From the NJSACOP archives … November
1912 The NJSACOP Monthly State Chiefs Meeting for November 1912 was held in Perth Amboy, NJ. It was regularly moved and seconded that We tender our services to Pres.-Elect Wilson, as a guard of honor on the day of his inauguration at Washington, members to be in full uniform, a committee consisting of Chiefs Monahan, Keily, and Gallagher to be appointed with power to make the necessary arrangements, resolution carried.
1913 At the monthly State Meeting, Princeton Chief William Kilfoil extended an invitation to all members of the Association to attend the Yale-Princeton football game to be held at Princeton. It was regularly moved, seconded and adopted that Chief Kilfoil’ s invitation be accepted.
1924 At the monthly NJSACOP Chiefs Meeting, Chief Dolan spoke on the“ various ways and mean of the smaller towns in handling of the heavier Sunday traffic …” So that it is held up causing blocks and drivers taking chances to get to the head of lines and in some cases where two and possibly three lines can be made they are kept to just one line each way and if members know of these conditions in these towns.
A committee was appointed consisting of Chiefs Keily, Culliton, Forss, O’ Neil, and Siccardi to“ adopt a standard of traffic signals, turning, where Officers are stationed and the speeding up of heavy traffic.”
At that same meeting, representatives from the Polton Brothers Company of New York City made a presentation to the members on“ different styles of clubs and bombs as well as a spray system to overcome criminals who are dangerous so [ there is ] no danger to the Officer in making an arrest.”
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