, 1875-12-01
THE CITY MARSHAL.

an OFFICER WITHOUT SALARY.
Ever aluce tho creation OF the oflco OF City
slarAhal, the publio at largo, the police and city
officials geueral1y, hare been we'll aware that tho
poaltlon was ut bosk but sinocurc,-ln fact, still
worRe. aa it was norey clog Oh the uhnols Of
tho police administration. Whatever tho Supot-
inteudent Of polico nigh. adopt had first to pass
tho oritica! eve Of the City Marshal before be-
coming an osdor. and, ~ tho City Marshal wAs
aomo outaidcr who kuew littlo or nothsug about
police Affairs, while the Superintendent WAS =
former patro1man who had worked hinsoif up In
tho Department, nothing but clashlng and JAZZ
was vacated By Dir. Dunlap, Capt. Hickoy
has succeeded to tho Suno,iatendency. aud bis
courBe thus far has resulted In tho most decided
Descriptions TINT has been wnged In this city f0r
years.. lie evidently has not needed the assi8t.
uuco Of atasstal, aud tho probabilities arc that
If such an onioo wore filled BY any Of the men
sition the town might Aavo been oyarruu With
thiases, as 1t VAS before Hickey aook control.
For theso reasons there has at late been consd-
orabo talk, aud still moro thought about aool-
ishiog tito oIico. OF Of making tile Superinteud-
ont the City Marshal. thereby consolidating tho
two ofllcos iuto ono, with but one salary. These
ideas being mentioned yesterday afternoon
in the Mayot'H office IN the prssonco Of 1A1D.
UsH reporter and = prominent Aidermap. the
reporter inquired Of tho Alderman whst chances
tile Council al City hlsEshal. mons at ALL 10.
pAed he tho city capnot o1pecs man to
woAK Pon THEN 7oR NoTH1No."
li&tle pumping on the part Of the reporter
brought out tho fact that there was no money IN
the Trossurv that could b. paid out 10 any sticil
officer ~ City Marshal, and that ex-A1arsDal
Dunlap bad been unnblo to obtain bis salary for
tho timo which ho occupied tho Office. After re-
rlgulug,- Oct: 15. ho delegated the Sec
retary Of the Police Department, Dr.. Ward 10
obtain his aalaiy and forward 1t to him. d..
Ward proceeded with his authority to the Comp
troior, but Wha refused tho money, as thcle WAS
no fund from which It could bo paid. Tho
Comptroller pointed out thu fact that at the time
tho Appropriation bill whs passed. juno 90,
1875, therc WAS an injunction rcstrstting tho
Council from adopting the ordinance creasing
tho City hlarshalshlp. and accordingly the Couu-
ell made no appropriation for the Office. The
CoDLtroller applied for an opinion In The Mat-
ter tu tho Corporation Counsel. and wA9 an
sHorod NTH IN opinlon directly to the Comp
trolef. Not satisfied with the manner In which
tho question 1t issuo u&n stated By the Comp
trolles. Dr.. Ward hlmsef stated tho question.
and requested the opinion Of tho Corporation
Counsel. The ansner camo, that the1e MAS
no wAI or rAylxo THE DEnT,
although he uaB Of tho opinion that it ought to
be paid. Closing he aAys, Il would Soon that
tbs only mode OF elfcct,ng this payment would
be to put the matter in the form Of i judgment,
OF to have epecinl appropriation indorsed by :
expense and trouble for "a small = matter"
Under thla state Of at1Aits The Alderman waa
OF tho opiHion that the olnco would be abolished
by the Council at its next meatipg, "for," sa!d
ho, "xhat Ia the use Of hiring 1nan to work
for tue city, and thon nos paying him?"