Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-18
BOARD OF SAFETY
Dr. B. A. O'Hara Appointed to
 Position of Police Surgeon.

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 The board of public safety held its second meeting yesterday afternoon l and didn't do thing but business.
 Mayor Thoms presided and. all the
 members were on deck.
 Business started off with the read l ing of an application from John Moore l for promotion to the regular police 1 force in view of his being two years 1 on the supernumerary force. The ap-
 plication was filed. The following ap-
 plications were then read: Joseph T. l Neagle for an appointment to the su-
 pernumerary police force, and the fol
 lowing to be appointed callmen: Nor I gan J. Bowling. John J. Crane, Thom-
 as Condon, Philip Kelly, Daniel Bres-
 nahan and George F. Reid. William
 T. Fogarty of Engine Go No 3 resign
 ed, and petition for permission to
 coast on Pine street was tabled, for the reason that there is nothing now
 on Pine street to coast on. | Chief Snagg recommended that Til lerman John F. Frederick of the Bur- | ton street engine house be paid for I the time he was laid up through in juries received while on duty. Con- missioners Andrews and Spain Were appointed a committee to act with l Chief Snagg in purchasing 1000 feet ! of two-inch hose.
 A, petition from the Brooklyn Atl letic club for permit to hold
 wrestling match in City hall on Feb ruary 15 was referred to Commission CTS Andrews and Minor to report at U, vHo Hof1f minded the board that the club have held such matches in City hall before and they were always conducted properly.
 Superintendent Beach was given forty-eight hours off from January A l to attend convention of chiefs Of police to be held in Providence. On motion of Commissioner Minor 1t was voted that Commissioners Mi nor, Griffin and Marggraff be com mittee to act with the mayor and Chief Snagg and Superintendent Beach to re-draft the rules of the fire and police departments. They will re port, however, to the board before the new draft shall be accepted. Commissioner Spain moved that the board vote to ask permission of the board of aldermen to appoint two reg ular policemen. The motion was car ried. Commissioner Minor stated that he had talk with the superintendent of police about the appointment of SUI pernumerary policemen to regular duty to prepare them for the force, ! and that it was the opinion of the su- perintendent that such men should he selected by the board. Hitherto the superintendent appointed the men, and he was at liberty to select whom he pleased. On motion of Commission CT Minor it was voted that the super intendent be notified that the boards choice for the next appointment Is Supernumerary T. J. Callahan, to be- gin on February 6.
 It has always been matter of doubt whether or not a police and fire surgeon was appointed by the board of safety. There will be no longer any doubt on the matter. for on mo- ton of Commissioner Minor vote was taken to elect such an official and Dr B. A. O'Hara received three votes and Dr John R. Poore two votes. It was then announced that there were two VdCd0cIeS. III llc uTt Cdll IOTCc and the following were examined:
 Thomas Condon, South Brooklyn, a meat cutter in the employ of Reither, Exchange place. Mir Condon was Il member of Protector Hose Volunteer fire company.
 John J. Crane. an employe of tho Boston Furniture Co: Philip D. Kelly. 16 Rye street, employed by the Scovill Mfg Co.
 Edward c. Shea, 7SS Baldwin street. employed by the Waterbury Brass corporation, and Morgan I. Bowling. 233 River street, employed by the Scovill Mfg Go. There were a few other candidates, but as they were not present they were not called. The examination consisted chiefly of questions regarding the candidates knowledge of the city streets. While it was not exactly compulsory that ap- plicants should know every street in the city. it counted to their credit if they did. One candidate did not know where Orchard street Is. He said Rob bins street is in the east end and Bish- op street was near the clock factory on North Main street. and another did not know where Mattatuck street is.
 Bowling and Crane served in the Spanish war and Shea served three periods of enlistment in the navy. He was with Dewey and Lieutenant Kel- logg at Manila when the Spanish fleet was put out of business. Bowling was in the Philippines when General I.awton was killed and Crane was driver in the artillery fin Cuba. It was 4:i5 when the examinations closed and the board went into eau GUS. the republican members. Andrews and Marggraff. shuffiing up to the ra- iiator. they having been left out in the cold. After half an hour the board re-convened. but it was evident that an agreement had not been reached. though occasionally memberS of the majority would confer with the par ties near the radiator. The board had no sooner sat down 10 business when Mayor Thoms announced a recess for five minutes. Getting down to busi- ness again. adjournment was immedi- ately taken to next Wednesday after noon