Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-29
BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Fireman Bagley Makes Vigorous Pro
 test Against Accusations.

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 The difficulty between Fireman John Kennedy and the McLinden Bros, druggists on North Main street, has taken a step further and more serious, and implicated the Sunday Telegram. At the meeting of the board of puDhc safety last evening, Joseph Bagley' fireman at the Burton street house, anu Kennedy's only witness except his son. in his complaint against the Mchlnden Bros for selling liquor to mlnor' coIh- municated to the board ill winch he enclosed an article from the Sunday Telegram saving 1t was malicious and false. and he desired the boards assist ance to investigate the charges made in the article. These charges said ne left the engine house after hours, that he visited saloons, etc. It was the opinion of the board that the matter was serious enough to merit investiga- ton, that it was the boards duty to investigate it and protect the f1remen involved. Fireman BagIey asked the board to invite the proprietor ot the Telegram to a special meeting and have him then disclose his source or information; but all the board did was to file the communication, with the un- derstanding that it shall be taken up at the next regular meeting. That this is an outcome of the Kennedy-McLtn- den Bros matter there is no question
 Officer Samuel Walsh was promoted from grade B to o with pay according 1y
 Complaints against Samuel Rockwell of Captain McEvoy's company, Henry Roy of Captain Moore's, and William Thibodeau, John Griffin, Frank Finn and Edward Bowling of Captain Lynch's. for absence from duty on De- cember q were dismissed, as the alarm bell failed to give the proper alarm, it being out of order Charges against John Griffin and William Thibodeau for absence from duty on December 28 were put over to the next regular meeting; also charge against D. M. McAIleney of Captain Hulls company. All concerned are callmen. Inquiry was then made for the charges against Driver William Mccarthy of truck No 2 Captain Lynch's company. It turned out that while they were filed on De cember 18 by Chief Snagg, Assistant Clerk Nettleton has not seen them. No one knew last night where they were, so the matter went over. Meanwhile Mccarthy is in suspension and losing his pay every day he is not at work, while his place in the fire department is vacant and not man to be had to fill it, though 1t was the opinion of the board that 1t ought to be filled.
 Three supernumerary policemen were appointed. They are John J. Moore, William Haines and Timothy Donahue. They were unanimously elected
 The board then took short recess and the democratic members held a caucus. Upon resuming motion was made that two permanent firemen be appointed. Commissioner Beach asked where was the money to come from to pay the men. He said he would be very glad to have two more men appointed, but he did not see where the money to pay them was to come from and he did not like to see the board going to jail. He was told there was no fear of the board going to quod at present and that there was plenty of money to pay the men. The motion to appoint two men was ac- cordingly seconded and carried and John J. Fitzgerald and John Broderick ere elected by four votes each. Com were elected by four votes each. Appar- ently the republican members were taken by surprise, at least Commis- sioner Beach. The board then ad- iourned to Friday. .r