Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-15

IN HE police commission at HIS
o'clock last night appointed Alex
~ ander Galloway, 1766 West Twen-
ty-fifth street, former railroad man,
to the office of chief of police, TO sue
ceed former Chief Edward f. Dishman
The subject of choosing a head of
the police department was the last
thing to come before the commissions
long session, but that the appointment
was expected was evident by the large
number of persons who remained oc-
cupying seats in the spectators rows
and ranging themselves around the
tables set apart for the use of the
councilmen.
Mr.. Galloway was at the commission
rooms early, arriving a few minutes
after the members of the body took
| their places. Seated beside him
throughout the evening was Acting
Chief Dixon.
Every detail of the work of the body
to which he is responsible for service
was watched closely by the new chief.
Leaning forward he listened intently
to the complaints regarding the short
comings of those who were seeking to
continue in the saloon business, and
seemed to take mental note of the facts
attending the hearing in connection
with places where permits were
granted.
Nominated by Topham
The nomination of Mr.. Galloway was
made by Commissioner Topham, and
received a quick second from Commis-
sioner Wellborn. AS the unanimous
vote was announced Chief Galloway
arose.
II thank you for the evidence of this
confidence in me and will try to per-
form my duties so as to merit con-
tinuance of that confidence was all
he said in response to Mayor Alex
ander's call for a speech.
Then the commission adjourned and
Chief Galloway received the congratu-
lations of a large number of persons.
81 have nothing to say in regard to
what my policy in the police depart
ment will be-" he replied when asked
if he wished to make any statement.
81 have mapped out no special policy,
and my actions must be governed by
conditions as L find them
Alexander Galloway, according to his
own brief story of his life, was born in
Glasgow, Scotland, about so years ago.
He was educated in the public and
private schools of his native city, and
in 1869, accompanied by his parents, he
came to the United States. With 81
fascination and love for mechanical
work that has made famous men of
many of his countrymen, he saw life
work in mechanics and learned the ma
chinist's trade in the railroad shops of
Detroit.
Not satisfied with learning the ma
chinist's trade, he learned to run a
locomotive, and for a time was loco
motive engineer. Now he was in the
railroad game for real earnest. His
work took him from Detroit to In
dianapolis, then to st. Louis and later
to Cincinnati Promotion came to him
once more, and he became master me-
chanic, and served in that capacity On
the old Marietta & Cincinnati railroad,
now a part of the Pennsylvania system,
and later on the Michigan Central
Was Railroad Superintendent
His next step UP was to be made SUI
perintendent of the Cincinnati, Hamil-
ton & Dayton railroad, which position
he held for twelve years, only TO re-
linquish his place when he came to
Los Angeles to live in 1902. Since COM
ing here Mr.. Galloway has served as
chief inspector of train and station SER
vice, his jurisdiction extending from
Fresno to Ell Paso. About a year and
a half ago he left the Southern Pacific
and accepted a position as general SUI
perintendent of the Ocean Shore rail-
road in San Francisco, still maintaining
his residence in Los Angeles. This po-
sition he abandoned only short time
ago.
Tho new chief of police lives at home
with his wife and three children, the
Youngest of them, boy of 13, being
still in school. Two other children have
left the home roof to make homes OF
their own.