| Show CHIEF PUT Pin GETS mm ANOTHER JOLT Board of Estimates Shatters Last Hope for Increase in Police Force The board of estimates and apportion apportionment ment yesterday turned down the recommendation of Tom D Pitt chief of ot police pollee that tho the police pollee force be tie Increased by ten patrolmen The motion was made by Councilman Martin MarUn and seconded by Murdoch Ever since Pitt was elevated to the of office office fice flee of chief he has flooded loaded the council with recommendations that an Increase be made In the force Somebody told him last Monday that the council that even evening evening evening ing would pass an ordinance granting him ten additional men and providing prodding for Cor two one for the day and the other for tor the night shift in place of ot Captain Burbridge removed Pitt took it for tor granted that something would be done and sent In his appointments Just to show him that he Is not run running running ning the city President Davis of the council ordered the communication tabled and instructed the police committee to do nothing until the board of estimates act acted acted acted ed edThe The board acted yesterday and Chief Pitts dream of power was dissipated The board continued going over the de departments departments estimates for 1908 expenditures yesterday but little progress was made madeAn madeAn madeAn An Interesting event was a tilt between Martin and Hall Han In which the former called Hall Ball a pin head and a peanut politician an Hall Hail Is ill a Democrat and is from the Fourth ward Figuratively speaking he Is also from Missouri and has to be shown His numerous questions concern concerning concernIng concerning ing the estimates made and the plan for forthe forthe forthe the distribution of or the peoples money seemed to anger Martin who began a tirade against the man mart from the Fourth Why Vh you are nothing but an old pin head said Martin and dolt de deserve deserve serve any particular consideration If It It was not for your style of ot peanut poll poli the city elty would be much greater than it Is now You people are afraid to spend a dollar on anything and are will willIng ing to wallow in the mud muil for tor years to come I Just want to tell you ou where you get et off at and that Is all Hall Hall did not answer but said that he was sorry that he had done anything to offend the learned gentleman from the First Hall is the man who on Thursday presented figures to show how a bond Issue may be avoided avol ed edAn An adjournment was taken until next Thursday |
