The herald., 1895-11-14
THE THING FINALLY DONE
Chief Glass Will Hereafter Con-
troll the Changing
THE TRANSFER ORDERED
The City Council Acted In the Matter
Yesterday
Building Committee Reports Progress In the
Attempt to Secure Additional Quar-
tiers for the City Prison

Public opinion. led by The Herald. yes
terday compelled the city council to take
step which the majority of that bouy
were adverse to- and as a result the prs-
oners IN the chain gang will. beginning
today, be hereafter entirely under the
control of the chief OF police. Council
man Savage was the member who proved
himself equal to tho exigencies of the &C.
casion at the adjourned meeting held yes
terday afternoon. and his motion order
ing the change went through without de-
bate or opposition.
Captain Houston and his two assist
ants, who have for several years had
charge of the prisoners with responsible
ity only to the council as body, Will
hereafter have to conform to the regular
discipline of the police department, and
the ball ana chain and Oregon boot will
soon. SO far as city prisoners are con-
cerned, be thing of the past.
One OF the circumstances which has.
tened along the new order of things was
the fact that on Tuesday a nun Der of
prisoners were in their cells when they
should have been out at work. The mat
ter was casually brought to the attention
Of some OF the member. of the council
who happened to be in the chiefs Office.
formation npon the subject was requested,
the chief could supply none, as he was
entirely in the dark.
The building committee yesterday re-
ported to this council progress in the mat
ter of securing additional quarters for
i branch city G prison qaarters. prem
Fourth and Fifth streets will probably
be rented for the purpose.
The recon mendations of the school
board that certain improvements be
made in the Union avenue school build
ing and upon the streets about the prem.
Uses were referred to the board of public
works.
On motion of Councilman Teed, the
chief of police was instructed to nave
the pepper tree on the southeast corner
of Twenty-e ghth and Hoover streets
trimmed.
On motion of Councilman Savage the
property owners in tho Alameda street
sewer district were granted permission to
connect with the recently constructed
sewer in their vicinity.
On motion Of Councilman Munson, the
street superintendent was instructed to
place tenn porary sidewalk wherever the
same may be necessary on the west side
OF broadway, between Second and Third
streets.
The new blackboards in the Gates,
Union avenue, San Pedro. Casco and Sand
street school buildings we're formally ac-
cepted.
Under the Savage resolution placing
the control of the chain gang in the
hands of the chief of police, Councilman
Munson moved that the street superin-
tendent be instructed to detail the same
number of teams to work with the pris-
oners as are Mt presen. used for that pur-
puse, which motion was adopted.
The council then adjourned.
The chain gang will. as heretofore,
work wherever ordered by the suparin.
tendent of streets. The latter official ex.
pressed himself yesterday as favorable
to the change. While Chief of Police
Glass refuses to discuss the matter the
present force of chain gang guards will
soon find themselves out of job.