Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-05
BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Do Business in Public and Executive
 Sessions.

The board of public safety held an- other executive session last evening. For meetings of this kind this board stands without equal. Since it's organ ization last January almost every meeting it has held, and it has held on an average two a week, has been ex- ecutive The business that this board has transacted during the past two or three months has been of nature that could be more easily done ill private than in public meeting. Last nights business consisted for the most part of a discussion about the number of lights reported to have been out during the past few months. This discussion may be called the third act in the drama. When the Lights Went Out"
 Chief Egan stated that what he has before stated that the location of the lights and the time that they were said to be found out (not in any viola ton of the law, or away from home), but found out in not doing their duty, are kept on record at the police sta tion. Commissioner Beach remarked that a policeman should not go out of his way to keep tabs on poor electric light. It may have business out; who knows what may have been bothering it to make it go out. Of course this is not the fashionable season, neverthe- less lights may go out occasionally as well as anything else. It was decided by vote to have the chief of police keep record of all lights reported out, the time, etc, which, according to the chief, he has been doing right along. 1t was added, however that he should report to the board of public works.
 So far the meeting had been public, but at this point the commissioners went into executive session, and called ill Charles Jersey. agent of the fire en- zine trust, to tell them what he has told them before about such things. Nothing definite was done behind the locked doors and the subject will be taken up at the Saturday evening meet ing.
 Once again the board became a pub lie body. The usual payrolls were ap- proved, and it was voted to cite in Charles Gallagher, Walter Lannon, Timothy Griffin and F. N Schwartz before the board to explain their ab- sence from duty. William J. Thibbo- deau, William Powers and Henry Roy having been hurt during the late dis astrous fire, it was voted to carry their names on the payrolls during the period they were under q physicians care. A claim for like consideration from Charles Gallagher was tabled He claims to have been injured worse than he reported, that is, that his hands were frozen but it is said he | did not so report to the chief of his department His claims were tabled for investigation. Commissioners La- 1 hey and Beach, the committee on hunks, reported that the present rule referring to the occupation of hunks by callmen was sufficient.
 Chief Egan's reports for January and February follow:
 Januafy-Whole number of arrests l 42 whole number of cases so, males 70, females 10; cause of arrest. assault 3, breach Of the peace '. contempt of court l, destitute of suitable home f. Ialse pretenses l, fugitive from justice ]. intoxication 1T, insanity 1, incorrigI- ble l. malicious injury to personal property l, neglect to support family 3, resistance to officer 1. theft 4. yagran- cy 7. violation of license law 1. total SO; disposition of arrested, appealed to district court ?, committed to town workhouse 1. committed to Connecti- cut School for Boys 4, committed 10 county home 4, discharged by chief of police It. not guilty g. noIled by prose cutting attorney s, paid fines and costs 13, sentence suspended 3. total so. Da- l tivity of arrested, United States. white. 43; Ireland, %; England. 1: Scotland. l; Italy, (: Austria, 1; Lithuanian. 5. Miscellaneous. time lost by regular force, days, 31%; special duty per formed, hours. IS; stores and offices found open, 42; lodgers. 226; electric lights out of order 103; expense. to take prisoners to jail, $69; expense. to make arrests, 50 cents; expense, to take l prisoners to county home. S5; total amount received of clerk of court. $74.5O.
 February-Whole number of arrests 1 136, whole number of cases 16O. males l49. females II: cause of arrest, assault I 3, breach of the peace 19. common drEnkard l, cruelty to animals ?. de frauding 1, destitute of suitable home l. embezzlement 2. fugitive from jus tice l, fornication 2. intoxication S4. in- timidation l, keeping house of ill-fame l. frequenting house of ill-fame 3. keeping gambling house 1, neglect to support family 2, receiving stolen goods l, resistance to officer 3, seduc- tion l. theft Il. theft from the person 1. violation of license law 4. violation of city ordinance ', violation of medi- cal registry law ?. violation of barber registry law 2, violation of junk law 1. violation of school law l, total 16O: disposition of arrested, appealed to dis trict court 2, bound over to superior court 5, committed to county jail 47, committed to town workhouse l, dis charged by chief of police 54, not guilty ,, nolled by prosecuting agent 3. paid fines and costs 9, sentence suspended 12 total 160: nativity of arrested United States. white, S1; United States colored. z; Ireland, 36; England, 4 Germany, ?; Canada. [; Scotland. 2; Italy. P: Sweden, 1; Russia. 2: Lithu- ania, 3; New Brunswick. 1; Holland. 1; Hungary. 1. Miscellaneous. time lost by regular force, days, 16A: special duty performed. hours, 2079; stores and offices found open, 19: 1odgers, 362; electric lights out of order, S3; ex- pense, to take prisoners to jail. $107 expense, to make arrests, S2.50; ex- pense, to take prisoners to workhouse $1.50; total amount received of clerk of court, sill.
 Thse board then adjourned to Satur- day evening.