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Show Celt, Lena's Chief of Police lltZZz. -2ow that the Supreme court haa decided that the confirmation by the Council of the appointment of George Sheets as Chief of Police was illegal, let immediate steps be taken to settle this disgraceful wrangle, . But Mayor Thompson should not permit the chronic antis of the Council to take the right to appoint I the Police Chief out of his hands. The Mayor is the appointive power, but the chronic grumblers of the Council seek to exercise the power conferred by the statutes on both Mayor and Coun-. Coun-. . eil in the selection of the new Chief. The Mayor Bhould invite the insurgents to meet him and dis-euss dis-euss the situation. Concessions should be made by both factions and every effort made to agree on a competent Police Chief. If this is done we may look for an end of this warfare. Both sides can afford to be generous from a standpoint of public spirit. But Mayor Thompson should not permit this set of malcontents to absolutely dictate the appointment even if it Tequirea the entire summer to fight it out along the -lines already drawn. There are other summers, and some summer, perhaps the next one, a nev Council composed of enterprising up-to-date citisens may be on hand to confirm proper appointments. appoint-ments. If only abject surrender on the, Mayor's part will appease the ruffled feelings of this clique of two-ply statesmen; if it requires, this ac-: ac-: tion on the part of the Mayor to restore peace then . we say fight it, out, Mayor Thompson. When Mr. Hheets was suggested for the appointment of Chief of Police, The Telegram was not favorably impressed but the splendid record Mr. Sheets has made during dur-ing his short term in office furnishes convincing proof that Mayor Thompson knows good police material ma-terial when he sees it. The wrangle affords the Commercial club a splendid opportunity to do a little lit-tle missionary work. |