The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-16
WOULD LIMIT
 SUNDAY HOURS FOR CLEANING
Commissioner Kersflaw Wants to Guard
 Against Discrimination.
Police Board ReorganizeS With Re.elec. tion of George E. Hill as Pres;dert- Major Hurley Receives Flowers.

l When the police commissioners filed into the board room last night for 1 their. first meeting since the reappoint- I 1nent of Commissioners Kershaw and Hurley the table had been preempted l by huge basket of handsome flowers
 The affair was about four feet in diam eter and was made up of poinsetta and roses. Cards attached gave the infor- | nation that the friends of Cornnis- 1 sioner Hurley had planned surprise for him. The card said With the pest wishes of your many friends Hoping that your third term will be successful
 George K. Hill was unanimously re- elected president. He mentioned the
 work accomplished by the board dur
 ing the past year and said that if the
 board was as successful during the
 coming year he should feel fairly sat-
 is6ed
 Commissioner Hurley noted that the
 day patrolmen go off duty at D. m.
 and that there is an interim of half
 an hour before the night men reach
 their posts. This leaves the city with
 out protection for half an hour. He
 suggested that the hours of the day
 men be shifted so the city would be
 covered during that interim. The
 matter was referred to the president
 who will confer with the superinten-
 dent on the subject.
 Daniel O'Leary. 666 Pembroke street
 was sworn in as special officer.
 O'Leary is doing duty as a private
 watchman in the West End He has
 eight children which fact added weight
 to his claims for consideration.
 Commissioner KershaW introduced a
 resolution instructing the Superinten-
 dent to issue permits to saloon keep
 CTS allowing them to enter their places
 of business between the hours of 6 and
 A. M. on Sunday to clean up and
 that the cleaning up be confined to
 those hours. He also moved that the rule be given publicity by publishing it in the city newspapers. In com menting on his resolution Commission CT Kershaw said that certain saloon keepers took advantage of the privil- ege to sell liquor on the sly. The matter evoked a discussion which had to do with the law on the subject The two attorneys on the board, Judge CoUrhlin and President Hill interpret ed the law differently The judge said that under the law the board had no authority to give permission to any one to enter a saloon on Sunday. Pres ident Hill thought that was necessary to prove the act of selling liquor on Sunday tos make the presence of the proprietor or his men in saloon on Sunday violation of the law He1 believed that such 8 rule would be an attempt at legislation by the board which was outside of their jurisdic- ton. Commissioner Kershaw said one of the objects of his resolution was to protect those liquor sellers who obeyed the law to the letter. He be- lieved that 1t was not fair to this class to allow the saloons of the lower grades to keep men at work all day Sunday ostensibly in cleaning up but really to make a cover for selling on the sly. He said "A man can go around all day with an old rag in his 1 hand and say he is cleaning up.'' The l general opinion was that saloon keep ] CTS were abusing the privilege. It 1 was suggested that.,the patrolmen in | vestigate the saloons on their beats | and find out how long it required to | cleaning them up. Commissioner ground that there are 46 saloons on | one patrolman's beat and it would be E impossible for him to investigate them all. He believed that all should be treated alike. Either all should be allowed to keep open on Sunday or all should be closed.
 He thought that the flying squad con'' could remedy the evil by nak- 4g a few trips on Sunday. A few arrests would soon put a stop to the evil. A sure way would be to obtain information concerning those who abuse the privilege and protest against heir receiving a license the next year. If a saloon keeper knew that Sunday selling would be taken up by the po- ice board and used before the coun- -y commissioners to prevent a renewal of licenses t.Iey would be more care ful.
 Commissioner Kershaw finally with lrew bis resolution and the matter was left with President Hill and Su- Birmingham to adjust.
 Commissioner Kershaw brought about g. discussion by suggesting that 1ewsboys who remain on the streets after 8 o'clock should be licensed by he Superint endent of police. He had seen small boys on the streets after I o'clock and he thought they should oe at home and in bed. Commission 1T Hurley took issue with his collea- sue immediately and said he did not wish to interfere with the boys but .llow them to sell the late papers if hey chose. The matter took ''the us- 1al course" and was referred to the President and Superintendent to ad- ust.
 The monthly report of Superinten- lent Birmingham showed 2S6 arrests, 5 of which were females. Of these 5 cases were nolIed by prosecutor, 43 ,aid up, 23 discharged by Supt., 25 judgment suspended, 16 appealed. Sto- Ky fn hn val nf |