Show CITY GITY COMMITTEE CALLS GAllS TOM PITT Police Chief on the Carpet Before Big Meeting of Reformers I NEW COP LIST SELECTED Inventor of Stockade Idea Is Told How Flow to Run His Department Tom D. D Pitt chief of police pollee quondam quon quon- quon-I quon darn dam sheep ep IH herder r cr and Inventor o of a safet safety valve for tor the social viI rubbed tho soles of his ponderous shoes on the carpet carpel of J. J F. F Darmer's la law W office last night In the presence of ot the city committee Chairman Darmer called the meeting Friday y and the a assembling of or the tho re regulators regulators regu regu- u- u laton of or reform was as clothed In pro- pro secrecy Chief Pitt was tho the only nh city official not a member or of the committee who was called Into the conference and ho was called for a special purpose which m may y be bo described as Drive the Mormons Mot Mor- Mob Mob- mons out of or tho the police department When it was vas all nil over members of the committee who were wen caught In tho the act described It as ns a little to heart heart talk with the thc chief o of police pollee to see what can be lone done to make changes chanes In the tho department Son Some Romo members of the tho committee had hat framed frame up tip a deal to demand that John JohnB B D. Burbidge ge captain of oC police and an actIng act- act actIng Ing lug with full authority of or chief be tired fired and If Ir Chief Pitt refused to fire firo him to demand omand the resignation o of Pitt Made That demand wasn't made e it Is said because lecause wiser wisor counsel prevailed It was the first meeting of tho the committee commit commit- tee at which Chief Pitt was a visitor anti and the older and saner members wanted wanted want want- ed et to feel teel him out as some one expressed ex ex- pr pressed J it t afterwards Just how Chief Pitt PIU felt about theIron theiron the tho iron hand that is about to he be clapped upon him no rio one said Chief Pitt wasn't afflicted with garrulousness after the meeting an and this ma may be bc as ascribed ascribed ascribed as- as to some degree deAree of deep chagrin that came over oer him during luring the session At an any rate Chief Pitt was Wal as given to understand that the of oC American party part leaders for the tho scalps of Burbidge and other politically unpopular unpopular un un- popular members of oC the department must be het heeded cd and that the high and mighty might elt city committee had taken a hand in tho the affair Before Defore the next meeting of the committeE com corn It Is said Pitt will be informed that some radical action must he bc taken b by him hint to satisfy the tho demands s of politicians politicians poli poll Enlargement nt of Force Fore The enlargement of the poll police co force forca will take place February 1 I wh when n 15 new men will bo be added Those who are arc eligible anti and those who are not calculated calculated latell upon a basis of ot party part fealty were passed upon last nl night ht Chief Chlo Pitt litt was told whom he ho may appoint and arid whom he ma may not He gave have ampIe ample ample am am- pIe assurance last night to the committee com corn that any committee test tet passed by an applicant for the force would bo be entirely I acceptable to him From members of the committee after after atter aft att- er the meeting adjourned it was learned learn learn- e cd ed that nothing but police matters had hac been discussed Since this department Is now boldly In the tho limelight l it t 1 Is J little ft wonder t that t the discussion o of affairs affairs' In that palsied wing of or tho the city elty government ln lasted tod something lIon over two v |