Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-13
BoARD OF PUBLIc sAFETx
Added Three New Patrolmen to the
 Force Last Evening.

Added Three New Patrolmen to the
 ,,, Force Last Evening.
 It was about S:3O last night when the meeting of the board of public safety was opened with Mayor Kilduff presiding and all the members of the board being present. For about thirty minutes preceding the opening of the meeting, the members of the board held caucus or a secret conclaye and discussed, so it is said, the new police regulations and the different candi- dates for patrolmen.
 One of the most important actions of the board at it's meeting last night was the appointment of three new patrol l men, so that only one more position as patrolman remains for the various candidates to squabble about. The struggle is waxing hard for this pO- sition, if dame rumor can be relied upon. Joseph Mclean, Simon Me Carthy and John Cavanaugh were the successful men last evening. The balloting was as follows: First bal Dodds l, Joseph Mclean 3. Joseph Mclean was declared elected. On the next ballot Simon Mccarthy re- ceived three votes while Samuel Walsh had two to his credit. The former was declared elected. Samuel Walsh also received two votes on the follow ing ballot, but John Cavanaugh went him one better and three new police men had been appointed. Commission CT Kleinecke then moved that the board proceed to ballot for appoint ments to the supernumerary force. The motion prevailed. The balloting was as follows: First ballot, Lawrence Lawlor l, Peter Hemingson l, Paul Mendelsohn 8. Mir Mendelsohn was de- clared elected; second ballot, Lawrence Lawlor l, Peter Hemingson l, John Lynch 3. The last mentioned was thus elected. John SchleDfer received three votes on the third ballot and | was declared elected. Lawrence Law | Tor and c. Gallagher received l each. | Lawrence LaWlOr was the unanimous | choice of the members Of the fourth and last ballot of the evening.
 l A large crowd stood in the corridor of the City Hall and in the doorway 1 of the city clerks office while the bal loting for patrolmen and supernum- eraries was being held and they mani fested great interest in the results of 1 the different ballots.
 Assistant City Clerk George Kettle | ton, in the absence of City Clerk NJ. J. Ryan, read the minutes of the last meeting. The report of the an nual election of officers of the Rose | t1lIl Ire cOInIlitHS NdS Ieitu anu oIucI- ed placed on file. The application of John D. Spencer for appointment on the call force of the fire department, which laid over since last meeting was taken from the table and placed on file. MT Spencer appeareel before the board and answered different ques- tions asked by the members. The board voted that new fire alarm box be placed at the corner of South Main and Liberty streets as the board Of aldermen recommended.
 Then the board engaged in a lengthy and at times rather interesting dis | cussion o1 the new rules and regula- tions for the police department as com piled by Chief of Police Egan. Chief
 Egan gave a short sketch of what the book contains. It includes among other things, the outline of beats. hours of duty. time for meals, special in-
 structions in. regard to various things
 in connection with the duty of a po- ,liceman as what should be done in re-
 gard to ice on sidewalks, trying doors,
 etc.
 '.Will these new rules and regula-
 lions lengthen the hours of duty of the patrolmen?" queried Commissioner
 I<leinecke. .... .
 The chief replied somewhat as fol
 lows: Tn some cases it Will with the | DdIfOI1flcn on IJgnI beats. bll HU
 patrOlman will have to spend more
 than ten hours in active street work,
 as the police ordinance requires. Under
 the new rules most of the men will
 spend only nine hours in active street
 work, while some will spend only eight
 hours and forty minutes. Most of the
 night men are on duty from ' to 4
 some are on from ' to ,. Under the new
 rules all will do duty from to ,. Dur | l., tfr,I
 two one-half hours to report at their
 respective headquarters. This is eX
 elusive of the time consumed in going
 from q beat to the reporting head
 quarters. These two One-half hours
 are allowed them to rest in their re spective quarters after reporting
 This explanation was very eXplici
 in the eyes of Commissioner kleineckt and he said that it placed the subjec :. in a different light. As to the day beats, the chief said that some of tht patrolmen enter upon duty at s o'clOcl , and retire at p. m. From II to II :3( . they are permitted to remain inside . of reporting headquarters. That is they may enjoy q short rest after re porting. From 1 o'clock to 2:2O they
 are given to enjoy dinner. From 3:3(
 to f they have another half hour tt rest after reporting. Thus it may b.
 
 in active street work eight hours an( forty minutes. There are others who are engaged for nine hours, bu that is the longest, so the chief stated Commissioner Edward Foley though ; that the chiefs explanation was yer. 5 satisfactory and moved the adoption of the rules and regulations, but n one seconded his motion.
 The chief then stated that the rule
 and regulations and special instruc l tions are needed at once if new patrol
 men were to be appointed. They wer just as good for the old as well a
 the new men. The special instruc
 tions would be just as beneficial twen , ty years from now as they are at tn , present He closed by saying h , brought this matter before the boar simply to request the board to hay
 them printed.
 Commissioner kleinecke asked | ssnia T understand inc chief to say thl