Show BERT SEAGER SEACER IS SUCCESSOR TO RIPLEY Six Patrolmen Take Talie Places I of Others for Good of Service The city commissioners this thi mornin morning held a J. special formal session the first firs of tho kind which tho bo body has bas had since sinco its an and there occurred oc tho sanction of the first rca real koup in the police department depart A communication from Chief of Police B D. F. F Grant said that he hn had requested tho resignations of patrolmen C. C C C. C Thos Cassidy C. C A A. A Duvander Duvan Duvan- der Q G. 0 O. Burton and Charles Mabbutt Mabbutt Mab Mab- butt and nud of Detective Earl alfor all al for the tIle good of tho the service Chief Grant fui said that Patrolman J Jr Jr J. J r T. Tylor had voluntarily resigned He Ho rc recommended the appointment o of Richard Bichard Branum 1 Rr L. L M. M Davoy Elija Davis Js Walter 1 K H. Jewkes Arthur K E. I Lund E. E V. W. Palmer to be bp patrolmen and Bert deputy sheriff to be city detective ih The commissioners without c concurred in in the action of tho the chief I accepted the resignation of Tyler and confirmed the he new appointees Causes Some Surprise Tho removal al of Detective Ripley came as a complete surprise to tho the oth oUi- cr er members of tho the department No Noe e cause use is assigned Ded by v Chief G Grant rant fo for his removal except that illat it ia ih for the good of or the tho service Detective Rip flip ley h has s been iu in tho sr service servIce- cc for the tho last las si six six years and was waR at one time ja jailer Jer lie ITo has lias participated in several sc notable arrests arrest The men removed antI and resigned havo have been heen on the tb force for different periods period of tim time The latest appointee was C C. C s AV W. Mabbutt who ho is a a. a ph physical girnt perhaps e the best st developed man ruan in jut tb the theLt Lt ii ily He Jb iii an a all around athlete athlete am amis and andis is 11 a powerful man He lie- was appointed 31 about ont nino months mouths t ago o. o lIe Ho has lias die die- played unreasoning bravery ou on a her ber of occasions and his fellow officers officer say a that ho he does oes not know physical fear Mrs Bero Keeps Contract Upon motion notion o of Mayor T Park Tark rk the 1 commission sion sion adopt adopted d the tion of Chief Grant Orant that there be no change c made mah in ill i. i ex existing stin contract for feeding n the prisoners fit ht t the cit cut jaB nil iud ant that Irs Mrs Mary Bero who no i us tS doing doing- tho the work at 10 cents n R inca meal b be continued The Time petitions of Mrs Zina ina W. W Cummings 8 and Mrs W. W II 11 Wright both hoth of whom offered to meet Mrs Irs Bero Beros Bero's s 's price ordered filed I Two letters Jetters were read from front Dr Herbert Dean manager of a a. local hospital hospital hos hos- pital for tor the cure o ot the alcoholic ant and dru drug habits recommending tho the a adoption adoption op- op tion of If an ordinance providing for fur the of drunks and anI sentencing dope for tor an au indeterminate time MN and that the they be bo taken to one ODe or more of tho timo several cv ral jn institutions in the cut city practicing the tho cure of ot the tho habits After Altor Aft Alt er or tho the prisoner is cure cured lie he is iM to be employed by b- the city and a 3 proportionate proportion proportion- ate amount of his wages withheld o ocl oh eh week eek until the costs of tho cure arc aro paid for Dr Dean Dran recited that th the practice ce wa was in successful ul operation ii ill in Buffalo N. N c Y After Mayor Park explainer explained that the 11 legal department had informed hint him that such an arrangement could not be IC legally made the communications were ordered filed |