Show I CO COUNCIL UN CIl FACTIONS Republican City Committee Commit Commit- tee tee Takes Up Police Matters i iAn An attempt to settle the differences between the two factions of ot the Council Council Coun Coun- cil dl in the police light will be undertaken undertaken undertaken under under- taken by the Republican city corn com A call signed by Chairman Eichnor and Secretary Meeks brought all of the ten committeemen together at the Knutsford last night to discuss the situation and the result of the session session session ses ses- sion wag waa the appointment of V Wey y Katz and as a committee to notify the Republican members of ot the Council to meet with the city committee committee committee com com- and st state te their cases The seven seven sev sev- en members A. A J J. J Davis is out of the city who have been siding with the Mayor were invited to attend a sitting at this evening in the Mayors Mayor office at t tie the e city and county building The four who h have ve acted with the Democrats on the side of Chief Hilton will be heard later The Thi purpose of the meetings will be if it is possible the restoration of harmony har her mony among the Republicans and a proper settlement of the police question ques ques- tion At last nights night's meeting Arthur Pratt though present was excused at his own request from participating in the deliberations because his name has been mentioned in conn connection with the appointment of a new Chief of Police The discussions at the meeting avoided avoided avoided avoid avoid- ed the religious question and no side i was faken taken with either wing of the Council It was agreed that the statutes statutes statutes stat tat utes gave the Mayor the right to re remove remove re- re move the Chief of Police and to appoint appoint appoint ap ap- ap- ap point his successor Yesterday the deposed officers Sheets Janney and Brown received by mail mall from City Recorder notification notification notification noti noti- of their removal The Recorder Record Record- er had sent the notices notice's s the to station on oct the preceding day but had recalled them under the belief beliet that they should n not t be given until the Council had finally acted upon the removal but alter after consulting the law he concluded that the officers had been removed Some of the friends of the officers hold to the opinion that they are not out of office until the motion for re reconsideration reconsideration re- re consideration is disposed of next Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day night |