Seattle Police Commission
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- Apr 17, 1894Seattle's 1894 Budget Crisis: $89,787 Short and Cutting the PoliceA comptroller's statement exposed a looming deficit, the council created a retrenchment committee, and eight patrolmen were dropped from the force—over the mayor's personal objection.Seattle City Hall, Seattle, WA
- Sep 3, 1894The Secret Move to Fire Seattle’s Police ChiefA closed-door police commission meeting nearly deposed Chief Bolton Rogers. Commissioners disagreed over politics, fitness, and whether the mayor had already shut the effort down.Seattle, WA
- Sep 7, 1894The Mayor Fires Two Police Commissioners to Keep Blackchapel ShutIn a single day, Mayor Phelps removed two police commissioners, accused them of conspiring to protect a red-light district and oust Chief Rogers, and installed replacements before the House of Delegates could slow him down.Seattle City Hall, Seattle, WA
- Sep 15, 1894The Mayor's Power to Fire: Seattle's Removed Police Commissioners Fight for Their JobsJ. G. Niggle and E. G. Cheasty argue that Mayor Byron Phelps removed them without notice or hearing—and that the city charter requires cause, not whim.Superior Court of Washington for King County, Seattle, WA
- Sep 18, 1894Seattle's Mayor Overreached: Judge Langley Voids the Police Commission FiringsThe mayor's summary removal of Police Commissioners Niggle and Cheasty was null and void, the court ruled, leaving Chief Rogers in charge and the city's police leadership in limbo.Seattle, WA
- Sep 19, 1894The Mayor, the Commissioners and a City Hall TruceSeattle's police board waits for Mayor Phelps to make his next move after a judge sides with Commissioners Cheasty and Niggle.Seattle, WA