, 1873-02-25

Clerk. and receiving their commissions fit
!; him, which Was also done.
ENTER TIE NEW aEMpEns
Thus fully armed by law to take possessio
they repaired to the Mayors Office, when, aft
brief conversation, they started to take tht
: seats. The Mayor, Gen. Stiles, and the II
Commissioners entered the Board OF Police roo1
finding Commissioner Sheridan alone with a 8
1ect party OF reporters and others. The Soul
Side Commissioners face, wreathed In su,iles b
!: fore, Was now radiantly rotund, and be 70,
from his seat to shake hands With the Mayt
with unfeigned warmth. The lockers On who hs
followed the party from the Mayors office clul
f. tered round and rendered themselves more {
1883 olsagreeable by their prominence.
| THE INTRODUCTION.
The Mayor took his stand near Mr. Sheridan
thanked BY the two new Commissioners, and h
troduced them as follows:
MR. CoMuss1oSER SHERIDAN: I have tb
pleasure Of introducing to you Mr. Garlic Ma
son, Commissioner, and Mr. Levi P. Wright
commissioner, who have been duly appointed
confirmed, and sworn, and will take their seat
as Commissioners of Police Of the City Of Chi
cago.
| sHEn1DANs REPLY.
Mr. Sheridan. in reply, made two or three re.
| marks about the Legality Of the Mayors action
which are summed up in his protest given below
Ho added that, as matter Of course, he would
members Of the Board Of Police Commissioners;
| he had acted with them, and sympathized with
them OF course he would do what his duty would
compel him to do. He would, however, recog-
protest. He had the protest already prepared.
and would read it, which he proceeded to do, Us
follows: ~
THE PROTEST.
The Council having confirmed the Mayors nomt-
nees for Police Commissioners. and the Mayor and
Comptroller having refused to adjust the claims Of
persons furnishing supplies to the Police and Fire De-
partnenta as well as tho claims Of the members of said
departments, until such time some other person
more acceptable than Commissioner Reno acting as
President OF tie Board cerifes to the correctness Of
done TO relieve from embarrassment all those hnyinr
just claims against the city. There no doubt onmY
AIesBrs Mason and Wright ss tic outhordzed Comns
sonars and that consequently the business OF the De-
R.rtent may b carried en- By them whatever be- the
Police Commissioners, and cannot, would. neg
lect the duties OF my Office with impuuity, I must
ocar oe mo 70 ~ e ny duty to sc and IN
Mayor and Comptroller to act with Measrs Mason and
Wgh but DO 80 only to advance the interests Of the
Police and Fire and not because have
doubt as to tho Legality Of the cais Of Commissioners
under Protest until ths conflict Of s nays
sall be determined by due process Of law protest.
becanse am fully satisfied that Commissioners Reno
and K1okke having been elected b tho voters Of Cook
County to the Office Of Police Commissioner and hav-
ing qualified under that election were In the lavfrl
Board suspended from duty Superintendent WASH.
burn for ineciency, neglect Of duty INSTRUMENTATION,
md conduct unbecorntng police ocer and that con,
thcT #ero guilty Of no ofenso for which
Ehey could be lawfully removed from Office: and BE-
:auae an also fully satisfied that the power claimed
he Mayors B Is contrary to ts eeo,ua or wn onr ps
publican institutions and the apirt OF our Const1tn
ion and also that even the existed, tic arbi
lot be Sustained, OF even tolerated By the Courts
THE MAYOR SAID
10 would make no answer to the protest. The
rguments adduced in it had already been r.
lied to by the Law Department in tba ron,roon I
;o1ncl. The declaration that Mr. Sheridan IN
ended to net with the new Commissioners was |
at1stactory to him, and he hoped the Boari |
7ould proceed with and discharge the duties re-
t1 ui1ed M CT them BY the statute, harmoniousiy
an1ze n q: at once and proceed to business.
Inc three gentlemen sat down and talked in
2rmaily together for few minutes. dutiur
n1cn interval the spectators sat down.
LOOKING FOR MAN.
Aid Pickering peered loftily in at the door.
Commissioner Sheridan greeted him and asked
i'm to come in. ~ '@~Ao1
AID. Pickering smiled, and guessed he would
q H. n dact he WIS l9oking tor gentleman
he spectators laughed outright at this unin- ]
ntional snub, and the Alderman strobe OF in
ate OF high color and amusement.
ORGANIZATION.
Dr. ward then told the Commissioners that
s resignation as Secretary Of the Board wa
fore them, and they could act upon it. !
The Commissioners said they wonld eons;dar (
but in tho meantime they had better oTranize, q
D1. Ward called tho meeting to order and mo. q
sted that there ought to be President Of Tia
'ard. 1t remained for the Commissioners to r
oose the method ~
The Commissioners declared in faror of a | I
Hot. ~' "
Ehe first ballot resulted as follows: There +
re throo votes, two Of which were for NJ
.soD, and the third blank ~
ENTER RENO AND HoKKE,
u. Mason took his scat as President. nnd i'm
diatcly rose With Col Wright to receive eI- q
mnissioners Reno and klokke, when tha fo1- Il
7ing interview occurred between them: r.
1r. Reno disclaimed any intention to offer ,nv "a
1cstation Of tho newly organized Board. II Re
IN, said he, that ne arc the Commissioners b1
you are not" n
4: Mason said he fully understood Mr. Reno's q
ition. th
II. Reno added that whatever steps he shon1d dI
Q in this mntter would be taken nccoTdine to r.
Mason said he would certainly &,
y the law.
Il. Hokke inquired what had been done.
Sheridan said tho Board had !
q organized. -,
II. klokke had nothing to cay. Against the NJ,
On of the new Commissioners be would Offset ~
commission from the 81 GQTe1pQy Of The stsie | epi