The age-herald., 1900-07-14
THE POLICE BOARD
 HAS SHORT SESSION Bodeker and Disheroon 10 Re- main as Recently Assigned. BIDS FOR NEW UNIFORMS Session Was a Quiet One and Little Business of Public Interest Was
 Considered-C Monthly
 Report Submitted
BIDS FOR NEW UNIFORMS

an adjoprned meeting last night, but the session was a short one and the business transacted was not of much general in- terest In executive session the question of continuing former Special Officers George H. Bodeker and W. A. Disheroon on patrol duty, to which they were recently assigned by Chief Austin, was discussed, and 1t was agreed that patrolmen they must remain.
 At S:35 D. m. Chairman J. H. McCary called the body to order, and every mem- Der answered to his name.
 Under the head of unfinished business a petition from J. H. Mingea, driver of the patrol asking that his pay be increased to that of a patrolman. It was set forth in the petition that he was on duty fourteen hours daily.
 MT. Chiles made a few remarks favoring the increase, and moved that MT -Mingea be paid the same as patrolmen. MT Bridges said he would second the motion provided the board had the right to fix the drivers pay The chair stated that the board had
 the power to fix the pay of all men in the
 police service, but suggested that as the
 Board of Aldermen made the appropriation
 for the department it might be well to all
 low the increase referred to subject to the
 approval of the finance commiteee, espe-
 cially the finance committee had to pass on the pay rolls Mir. Chiles then amended his motion to accord with the chairman S suggestion, and it was unanimously car ried
 MT Stradford reported that as a commit
 tee of one to interview the Board of Reve- nue on the matter of investing in the Ser tillion system he had not yet called on the
 board, as it had been enaged all the week
 in business of absorbing interest, but he would try to do so today.
 Under the head of new business, Clerk
 Rowlett read the Chiefs June report, which
 was as follows:
 Birmingham July 1, 19OO To the Honorable Board of Police Con- missoners, Birmingham, Ala: Gentlemen-I have the honor to present herewith report of the police department for the month of June 1900:
 To amount of fines and fees col lected ... ......................... $2 O51 25 Increase over June, 1899 ............ 616 05 Amount of stolen goods recovered. 572 co Number arrested for burglary and grand larceny ........................ P | Bound over to the grand jury ...... Il | Number runs made by morning mounted man.. ... ... =. 12l | Number Of runs made by evening mounted man ................... 1Si Number of trips made by patrol wagon .... ........................... 217 Total arrests ........................... S32 Very respectfully c. w. AUSTIN
 Chief of Police
 The clerk also read the June report of
 Special Officers Bodeker and Disheroon, giving a summary of their work After setting forth the number of arrests made by them with the name of each person ar- rested, the report closed with a list of the stolen goods recovered, as follows: Two bicycles, $50; two watches. $l50; one diamond ring and jewelry for Mrs. Marx, | $l75; one pistol, L coat and button for Dr. I59ekie. $31 50; one pair bracelets, $10 total
 On motion the reports were received. | On motion of Mir Stradford Officers Bod | eker and Disheroon were allowed to accept l reward of $50 from Mrs. Marx. | Dr. Mobley brought up the question oi 1 winter uniforms for the police force. He
 said that local tailors had called his atten. l tion to the fact that if uniforms were or. | dered in the summer when tailoring work | was slack, the price would be less than il | the uniforms had to be made in the fall | when business was brisk He moved that Clerk Rowlett be instructed to advertise at once for bids for winter uniforms, the
 bids to be submitted in time to be consid- cred at the next regular meeting. The mo- tion was carried. On motion of MT. Par ker 1t was decided to call for bids only from local tailors.
 | At S:55 o'clock a motion for adjournment | was made, and it was about to prevail | when MT. Parker asked if Bodeker and | Dsheroon were to remain, as recently as- l signed, on patrol duty MT. Bridges said if that question was to be discussed he would move for an executive session. His motion | prevailed, with negative votes as follows Chiles, Stradford and Parker The board remained in executive session abpout thirty-five minutes. Only the ques- ton of the assignment of the two officers named was considered, and the result was that the chief was sustained in making the
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