, 1866-08-08
FIRE AND POLICE COnm1SS10y-
ElkS,

OrIc1~ Entnlnl1i!. Ctvt11iy n1ad Forhcnr-
cllcc OIL alsr raft Of Police O(Icrcrx.
IT, 'rrcuElr ec.ni-wrcl;1y meeting or the Bnard
Of l'"fce Commissioners was te1l yericrday ur-
;-lnoou at the Central Station. Present, Com
taf+sionrrs Brown md iuhd.
Tie Srcre.ary read the miunfcs OF the Ias[
= neciins,which were approved.
4 petition was received Il orn q. Lander, Pound
Maticr Of the West Division. requesting Ill Board
10 s:"var su himself aad four Others a. special
policemen The request wa. granted.
several pet,ttons or similar ,.ature were re-
cesed and placed upon Gle.
oEmi..nner nrGT, dsew attention 70 The fact
both from individuals and through Tho medium 81
The taily p1r-s, In regard 10 certain portion of
Dissatisfaction among the citizens. He thousht
1ha1 The parties against whom thesc complaints
aa se' ,S,t a,sesa Mefs E.. few In nnmss hut !.
supplementary osdcIs IL the rules aud regulations,
fuE the approval OF ttr Board.
I. Every policeman must hear in mind thai
IN making m arrest he Is i,> justified in doing
1no's 14n !, sRso'ia,sly di e, ts ea
Sufficient fosrc 10 do 70. hui le =s no right to usc
nnne5eseary violence. aud lse nnst no. even use
turh language ns would be calculated to provoke
or ctasprtatc them. for eueh conduct tends to
toward the policeman anson: Shr bystRndcfe.
Prisoners must be trratct kindly willie in the sta-
ton ho1ses, lock-ups, or courts.
and be calm and COLLECTED wien called upon to
1aakc arrests q quill disturbance They shonld
suase thai may applied i ~ aud ~ % sbes shoaii ]
nut make arrests in their ova quarrrls or those Of
their families, except unde: sre very 1cu.r cir
5s "a @ a. would Justify them In using ucas
~, Policemen arc expected to be. scntlcnan1y
il their department aud Lear;ng; to III respectful
FRA kind ard courteous to ali pc7enus wifi whoa
they may hare any bnaness officially; to answer
al proper qneeuSns eiyilly, md gcueralls 10 nnni-
fest an Hs'l!giug disposition OIL MI occasions.
Shooting 1t pfssoiess nrou rl,c street OF cl.e-
WhcFc, except when the life Of lie policeman Is in
21nSe5 L Rrohisitcd Csis M 9a,3n aPoa
:nce Is offered. is also prohibited. Punishment of
offences oslonss 10 courts, ana no. to policemen:
@blcct sny aen,ber of iIie pniics iorcs 10 sus1sn
sion OF diechaEgc from the furcc. a. the o:s:ncc
committed r1ay appear 10 ti- noa.d to BE- more or
The following or'cr shall apr1y to all members
OF The Police, Fire ard Health Departments:
1he pa1 Of any 1neter 81 ibe Psllee, Fire or Or
1ieall Department to pay any jus: deb; contracted
by hIa, Nli.e n 1nem1rf cf an. # said Depart;
cause for the dismissal Of si,c, person from the
Department to which he belongs:
acred BE- 70 cae @ ii ta; s psee ice: a.
On ns!ie.. II M u u Commissioner Brown, the apoolut-
inert Of Charles L. Hfcssler sfscc!s! policeman
nf ,a as Chicago Alton and ST. 1"ais la'lroad WAS
AAr lol!0Nins were appointed ~ special police
men Of. trial Tor eixty anys: Juhn C.. Klyn,
Joseph Miller, Mathew Ryan and Jamcs Harvey.
Ur motion Of Commissioner t;uns, the contract
for day fclyeuscr work for tho W,st and South
Divisions was awarded to Patrick Downing, who
lsto furnish eighties: teams Al fnu: dn1lass per
at tAc Burlington & Quincy lsa1ruaI. and leppsit-
cd at least font miles heyoud lhc city limits. Not
o:eE three cars per day a,v 10 he employed, the
tlty paying ten dollars per day for each car.
The contFGct for the North Division was award
g 70 Frank Ellis, who is TO furnish cIsh. teams,
Ut three dollars and seventy -yc cents rcr day the
garbage 20 he Deposited at least four ulcs beyond
LIZ t1ty 1im!ts.
The hoard theu effinurnrt1