The San Francisco call., 1906-07-10
Awaits the designations
of O'Grady and Reagan
Chief Executive Will Dismiss Incumbents
if They Do Not Retire at Once.
Chief Oman Will Remain
Until the New Commits
sion Is Fully Organized
RumOr That Maestretti
Is Slated to Go Is
Not Denied by Mayor

Not Denied by mayor
Upon the heels Of the resignation
OF Dr.. Joseph Poheim from the presi-
dency OF the Police Commission
comes the positive announcement
that Police Commissioners Alexander
1. O'Grady and Thomas Reagan will
soon follow their former colleague.
either by removal or resignation.
The Mayor awaited last night the re-
signation Of these two officials and
viii announce their removal today or
tomorrow.
Rumor has added other officials to
the list OF those destined to join the
Down and Out Club, notably Police
Commissioner John A. Drinkhouse,
who viii be called TO the Mayors
Office before the week ends. At the
conclusion OF q little heart-to-heart
talk with the chief executive Drink
house will know whether he is to
leave the Police Board Immediately
or await the expiration OF his term,
which comes IN January
OMAN ANXIOUS.
With Poheim and O'Grady, both
professional men, engaged in the sale
OF barroom glassware; another Com
missioner soliciting insurance as a
side line, and the remaining member
actively purveying cigars, the Mayor
has almost made up his mind that a
clean sweep OF the board is advisable
Disturbed by the rumors that have
spread throughout oficiaidom, Chief
OF Police Jeremiah Dinan hastened
from his headquarters at the Lowell
High School yesterday 10 call upon
Mayor Schmitz A meeting of the
Mayor and the shipowners was in
progress when he arrived After a
few minutes OF impatient waiting this
meeting was suspended and the Chief
became closeted with the Mayor AS
he emerged he wore the smile that
won't come of" for he had been in
formed that he will not, for a time at
least, be recalled from his extended
leave OF absence" to take up his old
duties as a detective sergeant.
GIVES NO NAMES.
The Mayor. whose friendship for
the Chief is well known, said last
night that no change in the head Of
the police force was contemplated,
He spoke in the highest manner Of
the work performed by Dinan since
the earthquake.
When asked whether the cause for
possible decapitation of the Chief did
not antedate April IS, at which time
the city was overrun with bunko-
steerers and confidence men, the
Mayor repeated that Dinan had done
his work well and would not be re-
moved
There is a possibility, however, that
the Chief will be called upon to give
way TO another man when the new
commission is appointed and organ
izes Just as to who will make up
this commission is a matter of uncer-
tainty, the Mayor. apparently having
no one in mind He says that no
applications for the official posts
have been received by him and that
at present he. IS not prepared to an
nounoe the names of successors to
Poheim and his former colleagues,
who are practically deposed
Even Secretary J. George Boyne,
ex-Fire Commissioner, has been
on the uneasy seat He appeared yes
terday at the Mayors Office to deny
that he is connected with the Poheim,
O'Grady and Solomon Glassware
Company. He left the official home
at Franklin and Post streets much re-
lieved to know that as long as he
does his duty he will be retained. The
retention, like Chief Dinan's, how
ever, may only last until the incom-
ing Commissioners decide to make
changes
The rumors that have been persist
entity circulated regarding the threat
ened removal of Commissioner Frank
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