Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-01-27
BREEZY COUNCIL MEETING
Report of the City Council Committee
on Police Regarding the City
Marshalsllip.
MARSHAL COLDS RESIGNATION ACCEPTED
Mayor Nominates Pedro A. Sandoval
on Recommendation of Six Council
men-Several Citizens Protest
Nomination Confirmed.

regular session, on Saturday evening
with Mayor Easley in the chair and Coun
cilmen Andrews, Delgado, Dominguez
| Garcia, Harroun, Holmes, McCabe anG
Sena present.
The committee on police submitted tn,
following report:
| To the City Council of the City of Santa Fe
Santa Fe, N. NJ, Jsn. 25, 1896.--Gentle
men. Your committee on police, tc
whom was referred the resignation of Nee
Gold, city marshal, rendered at the meet
ing of this council, on January 20, 1896
have the honor to report that Mr.. Gold
was duly notified in writing on the morn.
ing of January %, that at 7:3O p. m. of
that day, this committee would meet
at the Office of Marcelino Garcia, one of
the members of said committee, then anG
there to hear any evidence he, the said
marshal, might have to offer in support
of the charges made by him against the
city officials in said resignation.
The committee met at the time and
place referred to in said notice, but Mr.
Gold failed to appear, though he was
represented by Mr.. A. 3. Renehan, who
informed us that Mr.. Gold could not be
present on account of business which he
had to attend to at that hour, and also that
the witnesses by whom he intended to
prove his allegation could not be present
on account of sickness and business, and
requested the committee to defer action
on the resignation until Friday, January
"a, at 10 O'Clock a. M, which said req uest
after due consideration was granted by
the committee.
On January "a, at the time and place
agreed to, the committee met again. Mr..
Gold came before the committee and
asked leave to withdraw his resignation,
rendered on January 20, 1896, to this
body, and tender in lieu thereof a simple
resignation. The matter was fully dis.
cussed by the committee, and after due
deliberation Mr.. Gold was allowed to
withdraw said resignation, rendered Jan
uary 20, 1895, and substitute the one here
to attached which explains itself.
As Mr.. Cola says that his grievances
are personal, and as investigation of the
charges preferred by him in his resigna-
tion already withdrawn would entail con-
siderable cost to the city, aud as we be-
lieve that 1t would not be to the interests
of the city, or any one concerned with the
administration of the same, that man,
who confounds his private affairs with
hls official duties, should be continued in
the important position Mr.. Gold now
holds, therefore We are of the opinion
that his resignation should be accepted.
In connection with the facts set forth
in this report, we have considered the
marshalship in all its phases and have
come to the conclusion that it is folly to
expect to get man for the position who
would be qualified to discharge the duties
of the office and discharge them satisfac,
tory for the compensation now paid
Therefore this committee unanimously
recommends that the finance committee
in making the next yearly appropriation
make en appropriation to pay the mar
shall at the rate of $500 per anum, pro-
vided that all of the costs accruing for
marshals fees in city cases be by said
marshal collected and turned into the city
treasury to the credit of the salary FUND
We have no doubt that under such condi.
tions person who would be perfectly
qualified for the position could be se-
cured. We trust that our rscommenda-
tions will be favorably received by you.
Respectfully submitted,
EuGEN1o SENA,
JUAN HOLMES,
M. McCABE,
M. GARCIA,
MATIAs DOMINaUEZ,
Police Committee
Appended is the resignation rendered
by Mr.. Gold asa substitute for the one
he offered at the previous meeting:
To the Police Committee of the City Council
of the City of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, n M.
Santa Fe, N. NJ, Jan. 23, 896.-Gentle-
men:-I learn that exception has been
taken to the wording Of my resignation,
as it seems to imply general charge of
interference with my duty on the part of
city officials. This indefniteness is the
result of the omission of qualifying
word in the body of the resignation. l
have no general complaint to make.
Whatever wrong felt to have been done
me was done by one or two. My griev-
ance, if have any, is entirely personal
I have no specific charges to prefer and
do not desire to press any.