, 1879-02-18
Mayor Heath Vetoes the Ordinance
for Appointing PoIice-
men
In the Interest of the Citizenc' League
to Suppress InIantile Drink
ing.
His Honor nelicTcs the Ordinance to
lsH Inconsistent with The
Charter.
0ullorton's Effort to Pass It 0vor tho Veto
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The Council held rrgutar weekly meeting
last evening, Aid. 'rulcy In Tho chair, the alb
tenteea being lcarsons, Couk. anl 1)aIy.
Aid. Loddiug moved to reconsider tlIc vote by
which was passed the ordinance giving thu Mayor
authority, IN nts discretion. to appoint twenty ut
thu employees Of the Cittxens' Lcagle special
policemen. to mid That organization 10 the sup
preston Of tic sala Of liq'lor to minors.
AID. Gilbert nado thu point tlat the motion
WIS too late.
file ChnEr held the contrary.
Aid. Gilbert understood tlsat tllero WAS mes
sage from illc Mayur On tie subject, n,ltl Ills
idea WIS TINT tic Council could not refuse to
| rcccise 1t.
| The Chnir, however, could not be moved. uo
| had once held tint the ycto shuuld be received
| Under the sarne circumstances, but The Council
sustained an appeal from hls decision, and they
must ho consistent.
AID. MeCaffruy said the matter was lcsicate
ono to handle, especially for men who were
going before Tho people for tteir votes. uo
hoped The Council would treat It in proper
spirit. They should Say to the Citizens LcnRuc,
"You can or you rannoth II tho Mayor did
not want to assume the responsibility, The
Council should. lie was not fanatic On the
subject Of temperance. Law governed oil sorts
of buslnesa. lie couldn't sec why the saloon
keepers should object. Tie could send q fathct
homo drunk to his 1amlly. They ought not to
be allowed to scnd tho family home drunk to
the father. ;. =
AID. Cu!lcrton spoke against reconsideration
| Ill Wnff fr1t s1,r tJ
was not itt favor Of selling liquor to minors, but
he objected to setting spics on business meu.
Aid. Jansaena concurrcu With him, for tho
reason that some Of tte Aldermen did not know
whit they wero voting for a week nEo. No de-
cont ealoon-keepcr would sell liquor to minors
On motion of AID. Tully the previous qucs.
tion was ordered.
Tic motion to. reconsider was 1ost,-ycas, 1G;
nays, II, as follows:
:, 1fas-T11ey,, Sanders, .Tul'y, Loddlng, Iaordau,
| McNhlly. lAwler, AcSnrney. Esznor. Ryan.
stauGsr, Sie'en, sehweiathal, Wcttcrer, janssens,
Naye-ps!lsrd; say. s!, cary; rhs'ps a9ss Mallory,
Tntnet, Gnlicston, oliver, Detdfcr. snyth,
Wadops Wddep and sfs9c M9ca1sy "''3A' 4A0nps00 N"op'
"A communication was received from the
htayor, returning, without Ills approval, tie
| ordinance referred to. 1t was as follows:
| THE VETO.
70 ths Honoraole fhd C1tq Council Of ne City of
out ny npp5oyal, an ordinance pasael Mt your
mcnt by tho hnyor ct cettatn special policemen a.
therein provided.
Mayor to sefar ~ ~ special policemen tho officers
Suppression ot the Sale of Lia"o. to Miaort sa not
BY she President ct the Association and approved
Tho second aecton oonfers upon quch policemen
8UUO1HtEu all tho nf[Fl1pgfA nf
patd y The Association and moi by tho c!ty. Tic
| third section provides thnt tho authority Of my
| such employa ao appointed shall terminate whon-
aver hia connection With the League shall be- sov.
hiy objections to thr ordinance arc:
i. y y}b 1 K" 1s 1yos o. hs city
nace estabshtne Tie i Poiico bep.rtmen m @ gnd
Sonie:rlug ths direct management ereof tic
oral executive duties and powers imposed sss
BY aw T., t41 Spoa ths Mayer taa otd'nance
es % %sny s
do general duty. md placca them unIUr thu cx.
elusive control and n,Mnagcmcnt Of thu Mayor, 80
tequt.eA M argument 10 demonstrate that 1t wouid
be 1a policy to establish two police organizations
s ss aY5 q oee s 5 snsss
tndcpanttcnt Of him. =
Tas n9!lse!asa TO- b appolntea uadyr tn.
snd Limitations mposeI On ths s 1l'sf o,nsr
by tho 1nicR md regulations Of tho pDcp otti.
nunce. Thura |. no restraint placed upon their
G%,ss nta cf S Mayer ess la ''s mastst ste
tte League. The Mayor must luprovo shor ~.
po!ntmens anl ssssat thc,p IN; he can ulao rcvoks
only can he Interfere with their nctions under tla
rpscIal authority conferred by Ills ordinance.
esys s a1axS snsy sS w"a
hanCe ~ p4aBti should no tocune!dc rcd nuu np,cnd