The Policemens' Fees

City Attorney McReynolds read a report before the Comnion Council Iaat Monday eveniug, ia answer to a resolution of the Council requesting Mm to report the amount of money Mr. Loveland had reoeived during the past year for t&Uxy and for fees allowed hira by the Supervisors for conveying prisoners to the House of Correetion, in Detroit, and, whether such fees lesaliy belong to the city. The amount received for salary at Ï2 !8 per day, is t776 'A Kees received from the county, - H8 02 Total, - - - 924 27 There is also a bilí claimed for services since March 31st, of 47 2ó. Mr. Lovelaud admits he has not paid into the city treasury the fees received from the county as an oHicer, and claims to have conveyed the prisoners to Detroit while not on duty,- lea ving for Detroit on the evening train and returning on the midnight train. He also claims that he has retained these fees under the legal advice of Mr. Cramer while City Attorney. This was in 1873 and '74, while Mr. Farshall was City Marshal. The advice then giveu was, that the pólice forcé were entitled to all feej received for conveying prisoners to the House of Correction, and during that year the Marshal and other pólice acted upon that advice and put the money where " it would do the most good." The Marshal has followed tuis example durmg the past year. The report also shows that the only instance where the Council have required the Marshal to pay over such fees, was in the settlement with Mr. Lesuer, when Marshal. He was required to deduct from his salary, fees received from the county, to the amount of $54. In February, 1874, the Council pasaed a resolution declaring it to be the duty of the Marshal to pay into the treatury all feos received by him ; but Mr. Loveland preseuts with the report of the City Attorney, an afh'davit stating that he never had any uotice ot the passage of such a refolution until quite recently, and that he was not asked by auy of the city oflicers to turn over such fees, or deduct the amount from his salary, but says he has been acting under the advice of Mr. Cramer. But Mr. McEeynolds holds that the Marshal, as chief of pólice, has no right to absent hnnself from the city unless leave of absence be granted by the Mayor or Couucil, except under pressiug or unf'oreseen circumstances, and that he should be in the city and ready at all times Eor duty or emergency that may arise at any time. As the rule has not heretofore been eniorced, requiring all fees to be paid into the treasury, the City Attorney recommends that, .nstead of attempting to collect the fees from tlie late Marshal by law, (if indeed such could be dono), a deduction be made to his account for the time he was absent from the city. The report shows care and some labor in its preparation, and we presume was satisfactory to the members ot the Council, as a committee was appointed to settle with Mr. Loveland and the other pólice, on the basis recommended in the 'report.