Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-12
The once Was Repealed 10 Get Rid
Of Captain Parker
# HAS Sor nHrS Rr.cREArED.
orlees Abolished Last Nigh''-N'sh'
gent Park Kfepers.-Gen'rai
Discussion.

members lA'HNhf -f
land. Horn, Bell, Lawson, Helss,
sImondi, Evans, Moran.
The revision OF the new compilation
n, CITY ordinances was taken up, the
ouestion Of appointment and removal
Of officers bplug first considered.
"cAusr" STRICKEN OUT.
Rich moved to strike ont the words
,aui no officer shall DO removed ex'
cent Tor cause" and Incorporate the fol-
lowing Ia the ordinance from the city
charter: GAN otiicors appointed by the
Council may be removed at any time
by vote at discretion OF two thirds OF
aid Council; and any officer may be
.uspended until the disposition OF
charees preferred against him."
Observation-Disclosures the city be.
comes dissatisfied with one of its cili'
GERS Il should have the right 20 dis'
charge him just the same a. any indi'
yldual or firm can dispense with the
services OF an employe with whom
they had bscgm di.pleased.
The motion TO strlk, out prevailed
oAprAiN OF roIioE.
when Mir. Lippmnu reached the
flee Of Capiais Of Police, he called
attention to the fact that the oiiico
wa. created October eth, 1890, aud 1t
WAS abolished February li.h, 1881.
There was, however, IN ordinance
cf,aAng the salary for that position,
aud IN, ,fiice wa In inct, In ,xisienc-
today anu was occupied.
l-Pefbaps can explain that
matter. In Ociohuf OF lat year dur.
ing Inc police ,quabblc, the oiiice Of
CFplAiu pl Police WAS abolished for
Inc reason that serious charges had
teen pfeielle4 against Captain Parker
vino WIS thc incumbent OF thc once ct
that time, anu who refused to vacatc.
On the ny the ordinances took elect
he was killed. II WAS passed simply
u get tii OF rim.
hicl moved that the office OF captain
Of police be- created.
The motion will he considered at u
Wturt mttuhg'
pu1Y sEHGEANTs.
Hardy-I move that the three duty
pfgtautH be stfickta from thu list of
spoin,ttef.
Rich-I second the motion and do 40
NJ the reason that l think the Offices
should be filled from ihe police force
chosen from among tue best men 10y
the ohiei Of police.
Hcin-Ihen there Will he no re-.
s,Iic,iou az ~ the number Of appoint.
inents made.
Follnnu.-rhere certainly would bc
restriction because these appointments
eau not he made except 10y anu with
the approval and consent of the
council.
The motion to strike cut CARR.
ed.
srTCiAL POLICEMEN.
There was n utotrucled discussion on
the appointment Of special policemen
ly the mayor.
MOmn- rhe Mayor recently appoint.
Ell special policeman. lie WIS en-
gagged and his name was placed on the
lay roll some time before II was pre-.
senl,d In tho Council. The police
committee was displeasel hut was
powerless Ia the premises; the man
was kept constantly Mt Work notWith'
standing.
Rich moved that the Mayor be re-
quuated TO report 10 the Council all
appointments OF special police tillcvr-
at the next regular meeting OF the
Council alter such appointments arr
mkJe.
Moran contended that the motion
was an imprOI er one, inssmuch no !,
COnhlrted with the charter conferred
upon the cny by the Territorial itgls-
htutein 1854.
Evans favored the amendment aud
sAid that II neither affected, abridged
nor altered that charten
PARK KEEPER.
The next question was tho appoint.
ment Of n park keeper or keel ers nj
Liberty Park 10y the Mayor.
Lawson moved 10 amend by adding
Wy and with the consent OF the CITY
Council" lie said n the members
would Just take a visit TO Liberty Park
they would sec the necessity OF The
Council Laving such power. The
present incumbent was an ciiicisl
who had allowed that park 10 fall inc
hmOht disgraoeful condition. He wns
an appointee Of the mayor aud the
Council cannot now remove h IN.
Rich said the same deplorahle con.
dition Of affairs existed at Washington
Anl Pioneer squares.
Ihe amendment carried.
ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY.
The ordinance relating 10 the mp,
F0intment OF an assistant city RttOrn.y
PROVIDING for the appointment OF thai
unlvtr by the city attorney and f1l
whose official acts he should be re-
- tsiblp,
Moran moved that the office be illltt
ny aud with the advice and consent OI
The CITY Council.
hofn moved "a a substitute that The
c'ly attorney may by and with the
AuFlca hni consent Of the City COuu
'l appoint In assistant attorney, who
hhH hold his Office nj the pleasure U
tie council
Evans said he did not see that MI
MolAn's mUtionimprOvel the condition
OF me qut ton Ia tho least.
heatialey said that the city attorney
W. feapous ible not only for the ncis o
himself but Tor thoso ofhis assistant "a
Hardy stated the city attorne,
wa, under $4,000 bonds aud that wa
p LOST on the following vote. Ayes
upIil,au9, Horn, Lawson, Moran
,nots - Beardsley, Bell, Evans
HN1y, heisr, Loolhourow 20.
great deal more talk ,yus induige,