The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-26

Another meeting was held at the
fire department yesterday. 1t is evil
dent that the recent visit Of the Ogden
chief has given the Salt Lake official
an additional inspiration, for at the
gathering referred to he Informed the
men that he had decided that a uni
form jacket should be worn in the
summer time The men do not take
very kindly to this innovation, mas
much as the cost Of these garments is
thought to be too steep. They will
cost in the neighborhood of SO each.
The chief was told at the meeting
that the idea was distasteful to them;
that they did not feel like mourning
this expense. The jackets are 'loafing
clothes pure and simple. The chief
has decided that the men shall not SIT
around the department in their shirt
sleeves and has concluded that ne VIII
be too severely criticised II he de-
mands that they shall sit IN the mouse
clad in the heavy coats Inc members
Of the department think that they
should be allowed to wear a uniform
shirt. the same as is allowed in other
METROPOLITAN cities, save, OF course,
ogden. In all the larger cities of the
east the men have a heavy blue SHIRT
for winter and a light black one for
summer wear In these kinds OF IN
stances the men, when an alarm IS
sent in, are all ready to go to the fre:
With these proposed coats the men Will
be compelled to delay matters while
thew change their clothes. The men
claim that there are too many lnnoVa-
tons being introduced.
Yesterday the chief decided that hats
will be worn, and in accordance with
that decision a box was bought. They
are plain black and are very comtor-
table. The men do not object to these
in the least.
One of the fremen was hauled up on
the carpet yesterday and lacked up
because he is supposed to have COM
municated some news to The Herald.
The chief need not be alarmed in this
connection. No man ought to be
criticised for asserting his rights. This
country is yet a free one IN some
respects. The fire department is not
Russian affair. Some OF It's Workings
at least are open to the public and the
latter have a right to knowledge of
what is going on inside. There is more
good news in the department than the
few official bulletins contain and 1t
will be obtained.
The chief has had his buggy painted
It is noticed that the letters f. d. are
not on the vehicle now. There is
great deal Of speculation over this
omission; not by firemen, they are no
responsible for all that comes from Mr..
Devine's department but by others
who are of the opinion that the cam
paign is about to open, and that ii
would not look we'll for the chief to
drive around on any possible tours
with the official title of his work Ia
belled on his buggy. 1t is possible,
too, that people in the park noticing
this wagon spinning round the track
might make remarks.
Some of the friends of the hremen
who have noticed that the chief is so
particular in having his men wear
their uniforms, have suggested that
perhaps if he would practice what he
breaches that discipline would be bet
ter subserved 1t grinds the average
American to have to obey a rule which
MS superior officer repeatedly and
violates.
Another member of the fire depart
nent was hauled UP yesterday and
asked where his uniform trousers were
and why he was wearing an old pair.
He was told that the trousers were
1t the tailor's where the oil which
;oiled them was being taken out; the
Iame having been soaked in at the
Sears fire. By the way, The Herald |
S informed that the check for SIPS
which was presented to the depart |
nent by Nate Sears, npt as a reward, |
,ut for the purpose of permitting the
boys to get new pantaloons to replace |
heir old ones. has notfyet been divided |
~ the chief.