Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-02
NJ POLICE
 IN THE CITY
 LAST NIGHT
City Marshal Stevens Does Duty Alone-Johnson, Hall and James Now Off Force Fireman Quits.

The leading topic of conversation
 about the city yesterday was the ac- ton of the city council in reducing
 the salaries of the police force and
 the consequent resignation of that body. So far as is known the city
 was without police protection last
 night with the exception of the city
 marshal, Jack Stevens, who was on duty,
 Frank Johnson, whose shift ended at midnight Tuesday, turned in his star and gun at the city marshals office yesterday afternoon as soon as
 he learned no immediate action would
 be taken in the matter by the coun-
 cil. Henry Hall and Johnny James were in the city hall when the o'clock whistle blew, and immediate ly took off their stars and guns, and handed in their resignation.
 One man, Harvey Robinson, has quit the fire department. having given no tice that his resignation would take effect at 6 o'clock yesterday evening Chief Henkel of this department stated last night that the salaries of Ed Mackey and Geo. Marrs, both S125 men, which had been reduced to S100 by the. council, would have their sal aries raised to $125 and no one em- ployed in Robinson's place. Robin sons salary was reduced from S100 to S90. One additional call man will be re-employed by the department. This arrangement is satisfactory to Mackey and Marrs. Robinson will take a vacation of thirty days and then go to work in the mines,
 Policemen Johnson, Hall and James were kept busy yesterday telling their friends about the affair. Johnson says that he has been offered several positions, but will probably go to work in the mines in a short time. Hall is undecided what he will do, but says he will also go to work here in BiSbee in a short time. James is not worrying any, as he has several houses which bring him in good in come.
 City Marshal Stevens, when seen yesterday by a represetative of the Review, stated that the action of the council was a great surprise to him, and that he had had no suspicion that such action was intended. He very much regretted that he was to lose his officers, whom he said were efficient men, but added that he was powerless in the matter. as he had no authority in fixing the pay of the police force, nor even in tleir ap- pointment; except with the approval of the council.
 Johnny James stated to a reporter that he had told Stevens that he could better afford to leave the force than either of his fellow officers, and that he would resign if the council would keep the other two and place their salary at the original amount. Stevens reported a few minutes later, James said. that he had preached the matter to one of the councilmen. who had stated that if the city could get along with two policemen at S125, it could get along with two at $100.
 Mayor Geo. Neale, when interview ed in regard to the matter stated that he had no inkling of the matter until it was brought up at the council meeting. that the vote had been Asked as to whether the council would reconsider the matter he sated that he did not know, that it was up to them. That it might be considered at the meeting to be held night of next week.
 Two members of the councilmen, when seen yesterday stated that they had nothing to say. A third stated that the motion of the council did not take effect until the seventh, the time of the next meeting of the coun- cil, and that it was possible that the matter might again be taken up at that time.
 This is the situation as it stands, so far as could be learned. Mayor Neale says he stands ready to call a of the council at any time they desire, but there is no reason to believe that there will be a. meeting next Tuesday. Whether the police men who have resigned would be willing to go back on the force at the old salary is a question.