Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-08
BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Mr ssdgwtck ,Nall Be Asked to Appear
 en Thursday NI2ht.

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 The board of public. safety held a special meeting last evening for the pqrnose of giving 8 hearing to Benia- min Sedgwick's complaints against fhe police force and to transact any other business. But MT Sedgwick did not appear, and on that account the board will meet again next nhursday evening to which meeting Mir Sedgwick has again been invited" to appear. If he fails to accept this invitation the board will employ stronger, measures.
 Commissioner Isahey held down the chair. and all the e5ther members of the board were present. Commissioner Eaylor as 8 96dnmittee recommended that the citE build its own wall in the aadltaon 70 the Scovill street house. The aStGiHonal cost would not amount to Tdnch, anyway, and in the end he fA0ught it would be better in every way. The report was adopted. Call- men John H. Loughlin, Thomas Walk CT and A. w. DiYis were charged with absence from duty. All pleaded guilty excepting Walker, who maintained that he was at the box from which the alarm had been sent in, and finding no Ire, quietly took his way to the engine house. Had he taken himself to the engine house first he would have been 1n time for roll call As it was he was i've minutes late. The board did not think this sufficient excuse and in each case fine of $2 was imposed.
 Ch1ef Egan presented charges of ab- Sence from duty without leave against Policeman William Goggins. The cnief said the officer has been absent pn April 4. and 6, and that virtually he Is suspended for fory-eight hours It was decided to cite the officer and his witness before the board Thursday evening. The same measure was taken in the complaint of Aic.,aal I. Lawlor or South Main street against Policeman Samuel Wals... Mir LawIcr claims to have been Assaulted" and abused by the officer at the scene Of the rail- road wreck on the Naugatuek road last week
 A communication from the board of hnarca raga-jing taxation on the first dsFtrsct frcm IsnTsrT up to date WIS referred to Commissioners Reeves and Beach and the chief of police.
 Commissioner Beach as committee reported that a .,-.. on the property of the Novelty Manufacturing Go had been pumped out by the fire depart ment, and he recommended a charge of $15 for the work. The matter was adopted.
 Commissioner Lahey stated that for the past two months Policeman John Brickel has been doing excellent duty at Kelly's crossing on East Main street, near Exchange place. A number of people had spoken to him about the matter and he thought it advisable to bring 1t before the board. He deemed It Of such importance that he thought the board should take some official recognition of the polieeman's very good work This matter evoked some discussion. Some thought it would lead to something they could not see if any unusual action was taken Others. thought it too much out of the general conduct of the board to take any ac- ton. and Commissioner Taylor consid- cred that comm endable mention should be sufficient. There were other off ceng who did very good work, and some of them did very bad work. Commis- sioner Beach said that If mention was to be made of any officers he would speak up for Officer Noonan. Tn this way the discussion went on for ten minutes. Nothing official was done. and the board adjourned to next Thurs day.