Show THE BOARDS ANSWER fire and Police Commissioners Now Ready In tho Pratt Csse At a special meeting of the fire and police board last evening heM behind closed doors the boards answer to the petition In the Pratt case was taken under consideration ad floor some discussion approved The answer denied In effect every allegation of the petition and concludes con-cludes with a ufllrmatlve statement Petting forth that tile bad ha ben ready and milling ot all thiaxov to hear thu case against Chief Pratt but h becn hindered from to doing by Com hnniar Non o on mite rued tome to-me cal a mobr or ot tile board on the tilnl After the reading of the ann < e Commissioner Dlnlnny moved Its ac epte which motion hrughl vul object no from Commissioner Knyon but finally 11 prevailed and the meetIng I meet-Ing adjourned The hearing will he had before Judge lilies a 8 oclock this evening |