Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-23

that you are going to monkey with the
police list again o, Lord and week
ago you were so sure you had 1t all rsgns
and would not listen to suggestions Oh
any sort " 49,
MIR. Liudley declined to notice this
fling, and insisted that his motion 70 &C.
cept and file the resolution be put. IL
was carried. nv
Nov" said the Mayor, g! want a
vote on the resolution whether IL ID 10 10
passed or not"
Mr.. Knox objected that the resolution
was not before the Commission; Inc
Mayor declared that it was, and that an
appeal would have to be taken from MS
decision before they could get out OF
voting for it. Mr.. Knox moved that IL
be put off and made the special order OF
business at 2S0 next Wednesday alter
noon. The Mayor refused to put the
question, maintaing that vote must be
had on the resolution. Mr.. Knox ap-
pealed, and the appeal was carried. The
motion to lay over one for week was also
carried, and the Mayors resolution was
placed on the shelf.
"Now. | move" said Mr.. Lindley.
"Hold on!" shouted the Mayor. II
have another resolution here. You fell
lows have been pulling resolutions on me
for several weeks, and now it is my
turn"
In spite of objections that it was out Of
order, the Mayor caused the secretary to
read the following:
Resolued, That, herea fter, whenever any re.
moval from the police force is made without
cause aud the party removed has not served
on the force sufficien, length OF time to pay
for his uniform, that 1t be the sense OF tnis
Commission that the city should pay for the
same.
Mr.. Lindley moved that it be accepted
and filed.
The Mayor was about to put the mo-
ton when Mr.. Knox, who had been ex-
amining the resolution, said that he
would favor it, provided one amendment
we're made-that the Police Commits.
sioners, and not the city, pay for the
uniforms. Mr.. Hazard objected. He
was a member OF the Police Commission,
but was not responsible for any of their
changes. There was no reason why he
should be compelled to pay for the ex-
periments of the others. Mr.. Knox
changed his amendment to "the major
ity of the Police Commission taking such
action" To this the Mayor agreed.
Il. llluQlcy hOtOo W viz AOoNAN
ton on the table. 1t was lost on tie OF
2 to 2, Mr.. Knox voting with the Mayor.
On the resolution, as amended, the vote
was again 2 to 2, and it was lost.
This little piece of buffoonery over,
Mr.. Lindley brought the Board back to
business by reading again the list OF
men he wanted removed.
Mr.. Hazard-"Well, what is the COM
plant against these five men? What
have they been doing that is wrong?'
Mr.. Knox-"There is no complaint.
We desire to reinstate some of the men
who were dropped at the last meeting,
and we need their places"
Mr.. Hazard-"I wish to ask the Chief
if there is any reason why these men
should be removed, rather than any
others? Are they not all good men?"
Chief Burns-"They are some of the
most efficient and most desirable men on
the force. No complaint has ever been
made against one of them"
Mr.. Hazard-"Then l protest againt
their removal in this summary fashion
without cause. 1t is done to rectify a
mistake against which l protested at the
time. Have you no consideration for
these men, some of whom are poor and
have families to support? Why are they
picked out and subjected to the odium OF
removal? ?"
After few more remarks of this sort
the Mayor suggested that committee Of
citizens had better be appointed to confer
with the Police Board and give them
little wholesome advice as to how to
make up police force.
Mr.. Knox said the changes were all in
accordance with O precedent set by the
present Board at the beginning Of its ad-
ministration. At that time a large mum.
ber of men were removed without cause.
The Mayor replied by saying that it had
al lways been the custom to change the
police force when new administration
came into power. Such changes had in
this instance been made at the wishes of
of the Councilmen. Since the very be-
ginning no removals had been made with
his consent without cause.
At this point the Chief came forward
and observed that he had something to
say about these men they proposed to
remove. Among them there was one OF
his Oldest and best friends, M. D. Hare.
He knew him to be an exceptional man,
reliable, true and trustworthy. Mr.. Hare
lao coi YOU III tiiO CopaSi'y VI loiiOi AL q
number of years, and was very valuable
in that position. The Chief protested
against his removal. AS to Johnny
Schieck, he had known him since he was
child and regarded him with especial
friendship. He made one of the most
efficient clerks ever put behind the bar.
The Chief knew that the other men
named were all excellent men, especially
Jennings, who had done some of the best
detective work that had been done dur
ing this administration.
The Chiefs voice trembled little as
he spoke, and it was evident that he was
considerably agitated. When he sat
down there was silence for minute or
two, and it was evident that the three
conspirators were beginning to weaken.
Come, gentlemen" said the Mayor,
'you have the power to do what you
like, but be fair with it. You are pro-
posing to throw out some of the best men
on the list, to fill their places with
others, for political reasons. The worst
of it is that you don't know your own
mind from one weeks end to another,
and are liable at any time to undo your
work OF the previous meeting, working
injustice on all Sides"
Mr.. Dexter, who, up to this time, had
preserved a very discreet silence, now
made little speech. Certain men had
been removed week ago with his vote,
but the reasons had not been rightly
stated to him. There had been misrep-
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