The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-03

attack in select council last night upon
superintendent of Police Robling and
Detective Moir and also interjected a
few red hot remarks about the lobby
ing which has been done in favor OF
certain items in the appropriation or
dinance.
Mr.. divers remarks were made
when the appropriation ordinance
came over from common council.
where it had been passed on third
reading. Mr.. Chttenden moved that
the amendments adopted by the COM
mon branch be concurred in. with the
exception of the particular amendment
directing the controller to merge cer-
tain balances into the judgments APP
preparation.
Mr.. Oliver insisted that the amend
mehts be read AMI when this had been
done, he arose and began his remarks.
He said:
want TO say that am opposed to this pro.
vision for detective first. last and all the time
| think this detective plan has done more TO
dcmoraliac the police department "f this city
than anything else. When the detective is out
Of the city the members OF the police force do
not make an important arrest until he returns. 1t
| seems as ii he has got to get the credit for
every arrest OF any Importance and crooks
permitted 10 go at large until he gets back from
Iowa, or Montreal or some other pacc.
THE REASON FOR IT,
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of poIir. and dntnctiv. mr.. ~ ,n,inus r, moLn
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would so down to the county commissioners Of
flee and see the money that the chct and the
detective have drawn from the county treasury
in fees They would find as ] have found that
thousands OF dollars have been drawn by these
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it would he useless for them to think OF arrest.
ins these criminals.
There are other items in this appropriation
ordnance 'hat are wrong \ salary OF $1,000 Is
p'|' io'" 'o' 'n" u'r.otor on p"pnc SAFETY c'erN
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cu,,inr -, =, ,nonth and h,o,,, ,Ir,,,, Soon ,,',
the civ right away. Vet wr arc soins to riya
him 81 400 or $500 more than we are giving the
city solicitors assistant. lawyer a professional
man and man worth twice as much as the other
Are we going to swallow all this business?
HOT SLOT FOR LOBBYISTS
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obc,r The ,octics which ha,o lonr ,,sod ,,,.;,'.,
the last couple Of months to secure ,h massage If
certain items in this ordinance want to ,av
mat they have been the most damnablr that
nave ever been pr1cticed in this city in all my
kh"wlcdgc l myself have been threatened by
inc LOBBYISTS
some OF my friends on the police force have
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head win oo ar, p,, hooa,,,o l,' " ,; '"y
ON the police force or a riond i, ,he fir. ,cr,'I
men is that any reason why dare nor .,,, n,
here and act and speak according to my own in.
diNdual judgment. No, Mr.. Chairman, ii is NOT
~ US lIgh iime, say, for us TO 60 over this
""''''''e '''eio''F p"'oF' we pass IT,
Mr.. Melvin was on his feet as soon
as Mr.. Oliver ceased speaking, and de-
,,a,;,,to,n'. M"'c,. ''e s,'-
county wera turned over to ,ho ,t,,.
treasurer. Mr.. Oliver disnutad ,his
and wanted n commirtee apnointed an