Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-01

OFFICERS SWORN IN.-After the all
journment of the police court this
morning the Captain, Lieutenant and
members of the police force recently
elected by the City Council were called
in front of the desk. Each member
signed and filed his bond, after which
Mayor Strauss administered the oath
of office to uhem-frSt to the Captain
and Lieutenant and then to five of the
members of the force at time. Three
observation-disclosures. Patrick Hayes,
Rolla Henry and Jefferson Beach
were also sworn in. The Mayor then
addressed the array as follows
Gentlemen of the Police Force: 1t is my
fortune to be called upon to be identified with
you fOl two more years and on this occasion
] do not propose to make an extended speech.
Before you were reelected policemen | had
occasion TO speak my mind concerning you
aud your duties, and l now refer to what
then said for your guidance. l shall expect
and require from each OF you an honest fulfill
ment OF your obligations as policeman, and
demand that you report every lnfractlOn OF
law which shall come under your observation,
and shall hold you responsible for all dis.
order which shall occur in your beats which
is not reported TO this office Infractions of
the Sunday law especially must be promptly
reported, as it is my purpose, as much as i'll
me lies, 10 break up the selling ofliquor on Sun-
days in this city. 1t is the solemn duty of the
police to ferret out all violations of this and
other laws and promptly report them. Coun-
ell which elected you expects this the COM
munity expects and, of course, l shall require
II sincerely hope | shall not be called upon
10 reprimand. suspend or remove any OF
you for dce lotion Of any duty. Ali ask is
that you fulfil your obligations fearleSSly,
honestly and faithfully. If you fail in this.
you bring odium not only upon yourselves,
bat upon the Mayor and all other conscrva-
tors OF the peace. l appeal to all-Captain,
Lieutenant and members TO strive to sup
press everything savoripg of violation of law
without fear, favor or affection. / further
more solemnly enjon you all to refrain from
entering saloons, without duty calls you in
them or of drinking intoXicants while on
duty, as II is my fixed purpose to remove any
man who is reported to me for this breach
OF police regulations. l hope however, l shall
not be called upon to deal severely with any
OF you, but that our associations may re main
pleasant during the coming two years.
Capt. Webster then made n few OBJ.
servations concerning the force, saying,
among other things, that in the past
some members had violated rules gov
erning the police, and he had deter
mined in future to report all who were
found derelict in any particular.
Lieut.. Smith spoke to the same effect,
saying that should it be certified to him
that an officer entered saloon while
on duty, without his business called
him therein, he would report him.
The following is the force as now con-
stltuted, together with their numbers
W, c. Brener, l I; Joshua Sherwood
2 Geo. W. Jones, 8; Clayton AIRING,
ton B. T. Young, 5; Jas. T. Smith
9; Keith Davis, Samuel Ticer, s.
VIM, E. Grady, 9; Jas. Griffin, 10; w
A. Ferguson, IL; J. L. Howson, II B.
+. Belts, 10; G. W. Crump, IA, and
Jas: McCuen, 10.
Messrs. Louis Brill and J. M. Hill
who had been elected Fire Wardens
subsequently had the oath of Office ad
minlstered to them by the Mayor. The
physicians to the poor, health officer:
sna Others also qualified by taking thu
prescribed oaths.'