The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-06-05
NO APPOINTM MENTS YET
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(Contlnued from First Page) Thev said that no business had been transacted.
 Some question has been raised as to the signing of the police pay roll thls week the charter forbidding the re- moved commissioners from acting nending decision on appeals The pay roll will. however, be signed to-day. At the beginning of the present fiscal year. just after the organization of the poaru' the president of the board was author ized to approve the pay roils TOT lHe board.
 The full text of the mayors order removing the four police comrhlssloH- CTS, was made public at 5 O'CLOCK yes terday afternoon and is as folioWs' "This is, to certify that on the lsV day of June 1901, l did issue sum mons to you to appear before me Ut the office of the mayor in the city hail of New Haven, Conn.,, on Iuesday' the 4th day of June 1901, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon to show cause why you shoulu } not he removed from the office of police commissioners in said city; that salu summons contained the charges against you to which you were to answer II you desired to be heard; that II ap- pears by the returns or the oElcer Who sawed the same that true and at attested copy of said summons anu charges were duly served upon you that on the said 4th day of June, l9ol, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon you did appear before me at the said once or the mayor and did Immediately there- after retire and decline to be heard With reference to the said charges that thereupon at such time and place dld have full hearing in regard to the sala charges therein contained and altef said hearing I consider the sald charses are true and founded in fact and that you have been incompetent and nave been unfaithful and that the requlre- ments of the public service demand your removal
 ."Therefore, by virtue of the author ity vested in me by the charter or the x city of New Haven, do hereby remove YOU from the office of police commls- sioners of said city.
 'sNew Haven, June A. 3 p. m., 1901. The report of the police surgeons submitted to the committee on ef1lclen- cy of the police commission, upon which Mayor Studley acted, was as follows; sWe are unable upon our examna- tion to certify that James F, Brewer William OKeefe and Patrick Befgln are disabled, physically or mentally, to such an extent as to unfit them for any police duty.
 "Benjamin l.. Lambert, M D.,
 "Chauncey s. Lamb, M. D.,
 "J A. Moore, M D.,
 ''Louis J. Gaynor, M, D.
 "Po1ice Surgeons" May 29, 1901" The first report of the police sur eeons made on May 27, which was unanimous, was as follows:
 "James P. Brewer age 65. Heart normal. lung normal no rupture, var icose veins in left leg of slight degree; hearing in left ear defective; hearing in right ear slightly defective; kidneys normal.
 civilian O'Keefe, age 62 Heart nor ], nal. lungs normal, no rupture, very slight yaricose veins in left leg; hear ing good, kidneys normal
 "Patrick Bergin. Lungs normal, slight rupture on right side, hearing slightly impaired; kidneys normal This report was sent back to the board by the committee on efficiency consisting of Commissioners Clarke and Shannahan, and accompanying the return was the following request:
 eIt is desired that you certify Wheth- CT or not they are totally unfit for any police duty owing to mental or physical disability, and if so whether such disability is due to injury received or exposure endured in the performance of duty in the department.
 'John H. Clarke,
 "John F. Shannahan,
 "Committee on Efficiency" The report of the surgeons May 29 as given above, was their reply to this 1enuest of the commissioners for more definite information.
 The hearing at the mayors office 1T the city hall yesterday morning at l' o'clock was conducted with dignity anc decorl1m. but was not without it's dra matic incidents, notably when his hon. ar ordered from the room Attorney Goodhart, counsel for the removed com roissioners. Fourteen witnesses were examined, and of these eleven testified that in their judgment the men retired were thoroughly capable of performing nolice dutv No sufficient reason fol their retirement was brought out al though the mayor made every effort tt bring such fact to the surface. The absence of the accused commissioners was regretted and made the examina tion ex-parte of necessity, but it made no difference. for the examination was continued in firmness and fairness, just as if the commissioners were present Just as the big bell in>the city hal tower struck 10 Attorney J. F. Good hart, counsel for the four commission CTS entered the mayors office, advanc cd to his honor and said:
 "Mr. Mayor, I have some papers here I wish to file with you in refer ence to the hearing about to com mence."
 "You may file them,'' responded thu mayor.
 But I wish to have you read them as the first attacks your Jurisdiction Il the matter of the removal of the police commissioners.
 "You may file whatever papers vol have, MT, Goodhart," was the only re ply.
 May I not read this paper so Una YOU may know it's contents"