The San Francisco call., 1895-08-02
NEW POLICE CAPTAINS,
The Three Appointees AS
sumed Their Official Duties
Yesterday.
Kindly Feelings Expressed Toward
the Officers Who Retired From
Service.

In recognition of the official services of
Captain John Short, one of the three re-
lieved police captains, the following reso-
Iutions have been handsomely engrossed
and presented to the aged officer:
WHEREAS We, the officers and members of
Company B, Police Department of the City and
County of San Francisco, being desirous of
manifesting our appreciation OF the valuable
and upright services rendered by Captain John
Short during the many years we have been un-
der his command and, whereas, this, the occa-
sion of his honorable retirement from the po-
sition which he has filled with such marked
ability and success is most opportune for our
purpose. be 1t
RESOLVED That we bear cordial testimony to
the able and painstaking manner in which
Captain Short devoted himself to the import
ant responsibilities which devolved upon him
during his long and honorable career in this
department. The fearlessness and impartial
ity which disting uished all his actions, and the
firm, though at all times humane, methods by
which he labored to secure discipline and
esprit de corps among his subordinates have
endeared him to all who had the good ortune
TO be under his command.
Resolved, That we shall recall with admira-
tion the meritorious record which Captain
Short as commander of Company B. has es-
tablish ed; that his urbanity and conscientious
consideration toward those who co-operated
with him are indelibly impressed upon our
memory, and that for his future welfare and
happiness we extend to him our most sincere
consideration.
RESOLVED. That an elaborately engrossed copy
of these resolutions be presented to Captain
Short as q mark of our most affectionate
esteem.
The resolutions are signed by Chief of
Police Crowley and Officers NJ. o. Ander-
son, Charles M. James, III. o. Mcpherson,
NJ. Shannahan and Thomas L. Tobin, COM
prising the committee.
Captain Douglass made farewell ad-
dress at noon yesterday to the men of the
10 10
years of service as captain and said that if
any of them deemed that he had been
harsh with them he could only say it was
for their own good. He gave them some
excellent advice and urged upon them the
necessity OF never violating the rules Of
the department. He said that when the
Commissioners called for his resignation
he refused to comply with the request be-
cause he felt that he was mentally and
physically competent to discharge his
duties. The call for his resignation carried
with it at least an intimation that the
Commissioners regarded him as incom-
petent and to have complied with their re-
quest would nave been an admission that
they were right. Therefore he felt justi-
fed in not rendering his resignation.
Captain Stone was engaged the greater
part of the day in explaining to his sue
cessor, Captain Robinson, the workings of
the City Prison. He took his retirement
cheerfully.
The new captains-Wittman Spillane
and Robinson-took charge of their re-
spective stations yesterday The two
former were cheered by their men, and
were the recipients OF many hearty con-
gratulations. Lieutenant Gillen also took
command of the second division. He
bears his disappointment manfullv.
The new sergeants were assigned to
their posts yesterday. Sergeant Moffitt
will remain in charge of the Office at police
headquarters, and continue to increase the
number of his friends. Sergeant Davis
was assigned to the Central police station,
vice Gillen, promoted to the command of
the second division. Sergeant Donovan,
the youngest on the force, was assigned to
the North End station, vice Robinson,
promoted to be captain. Sergeant Perrin
will take the place of Sergeant Reynolds at
the Seventeenth street station, and
Reynolds will 60 to the Southern station,
vice Spillane, promoted to be captain.
Patrolman G. III. Waterman was assigned
to Office duty at the North End station,
vice Asher, resigned. The vacancy at the
California-street station, caused by the
resignation of Patrolman Harold, will not
be filled.