New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 22, 1916, Page 11

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1916. \ All 50c Neckwear, 3 for $1.00 All $1.00 Neckwear, 2 for $1.50 —Plain Colors Excepted— The most wonderful neckwear value ever shown in New Britain. be Christmas without neckwear from The Wilson o Salety Board Insists on Rule Tak- | many through EXCHANGE: DUTIES, ing Eliect January 1 opposition safety Despite vigorous the Commissioners board, | J. | from {‘ sources, | Frank Moran and Howard M, Steele, is de- | termined to enforce the newl ruling that calls for a shift duties of police months and is to send men 2 desk -passed ! in the ergeants every three | ssigned to | and detective at last| when the This was indicated on of the board in and later, an session with Mayor George A, Quigley. The matter was braught up and the | attitude of the Commi William board indicated when ioner Moran inquired if Chief J. Rawlings had been in- formed of the new ruling and that it is to become operative January 1. wa® informed that proper notification There was no discus- | has be iven. : o | the motion that Policeman Nealon be slon known to tion, will practic although Chairman Babcack is be opposed to the regula- ands, and believes 1ly wreck the efficiency of s it s the detective bureau. qugrterly geants made. geant Samuel Sergeant strect Vear Sergeants William C. Hart and George Tally to the early quarte problems of the detective bureau, in- cluding the problems connected with | Comthissioner Moran said that there the finger measurement details of the Bertillon system. 1 mi: the traffic to have a supervisor of traffic and in- structor for men as; B $lecle, Policeman Ciarence Lamphere As passed, the regulation calls for <hifts for the police ser- without any exception being This will send Detective Ser- M. Bamforth and Desk T. M. Herting out on the for, at least, three months each in charge of a detail and bring morning to desk s and handle the many print, photography and It wa oner eants relative voted, upon motion of Com- Moran, that hereafter the make detailed monthly re- to their work and pre- sent the reports to the board so that their activitie gone over carefully. g0 into effect January 1. may be compared and This order is to Tamphere Trafic Squad Considerable aitention was given to problem and it was voted signed ta the traffic ad. Upon motion of Commissioner 8 Lincoln court, long on duty in Font of City hall and one cf the first en aseigned to traffic duty, was Mmed for the new position. There “a discussion as to how the new | executive | | He | position SERGEANTS MUST | man M, bureau duties out | , in uniform to take charge of street de- taijs. night’s matter w session touched on briefly in open | | I He | and that it | Commi from street work, in their turn, | man | at head- | { complained that | | I8 | be | to to be designated and a suggestion was made that the occu- pant be given the rank of traffic ser- geant without increase of pay. Cam- missioner Steele suggested that it be known as supervisor of traffic and hig suggestion was approved. Lamphere will be suppesed to see that the traffic policemen are properly acquainted with their duties and give thelr signals properly, It is believed that the recent difference of Acting Traffle Policeman Meehan and Alder- Irving Jester is partly re- sponsible, Lamphere will be held re- sponslble far the work of the traffio squad and traffic condltions within the city limits, He will have charge of the men assigned to this work by Chief Rawlings. While he is making his rounds and giving instructlons one of the men travellng a day Main s | street beat will relieve him at City hall. Coniplaints relative to the work of oliceman Denis Nealon, assigned to traffic duty at the junction of Park, Elm and Main streets and at Frank- lin square, were taken up upon the suggestion of Commissioner Steele. said that Policeman Nealon is probably not acquainted with the du- ties of his position as autoists have they are unable to interpret the signals. He was recent- 1y transferred from Hartford avenue the Spring street corner at the East Main street junction following the receipt of complaints. He made from the traffic squad. ionet Moran advised no hasty and suggested that no action be taken until Policeman Lamphere has had an opportunity to study the tuation and instruct Nealon. It was ggested that Policeman Wagner will an excellent choice as relief for Lamphere. Commissioner Steele did not want it left to Chief Rawlings as whether Nealon is transferred and inquired as to why orders of the board have not been followed. Chair- Babcock said that Chief Raw- lings is perfectly competent to run his department and suggested that minor details be left to his judgment. removed action was no intention of criticising the chief. At police headquarters today, while Chief Rawlings was reticent, it was learned that no written orders have been received from the board relative to incidents touched upon at the board meeting. Upon the motion of Commissioner Steele, it was voted that all important orders given by Fire Chief R. M. Dame to the company captains be in writing. Also that a record be kept. He explained that the action was for the purpose of having proof