The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-07
CHARGES NOT
SUSTAINED.
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strongly of the opinion that the as
signment of the men to the apparatus,
/ by the chief, is judicious and proper.
1t certainly seems to the board that
! good Judgment would dictate that in
! view of the limited number of men in
! the department, those we have should
/ be gotten to a fire as quickly as posi-
! bic and upon the apparatus which is
! first put in service, and we recommend
/ that this disposition of the men be
! continued.
Patching Up.
Charge .. Specification H in re-
| gard to patching UP fire apparatus
and using hose cart with twenty-foot
extension and twelve foot ladder. and
failure to visit fire house No. more
than once month.
The evidence shows. and the board
already knew that the apparatus that
we have has been repaired.
The board has endeavored to adj
minister the affairs of the department
as economically as possible, and not
make requisition for new apparatus
where old would render efficient ser
vice.
The hose wagon at No. house is
but 1T has always rendered efficient
service at fires and while the board
would very much like to purchase a
new hose wagon, yet in view of the
necessity for economy in the affairs of
the city we have thought that the old
wagon could be used with safety for
some time longer.
With regard to the hose wago2 with
twenty-foot extension twelve-foot lad
der, the board listened to the evidence
upon the question and also examined
the apparatus referred to, and are of
the opinion that the ladders do not
make the wagon sufficiently top heavy
20 impair its efficiency or render it dan
gerous.
In responding to districts in this city
TO which it is impracticable to send the
aerial truck, it is necessary to have
ladders upon the hose wagon, with
which second and third story windows
of dwellings, can be reached.
The evidence in regard to the fire.
quency with which the chief visits
house No. , was that sometimes lie
did not go fer two or three weeks and
sometimes was there every day The
board is of the opinion that this
charge is not sustained.
Two Mem Only.
Charge 8. Specification b" 1t is
charged by reason of lack of manage
ment on the part of Chief Devine,
there were, on May % and y, 1895.
only two men in charge of No. fire
house at meal hours. This is strictly
forbidden by the chief, and if only
two men We're left in the house on
those days the officer in charge of the
house is responsible therefor.
The testimony was that the captain
prepared the schedule of meal hours;
in any event it was reprehensible in
the officer having charge of the house,
whether captain or assistant chief. to
allow all but two men to be absent at
the same time.
Specification CO. charges Chief De-
vine with being surly and snappish,
naughty and dictatorial, thereby breed
ing feeling of discomfort and hatred
among the men.
The evidence upon this point was
conflicting. and we are of the opinion
that the charge was not sustained
Specifcatio d. charge 3, charges
the chief with failure TO harmonic the
men and alleges that the chief and as
siStant chief have not been on speak
ing terms for months except when
public duty has made the exchange of
words absolutely necessary.
The evidence shows that when the
Grief came into the department there
was lack of harmony among the
men; that there We're two factions, and
that in particular Chief Donovan and
Captain Sullivan were bitter enemies
and had some alterations after the
chief came into the department; that
in attempting to reconcile these two
officers Captain Donovan took offense
at some censure of the conduct of these
men towards each other, and that for
q time the rela lions between the chief
and assistant chief were strained; that
last spring this estrangement was re-
moved.
FavOritism Not Sustained.
Charge 4. with reference to favorit-
ism OF individuals. We are of the
opinion that this charge was not sus-
tanned.
Charge ). The first specification
charges that Ed. Mccarthy acted as
nurse girl for Mrs. Devine. and that
he used material belonging TO Salt
Lake city in making Z. wardrobe and
chest of drawers for Mr.. Devine's
family.
The charge that Mr.. McCarthv acted