy them that your eifiS nay
been paid. Chief Murphy will re-insta9e
you as soon as you have produced tne
receipts" ~,
Roundsman John Engles was next caiiea
to- answer similar charges. Engles was
accused BY hi Coleman Of borrowing
SIC in August, and he has since failed 70
make it good. For the past several
months.n said Mr.. Coleman, "Engies mas,
given me notes for the amount but I
want my money. He shows no desire 70
pay me" Z.
Roundsman Engfes pleaded Not guilty"
to the charge. and claimed that he mad
paid the note.
where is your receipt" asked Presi-
dent McGill-
After fumbling in his pockets for a sec
end. Roundsman Engles referred the Pres
fdent to Inspector Archibald
.I.ll explain that said the Inspector, as
he walked to the witness chair and was
sworn.
sometime In the month of October !
received word from Mr.. Coleman that
Roundsman Engles4owed him SIS. ! saw
the Roundsman I'M gave him a week 20
nav The bill. He at the end Of the week
handed me $40. / insisted on having the
balance of the money Engels failed 70
get 1t in time so the charges against him
were made. After the fling of the charges
Engles gave me the balance. ! now have
SIS for Mr.. Coleman"
In Roundsman Engles' case, President
McGilI safd:-4This is onlv one charge
against you. Unfortunately for you the
Board knows you owe other debts. This
settlement of the bill is a sort Of deathbed
repentance STYLE. We find you not guilty.
Board will not take this opportunity
of Furnishing you to prevent people from
bothering the nber about debts Of
police officers. IL you ever come before
this Board again on similar charges you
win meet with a different reception
In the past six months there have been
several policemen and officers arraigned
before the Board charged with failing to
paw their debts. In each case the men
have been severely disciplined.
The following chancemen were appoint
cd tosthe police f~orce;-John H. Miggans,
George Orterea, William Duane, BARLEY
COVE. Edward McCarroli, Henry 8.
Douglass. John Losey, Hugh ]. Coyie,
Frank Eileen, Timothy Kelly, Paul Stein,
Charles "a. Burgess George Boyle, Will
lam Reid, James Dolan, Michael Dundon,
william +. Sheehan, Thomas J. Lynch.
Martin Hayes, Richard Looney and Jas.
Rooney.
The appointments were made on a res
olution BY Commissioner Walter. All
were assigned to the third class. which
NAYS $50 per month. After the appoint-
ments had been made President McGill
said
am consequence of the appointment Of
these additional chancemen, the depart
nenf. ,,nder the new system, will be about
twenty men better off by December !.
That number Of men will be regularly
natro,ing our streets In full uniform. This
n,,nnber 81 men Is considerably more than
~ used 10 have and win give an excel
aant example Of our new system.
.rhl board has been charged BY some
neo6re with trying to reduce the wages OF
na1tcemen, This Ii not so. We are not
rastaa with that power, We think, how
as,er fhat & man going on our force
sbo,,ld 81 safished To work FOR reduced
n~avsSunfff lie becomes acquainted with
~ workings of our department. He has
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