Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-11-07
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Police Commissioners.

A meeting Of the Board of Police Com
missioners was held yesterday morning,
all the members present An application
from the Board of Education, TO have all
the male janitoTs of the public schools APP
pointed special policemen, was granted,
and the following ianitors will be entitled
to make arrests officially: Daniel Brown,
High School; D. S. jackson, Sacramento
Grammar School; J. Hickey, Capital Pri-
mary School; VIM. Goddard. Fourth and
Q James Patterson, Capital Grammar
School; J. H. Wolfe, Washington School :;
E. r. Dodge, Union School; A. Grubbs
Ungraded No. 2.
Residents of the northwestern portion OF
the city petitioned the Board 70 appoint an
other regular officer on the force, in order
that they might have better police protec-
ton, and recommended w. F. Strader, who
has been serving as a special. The Board
appeared to think an increase of the force
would be desirable, and decided to bring
the matter to the attention of the City
Trustees, to see whether arrangements
could be made for the payment of an addi-
tional officer or officers.
Chief Jackson reported that numerous
complaints had been made against J. c.
Donahue, serving as a special officer for
Strauss and Norton's saloons, on K street
and recommended that he be dismissed So
ordered.
Judge Henry, who has been in mortal
dread of terrible explosion for a long
time, called attention to the fact that large
quantity of powder is placed upon the
freight depot platform, about fifty yards
from the City Hall, on certain days of each
week for shipment. He believed the prac-
tee exceedingly dangerous, and moved that
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Trustees should pass an ordinance pro-
hibiting the shipment of powder from
Front street. Carried Commissioners
Henry and Jackson voting in favor Of it,
and Commissioner Brown not voting.
Considerable time was devoted to re-
marks by Judge Henry and others relative
TO the duties Of officers who make arrests.
especially to their taking more care to Sc
cure testimony, and informing themselves
thoroughly upon necessary matters of evil
dence before bringing cases into Court
The remarks were directed to prosecutions
for vagrancy more than anything else. The
Chief had good word to say for his men,
and, while admitting that there had some
times been shortcomings in vagrancy
cases, he thought all serious cases had been
managed carefully and theoretically, and
with such success that offenders rarely es-
capped City Attorney Anderson held that
II was the duty OF the Chief to examine
the calendar daily before it was sent up to
to the Police Court. The public seemed to
hold the City Attorney responsible, he said
for all these cases, when, in fact the Chief
is the party that should supervise the ar
rangement of the calendar, and not permit
frivolous and doubtful cases to be brought
into Court. Mayor Brown thought the
officers could not be too careful in making
arrests, and should comply with the rules
strictly. II was determined to revise the
rules and regulations, and arrange them in
shape for publication in pamphlet form.
Judge Henry, Chief Jackson and City At
torney Anderson were appointed COM
mittee to attend toit.