The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-08
NONEW MEN THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Present Vacancies Are Not
To Be Filled
REASONS OF ECONOMY
City In Such Financial Straits That
No Further Expense Will Be
Added-Shirley, Glover and
Newman Mentioned
REASONS OF ECONOMY

In all probability the vacancies caused
by the dismissal from tho police force
Sunday morning of Detective Sergeant
s. II. Darnell. Detectives J. r. DAILY. E.
M. Warren. Officers w. d. Ivey and e.
p. Foley by the city commissioners will
not be filled today. Purely economic rea-
sons will be sufficient to deter the COM
mission from adding new men to the
police department
Commissioner Ward. who has charge of
the finances of the city, took rather a
and intimated that this municipality was
in such financial straits that the next so
days will develop whether the city can be
kept running. Mr.. Ward stressed the
point that with such a depleted city
treasury no additional expenses should
be taxed on the city. Mr.. Ward even
expressed doubt of the ability of the city
TO pay the salaries of police officers and
other officials.
lows:
THE chances are now no new men will
be elected to the force t, I'LL the vacan-
ces.
If they are filled men will be brought
in from the ranks.
1.-The next so days will develop whether
the city can be kept running, and those
who are left paid their salaries
Commissioner of Public Justice A. @.
Lane stated last night that he was fully
In accord with the economy programme of
Mr.. Ward. He stated that il Commits
sioner Ward could not see his way TO APP
point any new men on the police force
owing to the lack of finances, the vacan-
cies would remain for the present
II am in sympathy with all plans of
economy" said Judge Lane, "and If Mr..
Ward who has charge of the financial
end of the city, does not think II advisable
owing to the lack of funds to appoint any
new men on the force, the vacant iiaces
will remain untitled until the city Is en- a
firmer financial basis.
Throughout the day / have been be-
set by men seeking appointments on the
police force. Everyone II seems wants
job and most of them want to be po-
licemen. Despite the hearty abuse in
press. pulpit and elsewhere given the po-
be more than welcome to any of 800 men
who have made applications for police
jobs"
Commissioner Lane was Their asked IL
the dismissals of Darnell, DAILY, Warren.
Ivey and Foley would be ratified at to-
days meeting OF the city commission.
"Oh, yes" he replied. chat will be
done Tho majority rules, you KNOW"
1t was then stated to Judge Lane that
it was generally understood that Capt
Thomas j. Shirley was slated for the po-
sition of assistant chief. Sergeant Pete
Newman to succeed Shirley as captain.
Warden Charles Glover of the Northside
city Jail to succeed Newman as sergeant
and the office of chief OF detectives to
be abolished
Judge Lane made the following reply:
Shirley, Newman and Glover are good
men, but nothing has been definitely ar
ranged so far. have been 80 busy tina.
1t was impossible for me to interview
Commissioners Ward and Weatherly on
any questions regarding the police de-
partment today l do not know what the
views of Mr.. Ward and Mr.. Neatherly
are at the present time"