The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-05-15
ANOTHER POLICE SHAKEUP
CAPTAINS BREWER AND O'KEEFE
ON VETERAN RESERTE LIST.
Sergeants Hayes and williams Acting
Captains at Stations 2 and 4-Patrol-
men p. Il. Hayes, f. w. Watrous, and
o. l.. MarIowe Appointed sergeants-
Vetcsan Reserve Members Ask to be
Retired on Half Pay.
Retired on Half Pay.

Retired ON Half Pay.
There have been for some time runors
of shake-up in the police department,
and last night the board of police COM
missioners, with Mayor Driscoll presid-
ing, fully justified those rumors. They
placed Captain Brewer of station No.
2, on Grand avenue, Captain O'Keefe,
of station No. 4, on Dixwell avenue, and
Sergeant Bergin, of station No. 3, on
Howard avenue, on the veteran reserve
| list, and appointed Patrolmen Fennah
w. Watrous, Peter T. Hayes and Owen
l.. Marlowe sergeants, the placing upon
the reserve list and the appointments to
take effect Immediately. To fill the
vacancies in captaincies created in sta
tions No. and No. 4, caused by placing
the two captains on the veteran reserve
list, Sergeant Michael J. Hayes was de-
tailed to take charge of station No. 2
and Sergeant William L. Williams to
take charge of station No. 4 as acting
captains.
For the appointments as sergeants
the commissioners considered the names
of four patrolmen, Watrous, Hayes,
Marlowe and Philip T. Smith. On the
votes which were taken the first three
named were chosen, but 1t is said that
Patrolman Smith is slated for an ap-
pointment in the near future, when
some additional changes will be made.
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to notify the civil service commission
to hold examinations for patrolmen,
candidates for sergeancies; sergeants,
candidates for captaincies; and for
candidates for appointment as supernu-
meraries.
Patrolman William e. Bowen, Vet
eran Reserve Sergeant Bradley and
Veteran Reserve Policemen John Nc
Avoy, George Waas and Benjamin S.
jackson sent in petitions to be retired
on half pay The petitions were re-
ferred to the efficiency committee to In
quire and report.
The efficiency committee recommend
ed that Patrolman Charles H. Pabor be
placed on the retired list at pension
of $500 per year. The recommendation
was adopted and later the board, with
the mayor met as the trustees Of the
relief fund and voted to ratify the pen
siorling of Patroman Pabor and also
Patrolman Rice, who was retired few
weeks ago.
On recommendation of the efficiency |
committee, 1t was voted that the two |
truant officers should wear citizens
clothes this summer and soft hats |
like thost worn in the sum
mer by the firemen, the hots to have
on the front the words "Truant OFF, i
cer."
On recommendation of the finance
committee it was voted to pay the
claim of Patrolman John H. Moore for
seven days time lost by reason of in
uries received in the discharge of
1uty.
A communication was received from
he Henry Killam company commend
ng Patrolman Winchel for vigilance
n averting serious damage at the COM
,anys plant by the timely discovery of
bursted water pipe.
The board voted to hold the annual
,pring inspection Of the department on
May 49, at 2 p. m.
The trustees of the veteran reserve
und at their meeting voted, under the
lew police pension law, to levy 2 per
ent per annum on the salaries of
members of the department, the assess
nents to be payable in monthly Install
nents.
The patrolmen appointed sergeants
asst night have all passed the civil SER
ice examinations for eligibility. The
eteran reserve members, on which list
captains Brewer and O'Keefe were
laced, may be called upon to be on
alf-time duty, and are paid only for
he time they are on duty.