The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-11

} POLICEMAN
Police Committee Made Re.
port of Action to Council
REPORT WAS ACCEPTED
]. w. Dineen, Patrolman, Laid OFF Duty
for Three Weeks and Placed on Pro-
baton for Six Months Be-
ginning December S.

1SSSiHpcl D.
Rumor clouds which have floated
hither and thither only to settle even.
tually around city hall, were dispelled
at the regular meeting Of the board of
aldermen last night when the police
committee furnished a report on the
finding in the case of Officer John w.
Dineen of the police department, who
has been suspended for alleged viola
tion of departmental ordinances. The
report came as the climax to many con-
! fficting stories of what transpired in the
vicinity of Depot square on the morn
ing of November 23, and since the police
committee had hitherto declined to
make any outside statement, the report
as accepted by the board contains the
| first definite inkling Of the alleged facts
in the ease. The report is given here
with:
ITO the Honorable City Council of the
| City OF Barre,
Gentlemen: Your committee on po-
lice respectfully reports as follows:
'On the 9th of November, the chief
of police notified the chairman of the
police committee regarding charges made
as to the condition of Officer John w.
Dineen on the morning of November
23rd. about $3.50 o'clock
"The chairman called the police eom-
mittee the morning of November .,sth,
at 10 o'clock and discussed the charges,
but before taking any action, the cont
mittee decided to interview the several
persons who saw the above mentioned
officer on the morning above referred
to, and found the charges substantiated
to degree. Officer John w. Dineen
was then called before the committee and
upon being questioned, admitted the
lations OF the police department.
And the police committee on re-
viewing the evidence and statements, or
dered the chief of police to cut off Of
ficer Dineen's vacation, suspended him
for three weeks without pay, and
placed said officer on probation for six
tSigned)
W liilsslH BlUMH.
A. NJ. Rossi,
David Dawson,
Committee on police.
Alderman Ward Is motion to accept the
report was seconded by Alderman
Mcleod. Whereupon Alderman Ross
asked ii concurrence with the spirit
Of the motion meant approval of the
report. Mayor Thurston ayerred that,
in the event OF his being asked for an
opinion, he would say the board had
not power to approve or disapprovc.
Alderman Brown stated that the COM
mittee had not conducted a hearing in
the matter and that the procedure was
n the nature of an investigation, in
,smuch as the accused admitted the al
egation. The original motion as made
~ Alderman Ward was carried uani-
nously and the report was accepted and
,rdered filed.
Another Investigation,
In the second report to be read by
he clerk, the committee Of the whole
old of investigating the concrete Job
t the Cutler stables, referred to its
with City Attorney T.. /.
cott anl recommended that the mat
en- be laid on the table. To the re-
ort was appended the signature OF e,-
ry alderman except the name OF NJ
erman Dawson Alderman Ward
ioved that the report be accepted ami
he recommendations be carried out. A
lotion By Alderman Dawsoa would lay
he report on the table and in its stead
rovide for meeting of the council
lembers the street superintendent and
!. r. Cutler, the hveryman, who claims
lat a concreting job contracted by Su-
]. c. DeBrunc has pannei
at poorly. The fourth ward member
pclarcd that in making the motion he
as legislating in justice to MI. Cut
", to the street superintendent the
Dard members and the citizens OF Barre.
G believed that ii the liveryman had
zen satisfied with the concrete job in
le Cutler livery the council would never
I'VE heard of she contract made by the
rect superintendent 1t was explained
at the report of the committee of the
hole had 10 do with the quality of
e work performed rather than an in
stigation Of the procedure employed
the contract. and Afterwards Alder
an Wards motion was carried unan-
lously ard tho report was accepted.
Later, Alderman Dawson repeated bis
otion that the meeting referred to
owe be held in the council chamber
ilay evening at o'clock and that the
mmittee Of the whole make thor
Oh investiga tion Of the conditions that
tered into the contract The motion
Is carried.
Health Report.
Health Officer John II. Woodruff re-
rted p births during the month of
,Vember. two OF which were still born.
of the births were Of white parent
e. OF contagious diseases there were
thirteen Of which were smallpox and
2 dipthcria There were eight deaths
iced TO the following causes; Aeci-
II. bronchitis. consnmption. 2;
,rt disease. inanition. /: pnru-
mia. I; ursemia. l. Eight burial
-mits were issued for Hope cemetery
two for the Catholic burying
.ud. Permission was given for the
nsit Of one body and a request 20
move one body was granted
to the smallpox situation,
rather the absence of such = sitaa-
h. the health officer stated that the
smallpox patient had been released