The Paducah sun., 1906-03-23
He Has a Chance Now to Use
His Veto Axe, So Long Idle.
Reported He viii Disapprovc the
Police Ordinance He Was i'm
Good Spirits.
POLICE AFFAIRS ARE MUDDLED

The mayor was in an unusually
good humor today when a Sun rep
resentative saw him. He is always in
a good humor. for that matter, but
today his measure was few degrees
fuller.
In the first place, the aldermen
last night concluded to take steps to
improve the citys electric light
plant, which is the mayors especial
hobby, then the supreme court has
decided the cows could no longer me-
ander, at pleasure, up and down the
city's highways, into a citizens flow
er garden or yard, and, as sometimes,
into some of the business houses
down in the heart of the city, and,
too, because he had an opportunity to
and may-no one knows--wield his
little hatchet on the police ordinance.
81 am very glad indeed the alder
man have reached the conclusion
they have on the light proposition"
he said, land think they have acted
wisely. Every one knows my views on
the subject, and no further comment,
aside from this expression of graft
tude, is necessary.
"Now, about the cows. shall
await the receipt of a copy of the
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before doing anything. | am glad the
COW is done for. We shall have to
make arrangements now for pound
to enclose the stock found at large,
and these details will be attended to
later.
81 don't know whether or not we
shah have to have an extra man to
take up the stock found running at
large. but, If the police force is cut
as proposed, don't see how the po-
lice can attend to them. But that, too,
is matter for the future.
"Are you going to sign the police
ordinance, Mr.. Mayor" elected the
rejoinder:
"Well, you newspaper men have
all the impertinence imputed to you.
How do know? 1t is not up to me
vet. at least the ordnance has not
been laid on my desk for considera-
ton yet"
"Wnl you exercise that big stick
you have over there instead of a
hatchet and kill it?" he was asked.
81 shall only say the council and
differ on the matter" he replied.
The mayor thinks a mistake was
made however in reducing the force.
Both measures are extremes" he
said further, "the bill passed by the
Legislature. and the council ordi-
nance. The bill calls fot too many
men and the city ordnance allows too
few. The city ordinance allows for
no substitutes, and what will be
done i'm a case. of emergency or sick
ness? We should have let matters
stay as they were. We have 27 men,
an told, and that is not too many.
What will we do now with the STOCK
raw to enforce? Answer me that.
az don't know what the police com
missioners will do-appoint accord
ing to the legislature bin, or reduce
the force to the number required by
the city ordinance"
Police Commissioner Bonds has a
copv of the bill, but would not exI
press himself on the matter today
eve have now just about enough
men," he said, and eff we are to IN
crease to the so, as required under
1.-THE bin passed by the legislature we
shall merely keep on the present
force. and give police powers TO
enough other city officials to be ID
the bounds of the law
But. to state the thing truthfuilS'
M one seems to know what Will be
Idone-whether the matter will cause
llitigation or be settled amicably'