Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-01-07
Another TOnight--Full Proceedings
of Meeting Last Night.
THE QUESTION OF POLICE JUSTICE
Brought Men to Their Feet, and the Way
They Handled English Was Caution.

The board was called to order las'
night at 7:30 by Mayor Rich. After
the usual formalities devolvent upor
the members, all settled to encounter
the various and, as the atmosphere
seemed to indicate, serious PROPOSE
tions that were to come before the
board. All members were present at
roll call, this being the initial meet
ing of the new board.
Work was begun by putting Messrs.
Bowen, Fuller and Greer on the
finance committee for the ensuing
term.
The street committee, to serve this
term, is composed of Messrs. Dunn,
Mcleod and Farley.
It was next decided that in case
of the mayors absence Mr.. Montague
should preside. City Clerk Farley s
election was then taken up and con-
firmed.
W. A. Duckworth was elected street
foreman.
The question of city attorneys was
next in order. There was but one
application for the place and the ap-
plicants were elected at salary OF
$50 per month. The attorneys were
Messrs. fairfield g. McLaurin.
The various bonds were then pre-
sented and approved. The marshaPs
bond was for $4,000; the clerk s,
$1,000; and treasuurer's, $50, 600.
AS the weather indicated, there
was change. The clerk read mo-
tion in substance that, Whereas. the
city of Hattiesburg now contains more
than 1000 people, etc., ETC., and
wound up by saying that police jus
tice was the object of the document.
No ones name was signed to the mo-
tion, and no second just then seemed
to care to own or back it. 1t stated
no other reason than that it was for
the best interest of Hattiesburg and
to many persons present and at least
one member of the board, it seemed
to have as an object the useless crea-
tion of an Office TO add more TO the
tax payers burden. Mr.. Dunn arose
and requested that some one who
knew the object of the motion, ex-
plain it. No one arose. Mr.. Dunn
then said that he never knew of mo-
hot hn1 hof 10
for the past two years that was to
the interests of the city that had been
opposed by him, therefore as a citizen
and representative, of some of the
city's largest taxpayers he thought
he was entitled to know and have the
object of the motion discussed. Mr..
George replied that he thought the
gentleman ought to find some one that
would be able to discuss the matter.
Mr.. Dunn then requested Mr.. George
to do so, but being a little timid and
too young man on the board said for
the present he must decline. Ay,
there's the rub, said Mr.. Dunn.
nihSc hOn bS Soh 70 ooA ~
was evident that the matter was we'll
understood by some aud that Nj.
Dunn hadn't been so fortunate as to
enter into the heart of the affair.
Matters were pressed and further
evasion was impossible. Mr.. Dunn's
talk seemed to have convinced the
supporters of the motion that open and
plain reasons were demanded and
must be had by the people in ignor-
ance of the motions objec for Cap
tain George arose and said in SUBJ
stance, that be didn't care to con-
ceal anything; that he was friend
of Mr.. Ricn and therefore would
speak plainly. He said that the peo-
pie had requested the creation of such
an Office and he had had several per-
sons to talk to him about the matter.
He said that he did not believe that
possibly all had been done by the
mayor to suppress "blind tigers and
prevent the masquerading of lewd wo.