, 1888-12-19
FOR THE CTTY'S GOOD.
A Discussion on the Purchase of
City Supplies.
Thnmason Endorsed and Deitrick's
Commission Cancelled.
Polling Places and Judges for the
City Election.
A MILD START.


For what at one time promised to b.
the sensational session of the season
opened rather late at the council chamber
!, last evening and in a style decidedly tame.
Owing to the illness of Mayor RIper
Alderman Whitcomb, president of the
board, presided. NJ. P. Moroney, j. L.
Murray. W. N. Hunt, f. s. Hebard and
A. G. McGregor answered to roll call
Messrs. Hammond, Altman and Roberts
appeared later.
A FRUITLEss QUEST.
The special dump ground committee
reported that it had been found impossi.
BILE to secure land by private negotiation
and recommended that bids for about ten
acres be solicited by advertisement. The
report was received and filed.
PURCHASING SUPPLIES.
The finance committee submitted a re-
port recommending that where practicable
city supplies should be furnished by the
lowest bidder; also that when deemed
advisable a purchasing agent be appointed.
Filed. An ordinance on the subject will
be introduced at another time.
Mr.. Hebard thought the matter should
receive attention. 1t would be a good
idea, he said, to have a city purchasing
agent. IF expedient one of the officers
might act in that capacity.
Mr. Murray remorked tb., IN ouo
nlaces a committee .o,od Gov tbo o;,r il
buyinu sunpliesI T, getting n largo
amount of coal at ono time a store bouse
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THE INVESTIGATION
Appended is the report of the police
committee on the Adamson clubbing case.
The report of Marshal Schnitger to the
mayor and the letters communicated to
the police committee are given, after
which follows the report itself:
IN compliance with the FOREGOING sup-
gestions and requests the committee met
on the evenings of Dec. Is and II and
attempted to thoroughly investigate tho
affair, During the examination twenty
witnesses testified. In fact everyone who
SoaAe " OuhN a "oo NiIihS " q
statement was present and did SO. The
committee finds but lite variation in the
different statements made by the wit
nesses. After a careful examination and
consideration of the affair the committee
finds and so reports the facts to be that on
Dec. ID, 1888, Officer Thommason ar
rested A. ID. Adamson and in so doing
was Obliged to use force and to strike
Adamson; that Officer Thomson was ig-
norant of any misfortune which had be.
fallen Adamsoni that under the circum-
stances Officer Thomson was justified
in his action during the affair and acted
clearly within the line of his duty and
deserves commentator rather than CEN
sure for what he did,
Referring IN the action of Snec;al
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teheehan i'ei'ffeh III the ABOVE anair,
| the rOmmIttpn can not command him and