The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-22
OFFICERS ELECTED
FOR ENSUING YEAR
Regular Monthly Meeting Of the Police
Commission.
SALARIES REMAIN THE SAME
Officers Brizendine, Scott and Garner
Got the Axe.
TWO RESERVATIONS ACCEPTED
Officer RolIo Retained on Account of the Trial
Being in Progress Roster Of Command
ing Officers Unchanged-Regu-
lar Monthly Report
TWO RESERVATIONS ACCEPTED

At a meeting of the board of police CON
missioners held last night, in the office of
Commissioner Garrett, in the First Nation
al. bank building, several surprises were
sprung on the public in the election OF
officers and patrolmen for the ensuing
year.
Postponed Meeting
The positions of warden VIM. Garner,
and Patrolmen F. l.. Brizendine and e.
Scott were declared vacant and officers
elected to fill their places.
Chief of Police T. .. Mcdonald appeared
before the board and made a statement in
regard to officer w. T. Rollo, who is charg
ed with entering and robbing stores on
his beat. In view of the fact that Officer
Rollo's trial is now in progress, and no
formal charges having been filed against
him, he was reelected to his advanced po-
sition on the police force, the board be-
1ieving that any other action on its part
might tend to prejudice the trial and thus
deprive him of fair and just hearing.
The meeting was the regular monthly
meeting that was postponed at the regular
time by the Illness of Chairman Stevens.
There was full attendance, Chairman
Stevens, Commissioners Lane, Lesser,
Reynolds and Garrett being present.
Chairman Stevens, a committee of
one, who was appointed at the last meet
ing, to act on a petition of officer G. w.
Kirkley for time lost, reported that he
had investigated same and recommended
that Officer Kirkley be paid his regular
salary for time lost, which was concurred
in
The monthly report of Chief Mcdonald
was read and ordered filed.
The designations of Patrolmen Gus FL
lard and Supernumerary C. H. Cole were
read and accepted.
A number of rewards for arresting crinl-
nails were disposed of.
Officers Elected
On motion of Mr.. Lane the board went
into executive session to elect officers and
patro1men for the ensuing year with the
following result:
Chief of Police, T. C. Mcdonald; Night
captain, w. E. Weir; sergeant, J. B. Don
aldson; desk sergeant John c. Rowlette;
patrolman No. l. w. ]. Mcdonald; No. 2,
j. s. Oldham; No. 8, ]. S. Johnson No. 4,
M. Egan; No. S, G. H. Bodeker; No. 6,
H. T. Culpepper; No. 7, A A. Gambll; No.
8, G. E. Divine; No. 8, A. D. Brown; No.
TO- G. w. Armstrong; No. II, w. A. Disha-
room; No. II, r. H. McCulom; No. 10, w.
III. Baker; No. IA, l. T. Goggans; No. Is,
G. w. Kirkley; No. 16, ]. M. Nix; No. II,
]. NJ Langston; No. 49, T. 2. Hagood; No.
10, w. D. Perdue; No. 20, w. T. Rollo; No.
81 R. H. Patton; No. %, ]. H. Mullen; No.
%, s. A. Hamilton; No. "a, ]. B. Cole; No.
rs, w. ]. Thompson; No. 26. W. H. Schar-
Der; No. q, ]. I. Mcknight; No. Is, ]. T.
Shirley; No. 80, F. P. Gray; promoted from
supernumerary No. 80; No. 30, NJ W. Ca
hill; No. 81, W. ]. Letch; No. 80, super
numerary No. 1, ]. P. Mcdaniel; No. 80,
supernumerary No. 2, j. w. Reese. War
dens, w. P. Walton and ]. L. Hammett
Patrol driver, ]. H. Minger.
All patrolmen between Nos. and IS are
moved up one number, between Nos. IS and
"a, two numbers, and between Nos. "a and
81, three numbers. Supernumerary Gray is
advanced to the regular force. Officers w.
M. Cahill, W. J. Leitch and Supernumer-
aries ]. P. McDaniels and J. w. Reese
were newly elected, as was also ]. L. Ham
NETT as warden.
The salaries will remain the same, al
though some of the officers were expecting
raise in as much as the city council adj
vanced the salaries of the fremen.
McDonald's Report
herewith a report of the police department
for the month of November 1897:
To amount.of fines assessed. 81, 91700
To amount of fines assessed. 3S4.50
To amount fines and fees
collected 3