Evening journal., 1914-05-13
taylor WOULD AVOID
FACTIONAL SCRAP"
Cop Expert Says He Will
Face Police Commission to
Explain His Report
TELLS OF VISIT
OF COUNCIL CLERK

A lengthy letter was received this
morning by TIL EVENING JOURNAL
from John B. Taylor, police efficiency
expert of Philadelphia, who recently
made an Investigation of the local po-
lice department, and submitted a report
OF it TO the Police Commission. In his
letter Mr.. Taylor explains certain mat
ters concerning the report and also tells
of conversations he had with Clerk of
Council Clarence NJ Dillon last Monday.
Mr.. Taylor does not state in the letter
whether or not he will come to this city
to confer with Council, but he reiterates
his offer TO explain to the Police Com
mission any questions they may desire
to ask him concerning the report. He
says he does not propose to lend himself
to advance or retard political or fac
tional Scrap
The letter from Mr.. Taylor, which
was dated May IL, follows;
IL was visited today by Clarence NJ.
Dillon, clerk of Council of your city.
and as it is very likely that he will give
out a statement for publication as re-
CARDS his visit, / feel that in Justice to
myself and the citizens of Wilmington
| should acquaint you with the fact
that the visit took place and state ex-
actly what occurred.
Recently there has been consider
able erroneous information emanating
from certain sources and individuals
Most of this information has been in
regard TO the desire of certain members
of Council TO have me appear before
I hn IaI 81.
which / recently completed as an EN-.
pioye of the Board of Police Commits
sioners. Business of a very pressing ma.
ture has prevented me from correcting
the erroneous information given out
but in view of the visit of Mr.. Dillor
today ! should place before the people
of Wilmington the facts which lead M
/ To- the visit of Mr.. Dillon and what
developed while he was at my Office.
GOTTEN since completing my work a
an employe of the Board of Police Com
missioners / have felt that there is no
very general knowledge in Whining
ton as to the resolution of Council o
| November 27, 1913 and the subsequen
resolution of the Board of Police Com
missioners regarding the employmen
of police efficiency expert to investi
gate the police department of your city
! have. therefore, enclosed copies of bot
of these resolutions The resolution o
Council says in part: That the Board o
Police Commissioners in conjunction
with the finance committee of Counci
be and they are hereby authorized an
requested to secure the services of a
efficiency expert TO come to the city o
Wilmington and thoroughly investigat
the methods employed by the police de
lpartment and recommend to the depart
ment such changes as in his opinion wi
make it more efficient, and in the sam
resolution it was said: That tl
Council hereby promises to the said (PC
licel Department if such man can I
obtained that the said commission wi
be authorized to employ him and CouT
ell will appropriate the necessary none
to pay for such work" The resolutio
passed by the Board of Police Commi'
sioners in part is as follows "Tha
this board will secure the services of a
efficiency expert to come to the city {
Wilmington and thoroughly investigat
the methods employed by the Poli'
Department and recommend to this d'
partment such changes as in his opiI
ion will make il more efficient. If sue
man can be obtained, such person I