The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-08
will be sworn in as these additional
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will be sworn in as these additional
officers.
The Mayor expressed wish to
increase the force. Brsmbleton,
he said, would probably pay her
policemen, but Atlantic City would
not unless compelled to.
Mr.. Nerdier moved that $500 be
asked OF the Councils for the pur-
chase OF stationery and incidentsls
for the use of the force; also for
81, 600 to be used as secret service
fund for the suppression of crime,
to be used by the Board ut its dis.
erection.
Commissioner Bolton moved that
the order changing the beats of Off
cers weekly DO rescinded and the
men be allowed to retain their beats
permanently. In explaining his
motion he said that an officer comes
to take an interest in the good order
OF permanent beat; that he would
become acquainted with the law
breaking elements and crooks.
Cooks, did you sny?" replied the
Mayor.
Mr.. Bolton called for the cues.
ton with dignity, and his motion
was carried.
OFFICERS REMOVED.
Mr.. Bolton then requested that
Sergeant Lowery and Officers Sayre,
Oliver, Harrison aud Snowden be
dropped from tho rolls.
The Mayor said that he thought it
bad practice to drop good mon
and put on Rreenhorns who were
utterly incompetent.
Said he: ~ don't believe in put.
ting on men who will stop mau on
Nam street and smell his breath to
see If he has been drinking. This
actually occurred"
The question was then put and
the resolution dismssing the men
passed, Verdier and Bolton voting
yes and Mayor Petit voting against
what he considered IN uuwise meas
ure.
Officer Kirchmier was then made
second sergeant and Sergt. ROBIN.
son was made first sergeant, vice
Lowery, dismissed. The substitutes
moved up to regular positions are
Williamson, Woodhouse, Sherman.
Sadler and Hoover.
The Board TO meet weekly here
after and, on motion. it adjourned.
WrccHing News.
The schooner John G. HAYNES.
Capt. Haynes, bound from Balti
more to Sagua, Cuba, with a cargo
OF coal, WAS run into and sunk dur
ing thick storm in Hampton Roads
at $3.50 O'Clock yesterday morn
ing, by the tug Minnie. The
Haynes lies near the sunkeu
schooner Henry Lippett. She was
built i'll Bath, Me-, in 1887 and IL
III feet in length. with a registered
net tonnage of 1874. The steamer
Coly, of the Merritts, will 90 to
Hampton Roads to-day to search the
Haynes.
The five masted schooner Cover.
nor Ames has sailed from Highland,
Mass, for Norfolk. She is one of
the handsomest schooners atloat.
The ocean ting Battler, Capt.
Beers, with barge No. ITO in tow,
arrived here yesterday from Della.
ware Breakwater. She was entirely
covered with ice. Capt. Beers saws
that Wednesday night she had on
about thirty five tons of ice. which
WAS about eighteen inches in thick
ness. lie thought that the Battler
and all hands on board would surely
be lost. owing to the extra load and
rough weather.
The Philadelphia Record of yester-
day says: The tug Aries, from Nor
folk for New London, with the
barge Van Sanford in tow, ex
perienced very cold weather, with a
terrific sea. Two men on tho barge
who became benumbed with cold
were swept overheard and drowned.
Election of Officers.
The promotion of Sergeant II. 8.