Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-29
STOP B|EBER PENSION
Commissioners Also Drop
Three Ex.PoIicemen.
FAILED TO BE EXAMINED
Disability Payments to Many Bene.
fciaries Are Reduced.
RECOMMENDED BY SURGEONS
Charles Bartel, n. A. Quail and I.
E. Wright No Longer on Police
Department Roll.

The police and fire pensioners who failed
to appear for medical examination as re-
quired by an act OF Congress are to be
dropped from the rolls by order OF the
Commissioners. Pensions Of others are to
be reduced.
Those who will be dropped from the rolls
are Sidney Bieber of the fire department
and Charles Bartel. II. A. Quail and l.. T..
Wright of the police department. All
these failed to obey the mandatory pro-
vision of the law which directed that
they should undergo a medical examtna.
ton within thirty days after the passage
of the act.
They were dropped from the pension
rolls and other pensions were reduced by
the Commissioners upon recommendation
of the police and fire surgeons.
Police Pensions Reduced.
Pensions upon the pension roll Of the
police department are reduced as fol-
lows:
The pension Of So a month paid to c. =.
Cross is reduced to $50 month. the PEN
sioner being In the opinion OF the board
of police and fire surgeons only. seven
eighths disabled for the performance OF
The pension of $40 a month paid to
W. r. Haynes is reduced to $40 a month.
the pensioner being. in the opinion OF
the board. not more than one-half dis
abled for the performance OF manual
labor
The pension Of so month paid to
&c. p. Posey be reduced to $25 a month.
In the opinion of the board the pensioner
is one-third disabled for the performances
of manual labor.
The pension of So month paid to c.
B. Peyton is reduced to S13 month.
The report Of the examining surgeon
shows that the pensioner is incapacitated
for duty as a police off1cer. but does not
say that he is totally disabled. and he
is, in fact. in a good position.
The pension of $40 a month paid to L.
r. Smoot is reduced to &2o a month, the
report of the board showing that the PEN
sioner is one-half disabled for the per-
Torrance of manual labor.
The pension of $50 month paid to ]. E.
Schuyler is reduced to 3d. month. The
result of the medical examination In this
case shows that the pensioner 10 an In
mate of the Government Hospital for the
Insane and that the District Is paying SIS
a month for his support in that institution
In addition to the amount allowed him
for pension.
drew Filling is reduced to $3.50 a month,
the report showing that the pensioner IS
not more than one-quarter disabled Tor
the performance Of manual labor.
Reduced Pensions for Firemen.
Pensions on the roll of the fire DE-
partment are reduced as follows:
The pension of $25 month paid to A.
NJ Carter is reduced to $50 month. the
pensioner being reported as seven-eighths
disabled for the performance of manual
labor.
The pension of $50 a month paid to w.
coleman Is reduced to $40 q month. his
physical condition being reported as good
and the opinion of the board being that
the pensioner is able to perform manual
labor.
The pension OF $50 month paid to W.
r. Handy is reduced to SIS a month, the
opinion Of the surgeons being that the
pensioner is not more than one-half die.
abied for the performance Of manual
labor.
The pension of $50 a month paid to
Frank w. Raitz Is reduced to $50 month.
The medical examination shows that this
pensiener is now an inmate of the Gov.
eminent Hospital for the Insane and that
the District is paying S1S a month for
his maintenance in that institution.