The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-15
POLICEMEN BOUNCED TO MAKE
ROOM FOR SOME OF MAYOR
DORAN'S FRIENDS.
CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY.
UNDER RECENT RULING THEY ARE
ENTITLED TO DRAW THEIR
SALARIES
UNTIL THE COUNCIL coNcURs.
The Aggregate VIII Reach Quite a
Sum, as One Claim Alone Is
for $1,000.

Attorney E. J. Darragh has been re-
tained by number of ex-police officers
10 either make a settlement or bring
suit against the city for amounts due
them. 1t appears that a large num-
Der of the policemen who have been
discharged by the present adminiStra-
ton to make room for Doran support
ers were, as a matter of fact, never
legally discharged. Others have all
the way from ten days to two months
salary coming to them under the recent
opinion of the corporation attorney.
The law provides that when an Of
ficer is discharged from the police
force the council, and by this is meant,
according to the corporation attorney,
both branches, must concur in the dis
charge In the haste to get rid of a
number of the members of the force
who were holding positions at the
time Mayor Doran took charge, no par
ticuIar attention was paid to this
clause in the charter, the impression
being that if the assembly, which has
sole power Of confirmation of appoint
ments, approved of the name of the
Republican appointed to a Democratic
officers job, the approval carried with
1t the discharge.
Jerry Sullivan, who was recently dis
charged by the mayor, was the first
one to make q fight on the question,
and commenced action against the
city for $120, the amount due him from
the time when he was discharged I'M
Op
Cured in this action. The suit was
ready for trial, but on the advice of
the corporation attorneys Office it was
postponed and a settlement agreed to.
The comptroller, at the meeting of the
board of aldermen Tuesday night, sent
in an audited resolution for Sullivan
in the sum of $120, and as soon as this
has been approved the suit will be dis
missed.
Among those who have been let out
since the present administration took
charge and who have claims against
the city under the opinion and ruling
Of the city attorney, are some fifteen
eX-policemen.
Edward M. Allen, discharged June
49, 1896, has not had his discharge con-
Cured in by both branches of the
council up to date, and claims sixteen
months salary.
Patrick Lynch, discharged June Is,
1886, is in the same position and will
insist that he be paid for about the
same length of time.
John Hammes, discharged June Is,
1896, figures it out that he has the
same amount due him as the two first
mentioned.
G. w Guion, discharged Nov 49,
1896, has but ten months back pay to
collect.
John McGrath has a claim in for
thirty-six days pay.
Joseph Warren has a claim for TWEEN
ty-one days
J. J. Kennedy wants pay for fifteen
days.
Charles Banker asks for twenty
days.
Matt Bantz only has seven days COM
ing, and there are others who are yet
to hear from.
John N. Blades, If the claim Of his
attorney holds good, will have a nice
little chunk of money coming to him.
Blades was discharged in September
1894, and up to date his discharge has
rot been concurred in by both of the
branches of the council His claim
amounts to about $1,000
Patrick Lynch, in addition to the
amount claimed to be due him from
the time of his discharge in June 1896
has also a claim for back wages in
the Wright administration. Lynch was
discharged June II, 1898. and claims
wages up to the time of his reappoint-
ment by Mayor Smith in the fall OF
1894, a little matter of 5000.