, 1873-02-06
Everything Serene Around
City Hall.
Rofaaal Of Horting and Holden to
Become Commissioners.
Car1ilo Mason and Colonel Wright
Nominated by tile Mayor.
History of the Board Of Police.

Ill VI 7 f1AHAt
Everything III tho vicinity Of tho City 11all WIS
very quiet yesterday, oven tho Police Commits
sionor and cx.Comn,issionors rolapBing Into a
condition Of placid non*rosiatance. Fow, If any.
persona called upon thom during tho day, and
thoy stretched their arms in poncofu1 yawu,
with nothing clso to do. During tho afternoon
they took tho reporters to tnsk for vontlrng to
Suggest thai tho police force Of tho city was not
quito whht tho citiz6ns would liho to Hoe it. At
ono momont they declared themselves ready to
oxpol all the wortfllcsa policemen, In tho next
breath tlcy challenged the reporters to namo
worthlcsa officer. They Ind no objection to po-
licomon taking MI occasional drink whom on
duty, and plead that temperance mon violated
thojr pledgoa In order to convict saloon-koopors.
THE MAYOR
was notified yesterday afternoon by Mr.. G. q. p.
Holden TINT his arluous private duties pro-
yonted Ills acceptance Of tho Mayors appoint
rnent. Ntr. Holden declnrod himaelf ready to
support the Mayor and tho best intercsts Of tho
city, and lo hoped that better mnn could bo
found to accept tho position. For the first timo
since the police difficulty commenced,
Mn. FnED. 0UND
mallowod his Sergeant to sign tho daily report"
IIo wishoa II to bo undoratood TINT hn had no
earthly objection to obeying tho Mayor, and
would haye conceded tho Acting Captains right
IT, fa aS bs bad na It aG Rsn s s fl S t4 under
unnatusally presents ltself whother 4 man who
cannot understand orders givon him In tho Eng
!ah language, is competent to receive ordora
wards TRANSLATE them to others: Tho feeling
against tho Mayors reinstating Mr.. dnnd in worry
strong.
THE COUNCIL.
special meeting Of tho Council was hold
yesterday ovoning, commencing at half-past 7,
for tho purpose Of receiving reports Of Com
mittooa. Aid. Woodman acted az Chairman,
Tho following members wero in attendance:
Richardson, Dixon, Warren, Ncaennias, Sid
we'll, Tracey, sohmitz, Oowry, Bailey,
Powell, o'Brien, Clark, Sweet, KeLoo, Minor,
Heath, Moore, Qulrk, Cleveland, Eckhardt, Stout,
Wooaman, Brand, Stone, Pickering, and Nc
Clowry.
Thero woro not many outsidcra present, tho
fact that u meeting waa to DO hold not being
generally known.
A call had also bern issued by the Mayor for
meeting at 8 o'clock, aud there being no huet-
moss under tho first call, tho Council proceeded
under the second one.
Tho following communication from tho Mayor
was then read 49,
GEnTIEMEN: Since my communication to you Of
4. Reno and i. + q Klokke from office Is oomms-
sloners Of the Board OF Police, aud the appointment
Of McsBrs 9. 9. T. Holden and John Horting TO fill
tho uncxpircd term OF sud Reno nnd Klokke. have
been not'hed by MeaBrB. Holden and Hcrtng Of their
declnauon to nccept auch appointment. therefore
hereby appoint hlr. Garlic Mason Commissioner OF
tho Board Of Police utce &r. Oharles A. Reno, ro-
pice T. r. g. Klokke removed, such Commissioners to
oil tho respective une1pred terms Of Mr. Reno and Of
Mr. Rlokkn and respectfully ask your concurrence
to such appointments. ..-~--
Aid. Schafrnor aaid TINT, as thore were many
Aldermen abBont, and 1t WAS q very important
question, he did not think It proper to take m
immediate vote upon the confirmation, and
therefore moved the reference Of the master to
tho judiciary Committee
AID. Stout eecondod 1t.
Aid. Stone moved that 1t be sent To tho Com
mittee on Police.
Aid. Dixon concurrod, since all tho members
Of the Police COMMITTEE Wero in the city.
AID. Lengaoller moved it be roforrcd to both.
Aid. Stone accepted It.
Aid. Sohaffner accepted it also.
After long discussion Us to the right Of .
rno1nber to accept m amendment to his motion.
AID. Longacher'a motion WAS loBt-yeaB, II !;
nays, II.
The motion to refer to tho Committee on
Police Was agreed to-yeas, q naya, TO-
Aid. Stone moved tho Committed report at the
next meeting.
Aid. schaifner moved 1t DO at tho noxt regular
meeting.
The amendment was adopted-yeas Is; nays.
IS.
The Council adjourned.