Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-19
New LOn(On'S Police Troubles Revived

the pUbMc, although Jehfers has invit cd Investigation and charges.
 The Morgxr-c chappeiI plan Is to out Jefsers, appoint Sergeant Benjamin Beehe, another competent and expert enced ofhceT. as his successor, and permit him to retain the Iientenancy just Dn8 enough to retire him on half pay as heuterant, in order that he may receive the higher pay ,Jeffers and Beeoe have been long associates on the police force, but they aBe not politicians, and for Usua>e than 50 years have devoted themselves strictly to duty, and without a black mark. Mayor Morgan in his opening address Go the court of common council found fault with the policemen, or some of them, because they did not have more arrests to their credit. This cap does not fit Leffers or Beebe, but it is a snug fit for Frank Howard, who is mentioned for tfe police lieutenancy. The mayors statement will tend to make police officers over -offcious and make unnecessary arrests just for a record in that line and satisfy the mayer chief of police All necessary arrests are made now, perhaps more than necessary for the good of society. A complete record is to be kept of the acts of every police officer, and l before the mayor and the committee complete the preliminary management the force is likely to be on a military basis and the policemen be required to salute the mayor, the superfoFs on the force, and, last, but not least, Alder men Chappell, Bangs and Woodworth of the police committee
 Mayor Morgan in his initial address l -Ia H. GIza | fire department, or rather some com pany of the department that he failed to designate. The mayor charged that on election day and while the ballot ing was going on that booze was or tap and there was plenty for all. While the engine houses are designated as polling places, the houses are under the charge of the company occupying them. If booze was on tap in any engine house in the city, the mayor | ought to designate that house and no l'lace the odium on the whole depart ment. The mayor says that all places where Intoxicating liquors are kept fol sale are closed by law on election day .supplant the saloon on election day
 In that particular the mayor is cor
 rect, but in making such charges ht should be more specific.
 Alderman William F. Curtiss, . new conner to the city, and who first camt into the public f1oodlight by attacking the methods of local coal dealers, bu who has not had much to say sine, being member of the court of com mon council, now completing his frs year seems to have become the favor ed alderman in the matter of appoint n1ent to standing committees by tn mayor Alderman Curtiss is chairman i of the fire and street and sidewalk committees, and is also Q member O the charity and ferry committees. Al derman Harry C. Chappell is senio alderman and chairman of the finance police and contested claims commit tees.
 Malcolm N. Scott is chairman Of tn ferry committee and his associates ar Aldermen Curtiss and Jerry Lyons, : new member. Lyons also goes to th Iprinting committee. Lyons is one 0 the three aldermen from the Fourtl
 ward. Collins, who is on his thirr year, is given third place on tn
 charity committee, upon which he ha
 served for two years. Prendergast, tn
 other Fourth war1er, is given plac
 on the public property and conteste
 claims committee. Mayor Morga
 dealt fairly with some of the demo
 cratic members. assigning Harrigan a
 chairman of the health committed
 Gragan chairman of the committee O street lights, and Wurst chairman 0
 the printing committee. This is
 better percentage than prevails in tn