Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-09

posed and protested by me, wholly for
the reason that the best public service
is secured when the responsibility for
the service is met and assumed Jointly
by those delegated with the authority
to perform said service; and because
an affirmative vote Of at least three
members of this board in appointing a
chief of the police department with all
members present would certainly bear
earmarks Of a comprehensive, honor
ebe action fitting the occasion rather
than that tht record should show,
which It does show today, that said
appointment was made with only three
members present, two only voting in
the affirmative and no other member
of the board being in existence, while
the city council had under considera-
tion two appointees for said position.
There was no apparent reason for
the haste and persistency manifested
absolutely no reason whatever in
evidence, except cowardly selfish
fear that they did not know what the
other fellow might do; and, by thus
forestallng the action of the entire
board upon the appointment named,
they played into the hands of a coterie
Of individuals at the expense of their
obligation to their public trust.
II decry and repudiate such prompt
ings and methods 1 say to the mem
bers of this board, Messrs. Burdette
and Metcalf, who are responsible for
the action herein stated, that you and
| cannot execute the trust delegated
to us unless we are able to manifest
a reasonable degree of respect for the
positions we occupy and proper ap-
probation of our relationship in our
respective capacities as public officials.
I respectfully and earnestly recon-
mend and insist in the interest of the
public service that the action of the
Austin chief OF police on Monday, May
1, as herein specified, he reconsdered
WILLIAM WATERHOUSE,
Mayor"
Mr. Burdette. in commenting on the
mayors language. said it was "un-
gentlemanly, unparliamentary and un-
worthy to emanate from the mayor of
Pasadena" After the adoption of the
mayors message the resignation of
Chief Austin was asked and upon de-
mand he submitted the same in writ
ing, which was accepted by vote of
three to two, the votes of the mayor,
Messrs. Medill and Wndham being
cast in the affirmative. Mr.. Medill
then nominated Patrolman Pinkham to
fill the vacancy and he was appointed
by the same vote. During the proceed
ings Mayor Waterhouse took occasion
to say that he held no personal ami
mostly toward Mr.. Austin and Com
missioner Windham also paid tribute to
his ability as an officer of the law.
Miscellaneous Notes
A. T. Dickey has rendered his resig-
nation as city electrician, to take ef-
feet June 1. Mr.. Dickey has held Of
flee the past two years and resigns to
go to Las Vegas, New, where he will
Vegas Light and Power company.
Arthur e. Eddy has let the contract
for the erection of costly bungalow
at the corner of California street and
Euclid avenue. 1t is estimated that the
cost of the house and grounds will be
$4,000. 1,
The compilers of the new city direc-
tory estimate a gain Of 25 per cent in
the city's population from the present
ratio of increase in names. This will
bring the city's population up to %, 900.
Richard M. Bacon was brought back
from Pomona by Chief Austin and will
be held for horse stealing. Bacon Is
twenty years of age and he admitted to
the chief that he stole hore belonging
to the proprietors of the Eureka bak-
cry and sold the animal in Pomona
for $40. He also confessed to robbing
the bakery of small sum of money
on the morning of May 16. Judge
Congdon bound Bacon over to the su-
perior court for trial.
Jesse and Quincy Clane, youths
eleven and thirteen years of age, ran
away from the orphanage on Yale
street in Los Angeles this afternoon
and walked to Pasadena. The police
found them on the street here and took
charge of them. The boys said they
were tired of the home and decided to
see the world.