The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-20
BuIIERFIElD S CHOSEN.
The City Council Names Him
Chief Of Police.
Captain. willard and Peer sap
pIsnted by 0aseers Kinisy and
Jsnes-EexuIsr Busaness.

Captains willard and Peer Sap
pIsnted BY 0a1cers Kinlsy and
Jsnes-Rsxufsr Business.
The comnlon eeunesT, at - "a setltg IL,
night elected o. d. Bu.serfeit. jlsesns
officer Of the city, 10 be chief 4 police
vice J. G.. Aisch1si. removed.
The election os Chief MIt3e1ls sac
cessor Exs the principal has5hexs 81 IL
session. and unssl that was b(buahs up "a
meeting was rather dufa 2nd(asnteressEnz
All OF the eoaasismen vire present. ex
cersf r. j. Burns who i@f In CzIifoxais
Acting Chief willard occaplea the chief
position. and License Oefcer DuftsrfseI.
sat outside the railing fasf separates Ii
council and city ezsciaix from the spects
TORS. Bolton Rogers stood In che hziaHa,
for time. but War not present TO us.ne<
the election Of Mr.. Busserfesd. The efk5s
candidates for the Office were absent.
After tbs s3aai routine bnsinezs has
been dispatched there was an sskwaFs
panhe Of several moments. and sveryon.
seemed backward esscut bffngfux nm III,
next order of business. Finally Cossnri.
rnan Slesz stepp1d into the breach ans
sshed tn hss pieaAzutest manner If sh.
council had. at ia last meeting, aptoEutss
Captain Willard acting chief sssr tie wee
or IL the understanding ee that he was q
serye ont MtsfheIlfs uHsxptred terra
MI Asesx esad everybody else knew thai
the appointment has keen TO tbs asxl
neetsrg1 eniy, Bot the question served q
introSaee the matter. aad was ehesgfaiIy
answered b. clerk Ferris vita 10 Us
next meeting, sir
..Is that Il the case, said Mr.. ssesx, .!
VIII move tEsf We proceed % the election
Of q chief Of police.
This appeared 70 strike lBa entire conn
CD rs good scheme, assheagh fhey
looked IS II they we're surprised at Mr.
Ntesz's tefnerity IN stirring ap the fask
ashes Of the rseeat struggle, and the t1o
fiua preeailed.
sETTEEsIKLD NOMINATED.
NJ. Durle presented The name of Lseens.
offiser O. b. Battlefield ia nomination 10
the Office Of chief Of police
Perhaps am better qualified than AM
other member of the conuesI,g said NJ
Dufie. TO speak Of the qualifications D
NJ Bntterfeld, as he has usen the Eieenxs
officer aud ~ such intimately associates
with me III Official duties ever since haEs
hal The honor Of being member of Tbs
council committee On lieense and revenue
will say that be- ii eznanenfsy qualities
Tor the go<atioss. He II honest. energetic
industrious. infsexibla Tia his adherenns
20 rrincipie and efficient ia whatever be
undertakes must sag. however. fhat i
In with regret that saake the nomination
- BE- bis eseeti0n we viii create q vacancy
In Abe license department that viii be hase
20 Eli. Bur for the puDiie coed deem Il
best that he should h1 gISan the efllee a
chief Of police. and Il i therefore with
pleasure that urge his election"
sEcoaD ENFORCEMENT.
Councilman Siesz-~I second TIE noEnL
nation OF Mr. Batterael4 wiki pleasure,
and have several reasons for 30 doing
In thu first place have seen more OF his
work than of any other officer In the city,
aud know be has always teen faithful
aud energetic. There tnay be other Off,
GERS on the force equally trustworthy bat
do not know them. and ! do know that
Mr.. Rasteffeld's has been eFeditasIe 70
him and the city alike, Another reason Is
this II appears that the viii OF the rza.
5ority of voters was plainly expressed In
the convention that nominated the pres.
ent city government In that convention
Mr.. Butteffield stood second for the n0sni-
nation. and sheFefurs consider that AZ q
matter OF courtesy we should choose Mr..
Bnsterfeld-
THE yoTg MAS usANIxops.
