The herald., 1895-08-13
The Old Commission Is
Finally Out
AND THREE new MEN IRE IN
: Only Guy Barham Left of the
Old Guard
GLASS WILL BE RETAINED
There Will Be But Little Change of
Policy
The Council Transacted Lots Of Business
Yesterday
Lots Of Bids to Repair School Sites The
Street Sweeper Finally Shows Fight.
Reports From the Health Officer
Upon the City Hall
Plumbing
GLASS WILL BE RETAINED
There Will Be But Little Change of
Policy
The Council Transacted Lots of Business
Yesterday

Tho police commission is dead; long
live the police com m ssiQn.
De Push which does politics had the
situation properly sized up. The AK fell
upon the old board of police commits
sioners yesterday afternoon and as q re-
suit there will probably be no meeting Of
tho board this morning.
The Herald's story OF what was to hap
pen attracted q large attendance to the
lobby and galleries of the council cham
ber yesterday morning. and when the
noon adjournment had arrived and there
was still no move IN the direction of re-
organization, such members of the push
xs were on hand looked panied and dis
appointed. They left the city hall and
did not return during the rest Of the day.
and. as a consequence. the galleries and
lobbies were very light of faces and feat
ures when the fatal hour did arrive. The
council played its trump card in the game
about 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The
rest OF the business had been disposed of
when Councilman Kingery moved that
the designations of all the police commls-
sioners be accepted. and the office of all
police commissioners be declared vacant.
So far de push which does politics had
sized up the play to win the book which
it had made to win cut upon the result.
Major Field was to De fired hard.
The Kingery motion was declared by
President Teed to be out of order, because
of the fact that the three designations of
old mem bers of the board were lyin &
upon the table, suspended. as it were in
mid air. This stumbling block was quick
~ removed by the motion OF Councilman
Snyder that the resignation of Commits
sioner Fields colleagues be all of them
taken from the table. This was done and
the designations were accepted
Councilman Pessell moved that a new
board of police commissioners be elected.
, This was seconded and carried IN about
four minutes.
Nominations being declared in order
Councilman Savage moved as his own
successor, Guy B. Barham. Democrat.
yohn Webber. Henry Glass, Democrat.
Councilman Snyder moved to succeed
John A. Pirtle, J. H. Martin, Republi-
can, and Councilman Blanchard moved
to succeed Major Field. ex Councilman
and ex-Fire Commissioner r. E. Wirsch
ing, Republican. The seconds upon all
of these names were loud and long, and
nominations were at once declared closed.
Before the ballot was announced. Presi-
dent Teed announced naively that the
charter compelled the appointment of
two Repu blicans and two Democrats, up
on the commission, and he wanted to
know if the party fealty of those elected
could be vouched for. There was some
tittering among the counclmen at this
sally.
OF the new board Henry Glass is we'll
known bookbinder and Turnverenite. J.
W. Martin is chairman of the Repu blican
central committee, and ex-railroad man
and capitalist, and r. +. Wirschins last
year represented the Ninth ward in the
council. The new com mi ssion will, il is
SAID, prove to be liberal body upon the
Alameda street fence and the saloon Or
dinances. The mayor is well pleased
with the new board aad endorses each
one of the three new mem bers of the
board very heartily. All of them, it is
said, agreed to serve. Their appoint
ment was not really decided upon unani-
lnously until the recess of the coLncil
yesterday.
I Each mem her OF the new board will at
once be notihed of his election and will
be prepared to do business at the old
stand in time for Acting Mayor Freeman
6. Teed to preside over their delibera-
tlons at the first meeting of all of the
parties concerned one week from today
All of the mem bers of the new board
are known to he friendly to Chief Glass,
who will. of course. be permitted to re-
tain his present position as the head of
the city police department.