Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-07-27
FIRE And POLICE.
DISCHARGED Employees Not Ready and
Their Cases Again Go OY.L
OFFICER GILLESPIE ENUMERATED.
An Enterprising Bicyelid Wants tho
Police Mounted on wheels. as That
/, Que the Latest Pads

i One tue LltrN iAuf.
There was a btiei but heavily attend.
ed mtetlHg Of the board Of IRE and
police commissioners this afternoon 10
the private office OF Chairman sails.
bury. All OF the members were
present.
la front Of the building were the die
charged fremcn wins arc clamOfing for
reinstatement, large number Of
policemen apparently expecting 10 DO
called a. witnesses, while al tue side
u the commissioners were Chiefs Pratt
aud Deyinc.
MISSING REVOLVER
After disposing Of som, preliminary
business a communication was received
from Chief Pratt Ia answer to letter
addressed 10 tue board In relation to
Smith a Wosson revolver found by
the police and not returned to the
owner. The chief reported that the
arrest Of tue thief VINO stole the 70.
volver was maio In December Of last
year; that the robbor was now In the
psn.tou,iary and that tho weapon was
used 10 the Third district court ~ evl.
Jonuo aud had not since been heard o;.
IL was ordered that tho board recon.
mend 90 the Guy Council that SIT.
liefmaui tho owner, be paid for the
loss OF his qua.
oFpiCEH GILLESPIE ENoSEHATED.
Reporting Ca tbs charges made
against Oiiiusr Moronl Gillespie, ny u
cOlored woman namyi II ttteli, Chief
| Pratt stated that he had made full
Ruc cOnple,o iuyedigstion ami that
/ ihers was, In his opinion, No cause for
| action, aud conclude by Bayiug: "Mt.
| Gillespie In tho past has been very
active aud efficient officer aud | be-
love him 10 DO tho same now"
Filed.
"BnSE" MOUNTED POLiCEMAN.
An entrrprislng bicycle agent sent
/ In communication setting forth the
idea that II would be Ia accordance
| with metropolitan pro sTesAiOn TO nave
the policemen mounted on his partition
lar kind OF wheel believing that tho
/ lot OF the thief taker would thus be-
much easier Aud his efforts more
etiectual. He said.
! "9ontlomeu-Bulie that the
| time has come when the police patrol
ing the outside dis tTlcts should be
mounted on bicycles anu feeling assured
that this Il a matter Of great Import
Rnor, I would respectfully ask that
you appoint a committee to investigate
the feasibility N thu move. Tue agent
NJ the - bicycle IL now Ia the
city ami would like 10 meet your com
mittUe aud submit his proposition. Al
oities " Importance have adopted the
wheel In mounting their police anu
feel satisfied that u We can obtain n
hearing that you will adopt IL here.",
COmms,ionor Empey-Chuok II In
the bsskg,.
Commissioner Noble-Let's recon.
mend the purchase Of wheel ior
! Chief Pratt. tie rs large and good
uatured aud should be treated accord
Ing 10 his needs.
Chief PtAtt--Gst me buggy never
mind tho wheel, Wusu | take into
/ my head 10 10 bicycle riding l'll iuf-
u.sl my own bike.
Commissioner Jennings, seeing
the possibility OF Ru expenditure IN
these piping times oi "rrtrsucnmonp
IN municipal affairs interrupted further
discussion by sayIrg, ~ move We adj
j0uTn."
The motion carried but not until tue
suspended tremeu came forward ami
declared that they we're not yst ready
10 proceed with the hearing " their
cases which were set down fJr August
9TH,