Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-28
ALL COMPLAINTS TAKEN UP
Commissioners Promise That
Charges Regarding Police
Will Be Heard.
REFER TO CHARTER OF CITY
Attention Called to Provision
for the Discharge of Dis
honest Executives.

So that the public In general may
snow the attitude OF the moyor and
the city officials in regard to keep
ing clean the morals Of the city Of
Fuisa, public hearing IL to be held
N the mayors office daily beginning
Iueslhy. December 3, to clear up
an complaints against the city police
department..
Any ono having any evidence
against these officers are asked to
Hrng I personally to the mayor $
office. whore 1t Will be taken down,
ana In the light OF publicity. the
'hhrgos against certain members Of
ms department cleared up.
The following statement prepared
Eesterday by Mayor G, II. Hubbard
Slty Attorney Sneed and the city
commissioners explains itself:
charges and !nsinuations have
'cen made against certain members
n the city police department regard
ing the stealing OF automobiles in the
city OF Tulsa, and the mayor and the
board OF comm lssioners have decided
nave public hearing wherein the
taxpayers OF the city OF Tulsa may
know all that is possible OF the stu
zion regarding the theft OF automo.
'Ilcs In this community.
Section 81. OF article II OF the city
charter. authorizes the mayor and
the board OF commissioners to sum
mon and compel witnesses, and the
production OF books and papers,
whenever II is necessary to more eff
IecuNeIy carry out and discharge
ne provisions OF the city charter
The hearings will he held, COM
mencing Tuesday, December 3, and
will be continued from day to day
until all OF the true facts regarding
the automobile thievery In Tulsa has
been thoroughly gone into.
The meetings will be public; all
witnesses will be sworn and the tes-
tlmony taken down and transcribed
Everyone interested in the law en-
forcemcnt and protection OF prop
erty in the city OF Tulsa is invited
and urged to be present at these
meetings.
II the evidence produced shows
that any police officer in the city
OF Tulsa is in Collusion with any
thieves, or other Crimi.
mails, they will be summarily dis
from the service OF the city
On the other hand, II the evidence
shows that certain petty jealousies
''s'N ~ N"'Nll NV I'llA'
and other public officials in Tulsa
county, 1t is high time that the citi-
zcns of this community stopped such
procedure, as II is detrimental to
the city of Tulsa,
The present city administration
has, and is al the present time. doing
everything within It's power TO build
a greater and better city In which to
live. The city OF Tulsa has taken the
lead in city municipal questions for
the betterment OF this community
and 1t Is not the desire OF the mayor
or commissioners to retain on the po-
lice department any man who has
not been faithfully, honestly and sin
cerely performing his sworn duties.
"In order to aid In tho apprehen-
sion Of automobile thieves, the mayor
and city commissioners several
months ago issued n proclamation
nstruCting that no police official in
the city Of Tulsa be allowed to aC-
cept any reward for recovering cars. |
The city Of Tulsa has also passed
one Of the most drastic registration |
laws OF any city in the country and |
Il is the earnest desire OF the mayor |
and the city commissioners to give |
20 the citizens Of Tulsa the very best |
government within our power. How.
,ver, every one should understand |
40 matter how hard we may try, we
will not he able to satisfy every in
lividual or clique of people
I'VE believe in having a public |
nearing as herein coutcmp ated, that |
he true conditions rcgarding auto
mobile thioyery in the city Of Tulsa |
viii bc shown, ana possibly some
procedure can be promulgated,
whereby thievery in this city will at
east be cut 10 the minimum.
"(SigucdD G. II. HUBBARD
Mayor OF the city Of Tulsa. and the
CITY Commissioners"