, 1865-01-08
SHALL TIE COMMON COUNCIL HAVE POW
Err TO SUPPRESS GAMDLINGl -.
A Letter from Police Commissioner
Wentworth.

A Letter from Policc Commissioner
WentHvorfh.
eeG 1t stated IN some Of the city papers that tar
PROVISION Recommended by the Police Board.
adoption IL tSe new csty sba1ssi, i she same -
tst t f afdGSnts9 ~ hy the Common Council IN conmi1
Justice to myself, and ftapkness to the publi:,
whose servant I am US Police Comniss,onsf, r.
quirv nc 70 say that the provision Of the Bo,rd,
ana hat oi The committee, as published are quite
Rrornse in ttcir abuse Of the police and the Police
in eity, md he impn6y hat has attsued thcir
has been everything done tint there was power e
icct. Until The present Law, the Common Council
bad full Jurisdiction over tho sablect aud i from
the hands of the police authorities. and no city
Vas 70 nee from gamblers as Chicago.
9nE s.lzens arc Invited to rsaa y ,he present m la
proved tor the benefit Of gamblers. Tho POLICE
Board propose to repeal the prysent law and sub.
Is e 5 oa
AID tue police enforced until the Legislature DIS
franchised our Aldermen upon the subject,
No one eyer publicly complained Of these orai-
our Legislature to have the 1urlsdiction oEer ths
ia whose Eaaas Il lad 20 cfedi.ably ezlstedsines
That the proposition Of the Police Board may he
fnlly understood, mike the following extracts
from its MINUTES:
At d regnia. meeting OF the Board Of Police
Commissioners ot the city Of Chicago, held Dec.
23d, 1s9a, the following action was taken:
"comialssoncF ws9tworth introduced Ar ses9: s:.
ment to Section II Of cnaptcf1 10 OF Revised City
Charter:
Denartment Of TIC thstter Of lie CITY Of CHI
ego. is hereby repealed; and 1t shall be the antY
Of ait Tho mcmbcra Of the Police Department to
to arrest and to bring to speedy trial ali pabets
md all owners, occupants. fequenters OF inmates
Of rooms occupied for purposes Of gambling, md
wherever found; aud power Is given to enter such
fesefsle S I'D Il shall be the duty of e
siditiona ortanees a. % may be deemed d Necessary s
| 10 give the most summary effect to these p7oyl-
sioas;,,-..,.,,s..... sioas;,",
instructed to comunleata TIC ac;ion of tbis Board
70 The Commlttec on Amendments to the City
Charter. and to furnish said committee win copy
"The foregoing IL tue copy Of the record Of
the Board Of Pojico Commissioners.
"R. scoTE:
| All +he ahorc nrorfs,onz ana 1,o1re,a srors n,
.rtticd nntry ~ he cifr frnm its nr~n n ian ~
fsS1 wfcn Tie aambie @ rot thronn6 fa 81 nrssent @ NJ
tr n9scs ana is15n ~ * rsah
| nf IN Tso,nmnn rnSnnes ">D> Wy >@4~ AS''.'
hcrc Thc coe ale samc nsrsons IN ,bc c;tv uho ,ar
Itliee 1nosu 70 dt gamblers, and whom her eli-
ns fsrs and re5lt.2cs H. ana no ~ ~.
~ 6c bcto :" ~ ~
t ~ W t, ~ ~, - = sr,..s .st az
iust now: saa fear IT, thcy haye fEisbtsnsd % some
that the i]on1 Of h]acS les to Chicaro s,,ouiil he
pn,v ren }nn H. " noya w stIon Il
tnur X ino nyar T an iii e,nsnrca av a.,
viii Ind bowers d strong siven m to tic Poiice 81
men Sn onr eits u s'ne u '' "D's'' 4 DeS'
reps ID 5asses q aes as as hs m ae2S sD IL:
xss ea the
sucI reculat,ons' IS tls Common Council MAJ
from time to time atlopt'' Or they could recon
flen u S a q m aud the
"The Common Council shall have powcr tt
pass euch ordinances IS It my deem necessary Il
soas eonsicte'! GerceE" pS
pie through iiIc peoples Aldermen, what tht
IN he ~ law N; RoSti as dS 70
vision adopted by The Common Councils Com
mittce as a substitute for the one rccommeaiet
stitesc Is here inscrted:
of Witch 1h,s is an anosament, Is hereby repeal rep
all reasonable edorta 70 suppress gambling IN salt
CITY, and to arrest and bring to trial all person.
ginning house Or for The purpose Of gaming
:. end to destroy all Implements Of gaming fonni
therein; and power is hereby gwen to use al
necessary force for the purpose OF etfectius a.
entry Into any such room or place. whether b
breaking open doors or otherwise. The persoi
or pereons 50 arrested ahall be forthwith conseye
ehalt forthwith proceed to hear the proof; and
there be probable cause for believing that any c
such person Of persons have been guilty Of az
forthwith order such pereon OF pcrsons to an