The age-herald., 1901-05-17
POLICE OFFICERS
 NAMED LAST NIGHT Several Old Members Were
 Dropped From the Force CHIEFS SALARY RAISED ! s-a> fs ass Davis Petition to Have Non-Resideni Members Removed From Force
 Not consIdered-chief's Re-
 lN port for the Year.
CHIEFS SALARY RAISED

A meeting of the board of police com missioners was held at the office of the chief of police last night, at which the new board was organized, and. the police force for the present year elected:
 The new police department is now as follows:
 Chairman board of police commission ers C. H. McCary.
 Secretary of the board, Albert strat- ford.
 Members of the board, 2. T. Rudolph, James E. Scott, s. H. Norton, Tom Parker and Dr. R. B. Mobley.
 Chief of police, c. w. Austin.
 Night captain, Captain Weir. Day lieutenant, Captain Donelson.
 Desk sergeant. Eugene Chambers. Members of the police force, with their uniform rank, are as follows: 1, JS Johnson; 2, W. F. Walton; Q, A. P. Brown; 4, N. Eagin; 5, G. E. De- vine; G. G. H. Bodeker: ', G. H. Arn,- strong: 8. H. D. Culpepper; g, w. J. Mo Donald; 10, J. s. Oldham; Il, R. H. Me Cullom 12 J. N. Nix; 14. T. z. HaySood; 15 R. H. Patton; Is. J. H. Mullin; Y, 5. A. Hamilton; IS. J. B. Cole; 1s, w. J Thompson; 20, T. J. Shirley; 21. F. P. Gray; 22, J. H. Cunningham; 23, J. E Burke; "A, W. c. Veitch; z5, !. H. whaley; 26, J. D. Bryans; P, J. N. Byers; 2S, w. H. Baker; %, " D. Mur- phy; 30, H. Fully: 31, w. H. Smith; S2, s. P. Mckinney; ss, F. L. Brizendine; S4, w. E. Jordan; S5, McVandiver: 3G, R. H. ~ NY yaJJ aries-1, J. K. Richardson; 2, J. H. Jones; 8, J. B. Marshall; 4, J. H oswell. Election of the Force. The men who retire from the board are F.. |. Bridges and c. c. Chiles. Their places are taken by the new members z. T. Rudulph and James E. Scott.
 The members of the police force who failed to be reelected are J. l. Me Knight, ]. w. Leach, J. P. Mcdonald, Geo. w Walton and E. E. Holcombe, All these men were rejected on the secret ballots, and who voted against them Is not known except in one case, E. E. Holcombe, who was rejected by the unanimous vote of all seven of the com missioners.
 The new members to be elected on the force are R. G. Waldrop, J. K. Richard son, J. H. Jones, J. B. Marshall and J. H. | Oswell.
 The resignation of Patrolman J. w Reese, which was filed with the chief in | April, was read and accepted by the board
 After the election of all the patrolmeh, Mir. Mobley arose and in complimentary
 . speech, moved that the salary of Chief of Police Austin be increased from $135 per month, as at present, to the amount of s150 per month the same amount as Is paid the chief of the fire department. This motion was unanimously carried.
 The salary of R. H. Patton. who has been for some time acting as a special officer? was also increased he presenting a petition to the board reciting the fact It that he had been working as a special officer since January 15. The usual salary of the special officers is Ss5 per month and the petition of MT Patton asked l that he be allowed that amount for al | time he has been acting in the capacity as we'll as in future while serving in tn, same capacity. This petition was grant ed fl"
 - Routine Work.
 The meeting of the board of commis sioners was to be called to order at o'clock, but twas really not begun nnti $50, at which time Chairman McCar. rapped for order. h
 The room was. well-f1lled with tn members of the commission and specta tors. Some of the latter were attorney attending in behalf of A H. Davis, wh' presented a petition asking that a mum Der of men be not reelected on accoun of residing outside the city limits. whil, several appeared in behalf of the meI referred to in the petition. I The first business to appear in the reg 'nlar order was that of the petition of A II, Davis. This petition was read to tn ,l board. and in 1t the commissioners wer !, asked not to re-elect several members o Il the force who resided without the cit. limits of Birmingham. Attorneys Weave and Weatherford. represented Davis. whil Il Attorneys Harsh, Bowman and Beddoy represented the men to whom the petition 2, referred.
 T The matter was held over by the ol,