The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-24
No War Between the Mayor and
the Council.
APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED.
ALBERT w. RAYBOULD SUCCEEDS
HIMSELF AS AUDITOR.
More Changes in the Police Force
Gillespie, EveriIi, Parry and De
YOung CONFERENCE.-The Mayors
Views as to His Power to Remove
OfIiciaIs.

The war between the city council
and the mayor which some people, with
whom the wish is father TO the thought,
would have us believe had been de-
clared has not materialized and is
never likely to exist anywhere but in
the imagination of those people who are
enemies of a good city government.
At the meeting of the city council
last night the attitude of the mayor
towards the council. as evidenced by
his communications thereto was
friendly and considerate and the action
of the countil and the general tone
showed that the feeling was fully re-
ciprocated.
All the members of the council We're
in their places and President McCor-
nick occupied the chair After the
reading of the minutes Councilman
Young, in few suitable remarks on
behalf of the council, presented the
president with a gavel TO be used in
his capacity of chairman.
A number of petitions and conmunl-
cations were read and referred to the
different committees.
A communication was received from
the mayor appointing Thomas f. Null
10y to the Office of supervisor of streets
to succeed Frank L. Hines. The APP
pointment was accompanied by a state
ment of his honOrS views respecting
his powers as to the removal of Of
ficers. The whole communication was
referred to the committees ON streets
and municipal laws.
A further communication was re-
ceived from his honor appointing Fer
gus Ferguson and W. w. Mackintosh
as desk sergeants in place of J. w.
Armstrong and S. J. Paul and also APP
pointing Thomas Simpson, w A Ed
wards and f. p. Mcdonald as patrol
men and removing A. H. White as pa
trolman. This increases the force by
two men which Chief of Police Pratt,
who was present. said was absolutely
necessary. The appointment of the
desk sergeants was confirmed and that
of the patrolnen referred to the COM
mittee on police
An ordinance empowering the chief
Of police to appoint g. new deputy jailor
was submitted and referred to the com
mittee on municipal laws.
Treasurer Duke represented to the
council that the adjustment of the
license inspector was not, in his opin-
ion, a. good move and suggested that
that office be re-created. The commu-
nication was referred to the commit
The mayors appointment of Moroni
Gillespie, Thomas Everell, Gronway
Parry and William De Young as police
officers were confirmed. There was
some talk about De Young and a pro-
test from some of the colored people
was read. but Chief of Police Pratt said
that Captain Donovan had investigated
the charges made against De Young
and that they were unfounded in fact
The mayors appointment of A w
Raybould as auditor was unanimously
confirmed.
Some discussion was had in refer
ence to making city warrants and
time checks Gnterest-bearing, and the
matter was referred to the committee
on finance and the city attorney The
general opinion of the members was
that the city should pay interest on
unpaid accounts which it owed, and it
is likely some means viii be devised to
that end. A large amount of business
was transacted for one sitting, and
the council adjourned to meet next
Tuesday evening.