Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-01
NICHOLSON At HEAD,
CLARK 70 Be DEPUTY
Mayor-Elect Ingledue Deter
mines Upon Personnel of
His Police Force
TWO CHANGES ARE MADE
3. c. Cochran and Charles Hurd viii
Step Out, and Charles F. BreckeI
and Frank Haas Will Succeed Them
Strict Regulations to Govern the
Department, and Nicholson Made
Responsible.

Department. and Nicholson Made
Responsible.
The police department under Mayor
elect O. l.. Ingledue has been deter
mined upon, and will be announced TO
the council Monday night, oNhen
Mayor Ingledue takes his seat. W. 10.
Nicholson is to be retained as CITY
marshal, but B. G. Cochran, present
deputy marshal steps out, and is
succeeded by Mike" Clark, who Is
promoted from the ranks. One ouher
vacancy on the force is announced, IN
the retirement of Charles Hurd, pa
trolman, The two new men, who take
the places of Clark and Hurd, are
Charles r. Breckel and Frank Haas.
Mayor elect Ingledue has appointed
n, time of meeting each member of the
force and before any names are placed
before the council for ratifcauon
plain, heart to-heart talk is 10 De
given the men. Mr.. Ingledue has for
mulated a set OF the strictest kind OF
regulations that will govern the de-
partunent. and the slightest deviation
on the part of any man, from marshai
down, will result in the ilnmedlste re-
quest for designations.
Among the regulations that are 10
govern the department are no drlnklng
while on duty; no smoking while on
duty: neatness, no loating on street
corners or in any business places dur
ing hours of duty. Mayor-elect m
gledue has already outlined his polcy
to Marshal Nicholson, and has given
him to understand that he will rot toll
crate the least irlfraction of the rules.
The marshal is to be held In strict ac-
couutability for the conduct OF MS
men at all times. and has also been
given to understand that the mayor
will look to him for results in the po-
lice force. A failure will mean an en-
fire new police force if necessary.
Mr.. Ingledue will, upon his meeting
with the men, be frank with them
and tell them just what they may ex-
pect. No officer can enter a saloon at
any time while on duty, unless 1t be
in the line of duty. The men will also
be given to understand that albho the
mayor does not pretend to dictate
their conduct while off duty, IT would
be better for all concerned III there
would be no frequenting of saloops
even then. No smoking while on duty
will be allowed. Each man is to pur-
chase at once new uniform, and upon
reporting for duty each morning must
appear with his uniform nicely
brushed, his cap clean, shoes polished
and must be attired in fresh linen. No
slouchy appearance on the part OF
officers will be tolerated.
Will Recommend Desk Sergeant.
Mayor-elect Ingledue will recom-
mend to the council an Improvement
in the police department by the Great
inng of a position of night desk SER
geant, with headquarters either in the
police court room or central fire sta
ton. Any night calls for police will
be made there, and each night patrol
man will report hourly at headquar-
tiers by telephone, and the beats will be
arranged SO that the desk sergeant
will know where to find any officer a,
any time. This will do away with the
general complaint that an officer, when
wanted. can not be found.
Another recommendation to the
council will be made, to the effect that
Thornton w. Hayes, who Is to take
Merchant Police Frank Haas work
when the latter begins his duties as
| a patrolnan, be placed under the SUI
pelvision Of the police department, and
paid small sum by the city in ad-
dition to what he receives from the
night force one man at a very small
cost, and the officer will appear ir
regulation uniform, and be governed
by all the rules Of the department
Personnel Of the Force.
| w. e. Nicholson, who is to head the
police department., has been occupying
his present position four years, OF
since the incumbency of Mayor Jones
No one has ever questioned his com.
potency, and he. has made good city
marshal,'a worthy successor to Mayor
Jones, who held the position before
him. Prior to entering the city's ser.
vices Mr.. Nicholson was TOWNSHIP
constable. which gave him a keer
insight into the duties that later de.
volved upon him.
| Michael Clark, who is made deput,
marshal, is as deserving man a!
| there is on the force, and his man.
friends will be delighted with his pro
motion. Mr.. Clark has been on thu
police force seven years, or since
March 1, 1898, when Mayor Jones be
came city marshal, whom he succeeded
on the depot beat. Prior to his police
department work Mr.. Clark was In tn
employ of the Iowa Central, having
worked hard, without vacations, fo
/ fourteen years in the machine shops
He came to MarshalltoWn with but lit
tie of this worlds goods, and long be
fore he left the Centrals employ own
ed his own home at 2O3 South Sew
enth avenue. Mr.. Clark is consider
ed the best officer on the force, ant
it was City Marshal Nicholson's frs
request of the mayor-elect that Mr.
Clark be made his deputy. Mr. Clarl
succeeds B. G.. Cochran. who has beel
a member of the police force min
years. During the past three years, o
since the office was created, Mr.. Coch
ran has held the deputy lnarshalshiI
/ Joseph Edgar, the youngest man Of
| the old force, has been a member 0