Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-18
THEY WANT A LIST
Pa~nbrokers viii Be Asked to
Furnish
A DESCRIPTION OF Alt GOODS
Pz~nsd al TIE shops -PatfolEnan haes-
CANS Case Il Before ths Police
Commissioners.

c0asns Is oners we're present Al the rex
mar weekly a.eeung yesterday Pres--
dent I.eiGelE = eJs.tlaed % his home by
1,ness anI Commissioner Bender Is
tzksnx testlnouy IA the Asw4ys0 car
cut court. Commissioner Loetigeft
exeiip.ed ths cnasg. FIRE MaTsnaI Ls-
nloia reported that steamer No. : was
dz1ble1 and unfit Tor service. lie also
TsooEfefi tie ioss VI soslle Or the cneni-
<af Apparatus ~ the IRE A. Powers
o1efa booss. superintendent Eastman
Efgesi the hoaF1 a. LASe sonte acuOh oy
Nh ca isaNnbfckess would DC ooa iged
e. l.sfs4ish . daiiy llst OF all articles re-
GSlyed o. them Lild description OF
pefsufls doug business with them. The
uUeerlntendeoL sAlG that IL would
greatly facilitate the recovery OF stolen
goods and detection OF criminals. Com
MISSIONER Loesigsrt asked what al
honest m4n would 10 wnen nc wished
% hang up as watch without rs
being known by the police The
superlni elldent sad That there could
BE- 40 gam without some losS- The
uatteF vii be referred To the council.
The SUPERINTENDENT suggested that, IN
view OF the ARRIVAL OF tne season OF
drowning accidents, II would be wise
Tor the board TO appropriate a sum Tor
tae purchase OF three graphing irons
and three poles, as the department has
10 such apparatus and Is badly handi-
capped N efforts ID recover bodies
The superintendent asked that the
board take sonio action by winch the
police department might have CON-
piets control OF the hunting OF Grim
loa.s. even when they had lett the city,
10 ted
no Ia other cities, and also that the
s board make provision for the payment
OF the expenses of detectives or other
olfcers working on such cases At
pressnt they are handled by the sheriff
&c his deputies and the custom CT
Transferring work makes confusion and
hsnders the detection OF criminals
William Reeves, lanItor ~ the Led
ward block. asked the board To do
something for him IN a financial way,
a. a recompeuse for time lost aud doc
TORS fees. resulting from the cutting OF
Ms hand BY falling GAS while ASSIST
ing the firemen at the opera house ire.
COMMITTEE OF finance.
Isaac Sigier, q former contractor and
bu.ider, asked the board TO appoint
hiffs As building Inspector. Placed ON
Me.
Patrolman William Tatroe asked that
the board grant bum full pay from
May Is 10 June 4. twelve and one-half
d4vs. during which time no has dis
ab,sd Nv injuries received while making
"a arrest on the night OF May %. Com
mlttee on fnance-
The COMMITTEES recommended that
che petition OF p. W. Highland to be
1eanstated on tue police force be de-
med. a. ne has al-ea1y been dismissed
lOr good and sufficient cause The
committee recommended that the ap-
plicssion OF Josepn +. >hlllday for
Position on the dice force be placed
On file-
Police An Lincoln Park.
The COMMITTEES ON men and q SCI pine
reported against the resolution OF the
council asklpg that a police beat be
established IA Lincoln park. rs the
committee believes that good order can
Be ms-ntalned at the PARK At smaller
expense by employing some one 10 act
a. SPECIAL police constable during the
months of May, TO and including
October. The committee recommended
that the super ntendent OF police be IN
o1ructed To present several names of
men suitable for the place aud the
compenssson asked. rne superin-
PENDENT of police reported the suspen-
non OF Patrolman Timothy Madigau
for beng intoxicated on duty aud for
cooduet unbecomiag an officer. The
council committee on parks asked that
they be allowed ~ have the badges Tor
special park policeman without max
ing the usual deposit, saying that they
would be responsible for them.
Granted.
J.E. Darr. dets ctive of the police de-
parmenf. petifioued fer twelve days
Ielvs OF absence, beginning June 20.
aud SUPERINTENDENT Eastman endorsed
tie petition Granted.
TIE committee on men and dis
ciphns recommended that the appiIcs
ton OF = W. k8u-e Tor appoint
meut "a police nstable be placed
en- ale. "a be had been discharged for
cause the committee Jaw 90 occs-
ssoa for consider N the application.
NSfert Bait 4 Ell an application fo'
notosntInsnt "a pot ceman; placed OF
fle. Tho eomfnts se on men and discl
piine reported relative To the resoiu'
lion ef tie common council, IN winch
Panel p0nsnue asked for appoint
nae a. as spectral police constable At John
Hall pafk. that tnere ard not seem "a
~ any Necessity for such a specis
XUftC<HAn ttttff ~ prevent the cosfu
has xiresdy appointed at the request Of
the shsirman 0f the committee OF
parks thfee men who are employed by
bin, in work At the PARK, and they at
fs,.si "a ali the necessary duties OF tha
character. The committee recon
ns<nsed that the request DE placed on
A.. adopted. Accounts were aliowet
ia the sum of Ses7.;l of which sT0.f
was on the police departments account
and ss2e.ss on the IRE department
ncc0rot.
Commissioner Whitney offered . reso
fatson - the effect that The presden
Of the isosrd BE directed to comnlunl
eate ~,th TIE council regarding the re
11&tlcn OF pawn slsopS sad the pelIe'
1<uartment. kdop Ell. Cemmisslone
Vthey siso offered a resolution TO tn
rffert that the matter Of the expense
Of Detectives whlle cut of the city OF
ofEelsl business pc referred 80 the com
nsitzee on rules.