The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-12-21
COUNCILMfN VOTE
AGAINST DETECTIVES.
Ordinance Abolishing Corps Pass
ed-Menefee County Man, Mr..
Combs, Votes for it.


The event which marked last
nights session of the General Coun-
,i was the passa -e bg the lower
board of the ordinance abolishing
the detective force. A good deal of
fee lug was manifested with regard
to this M asure.
The vote stood seven to three, the
sew, being The six Republicans
and President Combs. Two of the
Democratic members were absent
from the meeting.
1t is und rstood that the Mayor
will veto il, or if he doesn't do that,
the twenty days during which he
may return iU to the board in which
it originated wish his veto, will
carry the bill into the year 1902
and the term Of the next General
Council.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Mayor Duncan sent 10 the Board
of Aldermen message ANNOUNCING
the appointment of the following
gentlemen as constituting the Board
of Equalization for the city for the
year 9O2, viz: f. j. Allen, R. G..
Stol, j. ;. Bolts. The appoint
ments were approved.
MR.. BaoEsToE OBJECTS.
During the proceedings Mr.. W.
S. Bronston, City Solicitor, asked
permission to speak to personal
question. He said that while he
was away he heard that resolution
had been adopted by the board, au-
thorizing the Mayor to take steps
to have the suit of Ed Thompson
vs. the city of Lexington taken be-
fore the Court Of Appeals. He de-
sired to announce that that had al
ready been done. He said he want
ed it understood that he was at
tending to the city's interests, and
when he needed assistance he would
ask for it.
Matters were satisfactorily ex-
planned to Mr.. Bronston, and by
consent the word Mayor in the
motion was changed to read "City
Solicitor" so that he might be au
thorized to take all necessary steps,
even to employing counsel.
President COMBS STATEMENT.
Before the vote was taken in the
Board of Councilmen on the ordi-
nance placing the detective force
under the direction of the Chief Of
Police, President Combs made the
following statement defining mis-
position in the matter and explain
ing his vote.
ut is claimed by at least someof
the opponents of this measure that
it is Republican scheme;" | most
emphatically deny this assertion
and state that this ordinance, if it
becomes law, is for the better dis
cipline and government Of the police
force of the city of Lexington, as |
understand it; not a man on the
entire force loses his job, the de
tective force being simply placed
under one head, as it should be, in
my opinion, as it is in all other
cities.
Renegade, forsooth | am a
Democrat, and always have been, as
every one knows. If / am to be
called a renegade because | cast
my vote Tor an ordinance that /
deem to be for the best interests of
the city of Lexington, an ordinance
that will bring peace and harmony
to the police force, where chaos and
confusion now reign, then | suppose
l am a renegade.
"With the kindest feeling for all,
with animosity toward none, | vote
for the passage of this ordinance"
= DEcoT MESSAGE.
Mr. Combs had hardly voted on
the ordinance when messenger
brought him word that his brother
had been severely injured in an ac-
cident. Mr.. Combs responded to
the call Immediately and called Mr..
Dowd to the chair. He investigated
the message and found that his
brother had not been injured, and
denounced the sender of the message
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