Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-22

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u,g PROBABILITIES For this sec
sEAlH~~i Friday psrty cloudy; va
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- UNI
1 onrcE COMMISSIONERS. AT the
pL, . meetiog of the Police Com
ao.. oasrs as' night only ihree mem
'''Vr ,.,e present-Me>srs. Bryant,
,n., and Price. Cap. Bryan pre-.
Als1 and tie session last d but Eve
T Wv mor,sly report OF Capt Webster
,s.d a. fol'Ows:
s,,,c, ry list report Lieutenant Smith re.
\ .,ust he found Pc icemen Desne and
4 iiT'. 100 oc'oCk on the nigh Of October
AT Tie time officer Lyles was asleep
% Ns. brought before the Mayor and
"a. mo-. efficient evidence and the &C.
1' r.s dismissed On the 30th day Of
g., VS. instructed by his honor the
20. N change che beats OF the policemen
D5Jl TX yu t1st day. On the I'd day OF
no.- Ohctrs Trsvors and He'll, with
;.,so.nt -m,h. arrested FIVE persons for
I'm Yl lev ia the beats they had been
e~....rrei 10 on that day There were five
s'.,.ries and one highway robbery reported
-,,,ce tes quarters within the lest fifteen
~. sDi iha dice tavo not yet been able
-i,set tss persons committing the crimes"
The new rules offered by Capt.
V.,,atst the las meeting were then
ken np aud adopted by vote of 3
|n0 They are as follows:
n. N.yOf being the head OF the police
~. 6r tbe purpose of enforcing pc ace aud
,s.s.8 executing the laws of the State and
n snce. O. the city" will give bis orders
nse.l .f Of Police, or officer acting In that
s,.t,. wa0 10 turn will trsotmit them in
,..sr, Ter 20 the policemen under bis COM
-tt ABS officer or policeman who fails to
,s7 i1lply snd with zeal any order OF
4. Nsy9r bus transmitted will on convic-
frte Gi.m sse1 from the force.
,Y pile man who receives an order OK.
,.ili,ugl the regular officers of the force
b.. be DO med guilty Of conduct prejudicial
1000 der and discipline, aud on coDvic-
no AuiHofu AAOhA tAO lOANOs
lry pol ceman who shall make sny report
4 usters pertaining to the police depart
Eat except to the Chief OF Police, who in
rss.il promptly transfer it to the Mayor,
al te deemed guilty OF conduct prejudicisl
vUod oder and discipline and on conviC-
I'd re dismissed from the force.
lly "a q in part or whole. in conflict with
ssu.,. either in spirit or letter, be and the
sr. Is hereby repealed.
ltI. rule shall he in force from its passage
Ie secretary will send the Chief Of Police,
erugh the Mayor, copy OF this RUE, who
rit.u.sr course will promulgste the same to
es.oac men under bis command st each and
WY Toll call for 81 Y successive days.
Alter tue meeting Commissioners Her
bc B-ya1t gave out the following for
u1icauon: "The statement made by
Nsy0r Sippson to the correspondent OF
Washington morning paper recently
k1ot correct. He knows that he has
O. the authority to remove police
s1car The only authority he has is
a.g-usioO for misconduct, and that
Nyuntil the fret meeting of the Board
Of Police Commissioners thereafter to
s.- nc ion 10 the matter. No one
would ever consider II misconduct for
90 officer to obey an order from this
board This is the only board that
q els hin to his post, and the only
trbaOsI that has the authority to re-
move him And as for Mr.. Simpsons
'yiug ony rule made by this board by
Constitutional majority as an unwar-
nnied impertiDence, we Indignantly
resent. There is no member OF this
board that isn't his equal socially,
officially, or otherwise"
10 the interview referred to by Capt.
Bysur, Mayor Simpson, at that time
on the rules presented by
CaD,. Bryant at the last meeting OF
the commissioners and which were
siopied last night, said the rules were
contrary 10 law, and further that while
he would "willingly consider advice"
from the commissioners, he would look
upon an order from them to him "as
mayor Of the city a. a piece OF unwar-
nDed impertineDce."
The Mayor, in commenting upon the
sc.IOu Of the Board of Police Commits
sIoaers last night, said that the law
regulating the adoption OF all measures
be or- The board required at least the
occurrence OF three members, and Inc
board, as constituted last night, con-
sisted Of two members whose title ls
questioned, aud Of one whose eliei-
olliY o hold Office has been denied Dy
tie Corporation Court. But aside from
hst he Mayor said that he repeated
what he had before ststed-that an or
Der from the Police Commissioners TO
as, as Mayor of the city, would De an
Warranted inpertint nee. and that tne
Irrelevant introduction by Commission
OF the PROPOSE ion that Com
missioner is the equal socially OF the
Mayor is not a matter of discussion, a.
10 lois democratic land of ours, where
every WE'LL behaved mn is the equal
Oh bis fellow man, no one but parasite
o. tOaiy would hold otherwise, ana
osl mau's association with bis fellows
ssllo. ether a matter of mutual pleas
1le or congo n iality. Continuing, the
Mayor said that when an effort was
made winter before last TO close tns
public schools he transmitted to Coun'
eli bis views to the effect that puo'l(
schools were the plain peoples instltu
Hons and il there was to be any closine
i should commence on gatherings and
lnpay schools, pstronized by rich mer
aud their children, and that Is bis sen
uueut upon equal rights to all. Futhel
Toe Mayor said: II understand tns'
Commissioner Bryant said that he, ina
sa1y Commissioner, was intellectually
'ae equal Of the Mayor. This was mol
"slI pertinent, but as we grow oide'
We become more charitable and al
pIooao.e sacrifice of a part OF my SID
ere belief l will ccnce"e tina
.ae mmissoner is Intellectual
y The Mayors equal, aud l pay