Daily Republican., 1889-09-27
FOURTH EDITION.
Conflict OF Authority.


Conflict Of Authority.
A conflict Of authority broke out yes
teriay between the employees OF the
Water Department aud the Park Com
mifsioners, which resulted In the arrest
of some OF the employees OF the Water
Department. 1t. seems that yesterday
morning John Gin, foreman of the Water
Department was sent to repair the race
bank below the city darn. While taking
some stones to repair the race Superin-
tendent Tatnall appeared upon the scene
and objected TO the removal Of the stones,
but Gill persisting,N claiming that the
stone belonged to the city, one OF the
| park guards was summoned to prevent
the removal OF the stone. A man then
| picked up stone to remove 1t, when Mr..
Tatnall promptly had him arrested, and
colored boy who was carting dirt
through part OF the park by Mr.. Gilrs
orders was also arrested.
The working gang for the Water De-
partment had scow which they were
| using in the race, and was tied by u rope
to tree on the bank. Hr. Tatnall,
somewhat excited At what had already
taken place, took out his knife and cut
the rope, which GIL said be had no right
to 30, and told Tatnall that If be was on
that side OF the race lie would throw him
In.
Chief Engineer Boud was then tele-
phoned for, and when he arrived he
| ordered the men to stop work on the
park side until better understaY ding
was arrived at
In the afternoon Gil and Tatnall had
more words, the latter claiming that Gill
used some very rough language. Mr..
Tatnall then tlew his whistle for park
guard to come and arrsst Gill, but Gill
declared there were not men enough in
the park to arrest him.
Park Guari Dooley coming up, how
ever, Gill submitted quietly 20 arrest, az
he and Dooley were old friends and be
did not want to give him trouble. Gill
was taken to Magistrate Monnghau's 3
Office, where he was let oil on his own
recognizance TO appear at 10 o'clock next
day.
When the co 'ored boy, who drove a
cart for Mr.. Mckinney, was taken to
Magistrate Monaghan's office he was
committed until the park officers could
be seen to know what disposition to
make of him. Subsequently Park Guard
Sinclair, who arrested the colored lad
came and requested Chief swiegett to
release the boy, as there was no charge
against him. Chief Swlggett compiled
with the request on condition that Mr.
Mckinney produce him if he was
wanted.
At the police court this morning, and
Just before its adjournment, City Solicitor
Turner called the attention OF the court
to the trouble between the employees o
the two departments, and said he would
like TO have the Jurisdiction of each
established.
He then referred to the arrest of the
colored boy, who he said had been irregu
larly discharge from custody. he sait
he was always under the imprS ssion tina
when an arrest was made, no one had til,
authority to discharge the arrested per
son from custody but the prosecuting
, officer, alter due Investigation, or by thl
proper process OF the court.
Learning Il at MIR. Mckinney, the en-
p'oyer OF the colore boy, would produc
him when wanted, Saturday morning, al
0 o'clock, was appointed as the time Tor
hearing Of the case. Mayor Harrington
being present, stated that the parl
guards, though regularly sworn iu likt
the other officers, could only make arrest
/. within the boundaries OF the parks.
At 10 o'clock this morning the offic
of Magistrate Monaghan rapidly filled NJ
, to hear the trial OF Foreman Gtll OF tn
Water Department on the charge OF dis
orderly condrcS, but at tho request G
City Solicitor Turner the hearing wa
. postponed until 2.30 O'Clock this alter
a noon. The Iostponement was for til
purpose of permitting the parties TO com
i to an amicab,e ARA nRemeDt without
. resort to law, which, it is thought, ca
j ea lily be done.
A William NJ. Candy, president OF til
park commission, very much regrets tn
trouble that has broken out. In speal
ing of the rights ol either party he W,
very conservative. lie thought that II,
q body had right to drive wagc
D or cart through the park without permi
s sion, OF to take any property belongir
to the park.
The Water Commission hal the r
a served right to use strip Of ground
:, feet wide along the race lor the purpo
of facilitating repairs, and Mr. TAtna
\. was undoubtedly wrong in cutting Il
20 rope by which the water departmel
h scow WAS fastened to a tree within l6 fe
OF the race. but In preventing the I
)L mOval Of stone he was right, as the stol
J. belonged 10 the park. lie thought tht
was no cause for all this d ference, al
~ when be saw President Porter, of t
wafer department, everything Woulu
In amicably arranged.
c City Solicitor Turner is plac,
% In the predcament of corp1rat!,
OF counsel for both departments, al
40 this If nothing else viii insu
u conservative action. If City Solicit
m Turner, attorney for the Wafer Depa
,a ment, takes stroug stand In favor
~ that cepartm mt, he will be vigorout
lr, opposed by City Solicitor Turner,
)e toruey for the Park Commission, and
is hard TO tel which will beat. He 81
n this morning, however, in cases OF nee
of slty the Water Commission would hs
the right to drive over the grounds OF I
SC Park Commission or any other erount