Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-26
BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Thomas s. Cruess and Joseph T. Nea-
 gle Appointed Supernumeraries.

gle Appointed Supernumeraries.
 The long list of applicants for po- sitions as supernumeraries were put through their a b els last night at an executive session of the board of public safety. For three long hours or more the board remained behind very tightly closed doors and ques- toned each supernumerary as he en- tered the aldermanic chamber where the meeting was held The reason of executiveness was not privacy or fear of publicity, but merely for tl1e accommodation of the applicants, for, strange to say, they conduct them selves better in private than at an open meeting. At the outset Officer Linehan was put through q rigid ex- animation before he could be pro- noted from grade B to c. Officer Linehan was promoted, having been found fully competent, and Thomas s. Cruess, jr, and Tosenh T. Neagle were put on the list of supernumer- ary cops.
 As each name of q supernumerary was called by Sheriff Mcdonald he was escorted through the series of doors leading from the city court room to the aldermen's chamber, and as the passage is not always as bright as it could be some of the ap- plicants could easily be excused if they supposed they were going through the third degree. The fol- lowing responded to their names and were examined: William McKen- nerny, 192 Baldwin street; James Fitzgerald, 159 Orange street; James J. Hickey. 137 Round Hill street: Wilber Massicotte , Rushton place; Jeremiah Hennihan. Baldwin street: Peter J. Lawlor. T05 North Riverside street; Peter A. Hemingson. 9 New street; Frank J. Horan. 167 Charles street; James McGrath, 26 MagiIl street: Michael Mansfield. $50 Bald win street: Frank R. Cutting. 426 North Main street; John Flanagan. ITO South Main street: Herman Stoef- fer, 653 South Main street; John F. Dunphy. 154 Charles street: Joseph T. Neagle. 34 Sarsfield street: Joseph Connor, 45 East Liberty street; T. R. Hollywood s Burton street: Terrence Loy, IS French street: Thomas S. Cruess, jr. 50 Taylor street; Ambrose Knapp. 104 Fairview street; Napoleon Roy, Arlington hotel
 A communication from the Connec- ticut Railway and Lighting company was read and action deferred. This relates to public lighting.
 A petition for a fire alarm box on Wolcott street was referred to a com mittee composed of Commissioners Lahey and Taylor and Chief Snagg. It was reported that the temporary engine for service at the Scovill street house had arrived. It came yesterday. A vote was passed au- thorizing and notifying the fire chief to see that the fire escapes in all public buildings were erected as the law directs.
 The application of the Waterbury Athletic club Svas again taken up for the third time, and this time it was decided to return it to the manager of the club, ]. J, Carroll. Some reason for this extraordinary action was given by Commissioner Taylor, saying that he vas not ready to vote on the peti- ton anyway. as he did not know who constituted the club This may be considered as q black eye to all ath- letic clubs whose existence is only on paper. The board will not grant box ing licenses to any but legitimate clubs.
 In consequence of the edict sent out that all callmen must stay in their re spectiye houses nights. is driving many of the bunkers to resignation. Two have already resigned. and last night John Fl. Loughlin, ianitor of the City hall. resigned. Mir Loughlin has been in the fire department for twenty consecutive years and has a record of the best. Action on the resignation will be taken Saturday evening, when all the applicants for positions as call l men will be examined
 The examination of the would-be supes consisted merely of series of questions; some of them were educa- tional tests. One or two 1linted at the possibility of the applicant promising financial reward for an appointment. Some were of q physical nature, but the greater part of the examination was literary and honesty. So far as could be ascertaine1 all of the appli- cants were up to the necessary stand l ard