Evening journal., 1914-09-16
FIRE COMPANY MUST
REMOVE THE Tower
Police Commission Thinks
Union Should Finish Their
Own Building
OFFICERS LOSE
TIME FOR DELAYS

Three patrOlmen were 8uulSheu oe-
fore the Police Commissioners yester-
day on charges of dereliction OF duty
Patrolman Frank Veasey was the first
officer to be called. He was charged
with falling asleep while on duty and
was fined three days pay. Patrolman
William Snyder was fined like num-
Der of days on a charge of being IA
minutes late in making a report
patrolman Michael Donlin, charged
with failing to make a report from
reporting box in South Wilmington
carly one morning last week, wos fined
two days pay.
The question as to whether the city
linemen we're to serve as police officers /
was again considered at the meeting.
President Bowers brought the matter /
up by asking if City Solicitor Daniel o. |
Hastings had sent an opinion ON the |
subject Mr. Bowers said he under
stood that Philip J.. Garrett, counsel foI /
n railroad man arrested on a charge OF
carrying concealed a deadly weapon dur
ing the recent race riots was to make
"A Gght before the next term of court on
the grounds that Lineman David Gray |
had no authority to arrest his client.
AS the opinion has not been received, it |
was decided TO ask Mr.. Hastings to Tor
ward an opinion.
On motion Of General Wickersham, it |
was decided to have Sergeant Schel, !
secretary to Chief Black, furnish each !
commissioner with copy of all min |
utes and also the general orders issued |
i'm the department This, General Wick |
ersham explained. would enable all the
commissioners to know Just what was
poing ON in the department and they
would not be compelled to refer to the
minutes Of previous meetings at each
session.
The commissioners instructed DR.
J. II. Kuhns, a veterinarian, 10 write
TO horse dealers in Virginia and else
where stating the needs Of the de-
partment When word is received
! from the dealers who have suitable
animals. the commissioners. accom-
panied by DIR. Kuhns as their adviser,
will visit the southern horse centers
and view the animals. II Is hoped
/ that the horses secured Will be the
same as those used in the U. s. army.
The commissioners refused the re-
quest Of the Union Fire Company to
have the city linemen remove the
fire tower on their pre- ent quarters
and supervise the erection of a new
one on their building OF Third and
Union streets. The company some
time ago requested the police depart
ment to remove the gong and
install it I'm their new building.
The matter was referred to the line
men and yesterday it was reported
that the fire company wanted the city
to remove an iron and cement tower
and bell and erect a new one fol
- them. The work would cost more
r than 5000 II was the thought of the
b commissioners that the tower was 9
part of the building and they refused
to have anything to do with complet
, ing the firemen's new building.
In order to stop speeding by tbs
chaufeurs of the automobile police
patrol, the commissioners decided t
install a speedometer on the machine
o. The subject was brought up by Pres
Z ident Bowers who said while the mel
were careful he had noticed that tn
machine occasionally ran faster thar
- miles an hour.
3 It is very urgent that the patrol max
more than 70 miles an hour ant
while Mr.. Bowers admitted that sucl
occasions may arise he thought
miles an hour is fast enough for al
ordinary purposes.
/, John +. Neary appeared before
the board relative to a request 70
y permission for the American Distric
rt,v,vopw trhfch ruanfc IA
connect its private alarm system in
I. stalled in plants with the city's fir
~ alarm system. The board said the
: will consider the matter and en-
deavor to arrive at an early con
a clusion.
" William c. Neff. Of No. 502 Eas
y Third street, and John Clancy, {
- No. 2315 Washington street. filed az
is plications for positions of patrolmel
Neff's was filed, but Clancy prove
to be too short to meet the require
! ments of the department.
The fines collected in the Gil
~ Court last week amounted to $71.6
u During the week 20 prisoners wei
or committed to the workhouse.
~ Fifteen patrolmen and Actin
Al Sergeant McAteer. vino were ST
n, toned at the State Fair grounds la
= week. we're commended by the Fa
r managers in a letter they sent
H. Chief of Police Black, end which WI
i1, read at the session of the commi
III sioners. The letter:
ui My Dear Chief Black:
e THAT the Delaware State Fair ju
IT. closed has been a very great succe
n is apparent to everybody, and the @
sr' der maintained on our grounds alwa
n has been a matter of remark fro
y strangers who visit hs, and feel th
" as an association and personally
secretary, we must thank you for Il
very good report which goes out abe
20 our Fair.
~ "rhe service given us by your m
he was at all times courteous and 81
ng isfactory, and / particularly feel I'll
ht, we were very fortunate to have su
n a man as your Mr.. McAteer at th'
be head.
RS 1T was very good of you to col
TX out each day and personally sec WI
ie' was going on, and l want you TO
lde cept my thanks for your interest
OF the work"
. .Is Very truly yours,
tiy S. H. WILSON,
are Secreta
Officer McAteer was the acti
os sergeant in charge of the meh dets
''' cd for duty at the fair grounds d
ton ing the week. He was in command
wv the squad and personally looked af
.er' the work there in the absence of Cl
ce- Black, who found il impossible to
NY on the grounds all the time.