The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-23
MUNICIPAL MATTERS,
CITY COUNCIL AND POLICE BOARD
The Question ~ borrowing Nancy for
the Cify -fFiai az oniears Wlli'Hm
Phares ana Tam Netn"Aii~A
suspausiOn aud a IleRrinhnd

Tho City Council mel In adjourned session
last night fall bopra
being present, Tho question OF
borrowing $1,000 for tho Immediate nooe',
sitlas of tho oily and to run lhe municipal
government lill October |, engaged tho so'
rlous attention Of tho Counol and without
deAnito action. The Finance committee ~,
directed nj tho meeting Tuesday nghl, hal
visited tho arinus bankng houses of Tue
oity, 10 SEQ at what rats Of Interest lhn lohn
could bo secured The commilioe re'
norled ono bank Ind offered 10 lonn
thu amount required nj 4 per cent? hnolgeg
nj 10 por ceut,, n third had handed In scaled
hid, Int with tho understanding that y ahonll
not he opened 10 tho Council last night rnd
other hanks IN the clly had promised Ia con-
slider the matter and submit terms,
Considerable discussion WIS INDUCED IN
md various yiowa expressed regarding We
different behring's Of tho anhieot,
the principal and most important one helng
the nnnnrsnt indirect connection or identity
this propoteA loan might have with the
choice NJ some one Of the banks Of tho city
Ia the CITY Treasurerhhlp NJ the nox, regular
Council mootiaf, The mnllor was hnally
dispospd of for the time being by post
ponlng further consideration nnll tomorrow
night in tho meantime tho Finance commit,
tee 10 ascertain what terms could be secure
IN tho raising of the loan
PolicE HOARD CHOSEN
The deferred matter OF elrellng Folloe
! Board for the ensuing year WIS next called
up and was settled IN short order Tho
dead lock of Tuesday night was
dissolved bya compromise ono Democrat
and ono Republican being chosen - MeST'
Eryay from the First ward md WhoeloeE
from the Third ward. These two members
in connection with the Mayor will therefore
constitute the new Police Board for tho next
year.
PolICg HOARD PRoCEEDIN0s.
The Police Board, consisting OF Mayor
Tburmond and Alderman Whitla, were In
session tho greater part Of yesterday, con-
sidoripc charges preferred against Officers
VIM. Phares and Tom Corngall-th former
being accused Of intoxicatlon, neglect OF dnY
and conduct nbecoming m officer the latter
with having used unnecessary violence to u
prisoner, and In maltrcating m old French
man named Warren. After tho oxamina'
ton of "A large number Of witnesses, aud the
taking of a voluminous amount OF testimony
the cases were taken under advisemont by
the Board until night, when the following
report WAS submitted to the Council;
To tho CITY Council of DallaG
| GENrLEsfN; The undersigned Police
Board of Dallas beg leave to report tho iol'
lowing:
Thai heretofore, to-wit On the fret of
April, 1880, charges were preferred against
Policeman William Pharos, charging MN
with intoxicatiou ind neglect OF duty Ms M
officer. that We caused notice TO be given
him, set a time for investigation and heard
MI the evidence, both from policemen and
citizens, and gave the matter thorough IN
, yestipation, and came TO the conclusion TO
suspend him until such time as the Police
, Board may deem il proper TO reinstate HIM,
, which will greatly depend upon his deport-
ment in the future, The. board was led TO
this conclusion, not altogether from the evl,
! denoe given in court, but from personal
, knowledge, and the further TACT That
, this is the fourth charge which
, has been preferred against him a'pol'ceman,
! having been suspended heretofore upon
. charge Of conduct unbecoming, an otlcer
We regret this very much, and hope to be
: able at some future day to restore him to ms
0 position. We appoint in his stead, subject
q to tho approval of the City Council, Deputy
y Sheriff w. L. Graham, now acting Ms ASSIST
4 ant taller of Dallas county.
j. NJ THuRMoND,
y Ex-otlico Chairman.
y w. II. WnITLA,
I Police Board.