Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-06
FLOOD COUNCIL WITH PETITIONS
Citizens Want Five Streets Improved Motor Boat Landing
 Band Concerts, Sewers and Sidewalks -Supernumerary George C. Park Dismissed From Police Force After Hearing Michael F. Pounch Appointed Supernumerary

The May meeting of the common council on Monday evening had an un- usually large amount of business be- fore it. requiring a session that lasted from 8.23 to s,53 o'clock. It was call- ed to order by Mayor T. C.. Murphy in the council chamber and City Sheriff T. A. Carey was sworn in as clerk by the mayor, taking the place of Clerk Stephen D. Moore. who was i'll. The sheriff ably filled the place.
 The roilcaH showed q full attend ance.
 On Charge Against Supernumerary.
 The first matter to come up was &C., ton upon the complaint presented a month ago by the police commission merary policeman. The charges em- braced refusal to do duty when. re- quested and failure to provide for him self the necessary uniform in which to do police duty. which constituted d disobedience of rules. Sheriff Carey read the return of service upon MT. Park. Chief George Linton was pres ent in the spectators seats.
 Supernumerary Park, who has held this office 20 years was present with Judge Lucius Brown as his counsel. MT. Park acknowledged that there was no dispute as to the charges stated, and Corporation Counsel Joseph T.. Tanning claimed that such charges would justify dismissal from the force, but it lay with the council to decide as to whether MT. Park should be dismissed or reprimanded or other wise treated Judge Brown said that he was appearing more as friend than as attorney for MT. Park. whom he had known since boyhood, and also his father before him. He said that he did not believe MT. Park had been called upon more than two or three times and that perhaps 1t had not Tn convenienced the department and that his employment was such as some times made it inconvenient to serve. The supernumerary had had a suit once, but it had worn out. but he was now willing to get a suit 1T the or : fense charged could be overlooked this time. The judge argued for con tinuing the supernumerary on tne force and said some good words about the standard which was kept Tn the force He said he did not believe there had been any Wanton dlsobedl = ence, and he hoped the councn ana commissioners would overlook this at this time.
 Corporation Counsel Tanning refer red to the sympathy he believed ey- eryone had for Supernumerary Park, but he said the supernumerary had put the police department in a very embarrassing position He had been called on to do duty. but had been ex- cused because he did not have uni form. He promised to secure one. but never did anything about 1t. Tne police commissioners gave him lee way of six months, and he did nothing about getting a uniform, and they were compelled to decide that MT. Park was of no use to the force, since this was a disobedience of rules which could not be paesed over. MT. Fan ming said he had known MT. Park for 80 years and he was sorry to be in the position to press these charges.
 Judge Brown spoke a final word, saving that he had no excuse to offer for the supernumerary. but he believed that if the officer were given another chance there would be no further trouble from the supernumerary.
 Resolution Passed.
 Corporation Counsel Tanning pre- sented a resolution for vote in which the charges were found to be fully sus tained and the officer was discharged and dismissed from the police force of the city. There was a unanimous vote in favor of the resolution on mo- ton of Alderman Gebrath
 The police commissioners were de- barred from voting on the matter.
 Committee Asks More Time.
 For the committee appointed at the last council meeting to consider the