Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-05-21

The report of the police commit
tee on the proposed ordinance regu-
latihg the appointment and conduct
of the city police was one OF the
most important matters considered,
The report IN full fellows;
Police Committee Report.
Brownsville, May 20, 1912.
TO The Hon, Mayor and City Council,
Brownsville, Texas
Gentlemen;
The undersigned, your police COM
mittee and citizens appointed to in
vestigate in conjunction Herewith,
beg to respectfully make you the
following report:
Acting upon various unofficial
requests. in the matter of the reten-
tion of Ignacio Trevino and VIM.
Craft upon the police force of this
city, we will say that we have in
vestigated the matter thoroughly,
and we recommend to you that these
men be discharged from the police
force of this city, and that they shall
not be employed thereon at any time
in the future
2-We have Investigated to the
best of our ability, secured legal
advice thereupon and have conclud-
ed and recommend to you that the
matter of the appointment, control
and discharge of policemen of this
city shall be conducted in the future
"a prescribed by the laws of the state
Of Texas. in the following manner.
to-wit:
1t shall be the duty of the marshal
of this city and his lieutenant, to
have at all times strict supervision
over the various policemen of the
city, and when they shall desire to
discharge a policeman and appoint
substitute in his place, they shall
first submit to the police committee
of this city their reasons for desir-
ing to discharge such policeman and
for the appointing the person de-
sired to take his place, and said COM
mittee shall investigate said matter
fully and report upon same to the
city council at its next meeting.
3-We also recommend and en-
phatically insist that the marshal
and his lieutenant see to ii that each
and every policemen in the employ
of the city shall at all times OBJ
serve the rules and regulations now
in force governing policemen of this
city. and particularly that police
men be not allowed to at any timr
to enter any saloon in this city
while on duty. unless in discharge
Of their duty.
4-We believe that the strict en-
forecement of the existing regula-
tions for police of this city will re-
suit in the maintenance of law and
order, and will prevent further trou-
bic in regard to the police force.
5-We are advised by attorneys
that the city council alone has au-
thority to appoint the policemen of
:he city, hence, we believe that any
attempt heretofore or hereafter
made to delegate such authority was
not and will not be lawful. There
fore, we report that we do not be-
lieve it necessary to enact any or
dinance or resolution in that regard
6-Your committee recommend,
that the city marshal present to the
city council at it's first meeting in tht
month of June of this year a com
plete list of the policemen in thu
employ of the city for the approva
of the city council.
Your committee recommends tha
the city provide itself at once witt
jail or calaboose, and that y
committee be at once instruc@ ~
: investigate the matter and
the next meeting of .tf4ere comes
ell the result of suiihe street could
with recommendter of the first hor
actions ther9ofs. - Cleveland p
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