The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-11-16
BRONZE CROSS.
Order Of Heroism Instituted
Last Night By Dr..
McGill.
WHOLESALE PROMOTIONS
Sid O'Donnell Made Rounds
man and Harrington
Brought to Head
quarters


The Board Of Police Commissioners he'll
Criminal Court room and did a great dea
Of business. AS foretold in The News,
the Bronze Cross decoration was put int
effect by the adoption Of the following
resolution offered by DR.. McGill, presi
dent pf the Board:
H,hereas, The reward of acts of
heroism and exceptional merit by
Substantial evidence of appreciation
bravery. faithful and intelligent per-
formance Of duty and good discipline;
therefore. belt
Resolved, That this Board hereby
establish and constitute a decoration
& to be known as the Bronze Cross OF
Honor.
The bestowal of this decoration shall
be by unanimous vote of the. Police
the police force only who shall have
distinguished themselves by acts of
exceptional personal bravery or pre-
eminent merit in the performance OF
their duties as police officers.
This decoration shall not be given to
any police officer except his record in
the department be creditable and free
from convictions for fragrant viola
tions of police regulations.
With the decoration shall be con-
ferred certificate of honor which
shall entitle the owner to certain
privileges, viz
/ The right of promotion when
vacancy shall exist, provided the can
didate Is mentally and physically
qualified for promotion
The right to selection IN police
details when special honor or trust is
involved.
This decoration and certificate may
be annulled by unanimous vote of the
Police Board for
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2; Dishonorable dismissal from the
police force.
The insignia for decoration shall be
of such design as the Police Commis-
SionerS may approve.
All police officers who shall be dis
tinguished by having conferred upon
them the Bronze Cross" shall wear
the insignia upon the right breast of
the coat or overcoat on line with the
police shield.
luton, which was adopted, whereby Sid
o'Donnell, a patrolman, who had beer
in charge of the desk at Police Head
quarters, was promoted to the rank OF
roundsman. He will leave Police Head
quarters In few days and his place
will be filled by Sergeant Harrington
OsDonnell will goto the Fourth Precinct
from which Harrington will come.
Thomas Van Beuren, who was suspend
ed at the last meeting, charged with be
ing in q saloon when he should have beer
on duty, was returned to duty by 9
resolution offered by Commissioner Til.
den
DR.. McGill offered resolution by which
the name of '.chanceman was changed
to that of acting patrolman
E. d. O'Connor to accept $50 awarded
him by the Government as reward for
the arrest of two men some weeks ago
who conducted an Illicit still in Newark
avenue,
Officers Fitzsimmons and Wilson were
fined two days pay for reporting for duty
late.
The following promotions were made by
resolution:
From acting patrolmen of the first class
to patrolmen: IT. McQuillan. G. F. Boldt,
Joseph May, E #. Dolan, M. c. Sheehan,
Michael Barry, F. ]. Lynch. Frank
Meehan, Philip Stellman, BARLEY Coy1e,
Walter Skiff, John Byrne. H. S. Douglass,
Joseph Sweeney.
From acting -patrolmen of the second
class to acting patrolmen OF the first
class: William Shaft, G.. A. Sanders,
Charles CARROLL, John w Burns, M J..
Doyle, Charles Burgess, Frank Blein, p.
G. Boyle. Hugh ]. Clarke, Michael Dun
don, James tDolan, William Duane, Will
lam Reed, Martin Hayes.
From aching -patrolmen of the third
class to acting-patrolmen of the second
FL Ostello, w. f. Sl1eehan, Paul
Stein, John A Burns, Charles Dunno, P.
William Green, Ps Miller L.
Moran. J. Maher. J. w. Valentine j.
A. Bruhn, d J. Duane, ]. A. Collins, T.
f. Deinden, H. Hannelly, G. Lomasney,
M Meehan, FT Mccormick. r. Sheibe. NJ.
A. Martin, n Caprio, r. H Whelan. F. F.
C'Dornell. Jpseph Martin. u. F. Berkes,
Jr David Buckley, j. J. Curtis. fnilip
Rippen, j. g. Heisbe A. L. .Kershell,
George stratEord, lanes Sullivan GharIes
ers, Robert Simon James Langan. Will
lam A: Cohk, Thomas Egan, Eugene
Lyons, Richard Breakley, James Mc-Na-
mara John Hare. Ellsworth Brown,
Thema r. Rkvine, Patrick J. Boyle,