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SOUTH VANCOUVER POLICE COMMITTEERobinson’s Return Cost $144A mot tins of the Police Committee was held at the Municipal Hall on Tuesday morning. Councillor Thorna- presided, and there were also ! present Councillors Third, Elliott, and Campbell, with Mr. J. II. Springford. clerk, and Chief Jackson.Police Expenses I hit f Con*taM« Jackson submitted two acclt;unit amounting in the aggregate to $144 tor travelling expenses,, food, etc., in fetching School Trustee Robinson from Frisco.”Councillor Thomas said he went into the police station and asked for some information respecting Robinson, and he could not get it. Heall sources of information appeared to he shut up. He did not know what the r- ~t of the Council thought about 1 it When he was in the City he was• the first man the Chief of Police came P.. Until the Chief got back he could not ascertain anything. He wanted to know who paid the police, and what were they paid for? If the’ Council was not entitled to know : what the municipal officers were* do-[ ing, lie wanted to know who was?Councillor Third I think the ’ Reeve made a communication on the 1 matter, that the Chief was not to say anything until they had some idea when Robinson was The Reeve told ! me he had given instructions to the Chief not to say anything.Councillor Thomas That may be 1 all right as far as it goes, but I want 1 t« know how statements get outside j before w- can get them inside.Councillor Third : I knew nothing [ until Robinson came back.Councillor Thomas : 1 came in here to ask a question, but I got the information outside. That is what I am [ talking about now.Councillor Third : The police were instructed not to give anything out until a letter or some communication [ was received 1 do not think the out--ide information came from the police.J Councillor Thomas : Where did it come from, then?1 Councillor Third : I do not know.Councillor Thomas : I think the* Council has just as much right to know as anybody else.i Chief Constable Jackson: If you[ will tell us what to do we will do it.I do not take these things on myself, anyway.( Councillor Campbell : The chair-man of the Police Committee should e have access to the informationCouncillor Thomas : What .are we here for?LS Councillor Campbell : It was ►aken up by the Reeve, who did not intend n to slight you in any way, I belie v-I Councillor Thomas : In the City T n* was the first man to know. The bills r. were then passed for paymentPolice Holidays g. A report of the Police Committee ie recommended that 11 sergeants on re the force be granted 21 days' leave of•id days.ic Councillor Elliott, in the course of -e a discussion, pointed out that the na-k- ttjre of a constable’s duty gave him sid rabllt; chang outdoors 'He »n thought 14 day- for tile sergeants and ic 10 for constables would be reasonable.d Chief Jackson said they only allow-rt , d one on holiday at the same time, ic It was d'ccidcd to allow all scr-Id giants of one year’s service, or more.*y 14 days’ leave, and constables 10 days.Sunday Trading v. The committee again discussed thequestion of Sunday trading. It was jn Mated that several merchants were selling groceries as well as soft drinks \ on Sundays;* Police Chief Jackson said ii was un-l tair t.i tin man who only -old drinks. Councillor Thomas, the chairman.II 1 they were up against the Attor-c ney t.eneral, to whom all violations u had to hr reported.n.Police Pay*c The committee adopted the recotn-d mendation of Chief of Police Jackson •*it as t the new police scale •! pay. The ce rate- will in future be as follows. per iic month First year, $75; second year, n. $KH; third y ar. fourth year. $11)0. nt The increase will only be given in nc cases where the men have clean Ir recordsDogs in Houses Safecd Police Chief Jackson stated that aMc man can not he prosecuted for keep u ing a dog v ithout a licence, provided re |u. Veeps it inside his house us This -tatc of affairs was due. saidI” the chief, to their antiquated bylaw. r,l The committee decided to instruct the ne municipal solicitors to amend the by cn lav to compel all owners of dogs to re take out a dog licence or be prosc-Fc cuted.Fe The chief said that one man recently threatened to blow off the head -f ot a constable who entered his grounds nn to collect the dog tax. irs Cross Trading'r~ The Chief of Police reported thatse several bakers in the City were de-FF livering bread in the municipality. One member of the Council replied that South Vancouver bakers traded with the Citv \*o action was taken. This concluded the business.
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Vancouver Chinook
Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
Sat, Jun 08, 1912
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