Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-31
Police Board Mee,iug.
BATHROOMS OPPOSITE PUBLIC RESERVA

BATHROOMS OPPOSITE PUBLIC RESERVA-
TIONS.
At a meeting of the Board of Police Com
missioners last night. Mr.. Brit,On in the
CT air, communication was read from A.
G. Constantine, asking that an extension OF
time be given for hearing in the cases of ap-
plicatiOns for liquor licenses where the APP
plicants desire to open bar-rOOms opposite
pu bile squares, as the counsel for the tenn
perance side is absent from the city. On mo
ton OF Mr.. Gatchel, the time was extended, ,
and the argument limited to half an hour for
each side.
FRUIT NOT PROPERTY.
M8jOr Richards presented q cOmmunica-
ton from Officer Myers, of the 81 precinct,
Georgetown, stating that he, in company
with Officer Hess, arrested four cOlOred boys
on suspicion Of stealing fruit, as they had
quantity OF grapes in their possession of
which they could give no good account; that
soon farmer came to the station, who COM
planned that he had been robbed and identi-
fed the boys; that he Myers went to the
Police Court and requested Mr.. Prince, the
clerk of the court, to make him out the ne
cessary papers, which Mr.. Prince refused to
do, saying that fruit was not properly. Re
ferred 10 the Major for inquiry and report.
THE POLICE DRILL.
The committee on police drill made
report, in which they state they can find no law
authorizing instructions of the force in the
way proposed, nor any appropriation from
which 10 pay drillmaster. The offers of
MeSsrs. Plant and NJ c(athran TO do this SER
vice gratuitously b ad been received, but the
committee believe that If this matter of drill
is worth doing Mt all 1t is worth doing well,
and that the necessary hours for practice
would require more time than these gentle
men could spare from their business mas
much as the time of drill must be chosen
with due allowance to the men of the force
tor regular duty, eating, sleeping, &c. The
committee find, upon inquiry, that Private
Hamilton, Of the force, Is perfectly capable
TO properly instruct the men I'm this exercise,
and that his services can be thus utilized.
31nntpi
The committee TO whom was referred the
bids for furnishing station house supplies
report that for the several articles TO be fura-
isbed the bids OF III. A. Linger, Wash. b.
Williams, and Lans burgh Bros are the low
est, and reco MINER d that the cOltr c.s be
awarded them. Adopted.
CONFLICT OF AUTHORITY.
The board refused to reconsider the case of
Officer Moore, who had been previously re-
moved. Since the dismissal OF Officer Moore
he has entered suit In the Police Court
against certain witnesses who gave testi-
mOny against him before the Police Com
missfoners for perjury, and has caused a
subpoena duces fectBi TO be served upon the
secretary Of the board to bring the records of
the board into the Police Court. The secre-
tary applied to the board last evening for in
structiOns. President Britton said that In
his judgment the board was not obliged to
surrender its records on process from the
Police Court. The matter was referred to the
attorney OF the board for his opinion.
Applications for liquor licenses from Adam
Koch and John ID. Wallace were approved.