Mayor Moran Are there any further
Hominations7
Alter few moments siIenea Mr.. Durie
moved that nominations close, and thai
the clerk be instructed TO eass the vote oil
the council TOR O. u. nutterfeid for chief
of police.
The motion was carried unanimously.
and the CLERK cast the vote.
Mayor Mofan then announced o. D. But
tertiessi duly elected chief Of police.
WHAT sscnLp RE DONE.
Councilman Siesx-N Now would Ike 90
say few words about the m management OF
the police department, and If make a
mistake, hope 1as coBferrees Will correct
rae. We have had much gyatuttous asi.
vice during tue Past two weeks about the
management of the department, which, II
we paid heed to lt all, would give rs the
cTankieSt city government GA she face az
the earth We have baeB told that
we have the power to suppress
this evil aud thai violation 81 law
II Is true We hare great power: bat
we should use "a iudfcsoHsiy. ! ssant
favor of dying on on a tangent anG niak.
lug spassaoeiic fhFnsts as ts1is evil aud az
that. What we want Is to have everything
move on uniformly, We don't waat raids
on any enc certain class of offenders OF the
enforcement OF any one ordinance white
cry about sumo evil. and again about some
THING eise. We don't want anything like
thss: bat va DO want Intelligent enforce
ment of aIi tho ordinances. We den {
want cFaokeslness. and I beltexe that
! am speaking the sentiments of the
council whxn say TINT this Is y hat Is de-
sired OF the ehief OF police. rather than 10
make sensational reading matter fuF the
newspapers ~ home. aud siisgraSelnl news
concerning the CITY abroad.
Councilman 1oues-~l heartily iustufse
every word Councilman Mess has sald
Councilman keitxe-~Mr. TOO.
THE HEw cl4IKY'a wAsrs
fnsn Chief nastsrasla arose from his
place outside Of the rail. aud addressing
the mayer, saids
wowli like 10 have two aew captains
appointed at once.
Councilman Ksiixe~We have two cap
iains now. aud | doat SEQ any Immediate
Necessity 81 changing.
Councilman NEeSs.~Ssnec we have APP
pointed Ne. hutterfseid chief would sug-
gest that we give him cordial support, aud
grant him anything reasonable. 10 | an
aefstas1a that he wants ns 81 appoint cap
taias in place al the present enss.
Councilman ReisEe~-I sicnf know that
this change need
rhief BafieFaeld II want two new cap
fainS
nex captains. gentlemen. What Is rear
pleasure
Councilman Gewea was In the meantime
earnestly pleading with Chief BatteFiseia
% defer the change for enc wgek; but he
appeared otatuease.
Councilman Niexx When Mr.. Mitchell
was elected chief he said he wanted to
make sa etIleisnt police force and We gave
hiTs every opportunity and | believe sc
shpald give ssr. HaifeFaeld tie sarsse
chance.
Councilman Restse1 ani Of the same
opinion and viii thsFstore sEisye that the
TIVE eRptafueigs rs declared vacant.
Councilman NieSG~- VI isAnut prejudice ~
the present iacum5enfs.
Councilman lanes seconded she mastos.
COUNCILMAN GREEN rAoTgsTx,
Councilman ssreen---wtth all due respect
to our newly elected chief, thInk that
this hassy action IL UNNECESSARY aud aa.
called fcy. have respect fus the msa who
have served under MI Mitchell saa think
they sieusd be given chance 10 resign.
Councilman Gcitxe--I think che chief
ought SO have tAe men that salf hEzsa Aad
not be halnpesea with men be soesnv Ike,
Councilman lanes-f meant ma dEsge.
speet to the present captains when made
the ueEien.
Councilman Niesx~To extend any dts
courtesy to either cartain would ne far
from nay thoughts, as / nAre he=sss eaiy.
exinsalensfsiians ~ their aefseaS Eas this
= aSssfSk - ENNs s4tlAfsss ttzs, ~ AVS
not = summary dismissal
Councilman na-sc~~I sens59er This
ssxaPly change ia administration, saeh
IS as have iasf had ia national Affairs,
aud aich extends rs TIE Ne4tless ufiier. /
say size the ehtef IF police tae eaaeess he
Ssass. IS 9re viii bold hlEa EgxgsensIhie.
!. TIE motion was carried. Green yeEinx ia
RE negative
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