The herald., 1893-02-08
WORK OF THE POLICE.
THE SHOWING MADE BY CHIEF
GLASS MONTHLY REPORT.
Applications and designations = De-
mands and Dues : Concerning
varicose veins-Licenses
Issued.

The board of police commissioners
met yesterday afternoon, the mayor pre-
siding. Commissioners Bosbyshell,
Bradish, Tufts and Weldon were pres
ent. The minutes of last meeting were
read and approved.
MONTHLY REPORT OF THE CHEF.
]. M. Glass, chief of police, submitted
the following report for the month Of
January, 1898:
Number of arrests made, 45S; drunk,
Y; vagrancy, 81; loose horses, AZ; lodg-
ers accommodated, 160; petty larc eny,
Is; suspicious persons, ID; battery, 10;
miscellaneous, SO.
Bail money to courts, $2S5; partial
fines, $45; estimated value of property
recovered, $Sll. Total, $1141.
Number of warrants served, 81; num-
ber jurors summoned, 225; number wit
nesses subpenaed, 1870; number un-
classified reports, clerks, 4S; number
unclassified reports. sergeant's, 264;
letters and kilograms answered, $50;
prisoners worked chain gang days., $50 !;
meals furnished prisoners, 1879; desti
tute people fed, 177; people treated by
police surgeon, 1856; calls for patrol
wagon, 143; miles travelled by patrol
wagon, 236; prisoners to station, 179;
prisoners to county Jail, G.; sick and
wounded to hospital, IL.
| APPLICATIONS AND RESERVATIONS.
E. G. Dunn filed his resignation as an
officer on the regular force and also filed
an application for appointment as a
special officer at the Santa Fe depot.
The appointment was recommended by
Chief Glass personally, and Mr.. Dunn
was appointed without dissent.
u. O'Brien, having been appointed
a health inspector by the board Of
health, asked for appointment as special
policeman, without pay from the city,
in order to make arrests for violation of
sanitary ordinances. The petit
tion was granted by unanimous vote.
| L. II. Whitson, native of Indiana,
aged 53 years, was appointed special
officer, without pay from the city, for
the New Park theater (Hazard's pavil-
ion> by unanimous vote.
LICENSE FOR THE PARK THEATER.
In the matter of @. H. Sawyer's appli-
cation for license to sell liquor at the
Park theater. Mary Hulscamp and G. A.
Tuft protested against granting the Ii
cense, as it made great deal of noise at
night.
Mr.. H. G. Pike, owner of the proper
ty, submitted letter to the effect that
the party did not propose to keep the
bar open except during dramatic per-
formances, and that all side entrances
to the premises should be closed. Mr..
Weldon moved the application be grant
ed. A vote was taken and the applica-
tion denied, 8 to 2.
The application of Frohling and others
to conduct bar at Washington gardens
was granted by a unanimous vote.
DEMANDS AND DUES.
The usual number of bills against the
department were then ordered paid, q
total of $72.
Permission was then given for all ap-
plicants to Withdraw such applications
without notifying the board.
| CONCERNING vARICosE VEINS,
The matter of an applicant for place
on the police force was brought up by
Commissioner Bosbyshell, who stated
that the man had varicose veins on each
leg. Chief Glass then stated that a
varicose vein was deemed sufficient
cause for rejection by the army surgeons,
and he saw no reason why such cause
should not govern appointments of
police officers. After come discussion
the mans name was withdrawn.
NEW APPOINTMENTS.
Nominations to fill vacancies being
now in order Mr.. Waldron nominated q.
H. Kolle; Mr.. BosbyGhell nominated J.
H. Seggar. The above nominees were
then elected, subject to favorable exam
ination and favorable report thereon.
At 3:45, on motion of Mr.. Bradish,
the board adjourned. There were
only nine applications on file at the time
of adjournment, against 126 at the meet
| ing held two weeks ago,