Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-01-26

and aCk HC| sGIgGd the GOLF b4Sdt
conferred on aim.
alderman Albers offered an 0rdi-
nance fixing the pay OF first ana sec
Oud assistant policemen az S9O per
month each, and the policemen, mar
ket master, and night watchmen at
$40, which was passed on both read
Iuss aud is law. This leaves the
chiefs pay the same, but reduces the
others So each.
For first assistant, nominations were
made Is follows: John Gleason, by
Alderman Sullivan; b. +. Bsdgett,
hy Alderman Aibers; q. j. Burles0n,
by Alderman BuTTier.
Ga the first ballot, John Gleason
was el, cted, the ballot standing, Glea-
son Is, BurlegOn >.
For second assistant, L. j. Grub
was nominated by Alderman Patty
q. b. Burltson, by alderman Lyons;
aud John Bird, by Alderman har rs.
The first and second ballots resulted:
BurIeson, Z; Grubb, g. Bird, 3 But
,he third ballot stood: BurIeson, s.
Grubh, 6 Bailey, ; and G. +. Bur-
Lesson was declared elected second as
sistant policeman.
Alderman Scales moved that C0i-
OTed policeman be elected, anu that ne
be TIE night watchman at the City
Hall
Aldermen Neatly, Shea and Sulli-
van sHiG the motion was not in order
and ouIu have 10 effect, and they
weIe not N favor OF making GisiinC-
lIOn.
Alderman O'Conner was in favor Of
il, anu said that was the only way
COl0red man could be elected.
Alderman Irwin favored Alderman
Scales motion.
Alderman Scales said the reason of
bis motion was TO avoid trouble, from
the fact that country people, as he
knows, have perfect horror of being
arrested by cOlOred policeman.
The motion of Alderman Scales then
prevailed by vote of y to 4.
The election for night Waterman
was then gone into, large hunter Of
nominations being made, bite aud
colOred.
Nine unsuccessful ballots were taken
ana on the tenth ex.AldeTman Nj loses
Smith, colored, was eIcc:ed, the vote
standing: Smith, 10; Thcs. McAtfry,
5; Sterling Jones, /.
Next W as the election of six patrol
men. scores of nominations being
made by ali the Aldermen. The first
ballot resulted: Il. J. Grubb, 3; John
BurcheH, ,, Chas. Burger, !; Rufus
Hicks, $; B. +. BadgetC, ]; Sterling
joiner, l; John w. Bird, 1; BrsziI, !,
Two more Intellectual ballots were
taken with some changes, and
The fourth ballot stood: Reeder, 8;
Grub, > O'Shea, 3; Hicks, +; and
Jud Reeuer was declared elected as
first patrOlman.
After seven more ballots, Henry
Ryan was elected, the ballot standing
Ryan, 8; Bird, 5; Leary, !; Wright, /.
Three more ballots resulted in the
election of Rufus Hicks as the third
man. That ballot was: Hicks, Il;
Leary, l; Burger, l. Grubb, l Jones, l.
Adjourned for dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION..
At 80 O'Clock, p. m, they reassem
bled, and a large NUMBER of new nom
nations being made. proceeded with
the election Of patfOimen.
GA lhe first ballot, tf.eruOou. Jas.
Leary was elected, the vote being,
Leary, 8; Hatp-r, .; Kit2 %; Jones,
l; Wright, l.
Eight more u silois resulted ia elect
ing J. f. kiuZel the fi.th man; that
ballot standing, KirZ'i, 10; Young
blood, i Bailey, :.
The selection Of The sixth man was
IOuged. After The fret ballot or two
the race narrowed between Charles
Young blood ami Hugh McBerTy, ana
was kept up tor several ballots, each
getting or 3 votes, with others scat
tering. Fin ally, w. y. Harper, who
got and 3 on the first and second bal
lots, respectively, was taken Up again
on the l0ah, aud the thirteenth elected
him, standing Harper II, A!cBerTy ;,
LuShy ,. YoungbloDd !.
THIS completes
TIRE POLICE FORCE,
which is now increased To ten men in
stead of eight, and the personnel is as
follows: Chief, J. 3. PIckens; First
Assistant, John Gleason; Second /
Assistant, @. b. BGrleson F.;
PAtroimen, Jud keedeT, Henry
Ryan, Rufus HIcks, JAS. Leary, |
J. L. KinZel, W. =. Harper. Watch
man, Moses Smith, cOlOred.
Tue Old force was al re elected, ex
cept Firat Assistant i. NJ. Taylor anu /
Sterling jones. tie new |
men on ghe force are Jud kreder, /
Rufus II cks, J. i. KlLz5l, palrOlmen, /
aud Moses smith, cOlored, as watch
man. Jas. LeaTy, the CID watch man, /
is promoted to patrOiman.
For Market Master, Alderman Lewis .
J. II. Crockett: Alderman
Josh Mcclure, and ID. Crow
ley Alderman Albers, a. 5. Hudi-
burg aud Jacob Staub; Alderman Bur
rier, r. @. Osborne and Mr. Haines
Harris, w. ii. McCamPbell.
The first ballot stood: McCampben,
:; Mcclure, i Hudiburg, ,; Staub, |
, Crowley, l. The second and third
ballots were nearly the same, EXCEPT .
that Osborne ana Crockett each e
ceived one vote. The fourth resulted /
in the Re election If Market Master
w. n. McCampbell the vote stand
lug, ID cCampbeli, 9; Mcclure, 5 HUI
diburg, l i; Staub, /.
Fer Street Boss, VIM. Hays was
nominated by Alderman Scales; Pat
Hickey was nominated 10y Alderman
Shea, who recommended him, stating
that he would take $l.40 per day, ana
furnish carts and mules !. so cents per
day, each.
Alderman Allison moved 10 reduce
the pay to 81 % per day, bus after
some discussion TO the effect that that
would not pay gO0d man, he charged
it to 81 40. The motion was lost, and
the pay remaines at $l.50 per day, and
VIM. Hays was reelected street boss
by a vote of y to 4.
The Board then adjourned ill next
Friday night, the regular meeting,
when the organization Will be COM
pleted.
Mayor Luttreil has appointed for The
wear the following "a his