The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-03


prove His Honor's Action.
After a siege OF nearly two months, |
select council. last night, uncondition- /
ally surrendered to the mayor in the !
police removal fight. The removal Of /
Patrolmcn saul and Dyer was APP |
proved and the appointment Of Patrol |
men-Special Officers Hockenbrrry and !
Davis in their stead was confirmed.
As may be believed all this was not |
done without some opposition. A |
strong opposition led by Mr.. Roche, !
fought valiantly to prevent the sur !
render with arguments showing the |
Inconsistency Of the mayors position !
and the irregularity of the PROCEEDINGS
but the Capituation had been precOu-
Certcd and despite the fact that tho
contentious of the minority were ad-
mitted to be true. .tue prec)ncerted
ClpitulItion was carried out.
Prior 10 the meeting the police CONF
mittce had session to consider the
communication sent by tna mayor on
october 10, calling attention 10 his ac-
ton of August 10, in removing Saul
and Dyer and appointing Davis ana
HOCkenberry.
y report was agreed upon recCm-
mcnding that the action of the mayor
in removing Saul and Dyer be approved
and that the appointments % Hocken-
berry and Davis be confirmed. The re-
port was signed by Mnssrs. James,
Finn ard O'Boyle. Messrs Lansing
/ and McAndrew declined to attach their
/ signatures. Mr.. Lansing would not
approved the dismissals he favored the
| appointments Of their Successors. Mr..
! McAndrcw did not approve either ac-
! ton.
MR.. ROCHES REMARKS.
When the report was presented to
council Mr. Roche arose and read a
communication sent up by the control
Ter at a recent meeting enclosing the
/ bill of Messrs. lIockenbery and Davis
| for services as special policemen for
tcn-days periods, extending from Au-
gust Is to September -. in all forty
days at $3.50 per day. Tho bill bore
the endorsement: approved, James
Moir, Mayor"
Now" said Mr.. Roche, according
! to this bill these men We're appointed
as special officers. According to the
! mayors communication on which the
committee reports tonight. they We're
appointed patrOlmen to succeed Saul
and Dyer. can not see how the mayor
can harmonize his actions. He appoints
these men patrolmen on Oct 10. and on
the same day appoints them special
officers. / can not understand how We
can approve of his action as it stands.
Some members of this council signed
a report that was adverse to the re-
moval of Saul and Dyer, and talked
about the mayor attempting to usurp
the powers of councils. Now they sign
a report favoring the removals. 1t
looks to me like eating a good big dish
of crow
Mr.. OBoyle took Mr.. Roche's re-
marks as being directed to him and said
that it was true he had opposed the
removals, believing the mayor was
usurping power that rested in council.
and was of the same opinion still. The
council, however, had opened the door
to Messrs. Saul and Dyer to go into
court and secure a mandamus to COM
pei the mayor to put them back on the
force but they failed to take advant-
age Of the opportunity. One of them
is working and the other is going about
the streets. taking no interest whatever
in the matter, while the city is making
itself liable all the time for the salary
l of two sets of officers.
OBOYLE DOES NOT KNOW.
Mr.. Roche interrupted with: II would
. | like to inquire if the gentleman from
the Eighteenth doesn't know of tht
, | case-stated which ex-City Solicitor
| ha hrpl1Dht in n
p Messrs. Saul and Dyer?"
MIR. O'Boyle replied that he knew
| nothing about it except what was hear
say.
/ Mr.. Mccain moved to indefinitely
postpone action on the report of the
0 committee. This was lost by the fol,
lowing vote:
p Ayes-Messrs. Thomas, Roche. Shea
Mccain, Frable, Coync, McAndrew, vii
= liams-S
Nays-Messrs. Ross, Finn, James, Mel
q win, Chittenden, Wagner, Schneider, San
dorson, Fellows, Schroeder, Lansing
OBoylc.-l2
/. That's what I call eating crow
o remarked Mr.. Roche when the vot,
= was announced.
q Mr.. Wagner asked to be informed al
. to what time the pay of Hockenberr!
n and Davis would date from, the dat
81 of their appointment or the date o
q their confirmation. Mr.. SandersoI
q said it was manifestly impossible 70
: them to draw pay in both position
Il and there would be no need to worr,
on that score. Mr.. Roche wanted T.
know which position they would b
recognized in, There was no GettinI
away from the fact, Mr.. Roche held
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