New Britain herald., 1916-10-12
CHARGES PREFERRED
AGAINST POLICEMAN
Traffic Officer Dennis NealOn NAV
, Be Shifted to Another Beat

Charges of incivility and conduct
unbecoming an officer preferred
against Traffic officer Dennis Nealon
and the suggestion that another man
| be assigned to do traffic duty in his
place, and a recommendation that as
a step toward more police departme nt
efficiency all sergeants be made ia
miliar with each others work by TAX
ing turns at actually doing it, were the
chief matters of interest at the Oc-
tober meeting of the safety board last
night.
Departmental Reports.
Chief w. J. Rawlings police report
for September showed the payroll Of
the supernumerary force to be S412.O2
and for private duty $576.64. License
fees totaIled $81. Sick leave was
granted the policemen as follows:
Michael Cosgrove, eight days; Dennis
Nealon, eight days; John Carlson,
three days; Thomas Woods two days..
Hanford Dart, five days and Meddrick
Perry, five days. The sum Of $46 was
received for private ambulance duty.
Chief r. M Danes fire report
showed twelve alarms for last month,
ten Of which were still alarms. The
total loss was $3.50.
The safety board has received $645
for the sale of old fire horses.
Commissioner H. M. Steele asked
concerning the liability of the police
m Motorcycle when a policeman takes it
out of town on a pleasure trip. He said
he saw the motorcycle at the Berlin
fair. Chairman Babcock assured the
board that hereafter the machine will
not be taken out of the city except
On duty.
Chief Rawlings action in laying off
officer Albert Sharpe
for thirty days was approved. The otf1-
Ger fell asleep while on duty, but in
view of the fact that he had worked
hard all the previous day the board
decided not to consider this as a black
mark against him. He will be on the
eligible list on October "a.
The supernumerary police force sent
in a petition asking SIS per day for
work at the Berlin fair instead of 81.
AS this out of town work is optional
with the men, the board decided it has
no right to regulate this pay. The su-
pernumeraries must set their own
price for this work and the chief will
have power to make arrangements sat-
ton asking 50 per night for theater
duty until II o'clock p. M, and fifty
cents an hour for each succeeding
hour was referred back as no mention
was made of pay for fractional parts
IF an hour after Il p. m.
The resignation of Policeman Thorn
is Birmingham was accepted.
The board will obtain estimates for
he financial board for the construc-
ion of a fire station in the south
western section of the city.
The three new pumping engines for
he fire department were formally ac-
epted.
The civil service commission has
fifteen applications for permanent po-
sitions in the fire department as we'll
as applications for promotion to cap
tain of No. 3 company. The board
meets next Wednesday night.
Commissioner Steele said he ia
vored appointing a policeman imme-
1iateIv to succeed Mr.. Birmingham,
but no action was taken. He asked
his in view of the fact that Supernum-
ararv Officer Gustave Carlson, a can
didate, will soon be over the age linn
it.
The matter Of selecting winter coats
for the policemen was LETT with the
chairman and chief. with power
The chairman also advocated the
purchase of two smoke helmets at $50