The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-03

Setzer, ''is that a party told me that
 a great many of the departments checks went to the banks bearing the endorsement of men who run saloons. Now I don't say their endorsement is not as good as anyone else's, and they have a right to endorse them. But don't you think such cases should be
 investigated further as the indication | is that the money is not being spent for the purpose for which it is given
 'I certainly do,' replied MT. Stone. "On whose say is it that people are taken to the hospitals at the expense of the city?'' asked John J. Phelan. s'The physician, who is member of the staff of city doctors, and who is attending the patient. He usually finds that the patient is so circum- stanced that there is no one to nurse or give the patient nourishment and care"
 Aren't the physicians relieved of the care Of the patients once they get them into the hospital? ?" continued MT. Phe- Ian.
 'eYea, sir.''
 Isn't it an easy way to get rid of the patients.''
 MT. Stone said the board had inves- tigated several such cases but had failed to find single instance where the doctors had tried to dodge the care of patients in the manner suggested.
 None of the questions seemed to dis turb President Stone and next Der nard( Setzer asked if it was not the in tention of the board to do away with the horse ambulance when the auto- mobile was purchased. The comrnis- sioner said that it was planned to give up running it in cases of emergency, but at the present time there was no place at the police and charities build- ing to quarter the chauffeur. As soon as a room could be provided the horse ambulance would be dispensed with in making runs to pick up injured people. But it was the intention of the depart ment to maintain a horse ambulance in connection with the down town office for the purpose of making all of the transfers to the hospital from there.
 At present he explained that the transfers were made from the town farm and it often became necessary to trust inmates with the duties of mak- ing the transfers. It was not always safe to do so.
 Tn answer to questions MT. Stone said it was true eleven horses were not needed at the town farm at this time but they would be needed in the early spring to cart manure from the var .ious fire engine houses and to do the work on the farm. He said the horses were not getting much in the way of oats during the winter. As for the hay raised on the farm he said it was used to feed the cattle on the place and that the milk was used on the tables of the inmates.
 Tn closing President Stone said that he would like to state that the sooner the city got ready to build new aims house the better it would be for the city as the present buildings are in deplorable condition and that it was a waste of money to spend money re- pairing the present structures.
 Sewer Committee
 Chairman Wilder of the sewer com mittee appeared before the board in quest of $16,000 for sewer construction in addition to the moneys which will come into the sewer funds in the way of assessments for new sewers built during the coming year. He told the board he would recommend a great deal less if he was sure the people were going to vote to build the proposed new sewer system recently reconn- -mended by the special sewer commits sion.
 Lamp Committee.
 Chairman O'Neill of the Lamp com mittee was only detained a few min utes by the board. The amount al- lowed for street lighting last year was $62 500. the amount asked for this year is $65 0000 and the amount recommend ed by Auditor Heating is $63500. The alderman said there was a great de- mand for new. lights and as there was a fixed charge for lights the more money his committee was allowed in excess of the amount granted last year the more the committee was going to be able to satisfy the taxpayers who were petitioning for lamps.
 ssJvI,o 1,,,,r glaries of late has there not MT. Hill?' was the question President Hincks of the board fired at President Hill of the Police board when he took his seat be- fore the commission.
 President Hill said that he was in- clined to think that the number of rob- berries of late had not been greater during the past few weeks than at other times when there seemed to be an epidemic of crime. "This is a sea- son of the year when there are more than at any time of the year-at least the police journals show it to be so all over the country" said the head of Bridgeport's finest.
 ''Kind of a fashion" calculated Pres iednt Hincks 'it does seem that a pastime could be found that would be | more congenial. How many new po- licemen did you ask for this year?- the auditor allows you five Won't five allow you to keep up with the growth of the city?''
 Mr Hill was of the opinion that five would allow the department to keep up with the normal growth of the city, but it would not give this city as eff cient force as other cities of it's size have, or give the city a department that would be up to the standard of other American sities.
 Would more police help to decrease >he number of ,robberiese"
 "It would help us to make the posts of the men smaller and I believe the smaller we make the beats the more we increase the efficiency of the de- partment'' replied Mr. Hill who fur -her informed the dean of the tax board that Bridgeport is exceptionally well located for robberies, as the crooks have such easy access from New York.
 Well there is no doubt that we need better protection" said MT. Hincks.
 'How many policemen would you say this city should have?" asked MT. | Phelan.
 MT. Hill said there should be at least one patrolman on the street to every LOGO inhabitants. The present | force of patrolmen numbers 73 but l there were three men at the railroad | station, a. truant officer. a liuuor and dog agent and reserve officer, so that the actual force was reduced to ;7 men CT have in mind Portland l