The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-08-19

Jile CnleI OF IOllCe ali moneys Col
lccted by them and to deliver sale
monies forthwith to the said Chic
of Police, to be by him turned ovel
to the City Collector and Treasurer
And it shall be the duty of the Chiei
of Police Immediately upon making
any such collection to deliver the
same to the City Collector and
Treasurer, taking his proper receipt
therefor The failure of the said
Chief of Police to make the report
herein required OF to deliver said
moneys promptly to the City CoIlee-
tor and Treasurer, or the failure OF
any of said policemen to make like
report to the Chief of Police and to
deliver to him any monies so col
lected, shall in each such case con-
stitute good ground for the removal
of said Chief of Police from his
office, or for the discharge of any
such policeman"
The city engineers estimate.
1902 ,55, the street car company owes
the city for East Pike street paving.
was received and the amount order
ed collected.
After a lengthy speech explaining
che report of the special committee
on the proposed dam across the West
Fork river, it was decided to build
It Just below the mouth of Elk creek.
provided citizens contribute 81 500
Of the cost, which will be about
So, 600 Councilman Hart sub
scribed 500 in open council.
The special committee on the
Griffin coal house on Cain street was
continued.
Upon complaint made by citizens
IN writing, the sanitation committee
was empowered to remove the Emma
Fordyce building on Sycamore street
he same being nuisance.
The relaying of a pavement along
he Methodist church, South, on
West Main street, was referred to the
street superintendent with power to
act.
The following written charges
were made by s. r. Bentley and the
mayor appointed Councilmen Nc
Andrew, Kelley. Cork, Hess and
Smith a committee to hold the in
yestigation asked for:
Believing that every citizen of
Clarksburg is equally interested.
with yourselves, in the efficiency OF
The city police force, desire to pre-
fer charges against Officer w. E.
Fox for cruelty and wilful neglect
IF his official power. On Tuesday,
the 18th day of Auguts, 1905, Of
icer Fox was guilty in my presence
If wanton and unnecessary cruelty
-owards prisoner then in his Gus
tody on the public streets of the city.
His conduct being a disgrace to the
ity. I then and there expressed my
opinion of his conduct, and was inn
nediateIy placed under arrest by
him in a harsh and abusive manner
without any lawful cause whatever.
When placed under arrest / ,signi-
fed my willingness to accompany
him to the proper authorities, but
he unnecessary force used by him
was such that still bear the marks
If it upon my person.
81 feel warranted in preferring
these charges, not only by reason of
he occurrence above stated. which
llone would be sufficient to justify
his dismissal, but by reason of other
rcts of cruelty on his part so often
repeated as to be a matter of public
scandal. Messrs. Camden Sommers.
7. w. Williams, Dorsey Potter,
Fred Cole and others, whose names
nm be furnished. can supply proof
# his disgraceful inhumanity.
''This matter has been reported
w me to the chief of police, whose
rnly comment was that had he been
n the place of Officer Fox, at the
lime above mentioned, he would
have knocked my face off with his
mace, the propriety of which remark
IN the part of the officer RESPONSE
lie for the good conduct of the city
IS well as the conduct of the police
force. may be submitted without
argument.
"Feeling as ] do that the public
interest of the city demands an in
vestigation of this matter and the
dismissal of Officer Fox. l trust it
may be the pleasure of your body to
investigate the subject thoroughly
either before your entire body or as
YOU may deem proper"
The petition of J. w. Latstetter
about drainage from Traders alley
onto his lot was not acted upon.