, 1875-06-29

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Heath, Cleveland, 1xslsarhcr, DIs ksHant,--f'. -
AnoLtsntSo THE HOARD nF rn1icE.
Unt1or thn head of cngroaaed ordinances, those
introduced by Aid. 1Itltreth crelttng TIM nfcea
OF City Alarshal aud Fifo Marshal were taaeh
l3efnte nnv debato could lo Ind tho previous
question naA called Eur aud l>at.
Aid. Qnnk thought that III, quoston waa Of
to mich tmpofeanec to 10 i'ass''y disposed ol.
lilo moved 10 postpone tho question for two
Netks.
Aid. Ifldreth moved to lny Aid. Quirl's mo-
tlon on tho tablo which prevailed.
AID. IIlldro,h tl,cn moved tho passage Of tile
AID. tlu,rk opposed tho notion, H. oi,argo1
tho advocates Of Tho ordinance with Inconsistency
and raelnoss. lio could not Bco *hat they
neant by forcing through an ordinance wliet
rattmcnt OF tho city. For hiH part. lo wns en-.
f!rcly opposed to one-:l,au power. THO passage
OF tho ordinance would virtually place tho Police
aud Fire departments in the hnnds Of QUO or
sHS s no Si nSssd o fes s
that t1ley had not dono t1eir duty. Neither lad
thu other oliiccrs Of tho Police Department.
The 1}oara Of Police were to biau1o IN pcr-
mstlng tho bunko steeicrs to bo at large.
That was their great wcAhnoss, aud ho could not
understand why It waA.
), AID. Whito.,lsn't TINT good rcason why they
should be abolished?
Aid. Quirk-lt might DO II Ind positive aa-
HA4AHCH tilht kAD ouEEtnbOA HNulI luucsts
have ITO ench assurance. lsosidos,. this ordi-
nalco would confer npon tho City Marshal moro
powes thai that conferred upon d military aat1ap
during WIT times. There. at hast, priyntn sof-
dier woltd layo the benefit Of conrt-martfnl.
III the ease beforo us. tho private policeman or
flronuan would BIZ nj tile mercy Of n despot II this
Council With their Q. oa open pass this, then lIavo
to Say that my belief IN tho republican tenlen-
cios OF tho Aldermen wil be shaken. lopo
tho ordinance will bo dofoatod. hopo 80 for
several rcaBons, and, among them. tint bold by
the MASSES Of tile peoples there il nh opinion
abroad that tho ordinance Was introduced III
= p!cco Of spite against tho Doard Of Police,
Charter OF 1874. I hhve worked for It, too, mt
becauao thought 1t tho best law 70 con1d have,
but to prevent greater evil i'll tue adoption OF
\ Wotso law.
AID n1InnErH
accused Aid. Quirk Of making a set speech, and
OF naisreptoBentlug him by tnsintsrfjrottnX tho
ordinance. 1t was useless to talk Ut ouo-tnan
power aud corruption. Nothing could be worse
than the present system. Was It not notorious
police were ma1o b political engnu Mt tho polls
11o charged tho Generalization Of the police
force upon tho Hoard system, aud thought 1t
time t1as tho whole thing was changed. flo
hot1ed there Tould 10 no Waverng, and that tho
or1iuance would 10 paased by large majority.
He did not blsmo the board Of Polleo for trying
TO get ali advocate In tho Council. II he had
kuch fat Office, to would ''Laug on to it as a
dog would 10 q root"
AID. cAMrnELL
thought that the adoption Of the charter Of
1B73 hatl abolished every Board in the city. lie
believed tho t}oartla existing woro performing
,yero in point of fact, illegal. Ho beloved that
tho Supreme Court would 20 decide. Tho Board
OF Police ceased to exist Immediately aftcr tho
charter Of 1879 was adopted. Eo thought that,
IN any cn4o, an ordnance lodnibg tho now
offices should ba passed. This Was tho oulmtn-
nting hour Of their fortunes. To tho pinnacle Of
power tbby had been raised ty the people. When
thoY had reschod that subre hoight,-when
their encmcs paled boioro tAe1n.-when THUR
courage was tho thcmo OF universal praise
guardians Of thoir dearest i'ltcrosts, when all
thia had been attained. weTo thoy to 10 deemed
Inadequate Wore they going to pause before
tho gates Of reform, and turn their backs tbeEe-
IN, or Nero thoy going to swing them open aud
tear down tue gates OF corruption and bear them
on, even M samson OF old bore OH tue gates Of
1aza7 We're thoy going to shrink and falter ?
Ae would say, "No,-a million times, No u
Chicago should 80 degrade themselves and provo
unworthy Of thoir ligh and ho!y trust. Let
them go fearleasly ahead, aud Oh the ruins of
Tho boards TINT preyod upon the city eroct a
grand system Of reform, aud bring joy to tho
hearts Of iii good citizaus.
AID. TITzuKnlLp
thought there was Apolltlcal dodge In tho ordi-
naucea. lie would bo IN favor Of abo1isling tho
loards II he only know that the officers, now
proposed to be elected, wonld not be the crea-
.tures OF tho executive Of tho city. It Was all
very we'll TO talk Of roforu,, but he noticed that
after new poope came into power they generally
became NJ corrupt ~ tho old. only more 10.
AID. RICHARDSON
Hald Tint he would support tho ordinances, bo-
cause ehe believed In placing tho lesponsi.
bility On tho shoulders OF ono man. Uuder tho
Board Of Police, &lo city had hccoule modern
Sodoln, and it was growing worsd esary day. II
full nj fhjAyaa r11r9HfiftfnH
men, hnmme1s, aud Bcoundfos Of ayetJ desc1ip-
tiu,,, tho very 1ofpsa Of humanity. lie believed
IN ctohhlug them Ill out and they nerer could t1e
SO daalt with until oue man Wan fuaslo responsi.
bio to the CITY for tho condition in which it waE
found. la moved to nmeuu tue ordinance b,
inserting aftcz tie words " Ctt5 MarH!,al," tnc
words with the consent Of the City Council"
Aid. CuiIert0n thought that tho appointing
AID. Richardson thought uot. Tho 0layor haG
the power to remove, but Lis appointing powol
should be 1ualltou. ...
Ihe : amshdment , of Aid. Richardson was shot
Aid. Qu.sk moved further to almond by proyid.
Ing that the Mayor, Masslla', aud baperinsend
ent should constitute Board for tl,o trial Of ii
offenaes charged against members Of tho potict
force. aud that no man should be found guilty IN
less by majority voto Of said hoard.
Tho amendment WAS put. and prevailed.
: A motion to watye tho engrosnmcnt was lost.
' Aid. llildtcth moved that tho ordinance bo 70
xerred to thu Clerk for chgroHAment. Carried
by tie following vote:
1'tas-Foley, Richardson, Warren. FitzQeralut Coey
Meoor3. idte.h. hcDonsid sii.;. oBtte.. woosi
Eekbartit, atoui, Mahr. Ieuapches, sthairnrr, Mur
l1hy, Sweeney. Lynch Dektnson corcosau, Ns. lFssi
!. Xays-stono, Of tho Fourth: reiay, Heath, Water
tuan, C1osetanh-3
Aid. 1lildroth moved that Tic clork bo in
struoto1 tu report the ordinance bnck engrnsaed