Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-17
FIRE AND POLICE INSPECTION,
Board of Public Safety Will Set Date
 For Some Time Next Month.

Board of Public Safety Will Set Date
 For Some Time Next Month. The board of public safety held their bi-monthly meeting last evening. The full board was present and Com missioner Reeves was selected chair man. Policeman Edward McEvoy ap- piled to be promoted to grade E and he will undergo the customary exam ination Saturday evening. Maurice Griffin, a callman attached to Hook and Ladder company No l, was report ed absent from duty. His case will be disposed of at the next meeting. The board of aldermen communicated to the effect that the board of public safety had their permission to proceed with the building of the engine house for the Brooklyn district and com mittee consisting of Commissioners hardie, Beach and Taylor was appoint ed to undertake the usual prelimin- aries. Callman John O'Loughlin's case for being absent from duty was then taken up and it proved to be quite an interesting one. He said he was guilty indirectly; that he was absent from the city on the permission of the chief ] and he even went so far as to procure a substitute. It then turned out that the substitute procured another substi- tute and the latter was absent from duty when a Ire alarm demanded his presence. The point was this was 1t necessary for O'Loughlin to procure 8 substitute, and, having done so, was he responsible for his omissions. The board seemed. to consider that O'Lough1in had done all that could be expected of him and tabled the matter.
 The report of the police surgeon re- garding the examination of the police was received and referred to a. com mlttee consisting of Commissioners Lahey, Hardie and Beach.
 A delegation from the callmen was received relative to their petition for an increase of $100 year in their salary. They stated that one reason for their l petition was the loss of clothing sus- ta1ned by their being called to fire alarms in their best clothing They were informed that the petition was not before the board inasmuch as the chief of their fire department had not presented it, therefore the board could not take it into consideration. How l ever, when it is before the board they will be glad to hear from the delega- ton regarding it. This may be at the next meeting.
 The payrolls were then approved. The police department showed that the costs to the city for police duty alone in the case of the Coogan child was $207 odd. The committee on meeting place for the board reported progress. It is st1rnlised that the board will meet hereafter in room in the Leaven- worth street engine house. | Ch1ef Egan in response to question stated that probably next month the police may be ready for an inspection. It was then voted to hold an insDec- ton of the fire and police departments some time next month. Both the su- pernumerary police and the call fire 1Orce will be included in this inspec- ton. commissioners Lahey, Hardie and Beach were appointed a committee to see about this inspection.
 The matter of fire engines brought up the question of caring for the old l steamer which is housed at the Burton street quarters. Commissioner Hardie suggested that by buying some land of MT A.owen whose property runs in the rear of the Burton street engine house, Ia shed, or addition, for the engine could be built and later when the en- zine is permanently placed elsewhere the addition could be used for some thing else. This matter was not further discussed. Commissioner Lahey re- ported that City Treasurer Gibson had reported to him having invested the police pension funds in S1O,302, in city drainage bonds.
 The board then adjourned to next l Saturday evening.