Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-20
THE POLICE MUDDLE.
The Council Holds a Special
Session.
J. M. GLASS BOND APPROVED
Major BOnsall Offers His Resolution
Asking the Commissioners
to Resign.

The disorganized state of the Police
Department was again the main topic for
discussion on the streets yesterday, and
there was no change in the sentiments OF
the people generally. Some of the best
Republicans in the city openly con-
1smned the proceedings Of the Triplet,
but this did not deter the Council from
showing that, as suspected, it stood in
with the majority of the Commission.
There were some few who remembered
that, not SO very long ago, when another
Triplet ruled the destinies of the Police,
the Council expressed itself as bound to
have harmony, even if it had to depose
the Commissioners. Commissioner Fur
rey was deposed, ostensibly on this
ground, and yesterday it was asked why
the Council did not continue in its
course. The general opinion was that
the Council, having secured the co-opera-
ton OF a Triplet, had lost its desire
for harmony. Some few Coup pcilmen ex-
pressed themselves of the opinion that
the action of the Triplet was commended
by majority of the citizens, but in this
thew were mistaken. The Chief-elect,
Glass, was spoken of on all sides as q
good man, but that was not considered
an excuse for the action of the Triplet in
dischargipg another good man without
reason. One Republican county official
said that he might approve the action of
the Triplet if he knew they had good
reason for their action, but, as he didn't
know it, he decidedly condemned their
course. An indication of the good will
of the Council toward the Triplet was
found in the fact that special meeting
was called for the purpose of considering
q communication from the Triplet and
the approval of Chief.elect Glass bond.
This action was considered rather queer,
for when it was decided that the bonds
of such important officials as the Tax
Collector and Treasurer were not good,
no special meeting was called to approve
the new bonds offered. They were al
lowed to take their course at the regular
meeting of the Council.
In response to the call, President
Frankenfield called the Council to order,
the important work of the Board Of
Equalization being suspended for time,
and the following answered to the roll
call: Councilmen Brown, Summerland, 4,
McLain, Shafer ard Van Dusen. Major
Bonsall arrived few seconds later.
City Clerk Teed read the call for the
meeting and the following communics-
tion from Commissioner Knox:
At a regular meeting of the Board of Police
Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles, held
at the Mayors office in said city, on Wednes-
moved from the Office of Chief of Police of said
city OF Los Angeles, by the following vote
Dexter, Knox and LindIey voting for his re-
meeting, held as above, j. M Glass was ap-
pointed to fill the vacancy existing in the Office
of Chief of Police of said city of Los Angeles
ley voting for said appointment, H. T. Hazard.
absent.
At said regular meeting, the Mayors Clerk
having refused to remain with the Board of
Police Commissioners, then in regular session.
until it should adjourn or take a recess, and hav
ing left the place wherein said session was then
onded, Geo. c. Knox, one of the Police Com
missioners was elected to serve said Board as
Clerk pro tenn. of said Board of Police Commis.
sioners, during the remainder of said regular
session. Respectfully submitted,
GEO. G. KNOX,
Police Commissioner and Clerk pro TEN.
"What will you do with the report?'
said President Frankeufeld.
81 move that it be received and fled"
said both Messrs. McLain and Shafer.
$50 ordered" said President Franken-
field.
Clerk Teed then read the bond OF ]. NJ.
Glass, with Messrs. J. Bryson. G. H.
Bonebrake, w. T. Meyers, A. W. Fran
cisco and T. j. Stuart as sureties in the
sum of s., 900 each.
Attention was called to erasures and
interlineations in the bond, but Assistant
City Attorney Dunn didn't think that
any question could be raised about the
bond through them.
Major Bonsall then said: "I don't
wish to say anything about Mr.. Glass or
the Commissioners, but the action of the
Council has been to receive and file the
report of the Commissioners. This
don't mean anything. What 1 want TO
know is, what the Council will do. Do
the Councilmen approve the action OF the
Commissioners We are likely to have
this police muddle kept before US con.
tinually, and l am of the opinion that
it should be stopped. The resolu-
tions l introduced some time ago
to the effect that the Police Commission
ers be requested to resign are pertinent
today. The course of the Police Com
mission is destructive to the police force
The only way out of the muddle is to ask
the Commissioners to resign. 1t is the
only solution of the police question. |
Applause by all the lobby except one.
The only way is to ask these gentlemen
to resign.
Major Bonsall then read the resolutions
offered on the former occasion, and Of |
fered them for adoption again.
President Frankenfield said that Major
Bonsall was not talking to the question.
The meeting had been called for a spe-
cial purpose, and the resolutions could
be offered at some other meeting.
Major Bonssll insisted on having some
expression of opinion on the matter. The
approval of the bond and the action of
the Police Commission seemed to him to
be fraught with legal questions, and the
Council was elected to act in the inter-
ests of the people.
President Frankenfeld ordered the
roll called.
The vote on the approval of the bond
was as follows:
Aye-Brown, McLain, Summerland, |
Shafer, Van Dueen and Frankenfeld
No-Bonsall.
Major Bonsall asked if bond could |
be approved at special meeting, and |
was informed by Mr.. Dunn that it could |
If the meeting was called for that pur
pose.
The meeting then adjourned.
During the afternoon the bond was
sent to the Mayor for his approval, and |