New Britain herald., 1916-06-14
ELEVEN NEW POLICE
 OFFICERS ARE NAMED
Will Be on Probation for Six
 Months Time

six months; Mrs. Mettey, police ma
 tron, was awarded the contract for general janftor work Acting Janitor Dennis O'Keefe was deposed but | provision made to detail him for reg
 ular patrol duty and several other matters of importance were transact ed at last nights meeting of the safety board.
 Officers Are Appointed. When it came to the appointing of the new officers. Howard M. Steele, the new commissioner attending his first meeting, thought it advisable that before a man is appointed the com missioners have chance to look at him and judge something of his qual- ifcations for themselves. He express ed himself as in favor of postponing action until Friday night and then having the fifteen eligible candidates appear before the board. Chairman E. G. Babcock and Commissioner Mo- ran were not in favor, however, and after some discussion as to the meth cd of election Chairman Babcock took charge and began reading off the names. He chose the names as he saw fit and until ten officers had been appointed in rotation, without a dis senting vote, the commissioners quickly endorsed the name proposed by their chairman. When it came to the eleventh appointment Che/man Babcock suggested that inasmuch as | there. were yet five candidates, the commissioners vote for the man they | wanted. After a whispered consulta- ! tion lasting several minutes Thomas 1 F. Woods was appointed. his compe- l titors being Ira Pierson. G. A. Carl son, T. P. Bachman and Charles F. Grace.
 The officers first appointed in the order of their appointment were Gus tave Litke Joseph F. Kennedy, T. c. Dolan, T. M Birmingham, George c. Ellinger Patrick J. Meehan, J. Fl. Kennedy, Thomas F. Heslin, M. c. Perry, Hanford w. Dart
 Veteran Bremen Given Hearing.
 James McConkey, a veteran fireman seeking pension, was given a hear ing as the first business of the even- ing. He explained that on January 22, while working at a fire on Beaver StTeeI, ne got pinned between a heavy hose and the wall, the nerves of both legs being so mum bed that it is di1i- cult for him to walk and he will never be able to do fire duty again. He said he can walk down stairs fairly we'll but has to go up on his hands and knees. Last night was the first time ne had been down town after supper since he was injured. He showed certificates from pr. J. l.. Kelly and pr. Waterman Lyon, showing his condition. MT. McConkey caused some when asked how long he had been in the fire department. He said he had been a fireman for twenty-seven years and had been ap- pointed in "1ss1, the year of the After some figuring the veteran smoke-eater explained that he was appointed a fireman in 1888 and that 1881 was the date of his mar riage. Commissioner Babcock gave MT. McConkey high praise. The board voted to postpone action pend ing further investigation.
 It was voted to consider at some other time the petition of the super seeking more pay.
 Mrs. Mettey Gets Job-Maybe.
 The New Britain Window Cleaning l. company submitted a bid of $60 per month for doing janitor work at the police station. Previously this com pany had offered to do it for $1 per day and the chairman explained that the company had offered him several different prices. He expressed him. self in favor of Mrs. Mettey, who VOL unteered to do the work for $60 per month. She was given the contract for three months on on@probation. If she is satisfactory she will have the job permanently.
 O'Keefe No Chauffeur.
 Then arose the question of what will become of Janitor Dennis O'Keefe and both Commissioners Steele and Moran expressed a disinclination to vote him out of a job. It was de- cided to have the chief keep him busy by detailing him to do regular police duty. MT. Steele suggested that he be the relief patrol driver during noon hour, but Chairman Babcock put the quietus on this plan and said he did not consider him competent. He sug- gested the newly named Thomas De- Ian as a possibility for this job.
 Supers Make Complaint.
 Commissioner Steele explained that several supernumeraries have com plalned to him that they did not get work enough. They claim that some of the specials get all the work and | they do not get enough extra work i to pay for their uniforms. Mir Bab- cock denied ever hearing any such | complaint and said the men are ! chosen according to their ability In this connection, he said, he wants to 1 appoint fifty more supernumeraries right away.
 To Sleep in Hay Loft.