, 1873-02-27

Wherein the Mayor Failed to Per
form the Last Act"
Old Board Proceedings in the
Criminal Court.
Klokke swears He is Still Of the Opinion
that He is a Commissioner. .
THE BOARD.

THE BOARD.
Tho new1v-conBtituted Board Of Police, ignor-
irg the evil results that had followed the
"secret session" farce inaugurated by the
celebrated Commissioner of prehistoric times,
known to fame and policemen as Old Talcott,"
yesterday amused themselves with meeting,
from which reporters were excluded. The busi-
ness before them WIS the consideration Of the
ao-called chnrges drawn up under the directions
OF their predecessors against Superintendent.
Washburn. They had before them communi-
cation from the Mayor, whose opinion had been
asked by tho Board upon the subject, and this
gave tie jolly gentleman from the Bridgeport
district many qua1ms Of stomach and conscience.
Tie opinion from the Mayor reads "a follows:
The Mayors bill gave me the sole power Of removal
The clnuse in that bill which gave the power to
unuled the clause In the city charter which had
previously conferred the Commissioners the power to
suspend Mr. Washbu1u when they no longer haye au-
kaor1ty to remove him. He was appointed by the
for delinqueuc;es other ofeascs to alona. That
Is the ground have taken from tbs start. notified
pend Washburn that such notion was unlawful. The
know precedent for one appointee being a1raign
ed t other appontees, Or his being suspended OK re
moved without ths sanction Of the officer who appoint
ed all these officers The Police Board do nothing
wrs ii defiance of my authogity, and = now Board
cannot recognize unlawful act Of their predecessors
Tho Board discussed the matter for some time.
When the following resolutions we're presented.
then there was general squir1ning and Topping
On the part of the Nestor of Commissioners, who
had survived nine colleagues and had three more
years OF Office before him. This was the cause
Of his contortions:
WHEREAS, 1t oppe1rs from the records Of this Board
that, the day previous 10 the removal Of E. F. @.
Klokke and Charles A. Reno from the office OF COM
uissuners Of this Board, the Board did mike order
directing the Secretary prefer certain alleged charges
against the Superintendent; and
WHEREAS, The SECRETARY did present, on that day,
what purpo.ts to be charges against the sup<rin-
teu2ent; and
WHEREAS, In the opinion Of this Board ths said
action of the Board unauthorized by law, and the
alleged charges were not prepared IN the manner re-
quired by hw end Insufficient to authorize this
Board to act thereon; therefore, be it *"
hereby, dismissed, and the said order directing
charges to be preferred by e Secretary and suspend
ing the Superintendent be, and they are hereby, re-
ac;nded.
Though he tried to smile, and though the
exact tenor OF his remarks was unknown, got
there ia reason to believe that the smile left his
rosy countenance, and he looked wofully un-
happy. When vote was. taken, it is said he
voted with an emphasis the negative that
would hnvs driven the 'sGerman Sage wild with
envy, hatred, malice, and all unchnntableness.
But the preamble and resolution were passed to
his innnite disgust. And there WAS no protest.