Omaha daily bee., 1896-04-12
CANNING GETS NOTHING EXTRA.
CITY Marshal VIII lie Chicf of Police
for NnIIilurc Ani NJ All.

for Nothing Not ut All.
At the republican city convention, when
the present mayor, city marshal and other
elective officers were nominated, n resolution
was introduced and adopted as a plank IN
the platform pledging the mayor, IL elected.
to appoint the city marshal as chief of po-
lice. and pledgng the marshal to serve In
that capacity IN addition to his customary
duties, and do 1t without any additional sal
ary,
This plan was selected Cor the purpose Of
carrying out the wishes of the people for
the abolshment Of either the Office OF the
chief of police or that of the marshal. There
we're two reasons for the demand. Since the
adoption of the new charter creating the
office of chief OF police there has always
been more or less friction between the two
forces The marshal and his deputies showed
a desire to work alone and the police never
seemed to be consumed with n desire to
work with them. The other reason. and ii
was the chief one, was the demand for cur
failing city expenses
When Mayor Carson made his appoint
ments he stood by the party platform and
appointed Marshal Canning chief OF police,
and Canning accepted the increased respon-
gibilties and said nothing about extra pay.
But in spite Of all this tie question Of extra
compensation for the marshal has been
brought up, and some OF the members Of
the council are talking about some sort Of
a compromise. Some of the aldermen have
expressed the fear that If the marshal makes
the demand for extra compensation he can
ccllect all Of Chief Scanlan's salary in spite
of the city council or the pledges in the
nominating convention. While Mr. Canning
has given nothing more than a hint that he
would accept any favors in the way of in
creased pay that the council might vote him.
no has made no sort of demand for 1t. Tle
compromise most discussed by the aldermen
in their street talk Is to settle all disputes
and do justice to Canning by fixing his sal
airy at S125 month. On July l the law
abolishing the marshals office takes effect
and the aldermen argue that it would be
better for the service to pay small addi-
tional sum for the extra duties of the mar
shal's office than to get 'uto a wrange and
keep the force disorganiZed until that time.
You can say as clearly and as strongly
as the English language can express it that
there will be no increass of the marshals
salary as long as can prevent it," said
Alderman Brown yesterday. "Mr. Canning
was elected upon platform distinctly pledg
ing him to accept the office of chief of po-
lico without any additional compensation,
and / am going to do all l possibly can to
assist him in keeping his pledge Rather
than one dollar added TO Mr.. Canning's
pay l will use all of the power l can com
mand in the council to secure the reappoint-
man. The people demanded retrenchment
and they have right to expect it. will do
everything I possibly can to avoid commit
ting the present administration to the policy
of violating it's ante-election pledges within
the first week after organization
Associated with Alderman Brown is AL
derman Casper, and he is equally positive
in his determination to enforce the platform
pledges. Although he was elected on the
democratic ticket, with the assistance of
his colleague, Alderman Brough, he will
make hot second to Alderman Browns
proposed fight
Another of the republican members of the
council, who does not want to be quoted
will also second Browns efforts to prevent
any increase in the marshal's pay. The
proposition to enlarge the city Jail building
sufficiently to make an extra room for the
use of the desks and instruments in the
chief of policies Office has been favorably
acted upon by the council. This will cost
several hundred dollars, and if the mar
shal's salary is increased It will wipe out
all of the savings made by the new order
of things.