, 1873-01-30

Aldermen, dofootlvoB, and pntrolmon In posaos-
nion' Tho Borgeat,ts wisely kept out OF tho
@ waa tie % chiof. I' Tic ] subject "sus wns % taiSod
e1poctant porsong. Commissioner ileno WAS tho '
dan and Klokko md DR.: Ward.. There was n
singular amount. OF excited conversation luz |
dnlgod IL by Commissioners and Aldermen. AL
tor1non Stout, Bclhfrnor aud Bailey wero watch-'
dnod conversations with tho ConmiBaioners and |
everybody olHo.
:, At ton minutes aftor O'Clock there wero in
and Klokke, Aldermen schaftnor and Bailey ton |
Or nfteen frlonds Of all Of them, and half q |
dozen repoftors. TIC OommiHsfoners wore
nostea beside each other Mt thoir deaks, Alder:
conversing With him. President Homo waa loan !
ing on his dcsk, twirling q peco Of blotting 4
rRpor, Ills countenAnco donotfng that Ills mimi
raa n hopeoss condition a. of The
ing tho situation, aud expressing contrary views.
Tho reporters woro prepared Tor somo official 10
esy something, but the Commissioners and
Aldermen conyersed with one another IL whi99t
fHE MAxon's azonnrAnr, ENTERED
tho room. Ho had In lda right hand two1argo
envelopes. ono Of which ho handed to Oo!nnnfa-
aioner Klokke and tho othor to Presideni, Rono.
Tho former opened his envelope, aid took
thence tho subjoined communications
MAYoR's OFFICE, Jan. %, 1878.
s1n You arc hcroby notified that, In, nv opinion.
tho interests Of tho city require that yo DO removed
ss Hs as o osa g as
n0val 10 ts3o ses' folthT'tR tsR5ssrn ntsp.s, msxor
Mr. Reno did not open his envelope, but laid
it on tho, doslz in front Of him. A 10 was
appointed by tho Mayor, tho document enclouod
was unqueationably wordod tho aamo as that ID
dressed to his associate.
MORE MUSIC. I
Secretary aud Acting Superintendent Ward,
thou came into tho room and handed Prosident'
Reno another official envelope addressed to tho
Board OF Police, which contained tho following
communication:
MA1oRB OFFICE, Jan. %, 1878.
hereby notify your honorable body that have this
day removed oharlsa A. Reno and z. r. @. Nokke
JOSEPH MED1L1., Mayor.
Commissioner Klokko then turncd to Ward
md instructed him to take orders from no one
but tho Bonrd.
Tho Secretary and Acting Superintendent said
TINT legal and tudlciouB orders must be re-
apected, lntimatIng that auoh orders could come
only from tho Board,
SHERIDAN ARRIVES.
At this juncture Commissioner Sheridan
,. ronr ~ Tjn1.Lo roa,7 his .,ni;eo.+io+ In
openod ono OF tho drawers OF his deak, took out
some official paper, trantieally selzod pen, nnd
out to him, "sheridanl Como here q moment,
| hnvo received this communication from tho
| Mayor" at tho aamo time handing tho document
| to him. Sheridan glanced at the document caa-
| uhlly, and waa about to read 1t, whon
and n+ar,,ntad In, 'bf1,U br a,v;rr G aro;tadv
!" Since receiving this, IN tho pregenco OF you
str1et Acting gunorintonden Ward to take
ortlorH from no ono. and to nav attention to
| no ordors that NAV DO issued ii relation to Do
lice mattors except those that arc issued by tho
proper authorities, who nro tho Police Commits
Bionora Of the City OF Chicago-the elected Of the
people and tho Commissioned Of tho Governor"
Commissioner Klokke then Bat down,
Commissioner Sheridan said tint course was
perfectly right. His face became very rod, and
. smile would occasionally dimplo his capactoue
choeke 4: hts manner indicated TINT be was con-
F! fldent that the Board had aoted in accordance
| with the ln,y
ANOTHER OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION
| was then placed on Bhoridan's deBk and he toro
open the envelope. The reporters pressed for
ward to get . look at tho document. hut sheri-
only q roference frnm tic Common Council in
4 reporter remarked to Commissioner shor-
idan, "You arc the Board now, hoping tho
| member from Bridgeport would express Aimaolf
upon the situation, but he only amilod.
Commissioner Kokko presented d supple
mental question by saying: " Gentlomen, thers
ia no buaineas to be dono this afternoon. ITO
President Reno] IT'S there any business before
LIS this afternoon2"
President Rcno-Here aro some billa for
capH
Commissioner Klokke-I looked them over !;
they aro correct
President Reno handed the bills to Sheridan,
| +oiI;nT L;ro TinEko hi n-onnnn,o5 thnro oor
ront LII 4ta1 I ana pluoua saoH sui
tect, u" 1aas he leAoAkol "as 1uoee VI BUN
| matters.
noK1E PUZZLED.
! Conn;ssinner K1okko vim Ind raqumn3 writ.
| IT,, i;n r1 ~ ~ Iaat. ~ 1t. @ ,1t, ~ ~
~. n1s Iep1{ u .ne aayoe de1tuf "e' eSauenety
pn1x1oa. ;t;e o wanseu "osa or mas unGgr5a e1aa
finally explained hia difficulty by asking Alder
man bolairner when tho last election was held.
| Aldorman Hcbnffner gaid he did not know.
Tor,m;ug;aror 1-loi,Lo +1,n, nrnn,1aI a. I'm,
| erni Iich Win was aitt;nr nj Kl,oriianu dcslr
| taking notas hut tha Gennro1 wag unnhle to olive