Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-12-03
For Absenting Himself From Duty With
out Permission From The Mayor
Went To The Army-Nayy
Game - Orders
Passed.

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and II IS for this Board 10 take such
action In the premises as they may
deem proper"
Alderman Marcy said Officer Jones
was present. and should be heard in his
own bshali before the Board pass judg
ment upon the matter. Counsellor Claude
read from the City { ode, Section 10 OF
Article 81, bearing upon the subject, and
cTiucissd the action OF the tfficer severely.
Officer Jones was then asked to make
an explanation. He said he mad applied
TO the Chief OF Police on the Isl OF Au-
| gust when he first went upon the force
| tor leave OF absence on the day when the
Army and Navy played fool ball; that he
was not aware OF any form OF application
10 be signed by the Chief OF Police and
| approved by the Mayor.
Alderman Williams asked Officer ZONES
il he had absented himself without leave.
| He said ne had. Alderman Williams
then asked Officer Jones if he did not
know there was an ordinance forbidding
police officers from abseniing themselves
from duty without leave. The officer
said he did, but that he had previously
notified the Chief of Police.
Counsellor Claude said the officer had
left his duty in defiance Of the law, and
he should be held responsible, and the
action OF the Mayor in sustained the
| officer should be sanctioned, and he
hoped the motion of Alderman Marcy
would be passed.
| The Chief of Police was called and
asked if he had read the rules and regu
lations to the force, and the Chief re-
Piled that he had read the rules and
regulations twice since they had organ
lied In August last. The Mayor asked
the Chief If he had heard Officer Jones
say that he was going to the football
game whether he got permission or mott
The Chief said the officer not only said
it to him, but TO the whole force.
| Alderman Marcy then offered the fol.
lowing order "That it is the sense OF
the Board that the action of the Mayor
in suspending Officer Jones for ten days,
| be sustained
Alderman Williams said he was with
the Mayor or any other member of the
Board in maintaining the rules and regu-
lations of the Board, and when a man
who takes the oath OF office and then de.
liberately violates it, he should not only
be suspended for ten days without pay,
but expelled altogether.
Alderman Henkel said he thought the
Board should be lenient, it being the
first offense, and he comes here and &C
knowledges his fault, and he thought the
ten days suspension without pay would
| be salutary lesson to others.
Alderman Marcy said be did not know
the Mayors action Of suspension carried
with it without pay" The Mayor said
1t would be ridiculous to suspend an
officer for ten days and pay him-where
would be the penalty for the offense.
Other members OF the Board agreed with
the Mayor.
The order was then put to a vote, and
the action OF the Mayor was unanimously
sustained. The Mayor then called the
officer before him and informed him he
had been suspended from duty for ten
days without pay from the Ist OF Deem
Der, and the Chief OF Police was ordered
to take up his badge, &c. during term
OF suspension.
ORDERS.
The following orders were then passed:
By Alderman T. A. Thompson-That
Rescue Hose Company be granted the
use of the Assembly Rooms on February
10Th, 1902.
BY Alderman Henkel, Chairman ofthe
Street Committee-That $500 be ap-
propriated for repairing pump on East
street, at the corner of Fleet street.
BY Alderman Henkel, Chairman of the
Street Commi,tee-That 5000 be appro-
priated for grading and relaying ,curbine
and gutter on Market street and at the
intersection of Gloucester street.
BY Alderman Henkel, Chairman of the
Street Committee-That SI2.oo be and
the same is hereby appropriated for re-
pairing pumps on the corner OF Cathed-
raj and Franklin streets and on West
street.
BY Alderman F. H. Thompson-That
$500, or as much as may be necessary,
be appropriated to cover the stone steps
with boards and repair the hand rail
leading to Franklin's alley, the same to
be done under the supervision of the
City Commissioner.
BY Alderman Henkel. Chairman of the
Street Commlttee-That SI7z. 90 be ap-
propTiated tor reiaying pavement, build
ing new steps and laying driveway OF
vitri6ed brick. and for underpinning I'm
der front of foundation walls of Council
Chamber and part of Assembly Rooms.
BY Alderman Henkel, Chairman of the
Street Committee That $40. 90 be ap-
propriated for relaying pavement in Ri
dout's alley and in front of city property
in front of the Water Witch Hook and
Ladder Company house on East street,
the work to be done under the supervis-
ion OF the Committee on Public Build
ings, the city to furnish the material.
The following bills were reported favor.
ably and passed Solomon Bolden. for
hauling, $2.Io Zach. Merrikin, $500,
for conveying Sellman Anderson from
his boarding house to the Jail. where he
was taken for medical attention. This
bill was passed after much opposition.
Thomas Dennis, colored. was appoint.
ed and sworn in as special police off
Ger to keep order at the Assembly Rooms
on occasions Of balls and entertainments
| by the colored people. Alter informing
him of his duties by the Mayor. the Chiei
OF Police was directed to clothe him with
| the official badge of his Office.
On rnotion nf Alderman MARCY ths