The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-08

Today or tomorrow the police will
know where they are at. or at least
where they are at pro TEN.
Director of Public Safety tfitcilcoct:
has arranged for a consultation with
| Superintendent of Police Roblins at 0
| o'clock this morning. and IL will then
be arranged what time the police VIII
be called UP to be sworn in. Any man
who Is not summoned will know that
he Is not to continue on the force.
The summons. in consequence viii be
anxiously looked for today.
Chief Robling said yesterday he
| could have the men lined up this af-
ternoon. II the director SO desires The
director, however. has the fire depart
ment to look after today. and will not
likely be able to deal with the police
force until tomorrow.
When the case OF Lieutenant Spell
man and Patrolman Jones was brought
to the attention Of Director Hitchcock
and he was asked how he proposed
to deal with it, he said he preferred
to look into the matter for himself
before declaring what he would do.
"As ! understand it," the director add
ed. "there are no police officers now
in Scranton; that those who are serv-
ing on the force are only tentative
officers. If this Is so. it will greatly
simplify the Spellinan and Jones cases.
according to my way OF looking at it,
FIRE DEPARTMENT TO-DAY.
Colonel Hitchcock will today make a
tour of the fire department houses in
company with Chief Zizlemann. for
the purpose of seeing for himself what
shape the department is in as regards
equipment and arrangements. He has
not as yet indicated when he will in
spect the police department.
Director of Public Safety f. L..
Hitchcock gave his first order to
Chief of Police Robling early Satur-
day evening, when he verbally directed
him to strictly enforce the Sunday
closing law and to arrest all saloon
keepers or hotelkeepers who sold in
toNicants between midnight Saturday
and midnight Sunday.
The tip was passed around and there
was great cleaning out and closing
up of bar-rooms just before the clock
struck twelve. There We're no arrests
made. which would seem to indicate
ttat the law was pretty generally OBJ
served.
The order also directed that the win
dow curtains should be so removed
that an unobstructed view of the bar
could be had from the street. This
order was also generally complied
with. but in few cases the hotel
Keepers declined to obey It, There was
some question as to whether or not
the Brooks law called for the closing
of bar-rooms every night at II O'Clock
and until a reversion to the act showed
this was not so. there was not a lit
tie CONSERVATION among the saloon
men. for they realized that if it was
in the law it would be enforced by
Director Hitchcock.
REESE INSTALLED.
The unofficial announcement in Sat
urday's Tribune that Frank p. Reese
was to he Director HitcEcocks clerk
has been verified. Mr.. Reese entered
upon the duties of that Office Satur-
day. He was candidate for the posi-
ton of recorders private secretary
but there being no vacancy there. the
recorder secured place for him in The
public safety department.
Director Roche is entitled to two
clerks. The appropriation ordinance
COHtelllpIdlcS tlIt' uOlllE away Will tbG
clerk to tie street commissioner and
the clerk in the city engineers Office.
and the substitution for these two Of
the clerks to the director.
The sinking fund commission was
scheduled to meet and organize at 3
o'clock Saturday afternoon. but owing
to the absence of Mr.. Frable. adjourn
ment was made until this morning at
II O'Clock