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maintained that under resolution adopted by
tho Doard Dec. i, 1872, the Superintendent was
obliged to submit all general orders to tho Board
Tor their approval or rejection.
hIr WaHlburn had supposed 1t was tho inten-
tion OF tho Commissioners to lot him roorganizo
The forco In his ow1l way and strengthen 1t.
Commissioner Sheridan aB-orted that therc
woro rules and regulations for tho goTornmont
OF tho force, md thoy should bo his guide.
President Reno did not comprehend tho aitua-
tion. Ho had evidently boon mislel When Ao
came into tho Board ho was led to bo1teyo by Dir.
Taleott that n reorganization Of the force was
contemplated, and that tho men were to DO fur
nished with now unifor1na aud clubs, and belts.
Mr. Waahburn snid Lis order merely required
the men in oil tho precincts to perform tho eamo
amount Of duty. In the second, third, fourth,
fifth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tonth, and
eleventh PRECINCTS previous to tho prona,llgation
of the ordor, tho mon went on duty at O'Clock
In the eyoniug, and wore supposed to remain on
until O'Clock in tho morning, They, however,
came of at and s o'clock, md
three or four officers kept dog watch, to look
out for fros. In reality, in those precincts there
woro no policemen OH duty botwoen aud z and
O'Clock in the morning.
Commissioner Sheridan knew Of only ono
precinct whore tho witch WAS moro than eight
hours. In tho Twelfth Precinct the mon went
cut at o'clock in tho evening, and came in at
O'Clock in tho morning another SOUND, which
went On at o'clock in tho evening" came Oft
two hours later. This was q very bad district,
and the tapping over during the night was to
have mon available in caae Of n disturbance.
Commissioner IloIsko asked it, under tho
preeont order, there would bo more mon On night
duty than formerly.
The Mayor Baid thero certainly would be, ii
tho ortlor was carried out.
Commissioner Klokko had made 1t his busl-
ness to inquire into tho effect Of the order, arld
ho had learnod from tho Captnins than there
wcro less mea on duty than under the former
rule. II that was true, the old system WIS cor
tainly preferable, because tho physical strength
Of the mon would not DO endangered. Aa It is,
they were suffering Severely.
The Mayor said tho Superintendent had told
him that, By tapping ovor at II O'Clock ut night,
m o4tra number Of mon was aoourcd.
The Superintendent was requested to explain
tho order, aud he said tue second platoon was on
duty from o'clock in tho evening till 1 in tho
morning, and during that time the flrst platoon
was In from o'clock until II o'clock, and the
Becond platoon from II o'clock until o'clock,
making two-thirda Of tho force on duty during
the worst hours OF tho night, from O'Clock un-
til o'clock.
Commissioner Kokke said In ono precinct on
tho Woat Bido, whore thcro were formerly thir-
ty-two men on night duty, thoso wero now only
twonty-nine. During the last four months tho
force had been strengthened by the addition Of
men Of intelligence and "manly form i" every
infraotion Of tho rules hhd beon sovere1y pun
lahed, and men who became intoxicated, or mig
behaved wore told to 50. Tho men now ap-
pointed worc large, moro powerful, and aobor-
looking.
Tho Mayor was glad to hear it. II they could
only get rid Of como Of the bad matorial In the
force, it would DO we'll
Commissioner Klokke sail tho superintend-
eut'a order had disgusted tho good mon, and
somo Of them bud left, md others were talking
President Rono remarked that there wero q
good many dcad-bcats on tho force-1nen who
were worn out when they woro appointed and
worthless as policemen. They should be got rid
they failed to travel thoir bcats o6ors had to do
It, and they should be wooded out
Commissioner Kloklo asked it any ono be-
loved that a man, nftar remaining out for
twelve hours, WIS fit for active duty?
President Reno said "No," emphatically.
Commissioner Klokke had marched forty nlilcs
In ono day with his mon in the army, aud it re-
qufred tWo days tor them to reouporate. What
wonla ~ bo tho eoildltlon Of the mcu III six months
II they tfaYeiled t%elVo hours every niGht2
!, ffesdens Aeno thought they should not ask
he nakod bis employees to work twelve hours in
btoad of ton tnoy would obloct, and demand
proportlonato componnation Tor their aorylces;
Commlasionor kloiEo wanted to 300 tho su'
peTlntendents order e. re hAd noFer seon 1t; >,
superintendent Waalbllrn said le handed tho
order to tho Secretary on tho day It Waa lshuod.
+ the Board haa not Boon 1t lo Was not to
blame.
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