The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-07
SHIRLEY IS MADE CHIEF OF POLICE
 BY COMMISSION Ryall Elected City Clerk and Other Changes Formally
 Acted Upon
CHIEF DETECTIVE
 IS NOT YET NAMED
First Act of New Commission Yes terday Was the Passage of Routine Street Improve
 ment Ordinance

"Au ordinance to provide for
 certain Improvements on Sixteenth
 street. south, sixteenth street.
 north. Eighteenth street, south,
 Twenty-ninth street. north. Mag
 noIia avenue and sundry sidewalk
 improvements in various Iocaii-
 tics.-
 The above is the first official act or the new city commission, as passed oy that body at it's first meeting yestcr- day. The measure is known as improve ment ordinance No. 9S4-C.
 The feature of the meeting of the com missoners yesterday was the passihs oi d resolution introduced by Commission CT Taylor to reduce Martin Eagan, chiel of police, to rank of patrolmadl' to make T. J. Shirley chief to succeed Eagan. and to elevate George Devine to to succeed P. J. Newman, who was reduced to patrolman The com mission concurred In the resolution anu it was adopted. Chief Shirley was nm mediateIy installed and Martin Eagan' denoted chief, turned over the keys or his office to Chief Shirley, and asked tor a 10 days vacation prior to assuming his duties as patrolrnan.
 CHANGES IN AFTERNOON
 Al the afternoon session of the com mission a resolution by Dr. Barrett was introduced which relieved Louis L. Levy, city comptroller, and Clarence E. Lloyd' cifv clerk, of their respective duties, MT. Levy being succeeded by James M. Jones and MT. Lloyd by H. S. Ryall. Both appointments were effective at once
 Commissioner Hornady stated that m voting for this resolution he wanted to call attention to the fidelity and ability of both of the gentlemen who had been called upon to retire from the service or the city, and to state that 1t was no re- flection whatever upon them or tneif ability to be replaced
 Commissioner Burruss and President Barrett also expressed themselves along the same line, stating that there was nothing personal in their discharge, pr. Barrett stating that he felt that It was for the good of the administrations
 Louis Levy has been with thee ity for eight years, being promoted to the pc sition of comptroller from cierksnip' Clarence B. Lloyd was stenosrapher III the clerks office up to two years ago when he was elected clerk to succeed II. S. Ryall. who resigned to run for city commissioner.
 FOR SHIRLEY'S SUCCESSOk
 The position of chief of detectives IS nou, open and will so remain until Com missioner Taylor names successor .o ,,, Chief Shirley It is believed that ne VII pick man from the detectives ln the but that he VIII not oo so unt;l he has gotten a line on all of ths men. ;. .,s
 K. P. Warren. desk sergeant Tn the police department, rendered his resigna- tion to Commissioners Taylor yesterdaN making no announcement Of his plans TOT the future The resignation was ac- cepted. r,,,
 The commission adjourned untll ihuls doy ,,orninr. when 1t will meet in spe- cial session to take up the matter or get ting a coal supply for the city. Con- missioner Brown is handling this matter and will be able to report by that time, it is stated.