The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-12
DEPT. OF
 STAMFORD IS
 NOT SATISFIED
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new regulations have been put into effect in the police deparament and as a result of the change it is reported that four of the officers may tender their resignatnons unless the new rules are modified so as to relieve what is claimed to be a hardship on the paro1men. The new rules which were put into effect Saturday call for 1he ringing of the clocks which are located about the center from BTfaPs drug store to the post office once each half hour instead of an hour as here tofore. These new regulations were put into effect by Chief of Police VII
 liam B. Nichols who stated yesterday that he had made the change for the interests of the department. believing that the patrolrnen would cooperate in the work Chief Nacho4s also stat ed that when he issued the orders that be had asked for suggestions from the men relative to increasing efficiency in the department and out of the entire force only one officer had as yet offered any suggestion This ono suggestion said the chief was a good one and will be given consid eration. Heretofore at times il has beenI impossible to locate the pa, troI1nen when they were needed and the new orders according to the chief will eliminate this trouble and when an officer is wanted whoever is on duty at headquarters will know just where to locate one Chief Nichols who stated that he had heard of the dissatisfaction among the men from outside sources, said that he did not intend to inf1ict any hardships on the patrolmen and that when he heard Of the dissatisfaction he made up his mind to go out himself and ring the clocks and in this way ascertain II any hardsiliNs had been imposed on the officers and if so he would modify the orders, Evidence as also at head quarters showing that the clocks have been rung heretofore in 15 minutes and if the clock can be runS in this time it does not appear that any hardsbips have been imposed on the patrolmen by the new orders.
 The complaint of the patrolmen which has been learned from indirect sources and which it is claimed will be taken before the meeting of the Stratford board of selectmen for ad- iustment this week Thursday is that if the clocks are rung once oVery half hour it will mean that the officers will be compelled to run from one box to the other in order to cover the beat on scheduled time The patroimen also claim that an officer in Stratford does not get the same treatment as in other places Insofar as they are required to go to the rear of build ings to ring the clocks Several of the best known citizens who have discussed this part of the patrolmen' s complaints feel that this is an injust- ice to the general public as it is giv- ing private protection to a few who are paying no more for the service Shan the citizen who lives on the out Skirts and gets no police protection at all It has also been learned that considerable pressure has been brought to bear upon Mayor Abraham Wellington to remedy the trouble but Mayor Wellington has stated that he will not interfere in any way with any of the town departments as he considers each one able to conduct their own business without any inter ference whatever Mr. Wellington ir taking this stand stated that he be- lieved in giving every official of the town a square deal and would instsl upon a square deal being given tC every official regardless of who they were. Politics has also been brought Into the ponce SQuaDD1ey some c4al1n- ing that the trouble was started by one of the well known politicians who had as incentive tfN2 disruptng of the Stratford Republican club o1 which organization some of the police officials are members and if a hard ship could be imposed on these off cers it would cause them to resign from the force thereby creating dis. sension in the ranks of the club mem Sers- This. however, has been proved to be without foundation
 An unknown man was discovered by Officer John Pederson yesterda! morning in the rear of the home oi John Moore of Main street about 4:3t q. m- Officer Pederson attempted tt get the man. who saw the officer ana
 quickly disappeared although foul shots were fired in the air in an at
 tempt to halt him Just at the tin' of the shooting Reginald Judson wa.
 standing on the depot platform wait
 ing for the paper train in a half asleel
 manner when he received the frigh
 of his young life No time was los
 by Jndson in making Abercrombie'
 news room and in telling of the incl