The herald., 1893-01-25
SIXTEEN HEADS CHOPPED Off.
The Changes Made Yesterday
III the Police Force.
The Force to Be Materially Increased
at Once.
DR.. Bryant Recommended for Appoint
ment as Police Surgeon.
Routine Business
Transacted.

The board of police com, oisaiopers
met at tho mayors Office yesterday at
2 p. M, and Immediately went into ex.
ecutivs session. The full board was
present. In their executive session the
board made the following appointments
Of policemen. Tie following were
named to 90 upon the force On the lat
day of February, subject to previous
medical examination: H. @. Mckenzie.
Felipe Tslamantes, Thomas P. Rico. RI.
P. Vignes, R. w. Stewart, Charles M,
Smith, J. B. Robbins, F. L. Benedict.
@. E Spencer, F. K. Wellman. McClel-
Ian Redtearn, George e. Loomis. E. w,
Kinney, Charles Pike, Sim Collins, w.
Matzkienitz and Archibald Mercer.
IN OPEN SESSION.
The minutes of the last meeting were
then read and approved. A report of
the chief upon the application of Emil
Waldeck to have r. F. Doles' license
transferred to him, favorable to. the
transfer, was adopted and the transfer
granted.
In the matter of Claude F. White for
transfer of license from Joseph Arnold
to himself, the chief reported that tho
place was not the most reputable one in
the city, and there was chance to i'm
prove it. The change was granted.
REFERRED TO THE CHIEF.
The applications Of W. H. Twohig and
Carmody & Shaeter, Dominlck Fox and
the Washington Gardens were referred
to the chief of police.
APPLICATION FOR POSITIONS.
W. A. White applied for position as
a special policeman in the vicinity OF
the Labor exchange, on account of the
large crowd in that vicinity. He ALEC
asked for star to be numbered and
held by him until removed. On motion
of Mr.. Bosbyshell, he was appointed un-
der suspension of the rules.
The petition of E. A. Bryant to be
appointed police surgeon at the station
house, was transmitted to the city coun-
Gil with Recommendation that he be
appointed to such position at a salary
of SIS per month. The mayor said that
he did not know of any service that
could be procured much more cheapiy.
COIN FOR THE boobies.
The pay roll of the police force for the
month Of January was then taken up
and considered by sections, amounting
in all to the sum of $5165 for salaries.
1t was approved and ordered paid.
RESERVATIONS AND REMOVALS.
Robert Martin, regular patrolmsn,
then rendered his resignation, to take
effect January 81, 1898. The resigna-
tion was accepted. R
Mr.. Bosbyshell moved that the fol-
lowing names be dropped from the list,
to take effect January 31st: p. g. Baker,
]. @. Craig, u. Downey, j. r. Fletcher,
j. @. Glidden, III. sGlaze, 1. r Home,
j. H. Hoff, I. McOlain, J. r. Purvis, j.,
W. Richardson, III. Rinkenback, d.
Walsh, O. M. Whaling, II. M. Shiller,
E. Fl. Inns.
The mayor moved to amend by leav-
ing Sergeant Fletcher and Officer Craig
open to investigation. He was willing
to drop the others at once, but he be-
lieved that old officers like them should
not be dropped without thorough in
vestigation.
MORE POLICE.
Mr.. Tufts moved that the force be in
creased by the addition of four mounted
policemen and six men on foot. He
said that robberies in the suburbs were
very frequent, and other outrages were
being daily perpetrated by tramps and
vagrants of every nationality. He dis
liked the idea of burdening the city
with an increased expense of salaries
and horse hire. but the public, safety
was the first consideration.
Chief Glass, who was present, cor
roborated what Mr.. Tufts had said.
News arrived at headquarters almost
hourly about tramps doing damage to
property and committing petty thefts
in the outlying portions of the city.
The mayor said that, in a matter OF
this kind. expense was a secondary con-
sideration. He was in favor of economy.
but life and property must be protected
at all hazards. The motion of Mr., Tufts
then passed ayes 8. noes 0.
Mr.. Bradish inquired If there was
any further business before the board.
The clerk replied that the table was
clear.
On motion of Mr.. Bradish the board
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