Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-05-28
IN WORKING ORDER.
The Police and Fire Commissioners
to tho Front.
They Move Their Quarters Into the Chiefs
Room, and Take the Blue
Coats in Hand,

As was announced in yesterdays REG
lister the Board Of Police and Fire Com
missionerd have moved down stairs into the
room designsted in section 2 of the ord.
nance creating the Board as its headqusr-
ters, and heretofore occupied by Chief
Smith ss his Office, and assumed control Of
the Police Department in all Its branches.
The actual transfer was made just before 9
O. clock Yesterday, when President Miller, OF
the Board, and Clerk Stanley droppedin on
the Chief and notified him formally Of
The change which was about TO take place
Orders were ct once given for the transfer
of the telephone to the up stairs room, and
the books, papers and Office furniture of the
clerk were carried down and placed in
temporary positions. Soon afterwards the
clerk, by direction Of the President OF the
Board, served Chief Smith with formal
notification that rule 26 OF the Board was
in operation, and that he muet govern
himself according. This rule readsas fol-
lows:
"Rule &c. Neither the City Sergeant nor
any of his deputies shall leave the city with
out the permission of the Board, except IN
the performance of official duty"
The transfer Of the Board to its new
quarters was the event Of the day about the
CITY Hall, ard nothing else was talked Of
among the officials. A REGISTER reporter
dropped in during the afternoon, and asked
Clsrk Stanley how things we're going on.
Firstrste," he replied, I'VE are getting
things 10 order as rapidly as possible, but
it will necessarily be some little time be
fore we run without friction. We have nc
cause for complaint
Chief Smith was seen for few moments
He said: ! have Just been served with
copy of rule of the Board, which torbid'
nv going out of town without permission
| | had to laugh when | read the document
don't suppose | have been away tor {
year, save on official business, and don
know that l shall take a pleasure trE
soon, but il desire to 60 shall probabl!
not ask permission from any one. l see
have to visit every ward in the city a
least once every twenty four hours, TOO
That is so manifestly impossible as to D.
absurd. often have to remain in Court
either in the Police or MpnielPs
side, until noon, then ther
lis Office business, the banking Q
money and the looking after criminal MAJ
ters which may take about all my time an
, how the Board can expect me to visit tn
eatire city, l can't understand, except d
my touring after dark, tor,ip addition to tn
above, rule requires me TO Be at the ottic
. from 8 TO IL q. M, from 4 to 6 p. IA, 8
roll CALI, during the sessions Of Court al
so on. You can Say that will 60 abea
and do my duty to the best Of my ability
3 and for the rest will take my chances.
= Clerk Stanley called the roll of the mel
8 at o'clock last night, when things did nc
run as smoothly as could have been wished
, and then handed the Office over to LieuteI
ant Juhkens, who paced the deck until fiv
!. this morning, instead of from II noor
until ] | p. m as heretofore. From 8 6
m. until a. m. no ono will be on duty
and the public will telephone for the polio
In vain during thst interval.