The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-28
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the general non-enforcement of those laws, and has had a seriously dis heartenlng effect upon the police force, and lowered the standard Of efficiency and the general morals of the force in those directions.
 3, As 10 whether any commissioner has sought position on the board Of police commissioners for his business advantages. or has used or appeared to use. his official position 10 the hinder ance or Encouragement of the police in the enforcement of the liquor law. or has improperly interfered with any policemen in the discharge of their duty, considerable testimony has been taken: and your committee finds the testimony concerning these matters 10 be of sufficient weight to establish probable cause of action, so that your committee recommends that all the testimony relative thereto be referred by your board to the court of common council for the information of the mem- bers of that body, and for any further and public hearings which may. be had by the board of aldermen on re- quest of any member of either branch of said court of common council. as provided in section SS of the city char ter, in order that the following ques- tions may be passed upon, If that body SO decides. by the direct representa- tives of the electors of the city:
 Flrst-Whether, as charged, one or more of the commissioners has sought. or has used, his official position for the purpose of business advantage, and in a manner tending to encourage the infraction of laws.
 Second-Whether. as charged, there Is lmpropriety or harm to police efficiency or to public morality in the occupancy of the position of police commissioner by bottler or wholesale dealer whose goods are dealt in by local saloon keep CTS.
 4. Your committee finds no evidence of general or systematic corrupt use of money for the purpose ot protecting any illicit business, but some testimony has been given before the committee to the effect that disorderly houses are enabled to continue in business by settling in court at intervals sufficiently remote so as no. to seriously interfere with their gains.
 We find, further, upon the testimony that "tips" and information of intended raids by the police have occasionally been given, but the manner in which such information has been given, and the names of the parties who have given it, require further corroborative testi- mony. Further vigilance and investiga- tion on the part of the superior officers of the department are needed in order that the giving of any such information may be prevented in the future.
 ,. The statements made and the opin- ions expressed by many officers in re- gard to the needs Of the department for the detection and prevention of crime. and the obstacles in the way of success, your committee would refer to the future consideration of the board
 G. In justice to the police department the committee has felt authorized to receive any testimony which might show why responsibility for the failure of law should not be charged to the police but should be properly located elsewhere. Evidence of this nature has been pre- scented, which is serious if not ex- Dlained away: but on account of un- avoidable circumstances the committee has not been able. as yet, to complete this part of the inquiry, and is not at present ready to report any findings in this respect.
 J. E. SARGENT.
 c. E. PRINCE,
 JOHN A. DOOLITTLE.