New Britain herald., 1916-11-15
POLICE SERGEANTS
MUST Change JOBS
Safety Board Authorizes UpheaVal
in Department


months. This means that Detective
Sergeant Samuel Bamforth must go
onto night work for nine months of
the year as he takes the places of
Street Sergeants Kelly and Hart and
the place of Desk Sergeant Herting,
while they in turn take his job and
each others. This will go into effect
on January /.
Magnet Makes Statement.
Referring to Monday nights meet
ing of the pension board at which
time T. H. Parker is alleged to have
accused Clerk A. E. Magnet of the
safety board Of refusing to show him
certain reports, Mr.. Magnet had the
following to say to the comn1issi oners:
tMr. Parker this morning remind
ed me of the fact that he asked me
for a report of the firemens pension
association from the time Of it's or
ganization in 1907 to the present date.
He does not say that he made re-
peated efforts to get the report nor
does he say that I refused to give 1T
to him. An unfair advantage was
taken of me last evening as I was
absent when the statements were
made. In fairness to myself, If Mr..
Parker had wanted a report for sew
en- or eight years he should have come
to my office and asked for it, rather
than asking me for it on the street
and expecting me to flash 1t on him.
Seven Want Pension.
Three callmen in the fire depart
ment applied in writing for pensions.
They are Patrick Egan, w. F. For
sythe and F. w. Humphrey. Egan
and Forsythe have served twenty-five
years each and Humphrey has served |
thirty years. James Tormay, thirty |
seven years in the department, Will |
liam Frey and George Caldwell, the |
last two having served twenty-four |
and thirty-five years respectively, also |
saw they wish to be retired, although |
Frev and Caldwell would consider be- |
ing appointed to the reserve force.
Harry Wetmore, with twenty eight !
years of service likewise wishes to be
pensioned These men will be given
hearings at the next meeting.
Regarding Police Pay.
A recommendation from Chief |
Rawlings that theater policemen be
paid 81 UP to 11:15 p. m. and receive
f1ftv cents extra for overtime, was
adopted The question of police pay
for out of town duty is left entirely |
with the officers themselves.
Bachman Regular.
The vacancy in the police depart
ment was filled by the appointment of
officer Tony Bachman
who was park policeman all summer.
He was elected on the first ballot, re-
ceiving the vote of all commissioners.
Butler New Captain.
The appointment of a captain at
No. Engine house was next taken upA
the candidates being William Watts,
Thomas Higgins and Michael Butler.
Voting was by ballots and Mr.. But
Ter was elected with two votes out of
possible three.
Sergeants to Change Jobs.
Mr.. Moran asked how often the
police beats are changed. He was In
formed that the patrolmen's beats are
changed every six months and the
street sergeants change beats each
month. He then moved that the four
sergeants be changed every three
months, so that each year all the
sergeants get trial at each others
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effect on January 1.
Nav Change Firemen Too.
Mr.. Steele moved that the daily. re-
ports of Sergeant Bamforth and De-
tective A. J. Richardson be brought
before the next meeting. He finally
decided to investigate these reports at
the police station. Mr.. Steele also
moved that on January 1 a new rule
o1xn +
necessary for the dremen to be
changed to a different house every
three months. Chairman Babcock
onposed the motion and said he would
rather leave the matter of changes to
the chief. 1t was finally decided to
call Chief Dame into conference be-
fore taking any action
Other Matters Taken Up.
The request of the hospital authori-
ties that the police PATROL used as an
ambulance, be re-lettered to avoid the
use of "police'' on the vehicle, will be
given due consideration.
The petition of the fifth warders to
have skritulsky's hall abolished as
undesirable was given consideration
and the police chief will be instructed
to have the place properly policed
and law and order enforced. Cor
poration Counsel J. E. Cooper, in
reference to the above, expressed
written opinion that the board has no
right to order the place closed.
The safety board received an in
vitation from the Mems Brotherhood
of the South church to attend a sup
per at the church on November %,
when Raymond F'ostick of New York,
a criminologist, who has studied in
Europe for two years on how to pre-
vent crimes, will speak.
It was voted to buy two smoke
masks for use in the fire department.
No action was taken regarding the
purchase of new pulmotor, but an
extra oxygen tank for the present ap-
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