The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-08

Chittenden's motion went before the
house. The same eleven nays and ten
ayes defeated it.
The minority report of Messrs. Frable
| and Burns faNoring the confirmation
of Hickey was then adopted. the divis-
ion being the same as in the previous
roll calls.
Mr.. Williams when his name was
called, arose tn explain his vote. when
this mayor was elected" he said. II
was against him. and IL 1 could have
prevented 4 h would not have been
mayor. However, it is his duty to look
! into tho anpoirtments and taking II for
granted that he Is responsible for Mr.
Hickey l vote yes"
APPLAUSE FROM GALLERY.
| 4 round Of applause from the gallery
and fiCor greeted the speech and par
ticularly the vote. When the announce
ment was made that Hickey was con-
I firmed there was another and louder
| burst CT aoplause, which riled Chair
man Sanderson to such degree that
J he broke his savcl with his vehement
/ rappirC fC" order. when quiet had
been restored he turned around to a
\ group CT ccmmcn councilmen who werc
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plaudcrs and remarked: ''This Is the
I select council: rot the common coun-
| cil"
| The next name to come up was that
of Patrolman Thomas V. Lewis. who
| according to the mayors communica-
| tion, was dismissed for cause" The
/ vote, to sustain the mayors action was
as follows:
Ayes-Ross Kearney. Clarke, Roche
| Robinson, Manley, McCann, Burns
| Frable Coyne. McAndrews, Sanderson
--12
Nays--Finn. Thomas, Williams, Durr
Chittenden, Wagner, Fellows, Schroeder
! Lansing-y.
| Mr. Fellows support Of Lewis caused
no little comment after the meeting
and many favorable remarks on this
action was heard. The next victim was
Patrolman James f. McHale, also dis
missed for cause"
Mr.. Chittenden moved to have the
dismissal referred to committee to as
certain the cause and report to coun-
ell. His motion gct six votes:
Ayes-ROss. Durr. Chittenden, Wag-
ner. Fellows, Lansing-6.
Nays-Finn, Kearney, Thomas. Will
liams. Clarke, Roche. Robinson. Man
| ley, Mccain, Schroeder, Burns. Frable
Coyne. McAndrew, Sanderson-15.
His dismissal was then concurred IN
| by u viva vOce vote.
James II. Coleman, "fOr cause" was
the next to ge. the ax. Messrs. Durr
Chittenden, Fellows and Lansing wer,
the only ones who took the trouble tc
object
Then came the nomination of Peter
Haggerty to succeed Patrolman Cole
man. a motion to refer the appoint
ment to the police committee with in
structions to report forthwith was car
ried by vote of IA ayes, nays.
Ayes-Ross, Kearney. Clarke, Roche
Chittenden. Wagner. Robinson, Man
| ley. Mccain, Schroeder, Burns. Frable
Coyne. McAndrew-14.
Nays-Finn. Thomas, Williams, Durr
Fellows, Lansing, Sanderson-7.
The nominations of Frank r. Roblins
in place of Thomas V. Lewis and Jo-
seph Taylor in place of John L. McHale
were also read and referred with Hag-
| gerty's to the police committee.
| Mesrs. Coyne, Lansing, Finn, Mean
drew and Wagner, who compose this
committee, retired and after a ten min
utes absence returned with a favorable
report ON all three nominations
Messrs. Lansing and Finn did not sign
| the report.
All three were then confirmed by a vi
va voce vote and the crowd retired
leaving the city fathers to take up the
dry routine Of business.
| HAD A NARROW ESCAPE.
That Patrolman Isiah F. Jones was
not among last nights victims was
some what Of a surprise to those whC
| were aware Of the pre-arranged pro-
gramme. Jones was slated for dismis.
sal and a man said to be John c. Roche
of the Seventh ward, was selected fol
his place. Yesterday afternoon at
o'clock, Patrolman Joseph Block was
sent down to the corner of Spruce street
and Washington avenue with instruc-
tions to relieve Jones, who was doing
duty there and order him to report al
headquarters. Jones went to headquar-
ters and there learned that he was
| wanted upstairs in the mayors office.
| Just what happened Is not a matter
of record, but Jones did not receive q
request for his resignation, like Nc.
| Hale. Lewis and Coleman, who had
been called uD previously. Rumor had
it that Babe" as he is familiarly
called, was not the man whose scalT
was wanted. They had made a mis-.
take in the Jones'" there being four OF
them on the force. Later 1t developed
that this rumor was incorrect; that
he secured a respite through the influ.
ence OF a friend, who had not beer
counted on by the powers -that-be.
When James Coleman was called ull
he refused to resign telling the mayor
| that he had been on the force scarcely
long enough to nay for his equipment.
| Tom Lewis simply felt that he was
well pleased with his position of patrol
man and could not willingly give 1t up
TRIBUNE WAS RIGHT.
EX-Patrolman McHale met Mayor
Bailey on the street yesterday and
asked him If it was true as The Tri-
bune stated that he was to be dismissed
The mayor told him that The Tribune
spoke Alright.
To further inquiry as to the cause
of his dismissal the mayor did not hesi-
tate to tell him that it was because he
| had worked against him when candi-
date for sheriff and again at the last
| election.
None of the dismissed men were on
duty last night.
EIAEAGVIAEsS RAZ0R