Evening journal., 1890-11-07
cITY couNcn,s SESSION.
The Police Committee VIII Investigate
the M2rshaps Use OF the Patrol Wagon.


she Dgarshars Use OF the Patrol Wagon.
City Council met last night in regular
session, President Farra in the chair The
city treasurer reported balance In bank
to current expenses $l07.S7 66; special
deposit, $l2 $40 90; Received Of Collector
John J. Mealey, 500; e. p. Moody, $3.50;
Chief Engineer George BoughmsD, $6l
Chief Of Police Swiggett, 80; Clerk Hy-
land, Sab 15.
Coal Oil Inspector Durney reported
having Inspected 1880 gallons of oil
during the month of October. The pay
roll OF Council amounting to $245. .26 was
allowed A communication was read
I ON the Sunday Republic Publishing
Company asking for balance of 81 ~
due on bill for printing 1t was re-
ferred TO the Committee on Printing.
Bids were opeued for furnishing the
cable for the police aud fire electric wires
over the creek at Third street bridge.
The following were the bids for the
Standard Underground Cable Company Of
Plttsburg, Pa, 90 cents per foot; 0lso-
mite Cable Company, New York, rs cents /;
]. II. Bdnnel & Co New York. so cents,
Mr.. McKenney made q motion thai the
with power TO act. Messrs Hawkins and
Lawson objected to giving the COMMITTEES
power to act.
Mr. Baugh explained that it was done
to save q week and allow the Gaynor
men to leave the city. as they had com
pleted their work with the exception of
placing the cable. Mr. Cotton moved
that the Council take recess OF twenty
minutes for the committee to &C. ON the
| bids. The motion was carried. The
committee considered the bids, and when
Council reassembled reported ia favor Of
| giving J. H. Bunnell 4 Co the contract
After some discussion tie report was
adopted
| MIR. Lawson reported that some OF the
street wires Of the police electric system
were too low 20 permit wagons of barrels
and hay TO pass under them; referred to
the superintendent Of police and fire
alarm telegraph
The Councilmsnic mind then turned to
the election. and Mr. Baueh offered the
| folio wing resolution:
Resolved, That the Police Committee
be empowered to investigate by who's g
authority the patrol wagon was used dur
ing election day for the transportation Of
deputy marshals all ovsr the city"
| In explanation Of the resolution Mr.
Faugh said that the patrol wagon was
used on election day to transport United
States deputy marshals, and it was SO
overcrowded that the horse may die from
the effect Of the work IL was called upon
to do Twelve marshals and three or
four officers we're known to have been in
the wagon at one time, and he character
ized 1t as an abuse to the city aud to the
horse
| Mr.. Perkins apologized for the use OF
the city patrol by the federal officers by
saying that 1t stopped a riot at the polls,
Mr.. Bsugh said that made no differ
ence. II was the duty and right of the
city police TO use the patrol wagon for
the preservation of the peace, and If the
deputy marshals wanted TO ride they
should furnish their own team. Tie
city cannot furnish horses for the use OF
| deputy marahals.
Mr. Vsndegrift claimed that the wagon
only sarried the marshals once during
the day
Mr.. Magee said that the wagon was
seen going TO the Eleventh ward polls
with thirteen deputy marshals and four
or five policemen, and the horse was 50
worn out with the load that the officers
had to get out and walk part OF the way
The resolution was carried by a strict
party vote, and Council adjourned