Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-07-06
VERY GOOD ADVICE GIVEN.
F,yorItism Will Not Be Allowed In
Tho Department.
NEITHER WILL INSTRUMENTATION
,...,..u Of Disusp.ioss Take Notice
la ,hc Hands Of naJor
Hashln.

The nre and police commissioners
have, after careful confederation anu
,sview. finished the compilation OF
lhelr report to Mayor Baskin OF the
hearing In the uase Of Chief Devine.
Tho work was not completed until
lac hour this afternoon. Chairman
I,nnIugs Immediately presented
e9py OF tho findings to tho Mayor
They arc NJ follows;
otFtCE OF THE BOARD OF POLICE AND
FIRE COMMISSIONERS
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah,
July 6Ih, 1895.
To the Honorable Mayor OF Salt
Lake CITY, Utah.
Sif;-The board OF Police aud Fire
Commissioners, caused 10 be tervel
upon James Davino, chief Of the mo
dSpaftmsni OF Salt Lake City a COPY
Of the charges preferred by II. J. sun.
van aud others, and hearing was had
lhefson, lasting Ave iull days and end
ing July 8rd, 1895.
or the charges preferred, the follow.
ing were atricken out;
charge regarding tho holding Of secret
meetings with leaders OF the Republican
PARTY aud In discussing political matters
upon tho street and In attending the Re-
publican barbecue at Murray.
Under the first specification thoro was
also stricken out the charge that orders
do not 70 directly to tho assistant chlOf
or his captains, but arc transmitted
through third parties. Undor the second
specification thoro was stricken out tho
charge that the chief has had two lanterns
lighted at night, which have burg on
tho outside OF the steamer nj No. .
house, and under third paragraph ~"
with reference to the number of hours on
each week were stricken out. Tho re-
mainds. Of the charges were considered
hdoiail sud all Of the evidence obtain
ablo was considered.
Charge /. speci roation "a" After
carefully Weighing the evijencs We
are Of the opinion that tue following
conclusions are warranted, and WI
take up each charge In its orders
We lind that the chief has smoked
upon the apparatus floor at timos when
he would be- smoking In his ofilcs AM
would 10 called out upon the noor 10
look AFTER some matter.
Rule II, page % referred 10 In this
charge, IL n rule made by tho chief Tor
the government Of the oiilcers and
men, sod while, strictly speaking, tho
chief perhaps IL not Bmenabls TO this
rule himself, being one made by him
Tor the government Of the officers Rnd
men under him, yet the opinion OF the
commission IL that as long no the men
are prohibited from smoking upon the
n OF, that the chloi should observe tue
tame rule ~ being much more con.
ducive to good order and discipline.
Charge /. Specification "B" with
reference to taking part Ia political
conventions.
There was no evidence that the ohiei
hau been delegats TO any political
convention or that he had taken any
public part In any political convention,
hut the evidence disclUses that III,
chief was In attendance upon u polite.
al meeting NJ Provo anu was about
upon the fOor Of this house talklbe
with different individuals anu appAT.
emily taking considerable interest In
the proceedings. 1t also appears that
the chief IL member OF the executive
Committee OF the Republican League
elubb OF Utah Territory.
The commission are OF the opinion
That while this activity In politics may
not have been carried to M extent h
Interfere with the efficiency OF the iiT,
department., yet the chief 10 violating
The spirit, II net the letter OF the
law, and We shall In the future In
slst upon his RETAINING from attend
hnce upon political conventions
ana shall request him to resign hi
losllion as member OF the exeoutiv,
committees OF the Republican League
CLUBS " Utah. In our opinion tn,
ohlei should not leave the city for tn,
purpose Of attending political oonven
uone AMI his membership Of tue ex'
touliye committee Of the Republican
League clubs must necessarily requir,
MIN participation In party pOlitlCl
Hbleh the spirit OF the law, at least
IoThids.
Charge l. Specification 49," will
isle'enee to entering In uniform any
place wnere spirltuOus, malt or intoxl
eaIlhg liquors hto sold.
ihe evidence disOloses that upon tn,
Hay OF The public exhibition given May
Nt' loOb, the chief entered the Oxiprl
ni9on with Chief Binford, OF Ogden
~ the testimony on the matter o
uoluR In Uniform was that no WAS In
uhlorm all uny. This charge was, ri
ue beginning OF the hearing, admitted
tue ohief, but admission was after
wards withdrawn and the proseculi OI
Pa, upon their proof.
We think the evidence shows tha
aeohleidid enter the Oxford saloon OF
me Jay stated, In uniform, anu whil,
'u.e IL, page 90, under which tn,
SnsfGu IS brought, 10 . rule made by
'S n chief for tho government OF th,
tueels anu men under him, we are Of
I've opinion that, Rs in tho case OF rul,
~ tAge6i governing the uss OF tobac
~, IAe ehloi ought, In the iuIeTest d
voI discipline, TO refrain from enter
HAloon except In the performance
u his duties, upsn an oocasion wheI
10 under officer or memher Of til,
aOlug s0.
Charge 1, Bpsoitioation 0D.v oharp