The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-11

/ preme court, be tried over again; and.
acting under his instructions, the chief
has filed charges.
Il want to say" said Chief Devine
last night, that 1 am tired of this
work. 1 am getting weary of having
every man who is working under me,
kicking. If the city attorney wants
these men tried he will have to take
| charge of the case himself"
/ Mr.. Noble thought that the commits
sion had best leave the mattek alone
until after the supreme couI - had
passed upon the appeal which Ne un-
derstood was now pending.
IF you prefer charges against these
men. you admit they are firemen," he
said.
''Wel!, they are" responded Devine.
''They are in the department and
working right along"
| well, what do we want to try them
over again for?" inquired Noble.
1T is a plan on the part of the Aity,
as I understand it," said the chair
Ito have the men tried on the same
charges which were preferred one year
ago, and if they are dismissed it viii
save the city from paying the salaries
which are due"
I am still of the opinion that We
ought to let the matter alone said
Mr.. Noble.
We'll. we are guided by the advice
Of the city attorney" said Commits
sioner Empey. I'VE ought to get rid
of them some way"
The result of the debate was that
the four firemen will be notified that
they must appear for trial on June 81.
/ The city attorney will be told by the
secretary today that he will be eX-
pected to appear and prosecute in NbS--
half of the city
The charges are that Mowers is pre-
disposed to consumption and has d bad
cough; that at one time he had to take
| a lay-Of on account of his lungs, and
therefore he is unfit for service.
The charges against Gilbert are that
he is hard of hearing; that his eye
sight is bad, and that he is therefore
incompetent.
1t is alleged that Clark is a man
with an unsOund heart; that he is slug
gish and has predisposition to rheu-
matism.
McMullin is charged with bad habits
and being unfit from disease.
One line of the defence will be that
the evidence which is taken at the
trial will have to be strictly confined
to the condition Of the me year
ago. *
Mr.. Noble expressed himself being
of the opinion that the trial would not
be held; that the court would enjOin
the commission before the time ar
rived.
The charges against Moreton were
read. They are to the effect that on
June he reported for duty at o'clock
in the morning in an Intoxicated con-
d1tiOn and that ne was drunk at 1880.
MoretOn has waived all rights in the
matter and asks that he be heard as
soon as possible. The hearing was
fixed for next Monday evening
Il hope you will make this stick this
time" said Commissioner Empey to
Devine, who said not 8 word in reply.
All the members of the board then
INDUCED in a little comment regarding
the state of the fire department. Re
ferring to the fight the four reinstated
men are making. Commissioner Empey
asked the chief if he had placed Gilbert
back where he was when he wasNSis-
missed.
No; he is on the floor. He win get
his pay for a captain if he is not dis
charged this time though. He wants
TO be reinstated as he was"
They want it all. don't they?" asked
Empey. Then he added: 1T is hard
TO get rid of them"
This ended the episode and the board
took up the question of fire and police
bills for the month.
The police bills allowed amounted
to $934O and those of the fire depart
ment to $116.67.
Chief Devine filed his monthly state
ment, showing the expenses Of his
department for the month at S2,611.5S.
Chief Pratt's statement is as fol-
lows: =
Payrolls NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1906
Special payrolls ................ $500
Other bills NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 171.S2
Total observation-disclosures. 80, Soo.9S
An informal discussion regarding
the purchase of additional apr A9tus
for the fire department was ihdhIged
in, the chairman stating that new
wagon or two was needed and rather
favoring the idea that one should be
purchased.
John Sears filed a written charge
against officer Talbot for shooting his
horse at Liberty park some weeks
ago.
When the reading was finished,
Chief Pratt stated that he had re-
port to make on the case.
why are we still on that matter"
said Empey. Il thought that was
disposed of
Chief Pratt stated that he had in
vestigated the matter as best he
could. He had seen many parties
who had exonerated the officer. and
while he had offered Sears chance
to produce proof, the latter had failed.
Commissioner Empey suggested
that Sears was going to take
the matter into the district court
In all probability there is where nc
will have to go to get Nettlement
for the comrnissionr~ile0 his CHARGE
with instructions to the secretary "a
notify him of the same and mail with
the report a copy of the statement Of
the chief.
George H Gannoway, the colored
man who was taken <from the box at
the theatre on the night of the silver
convention, preferred charges against
Officer Carman, stating that he put a
pair of nippers on him and did var1-
Gus things calculated to humil2te
him, for which he wants tho offsSer<
tried and dismissed.
This matter was referred to the
chief to investigate.
Walter L. Eason was confirmed as
enter upon his dutieSAat once.
The board then went into executive
session and considered the matter OF
a reduction in the number of men in
the fire department in accordance with
the provisions of the ordinance re-
Gently passed by the city council It
was decided that as yet the board had
no official notice of the passing of the
ordinance and the matter was allowed
to go over until next week. In the
meantime a hint viii be given tne
city recorder that now is the proper
time in which to write a letter.