Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-12
AGAINST HUCKSTERS
Pslice Board Decides 10 Enforce Market
House Ordinance.
SESSION DEVOTED TO ROUTINE BUSINESS
Captain her Allowed Ten
Days Leave Of Absence ana Other
Matters OF Personal Inter-
est Adjusted.

The new Board OF Fire ana Police Com
missioners iaat night instructed the chief
Of police 70 enforce the market house or
dinhnce. giving the occupants OF the pres
ent site until next Monday to move to the
new site. Patrolman Driver J. b. Wilson
was sentenced TO seven days suspension
without pay for unnecessary violence, the
seven days to include the -four that have
already elapsed since Chief Donahue laid
him on, pending Investigation. Former
Captain Tier was given ten days leave
with pay, and the board gave three or
four hremen their vacations also. II ap-
proved the bonds filed by F. "A. Mcdonald
and Matthew schnukepberger. policemen
appointed July rs BY the old board.
City Attorney Cornell was formally re-
quested for an opinion az to the individual
personal liability Of The members OF the
board should the body appoint so many
policemen that their combined salaries
would amount 70 more than the councils
appropriation for that purpose. Chairman
Broatch thanked God that he was permitted
to live. Member Thomas said he didn't
thank anybody for the privilege under
present conditions. The board decided to
meet every Monday night at 1880 hereafter.
The I'VE old policemen who have applied
for places on the force were told to wait
. week longer. Other business transacted
was trivial.
Mayor not Present.
The board was called to order at 1880
By Chairman Broatch with all members
present except the mayor. After the min
utes we're read and approved Patrol Driver
Wilson was called upon the carpet, pleaded
eulty to the charge Of violating rule 20
OF the police regulations and told his story
- ~.-kef-. V-~-A rro--f- -. 49, a.tt--
was making his escape from the station
tho afternoon Of August z. and told siso
Of striking the latter after Harris had re-
sisted him and called him vile names.
City Comptroller John Westberg. who re-
ported the affair to Chief Donahue. COR
roborated Wilson's story. said that the
striking had seemed unnecessarily severe,
but that be had since heard good reports
OF Wilson and realized that there might
be extenuating circumstances. so did not
seek Wilson's dismissal. Chief Donshue
was called by telephone by s~pratien and
said that Harris record was bad. The
board members whispered cautiously into
each others ears and the chairman then
pronounced sentence, informing Wilson
that It Is necessary TO the discipline Of the
force that its members be trained to con-
troll their tempers. Wilson said thanks"
and backed out Of the pen to make room
for Isaac s. Hascall.
Market House TroabIe.
The councilman ana Alfred MiIlard
were at the head OF a delegation tnat
wanted the board to take the market house
matter in hand. The former acted as
speaker and said that there had been sug-
gestion Of repayment OF the money paid for
stalls 1T the new site on Capitol avenue IL
the old one on Howard street Is to be con-
tinued. Broatch wanted TO know II 1t
wasn't the mayors duty TO see that ordi-
nances were enforced. but Rascal replied
that he considered that that IS the duty of
the board as a whole. as IL seems a mat
ter OF police regulation. Chief Donahue
was asked n he had ever been Instructed
to enforce the ordinance In question and
answered that he had not spratien moved
that the hoard so instruct him and the mo-
tion carried. AfteFward q member Of the
board was asked what were the provisions
OF the ordinance thai had been handled by
the general term Of ''market-house ordi-
nance" but replied that he didn't know.
'lf II isn't all right let the council Ak It,"
was his comment.
Fire chef salter reported that he had pro-
vided for the mending Of the fence at SAM
uel Burns place. recently damaged by a
oalky horse. and asked the board to pay
the bill. The board agreed to do so. but
advised the chief to replace Sleepy" the
baker, with a better horse. salter replied
that he Intended to do so when he could
set the right kind OF an animal. He said
that Redell had spoiled SLEEPY" by putting
him into the Jumper" horse Garland over
taxing his strength. Broatch. IN
ing on the Burns ~escapade. remarked that
- had read the newspaper accounts and
n added that fsOf course the neWapapera al
ways tell the truth"
Leaves OF Absence.
Joseph Locke. superintendent OF hose
company No. s. was given thirty days
leave OF absence 70 see after mining prop
erty In g distant state. He had fifteen days
on last April. The board grained the an
nual leaves to w. Moran. driver OF hook
and ladder company No. 2; Nels @. Pierson
Of hook and ladder company No. /. George
Vt. Hill OF hook and ladder company No. 2.
The resignation Of Thomas Louder. truck
man OF company No. 2 was accepted.
Policeman William B. Devereeso was