Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-25
BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
TraNsacted Routine Business at Last
 Nights Meeting.

 Transacted Routine Business at Last
 Nights Meeting.
 Only routine business was transact ed at the adjourned meeting of the board of public safety held last even- ing. At a f1ve-minute executive ses- sion Policeman Edward McEvoy was examined for promotion to grade and he passed it. His promotion goes in to effect immediately with attendant pay. A communication from Rose HilI Volunteer fire company was received informing the board of the annual cleo ton of the following as officers: Fore man. John C. Thompson; first assist ant, Jeremiah Sc,Illy; second assistant, Henry Walsh; secretary, James A. Thompson; treasurer, William Laffin; steward, Thomas M. Fitzgerald; house committee, Thomas M. Fitzgerald, J. DoWney and J. F. Fitzgerald; finance committee, F. W. Halpin, J. w. Gaff- ney and James Kelly. The communi- cation was filed. The committee on the matter of inquiry into the Colonial Trust Co.'S application for wire con- .necfton with the police station recom- mended the refusal of the application on the grounds that the board did not desire to establish precedent.
 The application of the Novelty Man. ufacturing Go for the use of one of the fire engines to pump out g well met the same fate on the same grounds.
 The puzzle relative of Eugene Sulli- van was then taken up. The opinion of City Attorney Kellogg was read as follows:
 Waterbury, March 24, 1903. To the Hon Board of Commissioners of
 Public Safety, City of Waterbury;
 Your committee, appointed for the purpose of determining the right of Eugene Sullivan to hold office as a su- pernumerary policeman, having re- quested an opinion from the city at- torney upon this matter, I would re- spectfully advise you,
 That the appointment of said ElI- gene Sullivan as supernumerary po- liceman, while at the same time he was a member of a military company in Waterbury, was a void appointment. Section thfrty-one of an ordinance re- lating to police department sets forth specifically that no member in the de- partment shall belong to any fire or military company. The foll wing rule of law was laid down in volume twen- ty-three of the American and English Encyclopedia of Law, second edition, on page thirty-edght: The election or appointment to office of person who is not eligible gives him no right to hold the office, the election is simply void.
 would therefore advise you that if it is the desire of your board to have MT Sullivan in office as supernumer- ary policemna, 1t will ; necessary for him to make another application and receive formal appointment it being understood now that his connection with the military company has ceased.
 Respectfully.
 JOHN P. KELLOGG,
 City Attorney.
 It was voted to accept the document and to notify MT Sullivan of it's con- tents Which means that if MT SulH- van desires to become policeman he shall make application again.
 There was some discussion over a communication from William T. Disley over his suggestion to put marble slabs in the iavatory of the new engine house in Brooklyn at an additional cost of $12O. The suggestion was re- ferTed to Commissioners Taylor and Beach as a committee to inquire into the matter.
 The committee on resolutions on the death of Officer Paul Mendelssohn re ported as follows:
 Whereas, On the evening Of March 8, 1903, Officer Paul Mendelssohn, a faithful and trusted member of the police department, was killed while faithfully performing his duty; there fore, be 1t
 Resolved, That this board hereby ex- presses it's high appreciation of his courage and fidelity as an officer and his virtue as citizen. We also ex- press our deep sorrow for the loss of one who gave his life that good order might prevail.
 Resolved. That to the family of the deceased we extend our sympathy and condolence, in this said hour of their bereavement.
 Resolved, That the clerk transmit to the widow an engrossed copy of these resolutions.
 The resolutions were adopted and Commissioners Taylor and Beach were appointed committee on expressing.
 Repairs at the Scovill street house were approved of and the bill of Chat field & Chatf1e1d for S6G5O for remov- ing the walls after the big fire last year was referred to the committee on the bills that accrued to the department from that event, Commissioners Taylor and Lahey.
 The board then adjourned. 4