The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-08

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/ ter or ordinances they are subject to re.
/ moval AT the pleasure of the appointing
| power. which In this case is the mayor
! 4. Officer Proctor having been legally 10.
moved In accordance with the provisions ~
| tho city charter, the action of the council
j. u. woolford,
Mayor of the City Of Houston
Alderman Miller moved that the veto he
not sustained Carried by the following
! vote:
Hens-Roblnson, Miller, Thompson, Rue,
o'Leary Bennett, Halverton.
Nays-sonnen and Mueller.
! Alderman Hnlvorton then introduced n
resolution directing the chief Of police to
reinstate Police officer j. u. Proctor on the
police force.
| The mayor ruled the resolution out Of
order, as the officer had been legally dis.
| charged from the force.
| In this connection the following petition
! was read from Mr. Proctor and referred o
/ the police committee
TO the Honorable Mayor and City Council
of the City of Houston.
Your petitioner, j. u. Proctor, respect
! fully shows to your honorable body that,
notwithstanding the order of your honora
| bic body, passed ut your last meeting held
on the Both day of September 1901, your
| petitioner has not been assigned 20 duty
| by the city marshal or chief of police Of
the city of Houston
Your petitioner respectfully requests to
| call Your attention to said order in which
! yupr honorable body directed and ordered
/ the chief of police to assign your petitioner
to work as policeman of the city of Hons
] ton. Your petitioner respectfully shows
! further that In accordance with said ordt r.
/ he applied at the office of the chief of po'
| lice In the city Of Houston, on three sew
! eral times on Tuesday. October l, and
J fn1 tn, no a SSH n ~
| the third time in said day he was enahl' d
to see the chief of police and report to hm
personally; that the said chief of police, or
! city marshal. stated to your petitioner tnat
he would not assign your petitioner to any
I heat. and that he Intended tn disohey the
/ order of your honorable body and pay no
! attcnton thereto. Your petitioner aga u le-
ported to the sergeant Of police on NeuleS
| day and requested to he assigned to peat
/ which request was refused. And again on
! "Wednesday evening your petitioner d!rscJe !
| to the mayor and to the city marShnl ana
| chief of police each q letter, stating me
| readiness Of your petitioner to perform MS
/ duties as policeman under his emp llm'ht
I by the city of Houston, and your petitioner
| now states that he has Mt all times been
ready to comply with his duties Of his en-
/ ploymcnt by The ritv, and he IN the future
| holds himself ready 10 comply with SAID
1 duties. Your petitioner further shows that
there are no charges pending against him,
! and that he Is In no way disqualified tr' m
| the performance Of his duties that Your
| body, as well MS the board of police, ure
| and health commissioners, have cNonfraIe
! your petitioner from any and all charges
! made against him, and there exists NO
| reason why your petitioner should not PCT
! form his duties under his employment.
| Wherefore your petitioner respectfully
/ brays your honorable body to again direct
an order to the chief of police To comply
with your former orders, and, to assign
| mont your petitioner having presented thlS
petition from desire to act In every way
fairly with the city Of Houston, AID your
petitioner will ever pray. j. D. Proctor.
~
Further in line with police matters the
police committee submitted the following
report upon the petition Of Chief of Ponce
Blackburn referred to them at the last
meeting of the council wherein the CHIEF
complained of undue interference on me
part of the council with ms aopa.,ntu,I,
d 10 the Honorable Mayor and city Nouutll.
Gentlemen; Your committee repofuns
on attached petition, would say W, ne
! point made by Your petitioner is wen l"hen
as far us the placing OF his eih%eEa ale
| concerned and we recommend that tur
resolution do not pass. But rs to all OUR
/ matters contained in the petition your
committee is of the opinion that your
petitioner Is in error and we enc lle NY
charter and ordinances TO subStantiate 'h''
Sec a. That the chief of police shall
be the chief police officer of the city' uluii =
~. ,,,,,.l. gbol hp active in Uuel
~ M va 1i,ora,rs aud hi sturhances Of the
~ ~, NJ lin no Iiuoits of tho city HC
Shall arrest all Cdondcrs against the orru
ihlictS VI WV ~ ~, Inflammation or de
III ms presehoe "T w" a.s ~ ani shal
manu- on my i.t"9ai boU FOR thelr an
nave au'n"ilta a. 80 oo,.lor ana I'm default
PearhnJe "e,otJ haiI he shall commit
OF ENlhE nv ,sisnn FOR safe keeping
luem 10 .pc Wv 70 Iroueht before the re
un UNI ~ so trI5i = and II shall be thC
corder ior trlai . ILL., and oiI mem
auIg .. ~ ILL., Forpe 10 fle I'm the re
beers OF tue polTt Iu.veei,ints AGAINST pcr
corders court au C3lnP"tFs, ~ connis
sons arrested ny snr .lt 30 mo recorder.
sion oi oHenSrs or VII bo,,e cnncurren
court anu justice ' ~ shall he nj al
jgflsWcu0h. ~, 5,.antion aud control o
times uhuer wv ui. 'o,,n.jI md NAV be 10y
the mayor anu VIIs ,,Lrcd from office fo
them SnSpehueu OF t odeouate .
cauSa deemed ny lh'pi r,Gvor for con
Iie shall suEgeS' Swell TWO nroper per
hrmAuoh 3y " V IN and ono FOR nigh
sons one 10. u aSnd tbn cblef Of police shat
III III ,,s,,ost 70 the MAYOR proper person.
for members of the ponce go he shall
city Of Houston Of wnlch lori SSroition n
nave uiitet Copc y, ~, tba citv If Houston.
the ordinances OF Inc ulIg vi nail he IN
sec, ~. ne ,. tunt ~ ay6rmotiv
Judge ,, aIu M ~ u,hoIe nnmijor O
yoie OF twatt tdg an III onslIted, may remoy