The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-10
JONES IS ELECTED
 4 COMMISSIONER
SIedge Suspended Ten Days for
 Neglect of Duty
RUDULPH IS COMPLI MEN TED
Policemen Will No Longer Be Given Half Pay for Time Lost on Account of Sick
 ness.

Sid B. Jones was last night elected member of the police commission to suc- ceed Z T. Rudulph. resigned. The elec- ton was unanimous The name of B. B. Martin was also placed in nomination, but he withdrew just before the election was held.
 The result of the election was not sur prise It was generally believed that MT. Jones would be elected, although many thought that MT. Martin would make strong race. Those in favor of MT. Mar tin thought that probably the vote of Dan Donahoe could be had for Mir Mar tin, but the hopes were put aside when Mir Donahoe nominated MT. Jones'
 Mir Martin withdrew his name, and Commissioner Mccary, who had nomina- ted him, also withdrew the nomination with the permission of his second, Com missioner Johnston.
 The resignation of MT. Rudulph was ac- cepted with regrets Chairman Parker
  on the minutes, and 1t was done. MT. Parker said that he and MT. Rudulph had not agreed on questions at issue in the commission, but that he had always re- spected MT. Rudupih personally. be- cause he thought the retired commits sioner had always done his duty and had acted from a sense of duty Commission CT McCary also added a tribute to MT. Rudulph's actions on the board.
 Policemen Suspended.
 Policeman Sledge was suspended for ten days for neglect of duty. On the night of January 24 Lieutenant Eagan found the policeman lying on rug in the office of a livery stable at Second avenue and Twenty-second street while he should have been patroling his beat The policeman admitted his offense, but stated that he had merely stepped Into for the night watchman. His statement was concurred in by Night Watchman Thomas. The commission made the fine light in view of the straightforward man. ner in which Policeman Sledge admitted the offense.
 The trial of Policeman A. D. Brown was continued until the next meeting to get witnesses. w. c. D. Carter, who preferred the charges that the policeman had abused him and acted in a manner unbecoming an officer, made a statement asking to be allowed to withdraw the charges, as Policeman Brown had apolo- gized. The commission refused to allow the charges to be withdrawn, and order ed the trial for the next meeting.
 Several applications for half-pay were presented by policemen who have been sick. They were refused on the grounds that the city council had refused longer to honor acquisitions on the treasury for half-pay to policemen who were sick.
 The city fathers made threat to cut down the police force, but a compromise was effected by an agreement not to pay the policemen half time for sickness, as that amounted almost to as much as the full pay of two or three policemen every month It was the sense of the commits sion that the action of the city council should be concurred in.
 PoIiceman Patton's Case. Chairman Parker stated that Policeman w. s. Patton had been suspended for failure to pay his debts in accordance with the authority vested in him by the commission at a recent meeting. He also stated that Policeman Patton had said he would make an effort to pay up some of his bills and get the charges withdrawn so that he could return to duty
 Commissioner Fies reported that the city council had agreed to furnish the depart ment with thirty telephones for use in out side beats, and that twenty more would be installed in six months. This Is for tho purpose of allowing the policemen to re- port to the office of the chief. The system is being installed.
 Commissioners Fies and Donahue were appointed a committee of two to notify Commissioner Jones of his election. The report of Chief Wier for the month shows that there were only 952 arrests, which Is about 200 below the average, and consid erably below the number arrested last January. The report was as follows: Fines and fees collected .......s .s1sso Stolen property recovered ........... 2292
 
 Totai ........ ...... ...... ............. .$42l2 Arrests for felonies ........ ............. 20 Bound over .......... ..................... 70 Total number arrests ........ .......... 1852