The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-07

in Employing Men In His Depart
ments and Handling OF Fires.
The decision of the fire and police
board was submitted yesterday to the
mayor. In some parts it censures the
chief, in others finds him guiltless, de-
plores the lack of harmony and as
sures the men that there will be no
favoritism or characterization, for the
board VIII act fairly toward both sides
Summed up briefly the chief is CEN
sured for smoking and drinking against
the rules and for violating the spirit
of the law in his political activity He
is upheld in his actions regarding APP
paratus, handling OF money and en-
ployment of the men in various du-
ties around his apartments. The action
of the department at the various fires
is declared TO be good. The charges of
favoritism and of naughty and dicta-
torial conduct are declared to be not
sustained
The Report in Full.
The report addresses the mayor, and,
after reciting the fact of the trial,
continues:
OF the charges preferred, the fol-
lowing were stricken out:
Under the first specification, the
charge regarding the holding of secret
fnsetlngs with leaders of the Republi-
81 party and in discussing political
mSters upon the street and in attend
ind the Republican barbecue al Muir
ray.
Under the first specification there
was also stricken out the charge that
orders do not go directly to the as
SisJant chief or his captains, but are
transmitted through third parties.
Under the second specification there
was stricken out the charge that the
chief has had two lanterns lighted at
night, which have hung on the out
side IF the steamer at No. house,
and under third paragraph a with
reference to the number of hours off
each week, We're stricken out. The re-
mainder OF the charges were considered
in detail and ali of the evidence obtain
able was considered.
His Smoking.
Charge 1. Specification "A" After
Carefully weighing the evidence, we
are of the opinion that the following
take UP each charge in its order:
We find that the chief has smoked
upon the apparatus floor at times when
he would be smoking in his Office, and
would be called out upon the floor to
look after some matter.
Rule II, page 81, referred to in this
charge, is a rule made by the chief Cor
the government of the officers and
men. and while, strictly speaking, the
chief perhaps is not amenable to this
rule himself, being one made by him
for the government of the officers and
men under him, yet the opinion of the
commission is that as long as the men
10 prohibited from smoking upon the
1.-Jr, that the chief should observe the
same rule as being made more con-
ducive to good order and discipline.
Political Activity.
Charge I. Specification 3D. with ref
.sr nee TO taking part in political con-
ertions
! There was no evidence that the chief
had been a delegate to any political
convention or that he had taken any
public part in any political convention,
but the evidence oiScloseS that the
chief was in attendance upon d poll
teal meeting at Provo and was about
upon the floor of the house talking
with different individuals and appar-
emily taking considerable interest in
the chief is a. member of the executive
committee OF the Republican League
clubs of Utah territory.
The commission are of the opinion
that while this activity in politics may
not have been carried on to an extent
40 interfere with the efficiency of the
ire department, Yet the chief is. VIC
lating the spirit, if not the letter of
the law, and we shall in the future in
sist upon his refraining from attend
ance upon political conventions, and
shall request him TO resign his position
as member Of the executive committee
of the Republican League clubs of
Utah. In oar opinion the chief should
not leave the city Tor the purpose of
attending political conventions and his
membership of the executive committee
Of the Republican League clubs must
necessarily require of him a partici-
patton in party politics which the spirit
of the law, at least, fOrbids.
His SociabIe Drink.
Charge ]. Specification -" with
reference 10 entering in uniform any
\ place where spirituous, malt or intoxi-
eating liquors are sold
The evidence discloSes that upon the
day Ct the public exhibition given May
/. 1895, the chief entered the oxford
saloon with Chief Binford. of Ogden
All the testimony on the matter of be-
ing in uniform was that he was in
uniform all day. This charge was, at
: the beginning Of the hearing, admitted
by the chief, but admission was after
wards Withdrawn and the prosecution
put upon their proof.
We think the evidence shows that
the chief did enter the Oxford saloon
on the day stated, in uniform and
while rule II page Go, under which the
charge is brought, is a rule made by
the chief for the government of the
officers and men under him, we are of
the opinion that as IN the case of rule
II, page 61, governing the use Of to-
bacco, the chief ought, in the interest
of good discipline, 30 refrain from en-
= tsEzng a saloon except in the perform
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