Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-08-16
POLICE DEPARTMENT
IS EXONERATED
The Investigating Committee
Finds Charges We're Gross
Iy Exaggerated.
SOME NEW CHANGES IN SYSTEM

Pursuant to a call issued by Mayor
Mckee, the city council held spe-
cial meeting at the city hall last night
for the purpose of hearing the report
of the police committee. which was
instructed at the last regular meeting
of the council to make a thorough in
vestigation of the charges made
against the police department, and to
hear any and all complaints any per
sons had to register against the de-
paltment at large or against any in
dividual officer.
The committee made it's report. The
report shows that the committee made
a thorough investigation and failed to
secure one word of evidence from
certain persons who made derogatory
reports as to the police force that
would assist the committee in its in
vestigations. Instead, the report says
these persons have retarded and dis
credited the efforts of the committee
along this line.
The committee states that 1t inves-
tigated the complaints made and has
kept a careful record of the same.
But the report of the committee con-
tains nothing that would go to con-
firm some of the sensational charges
that were made against the police
department. However, it does 20 to
show that the committee did make
sweeping investigation and received
some suggestions, some of which have
been taken under consideration.
Probably the most important among
the suggestions of the committee was
the one which recommends that all
curtains, doors and other Instructions
of view to the wine rooms be re-
moved, thus making these places open
to the public and to police inspection.
Another suggestion, equally as i'm
portant, is that all persons going to
lodging houses and hotels in the city
be compelled to register their right
names, and that the hotels and lodg-
ing houses keep a register for this
purpose. The report recommends
that any one found not registering
his or her proper name, be fined for
committing a misdemeanor
The recommendation Is also made !
that another officer be appointed by
the council, to be known as a police |
This officer is to be on duly
at the police station at all hours of !
the night, with authority to accept |
bonds, cash or otherwise. The com |
mittee also believes that the appoint |
ment of such an officer would supply |
a much needed want, as in case some |
one in the residence portion OF the |
city should need an officer, they would /
know where they could find one.
After the report had been read and |
discussed, Alderman Harrison moved |
that the council extend a vote of
thanks to the members of the police .
for their work, and that .
the committee be instructed to con-
'inue as an investigating committee. |
The motion carried
Alderman Learnard followed Alder |
nan Harrison, and made a motion |
hat the chief of police be thanked |
.or his hearty cooperation with the |
police committee in it's investigation. |
This motion also carried.
Chief McMillin then talked a short |
line 10 the council. He thought it'll
would be well to appoint a night Off .
'er with full authority, to be called
sergeant, or captain, who would |
pc empowered TO receive bonds and
nave fun charge Of the night force.
The matter was taken under consid-
ration by the council.