Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-03
BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
One Ballot Taken For Patrolman, But
 There Was No Choice.

SAC DuilOt 1dhCu OI
 There Was No Choice.
 The board of public safety held it's regular monthly meeting last even ing. It was a quiet meeting and little outside of routine business was trans acted. The mayor presided and Com missioner Kleinecke was absent. Ap- plications for licenses for sparring ex- hibitions were received from the Wa terbury Athletic association represent ed by James B. Carroll, and from the National Athletic association represent ed by NJ. Harris. Both were filed for further action. The usual pile of bills, together with the payrolls of the po- lice and fire departments were ap- proved. Commissioner Knox report ed as the committee on horses that the long-looked-for pair, to be held in re serve, would arrive in town to-day from Litchfeld. He said he had look ed far and wide for horses to come up to the standard of requirements and the pair in question was the best he could find. Commissioner Knox spoke in a regretful tone of voice as though the work of the committee was sorry one and thankless.
 This disposed of all the routine busi- ness and A.. B. Wheeler, representing the Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph company of Boston appeared before the board with an explanation of the proposed police signal service. He said that with the chief of police he looked over the local conditions and found that about fourteen boxes would suffice. If the work of putting up these was begun immediately he thought it would be finished in about four weeks; if started later 1t would take longer, probably as many months, as the company would have more work to attend to then than now Each box would cost about $150 exclusive of the telephone, but would be fitted up to receive the telephone. MT Wheeler would locate the boxes as follows: At the Naugatuck depot, corner of Bank and Riverside streets, corner of Bank and Washington avenue, at Grand and South Main streets, Mill and Pratt streets, corner of Liberty. and Bald win, or on Liberty street; at Baldwin and Bridge streets, Cherry and East Main streets, Wolcott and Rutledge streets, Grove and Bishop streets, Grove and Central avenue, West Main and Willow streets, North Main and Hill streets, and one at the Highland division depot. Telephones can be bought or rented. The price is $5 or $6 to buy outright, while the renting price is from $3 to $5 year. Tn Bos- ton the telephones are rented, because by this method the telephone company takes care of them. When they are bought the service is not as satis- factory as when they are rented. Most cities rent the telephones said MT Wheeler. Bridgeport is the only city in this state that has bought them. The company represented by Mir Wheeler would not care to have any thing to do with putting in the tele- phones on account of probable trouble with the law and the Bell telephone company, which is in litigation over the Berliner patent. To inquire fur ther into the matter if necessary the chief of police and Commissioners F. Foley and Hull were appointed com mittee.
 Commissioner Knox unburdened himself then regarding the necessity of appointing the patrolman about whom there has been so much specu- latiOn and comment. He made mo- ton to that effect and which was seconded by Commissioner Hull. The ballot showed four choices, Samuel c. Walsh. John, Bowling, Peter Lecour and Edward McEvoy. The result nettled Commissioners Knox. He said it was shame why the board should not agree upon some one man. It made no difference to him who that, choice would be, but he thought it high time to make the selection be- cause that was the only sway to stop comment. He suggested the idea that the names of the candidates be put in hat and the first one drawn should be the choice of the board. This appear ed to tickle the other commissioners, for all of them smiled. Commissioner E. Foley moved to adjourn and the mo- tion was seconded by the democratic Foley and the meeting dissolved. One by one the commissioners faded like a dissolving view, a beautiful and health restoring view into the darker mys- teries of the mayors office and there they held conclave until the watchers got tired.
 Following is Chief Egan's report:
 Whole number of arrests, 79; whole number of cases, S6; males, 79; females T. Cause of arrest, assault. ?; breach of the peace, 9; intoxication, 51s in- sanity, 2; indecent exposure, l; neg lect to support family, 2; resistance to officer, 2; taking horse without leave. 1; theft, z; vagrancy, 6; violation of lantern law, 1; violation of handbill law, l; violation of junk law, l. Total &C., Disposition of arrested, appealed to district court, l; committed to county jail, p; committed to town workhouse, 2; committed to Connecti- cut school for boys. 1: discharged by chief of police 27, not guilty, l.; nolled by prosecuting attorney, 8; paid fines and costs, r; sentence suspended, T. Total, S6 Nativity of arrested, U. s. white, 42, U. 8. colored, 1; Ireland, 9; England. 4; Canada, ?; Russia 1; Lithuanian. 8.