available in case of a controversy between Chief Dame and a subordinate rela- tive to any important action. n invitation and tickets were re- ceived for the annual firemen's recep- tion and ball the night of January 1 in Booth hall. They were accepted with thanks. It was announced that Commissioner and Mrs. Moran have i | 1 | i | George accepted an invitation to lead the grand march. A new type of traffic stand, made with a cork interior so as to protect the officer from wet and cold feet, was exhibited and explained. No ac- tions was taken. It was reported that the city trea: urer's receipts show that $580 w realizéd from the sale of fire horse: There is still one pair that remains unsold. No Appointments Madec. Because of no action having been takem by the common council rela- tive to the amended ordinances gov- erning the make-up of the fire de- partment, the expected appointment of 16, or more, permanent firemen did not take place. An application was received from James Tormay, a call engineer for the past thirty-seven vears, asking to be retired on pension with the rank of engineer. No action was taken as there are several other applications for pensions to be considered. It was voted to set a date for hearing all of them later. In a communication from the Southern New England Telephorfe Company, information was given that after January 1; their linemen would be unable to assist City Electrician Cooley. They based this ac- tion on the great need for all of their men because of increased work and the prospect of much more this com- ing season. An offer was extended to aid in the selection of an assistant to Flectrician Cooley. Commissioner Moran believed that Cooley should have an assistant, that there is suf- ficient work for such a man and that a the matter has been allowed to drag too long without definite action. the motion of Commissioner i s voted to have Chairman Bab- meet with the ordinance com- mittee of the common council and confer relative to an ordinance call- ing for an assistant electrician. An application was received from P. B. Sage of 1395 Stanley street for the position. As he has been a telephone lineman and enclosed excellent rec- ommendations, Chairman Babcock wag directed to bear him in mind when the matter comes to a head and appointment is authorized. Monthly reports of the police and fire departments were received and accepted. Semi-monthly Upon Steele, police drills are be resumed, following a motion by Commissioner Moran, who said that he believes it to be an excellent thing for the department. They were form- erly held but have been discontinued for some time. Chairman Babcock was instructed to make arrangements to secure the armory for this pur- pose. There was considerable discussion relative to the merits of target prac tice. The discussion followed the reading of scores made, as included in the report of Chief Rawling. Chairman Babcock said that he sees little need of continuing the prac- to tice indefinitely as the scores show City Hall Thousands of men wear Wilson ties. It wouldn’t that the men as sufficiently proficient to wing a man and disable him, should the occasion arise. He also reported that the target practice is expensive. ( Much time was taken up by Com- missioners Moran and Steele inquiring how Policeman Wagner keeps himself busy since being relieved from mo- torcycle duties. Information was given by Chairman Babcock that Policeman Wagner is a valuable man about headquarters during the winter and can be kept busy investigating complaints, going on emergency calls and relieving traffic policemen. He also said that he is available as a spare patrol-ambulasce chauffeur Continuing, Chairman Babcock ex- pressed the belief that Chief Rawlings is capable of managing the details of his department and that Policeman Wargner is being used in work that Enl:\l((‘s him worth while on his pres- | jent assignment. Attention was called | to the fact that the work of the de- partment has vastly increased, that | there Is an increase of 25 or 30 ar- rests a month and many complaints and emergency calls. Commissioner Moran explained that he does not think that Wagner is |sleeping or having an easy time. but wanted a detailed report as to how he is being gned. It was moved that such a report be submitted at the next meeting. Commissioner Mo- ran said that he is kept busy seven {or eight hours a day during the mo- {toreycle season and wanted to know | how the time is put in now. It was suggested that perhaps it is desirable to have a man available to operate the patrol-ambulance in case Chauf- feur Rival is ill or when he at meal time. is off | Steele’s Improvements. Commissioner Steele had several uggestions to make relative to what he believes are, improvements in police procedure. .He said that he has heen informed by taxpayers that | beats are left uncovered when an ar- rest is made and that the crowds that gathers is likely to cause dis- turbance after the patrol leaves, if the officer making the arrest goes to headquarters with the prisoner. He believed that the crowd causes more | disturbance than the prisoner, in |many cases. He moved that Chief Rawlings be instructed to see that jbeats are covered at all times. Tt ywas explained that it was for this | purpose that the chief has arranged a considerable time ago to have Door- man Hellberg go out with the patrol at night and a. man detailed to ac- company it on day rur This is so | that unless the person arrested i unusually active or there are more than one, the policeman making the arrest does not have to leave his beat. Commissioner Steele also expressed he opinion that Chief Rawlings should be instructed to have Police- man Hellberg, or the man assigned to accompany the patrol nights, be of- ficial witness in court the next day so | thing that the man responding { man Dennis O'Keefe, | of doing the work. | man Babcock. | asked court appearance. He was not sup- ported in this contention but was in- formed by Clerk A. 1. Magnell that it was not only unwise but that the court officials wolld hardly accept this sort of testimony. He said fur- ther that the court is particularly ex- | acting about evidence and, even when he accused is not represented by counsel, the witnesses is asked about the circumstances of arrest, some- with the patrol would know little about. It was shown that often the man re- sponding with the patrol does not leave the car, simply taking of the prisoner and being as to the nature of the charge. suggestion was not pressed first gne instructing Chief to use proper measures to h This but the Rawlings ve the beats covered at all times was passed. | There was a lengthy d ative to the janitor work quarters and the amount being given Supernumerary ussion rel- at head- of work Polic former janitor. Commissioner_Steele provoked discussion and intimated plainly that he does not approve of a woman doing the work and does not approve of woman working about a police station regularly. He thought that it was no place for a woman. Chairman Babocck immediately took issue with him. He said that, of his personal knowledge, he knew that the janitor work at headquarters wa never better taken care of than it is at present by Mrs. Mary Mattey, who s also police matron. He said that the Interior of the building never looked better, is absolutely clean and that Mrs. Matey is perfectly capable He stated further that the police and court officials have been loud of their praise of the mpnner in which the work is done by Mrs. Mattey. No cause for com- plaint or change was seen by Ch He said that this not intended as any reflection those who have done the wornk in the past, but simply a plain statement of facts as he has found them and as anyone can learh by paying a call to headquarters. Commissioner Steele defended his action by saying that he has heard considerable adverse comment about having the work done by & woman. He then inquired relative to the amount of work that Supernumerary Policeman O’'Keefe is getting. Cap- tain T. W.‘Grace was communicated with at headquarters and reported that the records show that O'Keefe has had work 133 nights out of 174 during the past six months. Tt was the opinion that he has received more work than other supernumeraries. Commissioner Steele made the motion that Chief Rawlings be instructed to see that O'Kecefe has regular work and 1s kept busy. The motion was passed. Commissioner Babcock was about O'Keefe's record and ability as a policeman. He said that | there was nothing of an adverse na- ture. that the men making the arrests «would not have to lose their sleep and could be saved the bother of | Supernumeraries Discentented. Commissioner Moran said that some of the supernumerary police- charge | informed | the | on | men are complaining because they have not received enough work to make the appointment worth while in the buying of suits, etc. It was de- led that unless the men were prom- ised steady work when they were ap- pointed there is no ground for their | complaining now, as they should have ! known what the position was when they were appointed. Chairman Babcock said that an ex- | pert opinion of O’Keefe’s ability as a policeman should be up to Chief Raw- lings. Commissioner Moran inquired if the minutes of the last meeting do not show that Chief Rawlings had | been instructed to give O'Keefe reg- ular work, and was informed that he e correct in his supposition. said that he was not inclined to crit- icise the chief, but felt that orders had not been obeyed if O’Keefe had was passed. It was voted to leave the matter of nitor work at headquarters until the | January meeting for further discus- sion and any action that may be de- cided upon. to the board relative to the police | fire departments was taken up. It was voted that hereafter the com- plaints must be in writing and signed. Commissioner ~ Moran commented about the difficulty experienced in get- | ting people to appear before the board or sign complaints. It was voted that Chairman Bab- cock consult with City Electrician Cooley and the city engineer relative to having maps and records of the police and fire signal wires prepared. If Electrician Cooley should die or leave the city, it was stated, there would now be nothing to guide hi successor or give the board an idea of where the wires are. SHORT CAL At this afternoon’s short session of the city court cases and an old one were consid- ered by Judge James T. Meskill. The |case of J. 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