Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-26
FIRE AND POLICE BOARD MEETS
Several Matters Pertaining to the
Departments are Given oGicial
Attention.

All members Of the Board of Fire and
Police commissioners were present last
night at the regular meeting, Mayor
Moores presiding.
Patrolman c. A. Pease came before the
board on a charge of neglect of duty on
the night of May q, at which time he
failed to report at 1870 and 2;3o o'clock
and was found asleep in a barn at Eleventh
and Chicago streets Accused pleaded
guilty and in extenuation said that he
had lost two days sleep because of sick
ness in his family. The board sentenced
him to be suspended without pay for eight
days.
Patrolman Bebout was notified to appear
before the board at It's next meeting to
show cause why he should not be dis
charged from the police force. Bebout
injured himself by a fall on the night OF
| September 8 and on February l was
granted ten days sick leave. He has
| failed to since report.
/ In view of the necessity of light uni
| form coat for summer wear Chief of Po-
lice Donahue laid before the board a prop
| osition from Wanamaker & Brown who
agreed to make at cost price light blue
serge sack coats to which the regulation
| brass buttons can be attached. Last year
and as a result an undesirable difference
of quality and cut was noticeable. The
| new coat will cost not more than IS.
A letter was read from Chief Donahue
! calling attention to his action of few
| days past in ordering that saloons In
which serious assaults or robberies occur
| be closed until the matter has been in,
vestigated and that In case the pro
| prietors be found to have been negligent
| or guilty in the trouble a report of the
| same be made to the board. This actor
was approved by the commissioners.
Applications coming up for ten-day leaves
Of absence on the part of John Mcbride
| OF Hook and Ladder company No. anc
| OF William Hartnett of Truck No. 1, the
matter of granting these with others al
| ready on file was left to the discretion Of
Chief Salter.
| Driver Scott s. Slower of Hose company
No. came before the board to answer
| to a charge of being drunk on duty and
using profane and obscene language OF
the night of May IL Slower, Morel, Wilson
Rotchford and Lieutenant Michael Cur
were examined. Slower was found guilty
as charged and suspended for thirty day.
without pay. Further, the board founC
that there has been a GROSS lack Of disci
pune IN tne company ana Lieutenant cur
| was reduced to the ranks,
A communication from "spud' Farrisl
was received relative to the 1895 pension
law and asking that he be given any rights
under the same which he might possess
by reason of his long service. Petitione
set forth that he had been a member o
the FIRE department for nineteen years
| serving eight a fireman and the re
mainder as clerk In the ONCE. Action wa
deferred until the following meeting.
| A communication was received from tn
Board OF County Commissioners relating
to the expenditures necessary for the pay
ment of the deputy sheriffs enrolled durinI
the strike troubles. The half OF thi
amount charged 10 the city is $114s.75 an,
! the matter was forwarded to the cit,
council with a recommendation that tn
amount be paid.
c. C. Wright rendered his resignation a
secretary OF the board by reason of hi
resignation from that body. This was &C
cepted with a vote Of thanks for service
and assistance as an attorney. A list o
shops where the fire department horse
| will in future be shod was approved