The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-11-17
COUNCIL TO HEAR
.CHARGESACAINST
OFFICER TALLEY
Petition Asks His Dismissal
After KOcher Affair
Week Ago.
TRIAL SET FOR NOV. %
AT SPECIAL MEETING
Fire Ordnance Changed-Park
Plans Adepted-Street
Sweepers Raised.

- PeuIion last night was filed with
the City Council asking the dismissal
Of Patrolman George Talley of the
broadway beat, following his action
last Monday night in knocking down
William kocher, blacksmith, at the
Democratic rally that was held in
the Courthouse Park.
At it's adjourned meeting last night
the council set Wednesday, Nov. %, as
the date Of Patrolman Talley's trial
before the council. when witnesses on
both sides will be heard and the police
officer may be represented by an at
tornes.
In the petition that asks TalIey's dis
mlSsal from the force, the patrolman
is charged with conduct unbecoming an
officer. The affair in which Talley
knocked Kocher down with his club
grew out Of disturbances that were
raised at the Democratic meeting by
the overflow from Republican meet
Ing that was being conducted inside
the Courthouse at the same time.
City Councilman Henry Brunke will
be witness in the trial, for he was
but few feet removed from Talley
and kocher at the time the arrest was
made, and it is doubtful if he will sit
rs q member of the council in passing
Judgment on Tauey's case.
Several other witnesses will be
brought before the tribunal and the
trial will be the only feature that will
be before the council at its special SEES
sisn. 1t will require six votes of the
council to effect Talley's dismissal, ac-
cording to the ordinance governing the
police department.
The council last night reconsidered
the ordinance governing the fire de-
partment, and when the bill finally
was placed before the council for &C.
ton. it was amended in two features.
Instead Of curtailing the qualifca-
tons for member Of the department to
men between 25 and IS years of age,
the only limit was made to qualify
all men more than 81 years old. It
also was decided to empower the coun-
cil'to employ four or more regular fire
men to be at the station all the time,
rather than limit the force to four
men.
Councilman Fowler ehampioned the
cause OF Ave or more men, declaring
that it will require that many men to
operate the heavy engine that soon
will Be installed in the fire station. The
city will try operating with four men
and in the event that more are needes,
the bill now gives the council the right |
to elect more from the list of eligible |
candidates. All applicants will be con-
sidered st the regular meeting Mon-
day night and applications for the po-
sitioh as areinen will be received up
till Monday evening.
The wage Of the city's force of street !
cleaners also was advanced from S1.25
to $3.50 day, on the passage Of a
resolution offered by Councilman Chas.
Kaess-
Complete plans for the Fairgrounds
Park were exhibited by Mr.. Muskopf,
St. Louis landscape architect, and aft
e. Mr.. Muskopf had gone over all the
plans and specifications with the coun-
Gil. the park plan was adopted and the
landscape architects were ordered
paid, $40 an acre, or a total Of $500.
A plan for establishing new water
intake north Of the mouth Of Sloan's
Creek, which was proposed to the
Public Service Commission by
the Public Utilities Company. was re-
ferred to the Water and Light COM
nittee for investigation The city has
two letters recently from the
Public Service Commission asking if
the city has any objections to the
plans, which do away with the water
intake tower in the middle of the river.
The proposed intake was fully describ-
ID recently in The Tribune.
On the report Of one of the commit
Ices, the 1900 feet of hose recently re-
eefved was accepted and ordered paid
Tor. The council also voted to have
be sewer property repaired in the hol- ! !
ow on INDEPENDENCE street between
Frederick and Sprigg streets.