The Jersey City news., 1906-09-28
average. 75.4O; number ON eligible list.
- APPOINTMENTS.

ResDlui on b, Commissioners McNuity,
and adopted by full VOTE.
Received, That the following be and
are hcreby appointed Acting Patroinnn.
Drank A. Mauvas. JcEn p. Manaion.
Hugh p O'Connor, .I.hn O'Connor, Her
man Il. Tmann, Michael J. Ma-a:.e,
Martin H. Anderson, John y. Ayng,
Michael ], Long, Frank Mcdonald
Frank A. Reynolds, Ambrose j. Rooney.
President Potts announced that the
name of Thomas j. Devine had been
omitted for the reoson that Commission
ers Mitchell and McNulty did not wish
10 vote for him at the present time tor
the reasonthat they had previously vot-
ed for his dismissal ON charge of in
ment before, but that his name now
would head the eligible list.
PROMOTIONS.
Resolution by Commissioners McNulty
and adopted by a full vote:-
Recommendation having been reeeiv-
cd as to the conduct, ability. etc. OF the
following named policemen, it is,
Resolved, That Acting Patrolmen. Sec
ond Grade, Joseph p Short. Jacob Sci
ben and VIM. Tiedeman, % and are here
by promoted Acting Patrolmen. First
| Grade. in accordance with Chapter 43,
Laws 1902 to take effect from June 10,
1906.
MEX Olt4
| Reports from the Captains command
| ing the several precincts regarding
gambling and disorderly houses in their
respective precincts for May, 1906.
| Received and ordered filed.
| TRIALS.
| The Board then proceeded with the
| trials of officers against whom charges
had been preferred as follows:-.
/ No. &c. Rudolph Rein, Acting PATROL
man, First precinct; charge, being off
post and in liquor saloon.
No. 81, Louis Bettiger, Acting PATROL
man, Third precinct; charge, neglect Of
duty.
No. 9S, Henry Douglas, Patrolman,
Fourth precinct; charge. neglect of duty
| No. so. Henry Douglas, Patrolman,
Fourth precinct; charge, neglect of duty.
No. 110, BARLEY Coyle, Patrolman
Seventh precinct; charge, conduct not
becoming policeman.
FINDINGS.
The Board, having heard the pieadings
and testimony, retired for deliberation
and on reassembling sentenced the accus-
ed officers that were found guilty as fol-
lows
i No. 96, Rudolph Rein, Acting PATROL
man, First precinct; found guilty, and
sentenced to be fined twenty days pay.
No. 81, Louis Bettiger. Acting PATROL
man, Third precinct; found guilty. and
sentenced to be fined five days pay.
No. 98 Henry Douglas, Patrolman,
Fourth precinct; found guilty, and sem
tepsed nee da e Be Be fined two days Bay
Fourth precinct; found guilty, and SEN
tenced to be fined FIVE days pay.
No. 100, BARLEY Coyle, Patrolman,
Seventh precinct; found guilty, and SEN
fenced TO be fined five days pay.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Resolved, That warrant 81 Book 144
payable to Sergeant Michael Reardon fo1
the same is hereby cancelled, the said
Sergeant Reardon having lost said war
rant. and the City Clerk be directed to
draw new warrant for $52.88 for the
j seRices of the said Sergeant Michael
Re9rdon when proper indemnity bond
! has been filed with the City Treasurer.
Whereas, The stoppage Of the elevator
in the City Hall after p. NJ. has beer
found to be a great Inconvenience to citi-
zens having business with the Police De
partment; therefor
Resolved, That the Board of City Hal
Commissioners be and is hereby request
ed to furnish power SO that the elevator
in the City Hall may be operated and run
after p. M. and until A. M, and also
on Sundays, the same to be operated du-
ring said time by the officers of the Pc
lice Department.
On motion of CommissiMer Mitchell
Nrd adjourned to meet subject to the
WIN. d. ROBINSON,
Clerk pro TEN.
Regular meeting Of the Board o
Police Commissioners held in Boars
ing, June %, 1906
Observation-Disclosures Potts, Nc
Nulty and Mitchell.
Absent-None
Minutes of previous meeting approved
PRESENTATION OF CoAlMUNICA
/, TIONS AND PETITIONS.
Communication from Matron Sd Pre-
! !, cinct, Mary B. Wyatt, requesting al
increase of pay.
Received and referred to Committe,
: of Whole.
Communicat tion from Chief of Polc,
notifying the Board that John Lynn ant
Herman Amann, appointed Third Grad
, Acting Patrolmen had sworn falsely t.
their papers before the Civil Seryic,
Commission.
. Received and referred to the Commit
fee of the Whole.
Communication from the Chief O
Police notifying the Board of the deatl
Of Acting Patrolman Francis A. Nelson
: Sixth Precinct
Received and order fled.
; Communicate tion, from the American
District Telegraph Company, 76 Mont
gomery street. requesting that specia
! police power be conferred upon thei
! watchman. Harvey w. Brown.
| Received and referred to the Chic
, with power.
Communication from George T.
Record, Corporation Counsel
Received and ordered spread in full
on thu minutes.
Jersey City, June 4, 1906.
President, Board of Police Commits
si0ners,
Jersey City, N. J.
Dear Sig:-In reply to your reques
for my opinion as to the right of door
men to participate in the Pension and
Sick Benefit account maintained by the
Department and the duty of the Depart
ment to make deduction from the pay OF
the doormen on account of said fund,
have to say that in my opinion the door.
men are entitled to participate in the ben.
efts Of this fund and that the deduction
should be made from their pay on ac-
count of this fund now as in the past.
understand that an opinion rendered BY
: me as to the right of doormen to increase
! of pay under the Act of 1905, has given
rise to the impression that the same prin-
: ciple governs the relation of doormen to
! the Pension Fund. The latter question
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