The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-30
Thomas J.. Weller
Named PatroIman
By Police Board
Officer Hatrx Promoted to
Se-geancy and Paced Per-
manenfy in Charge Of
Bet Ion Sy- TEN

By the action Of the Board Of Pc
lice Commissioners, last night, Pafrws5-
man George A. Haux. who for two
months has been assigned TO spsesa1
duty in charge of the departments
newly created BertilIon system for
identifying offenders, was appointed A
detective sergeant and placed perma-
nenty in charge of the system
The appointment of Sergeant Haux
to tfis position will meet with ger
erai approval, for the commissioners
would have searched the department
in vain for another man 50 well ouaIf-
ned for the post. Before his az
pointment to the police force in May.
1901. Mr.. Haux was a pharmacist ard
learned through that means the De-
tails of chemistry and the painstak-
ing exactitude which have helped TO
make his Berti Ion measurements
models for accuracy. Furthermore he
is an excellent photographed and tfs
department Is now enabled to take its
own photographs for the BeTtf11ors
system, thus saving a considerable ez-
pense as well as assuring that the
moments notice when necessary, as
Is often the case. So excellent have
been the result Of Sergeant HANKS
work thus far that his BertfIIon rec
ords and photographs have ELECTED
fattering letters from other depart
DlcIltS, anu the IdWfftdI~EEO& HFE6
which installs the system. In add
ton he has invented auxiliary indies
for the records which make a marked
improvement upon the system and
wEsch the Yawman-Erbe firm has
written that II will incorporate a. q
part, of all It's future installations q
the Berti'lon system.
The addition of the BerfifTon systera
to the department was probably the
biggest and most important task sc-
complished by the outgoing poTes
board and is credit to It's enterprise
and progressiveness, Hitting Bridgep0rE
out of the back-number position this
city has so long occupied with respect
to other cities in the line Of scientific
and systematic tabulation OF It's erin
inal records and offenders.
Although but recently installed, the
system has proved its wofth en- q
number of cases, and as it's records
grow in number Will prove TO be In
valuable in identifying and keep1nz
tabs on professional croots, tending
to keep them out Of Bridgeport and
helping to bring them to justice when
they practice their nefarfoUs profes-
sion here.
Succeeding Sergeant Haux a. . pa
trolman is Fireman Thomas j. Weller.
of No. 2's truck company, wto has
been a member of the Gre Department
for IL years He resigned from TIE
fire department at the last meeting 81
the fire board, and last night vas
unanimously elected to membership "a
the po5ce department. He is . years
of age, is married and has two chf7-
dren, and resides at 257 Park street.
He will make an excellent member O.
the department, and news Of his ap-
pointment will be received with GER
eral favor
A communication was received ae
last nights meeting from the ~
c'erk relative to Alderman Frederick
Cederhoim's resolution in the Common
Council, asking the police and Ere
boards to adopt civil service rezUFs-
lions for appointments and promotions
IN their respective departments.