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Show i TIIATVoIMI. riCASIUI. Blj Tur long delated rfport of tho com fKlf mlltteofliivcalljraHoii Into the charge KH rnalo I v tha policemen w rrtetili-l G ul to the Cltjr Council lut evenlrt;r. A I Iff mlnorlii' report waaatkotultnlttrd and E iu adopted by n majority Yolo of lha f ( Council. It cioirrtted Ilia Marahal I MB fromthotrltiilpalcharffHiaaalnttiilm, II iff and recommended that CUln Par I J ker la relegated to tha rank, unit tlmt fv Berrant Glenn bo dltmlaaed from the I j 11 force. 1 J Tha action taken would lute pro iMH Tailed hut fur a muddle which eroao flip oeerauilaconcerlloiiof tho power, of V tVL the Council and of the Mayor, and alio I jn of the exact Iwarlngt of the minority g report. It ltruo that the City ( oun l Eyf ell cannot remoTaany onice r or mem Ilni bereicet by a two-third vote. Hut T I tha Police of tha clly are a nlnled ty inrff IheMajorand he may rcmoiu them CjKJf "al Icaaurc." Thl It profiled for by tlljl ordinance and the anicndiDrnta to tho UK Chatter prorldet jaWJI "I In Major thall hate pomr to re- fHC more any oftlcr a; pointed tiy him. jiff whrjiti cr he ehall be of the opinion that HI, the Interrata of the city demand aitch re lE mural but ho ahall report the reaaona of wi ,j aileli removal to the Council at IU neat lB ,1 reirularallllnir." Article 5, ae ll..n II. HI Uudcr tliiec proTlMotia tha Slajor ft can remove a police ofllrer whenever jlj liathlnkt ror and need not ak the if i Councils content, but lie mint report IjA I hla action to that body wltlilhonatona jfl for It. M ' The adoption of the mlncr'ty report W 01 1 not, In our view, Involve an at fij I tempt by the Council to rtinova auy S Kt ! orllcer or degrade liltn to a lower rank. I in : It would amount only to a tecum I fcj mendatlou, and the Mayor could have Ji acted on that recomrueinUllon, If tha it ; inletakvn prociedlnR that followed Kb 1 had not occurred. The oljectlou of M ' Councilor Andereun dl I not apply, the IK ' motion to reconaldcr waa unneceary. i, jfl ! Tha adoption of the report could have UJ f remained, and the Major would, no i if r doubt, have acted on tlio rmomuieiid I iti atloucfHiutualorlly of tho Council. I III Aa to tha merit! of tin. cato and of ii III I the two rcj-ort the iutllo cau Judge II ill ; only by rtaJInK tho testimony, n cor ' IJI I rvctauinmary of which we are able to ill I furulali today. A brief ayuola waa 5 j f publlahed In lha Tlmn taut avcnlng, K j( I which tha WVm chargi. waa atoleu ijj J fronill compoalaj room, and which t ni I waa aomewhat cut down by the I jj I former. The Thauo. obtained II int fj f I tir turrcptltlouily, Mtha Kineral uu-l uu-l 81 1 dentandlUK waa that the proceeding) Kit j thouldbakitaecret,atauy rale until 'I CI ' aller tho rrporli were made to tha Clly I 13 1 Council. H& ; Now that tho matter li made public P )M , wehiveeecun-d a correct account of I IKS it the rooeoilluiti, which wa glvo to our ffi j rea lera today. We underUud, how i IK ever,that tliough aecreny waa enjoined, t raf there wia no obllKatlon ULeti or die it! inanded of ilth-r of lha committee. i' Q men to rieerva It. Tbero tan t- no 13' ltoodpurwo torveil now lu coverlm- 1 r the matter up. j i I It la evident that nonie reform nre fl J I needed lu Clly II til circled, but tho j In dlwloaurra made, when tho evl- Sjl dencv la tilted, are not of an ten I IU aational an I terrlblo a nature at j fu iromliwl when the iliari(a were I tjkj flritprtferrel. Vet tha cuudltloii of j JJJ aflalra warrant tharp action on tho part IllfjJ of the Mayor andCounill.aud thoub ' lljB Ho eiiect the authorltlee to commence I )iKH rh-ht at home If they detlreta remove ' Jlfl, abuteBandpritertathoorderaiid wcl (fl fare of tho clt). !(' Tho minority rert ahoull he taken MiU up at tha unit meetluic of Ihn Council, 'H nnd actlou bo takin Uon It with a jlijtj tnalunil undi ndandlnK of lu purport M& nd thoweraof tho Major. |
