Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-03
BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Five Policemen Retired With Pay,
 One Retired For Disability.

For four long and tedious hours the beard of safety was ill executive ses- sion yesterday. What almost every body expected was announced then, five policemen were retired with hon. or and glory to the reserve force and one dismissed for disabilities acquired off duty. The retired men are Police men Miles McNiff, Thomas E. O'Hearn, Michael Sullivan, John Byrnes and Jonh Sullivan, and M. T. Sullivan is dismissed because of defective sight
 The action on the disposition of the above named men was unanimous and there was a full board present, with Commissioner Beach presiding. Long and faithful service was the cause of retirement in the case of each of the retired men, and in the case of Officer John Sullivan the additional cause of injury to one foot sustained While not on duty was given.
 According to the law regulating the pension fund not more than one-half their present pay and not less than one-quarter can be allowed. Of course the officer who has been dismissed will not be given anything.
 There appears to be some ilnpres- sion that the men named have been retired from the force altogether on a pension. This is not so. The action of the board last evening retires them f om regular duty only. They form the nucleus of @ reserve force and will be relegated to light or special duty hereafter. All except Officer. Nc Mfr begin their new duty on February 8, and he will begin on February 20.
 This light duty may consist of sev- eraI kinds. They may be held In the police station to respond to emergen~ cies; they may be placed at the sev- eral depots or at certain places in the city, and the board will also decide at a subsequent meeting what pay they shall receive. It shall not be more than half and not less than one quarter of their present pay.
 The official record of the men is as follows:
 McNiff, elected patrolman February 19, 1884; O'Hearn, elected patr0lman October 8, 1886: J. Sullivan elected supernumerary June 12, 1885, patrol man October 8. 1886; M. Sullivan, elect ed supernumerary August l, 1882, pa trolman July 1, 1884; term expired October 8. 1886, reelected February 15, 1887; Byrnes. elected supernumerary June IS, 1872, patrolman May 3, 1882; I0En1 GAuEeO oClODOI o. lCOO, IW-CACNc~ ed May 10, 1887: M. T. Sullivan, elected supernumerary October 20, 1896, pa- trolman same date
 As no action was taken in connec- ton with the examination of the rest of the force it is taken for granted they will be undisturbed.
 The minutes of the meeting were dispensed with in order to hasten mat ters. Elk Officer Allen petttioned the board to. be placed on the reserve on the grounds that his disabilities were acquired while in the performance of his duty as policeman. On motion of Commissioner Driggs, seconded by Commissioner Daily, the petitioner was given leave Do withdraw his petition.
 Chief Egan's report for last month was then read, after which the board retired to executive session, and re- mained in private until 6 o'clock, when adjournmeTt was taken to 8 o'clock. At that hour the board resumed busi- ness in the mayors office, but soon after retired to the tower in the Leav- enworth street engine house, where they remained undisturbed until after Il o'clock. a-.+ .-