Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-17
BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
Samuel c. Walsh Received Unanimous Vote of Board Last Night.

Vote or Board Last Night.
 The board of safety made another man happy last evening at their meet ing. This time the happy man is Samuel c. Walsh. the goal of whose ambition seemed to be a policeman MT Walsh received the unanimous vote of the board. A great many twill be pleased to know that MT Walsh is policeman because he is one of the very popular young men about town, first class mechanic, having been one of the Barlow Bros expert plumbers until he got the idea into his head that he wanted to be a policeman, and then he did police duty whenever 1t was possible for him. There is no ques- tion as to his competency for the force. MT Walsh fills the vacancy created by the death of James T. Healey.
 | John D. Kelly, the well known wrestler, filed an application for po- lsition on the supernumerary force and | it was filed for further action. Patrol men Lawlor and Hickey applied for | the regular promotion from grade A to grade B with accompanying pay, hav- ling served the requisite six months on the force. They will be examined at a special meeting of the board next Friday.
 James Hayes, callman at the Sco- Twill street engine house, applied to be but on the regular force. His applica- 1 ltion was also fled It is not probable the extra men for the fire department will be appointed until after the new year Captain Moore complained of Callmen Thomas Saunders and Will lliam Howard Captain Heitman of James Bowers and Captain Hull of Stephen Bloomfield of being absent from duty December 12 when an alarm of fire demanded their presence. They will be examined at the meeting next Friday evening.
 Sergeant Lawlor of Go c appeared
 before the board and asked for two hremen to be stationed on duty in the lClty hall on New Years eve, the occa- sion of their annual ball and reception He said the decorations will be quite elaborate this year, far more than last year, and he thought the presence of few iremen would give the audience
 feeling of security. The request was granted. The payrolls were then ap
 proved and Commissioner Lahey asked under whose jurisdiction does the mat
 ter of exits in churches come Chief
 Snagg thought it came under the de partment of the building inspector
 Whereupon Commissioner Lahey stat led that while at church recently he noticed that, while the front entrance Twas open the side exits were locked and barred. He thought, this should mot be allowed and Commissioner liar die pictured Commissioner Lahey walk. ling down the aisle of the church with his bride and the church was crowded to see the great sight. and To, there
 ornsa orar The nurmur of the great throng the terrible cry of Fire" Com
 missioner Hardie was so overcome by
 the terrors of the picture he put be. fore the board in eloquent and burnina
 words that he was unable to carry il through to climax. Nothing was done about the matter. only it was dis
 covered that the ordinance and the charter conf1icted in respect to the DOW. CT of the board of safety in this re- spect. Terrence Lynch was appointed l to the vacancy on the supernumerary force in place of promoted Policeman 1 Walsh. The board then adjourned.