The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-04
NEW POLICE CAPTAIN
'. II. TAYLOR SUCCEEDS J. w.
 MARTIN.
xatrolman H. M. Bowling Named as Taylor's successor-Proposition to Abolish Office Causes Hot
 Words by the Chief.

has been going on over the vacancies m the office of Captain in the following Communications:
 sMontgomery, Ala, June 2, 1901. eHon. E. B. Joseph, Mayor:
 q most respectfully notify the City Council through you that Capt. John ". Martin rendered me his resignation dated May sth, 1901. which has been accepted. ..
 @In severing his connection with the police force, this department loses an efftcient officer, the city of Montgomery a faithful servant, one whose m grit had been tested on many occasions.
 Respectfully,
 "A. Gerald. Chief of Police." ~
 Montgomery. Ala, June 8. 1901. FHon. E. B. Joseph, Mayor:
 most respectfully notify the City Council through you that have this day appointed W. H. Taylor to be Captain of Police in place of John w. Martin, resigned; Hugh NJ. Bowling to be Sergeant of Police in place of W. H. Taylor, promoted.
 Respectfully,
 "A. Gerald, Chief of Police"
 Captain William H. Taylor has been on the police force of Montgomery for about twelve years. He was a mount ed officer for several years and when Mayor Joseph was elected was pro- moted to be Day Sergeant, which po- eition he has most efficiently filled, and his reward from the Chief Is promo tAon to the second place on the force.
 Captain Taylor Is about S5 years of age and was born and reared in Mont gomery, where he has large family connection and is very popular.
 Policeman Hugh M. Bowling has been on the force about five years and is most faithful and attentive officer. He is about 30 years of age and is a native of Lowndes County.
 Alderman Finley moved that the place of captain be not filled and that the sergeant discharge the duties of captain. He did not think 1t neces- sary to have captain and as the city is so much in debt the work of economy must commence somewhere, and he knew of no better place. He said a sergeant had filled the place of captain for sometime and there had been no complaint Alderman Kohn said his candidate had not been successful and he could not be accused of any feeling or spite or revenge in what he might say. He thought the spirit of economy in this regard was a little far-fetched. He thought there was great necessity for q captain of police in behalf of the efficiency of the department. He was as much in favor of economy as any man in 1t, but he did not think it a proper place to start economy.
 Alderman Hudson was in favor of confirming the nomination as he did not think that the night force should be turned loose without some one to look after it.
 Alderman Finley said he was a friend of the appointee. and his opposition was not personal one. He did not see the necessity for a captain. He did not think the police force needed an overlooker. He declared that thare said he wished only to start spirit of had not been an overlooker of the de- partment for the last twenty years. He economy.
 Alderman Kohn said it was a great reflection on the administration of the city government to say that there had been no supervision of the force for the past twenty years.
 Alderman Davis did not agree with his coHeague4About the necessity for a Captain. He @thought that with the large increaseSof population and a mill lion and half of bonds that there was more need for a Captain and an eff cient police force than ever before
 Police Chief Gerald was asked to tell the Council what the duties ot the the Captain were. He said that 1t was the duty of the Captain to take charge Of the police in the absence of the Chief and to take entire charge of the force at night. He did not know where Mr. Finley got his information. He did not think that he could produce any man of responsibility who would say that Captain Martin had not done his full duty.
 Alderman Rushton said he must in- sist that the Chief of Police should not defy an Alderman in the Council.
 Chief Gerald said that he had not finished but that he had only defied the Alderman to produce the. person who gave him such information as had been contained in his remarks.
 The motion of Alderman Finley to abolish the office was iost-ays, 1; nays Il. Nl
 On motion of Aid derman Finley the appointments of the Chief were con- firned.
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