Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-03
BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Committee Appointed to Investigate Claims of Farmer Greenblatt.


 Claims of Farmer Greenblatt.
 The regular monthly meeting of the board of public safety was held last evening, and on account of the aD- sence of two members, a number or young men who expected that ap- pointments would be made were con- siderably disappointed. Mayor kildum presided and Assistant City Clerk Net tleton took the minutes. Applications were received from Patrick Carroll, George A. Brown. John J. Murphy and Harry Monahan for appointments 10 the call fire force. The latter two were put on file and the others were held over, the applicants not having been present to sign their papers and pass through the usual preliminaries.
 A communication was received from the city attorney advising the payment of the bill of Farmer Greenblatt for S10 for damages done by sam, Chief Snagg's horse, to certain vegetables. This suggestion did not seem to coin eide with the views of some of the commissioners. Commissioner Klein coke, for instance, suggested that Farmer Greenblatt send i'll a bill giv- ing in detail the number of heads of celery, lettuce, potatoes and other things unfortunate Sam was said to have injured in his innocent gambcis upon finding himself far from the madding crowd and the annual sum- mer cry of Be sparing of that water" Commissioner E. Foley said the best thing in the world to do and save the board from all further trouble would be to appoint a committee to inveStl- gate the matter. Commissioner Klein ecke and Chief Snagg were appointed the committee.
 Chief Egan recommended Officers William Keegan and William Goggins to the boards esteem for their very good work in capturing deserter from the army named H. F. Stark, and also for the reward of $50. Tine recon mendation was adopted
 4 communication was received from the board of public works recommend ing that the law regarding the use of city water for sprinkling purposes be enforced. It was ordered done.
 Then was read a complaint from Thomas Lunny stating that he has been subjected to annoyance from Officer Joseph Mccarthy, claiming that the latter would not allow his hack to stand opposite the Scovill house. The communication was one of those yer bose affairs that emanate only from q lawyers office. full of whereaSes and wherefores. MT Lunny will be given a hearing on the 16th.
 The regular bills and payrolls were then approved. This constituted the regular business.
 The next item on the program was the hearing Of the charges against the callmen. Edward Bowling and Fred Hayes of the Burton street house and John J. Kelly of the Scovill street house. This was put back until the next regular meeting of the board. This constituted the business of the meeting and it was supposed that the half dozen vacancies on the call fire force would be filled. This, however, was also put back on account of the absence of two members of the board.
 The report of the chief of police for the month of June was as follows:
 Whole number of arrests. TOT; whole number of cases, 12S; males, 119; fe- males, 9.
 Causes of arrest. assault 10, assault with intent to murder 3, breach of the peace %, burglary ,, carrying con- cealed weapons ?, deserter from United States army l, embeZzlement false pretenses 1, forgery l. intOxi- cation 10. keeping gambling house 1, keeping vicious dog l, keeping unregis- tered dog 1, lascivious carriage 4, ma licious injury to personal property l, neglect 10 support family ,, resistance to officer 2. truancy 1. theft IA, vagran- cy 1. violation of city ordinance G.
 Disposition of arrested: Appealed to district court G, bound over to superior court 10, committed to county jail 20, committed to town workhouse 1, com mi:ted to Connecticut school for boys 2, continued 2. discharged by chief of police 16. not guilty ', nolled by prose cutting attorney '. paid fines and costs 8. sentence suspended 15, turned over to officers of other towns 3.
 The meaning of Chief Egan's com munication to the board that Officers Goggins and Keegan be recommended for the reward of the deserter Stark is that without such a recommendation the reward could not be paid to the men. All municipal officers of crim- inal law. at least in this state, are for bidden to accept rewards of every kind. unless the board under whose Jurisdiction they are recommends them for it. In this case the reward is only S3O Formerly it was $50. but years ago it was reduced to $10, and upon the opening of Spanish hostilities it was raised to $30.
 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS