The Sentinel=record., 1915-04-02

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 days ago of Officers Claiborne and Terry, was ordered by the city cou- cil last night when the regular police committee was increased to include Mayor McClendon, City Attorney Me Laughlin and Chief Ellison who, with Aldermen Cartney, Wood and Ledwidge, will hold their first ses. sion tonight in the office of the mayor
 All sides were evidently anxious for the probe to be inserted The matter came before the council when Alderman Mclaughlin, after the police pay roll was read, asked if the name Of Jones appeared on the pay roll. City Clerk Housley stated it did not Alderman Mclaughlin eX. plained that he had asked. because during the afternoon he had attended a meeting of the police committee and heard some evidence of the ac- tivity of Jones, as an officer, and wantp" to know if ne was with the city police department.
 Alderman Lcdwidge of the police committee then stated that there had been some witnesses before th, po!iae committee during the after. noon. and that there had been some outrageous disclosures made
 Mayor McClendon asked Alderman Lcdwidge if both sides Of the police controversy had been heard in the matter and why he had not been notified, or Chief Ellison, that d com mittee meeting was to be held
 Mir Ledwidse stated that he wanted to be fair in the matte and wanted beth sides to ! heard He had not called the meeting of the poliCc committee
 Chief i.son stated that Chairman Alderman Carmey of the police com mittee had not called the meeting, and that he had not been notified. He said if there was anything D probe in reference to the police de- pa tmeut he would like to assist u the matter and that he wanted ey- ,rything ot an irregular nature to Ue brought out.
 Alderman Burgaurer moved thn tic police committee with the mayor. city attorney and chief ot police added make au immediate inquiry into the situation, and the first meet .ng was set for tonight in the mayor office
 Mayor MoCIeudon asked who had called for the former mcctug and Chairman Carney stated that Ciai- borne had telephoued him 10 be pres eut, but that he was busy and could not meet with the committee at the appointed time
 The whole matters seems to haya grown out of the arrest of Jones, q former officer, by officers Claiborne and Terry, on charge Of imperson- ating an officcf The officers were dismissed for the action, they say, and behind this all lies the matter that the committee will take up q. their session this morning.
 There were present al the council meeting Aldermen Williamson, Bur gaurer, Rjgsbee, Mclaughlin, Led widee, Wood Cartuey and Shepherd.
 Adutant Howard of the Salvation Army, having learned the city wa about to make an apportionment for public charity, submitted a request that his organization be recognized in this line The petition went over until the new council Alderman Rigsbee explained that the matte. had not been reported on by the com mittec because they thought it best for the new council to handle the matter of the disbursements for the coming year.
 A refund of the sum of $83.3j was asked for by the wholesale liquor dealers of the city on their annua license for this year, but the matter was disallowed
 The council unanimously allowed the salaries of BU, Stevens and Mon Grant of the chaingang official stall for time they lost just after the kill ing of Morgan Vallerubia, a prisoner It was stated the grand jury had in. vestigated the killing and agreed it was iustitiable, and that the men should not be deprived of their sal aries while they were relieved of duty.
 The next meeting of the city coup cil will be held on the evening o April F, when the new council vii come into office and when there is an election in the meanwhile to de termine whether Mayor McClendon or Mayor Jones will preside for the coming two years over the counct | as mayor.
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