Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-07-06


knowingly failed TO return salute, an
that II he had failed to do % Il must
have been when he was engaged In
conversation with some ons elsB ami
had failed to see the salute Oi the
subordinate except upon Que or twr
occasions when, the chief ,tatss, he
failed to return the salute In vAsts
wbtre tho subordinate ealuinx haI
previously failed to salute the chef
Tue commission ats d the opinion
hat the failure Of the chief 10 salute
under such circumstances IL very
rrpi ehrnsible; should the subordinate
fail 10 talut. the chief, he ought to be-
called TO oTief, and II his Intentions
were TO will ully show disrsepuct 10 the
chief, the ole der should be promptly
nned, or reported 10 tue commission,
but ou subsequent occasion refusing
answer the salute VI such nn
I offender because he had on u former
occasion not shown proper respect to
the chief H., In the opinion OF the COM
MISSION not the way TO punish mem-
her OF tue force, and we are OF tue
| opinion that salute by subordinate
to the chief should always be Returned
| by him, no matter what the relations
| arc between the chief aud such subOr-
/
| diuate.
Charge 1. Specification "F" with
reference to holding tue Ssatp check.
The c3mmissiOn nnda this
charge TO be- wholly unsus,alnoi, aud
| iully endorses all that has boon done
| by the chief with reference 70 the
iuuds that have come into his hands.
| His instructions were o. hold such
iu uds Ia his hands until the board
should decide to what purpose they
should DO applied.
Toe board had had under conildsr-
alton tho establish mont OF relief
| fund, but ~ yet 10 determination has
been reached In regard to It. Tue
evidence Ia regard 10 tho Scare check
shows that MI. Sears brought the
check 10 the Otlios Of the oniei, tue
chief ami secretary being present aud
that nothing was said by him NJ the
time In regard to what disposition
should be mado OF the money.
Tue receiving Of thu check was re-.
ported by the chiui to the board ana
-atns was Deposited Ia tbs bank ~ the
name VI tho cnici engineer with other
monies derived from kits TO the do.
pertinent ana money derived from
lines.
The chiefs accounts OF moneys re-
celved from these sources ate satls'ac'
tory to the board.
Charge ., specification ga" In 70
gard to iuefficleLoy nj fires. Very full
evidence was taRDu upon this point,
aud after hearing all OF tho evide G.
the board are Of the opinion that all VI
the fires mentioned In the specification
were efficiently handed, sud tnat ne
more water was USED than good iuig.
msnt, at the time VI the hfe, would
dictate. 1t IL eAsieT after IRE to say
how much water should have beeI
used than TO know dutlng this progress
OF the fite how much II necessary q
p tout the fire.
Tue object u fro Department 10 Il
put out q nre nss potdily as possible Abt
prevent Its spreading; In doing thl
m0u Sstor may sometimes to use
than u critical examination OF tht
premises after the fire 10 over show 4
have been necessary. The use Of waite
must rest largely upon the discretion
OF the subordinate officers and men
ana the board are OF the opinion thai
In all Of the fires mentioned IN thu
specifications, both tbs ctlCsfH and tn
meu did excellent work.
Charge ., Specification 3D." tina
at tue Waltner Clothing fire 1900 fee
OF hose waro laid out, aud that IN cast
OF another call the chief could mi
have responded with the hose, tn
board are OF the opinion that tn
chief should use care In keeping, I
possible, some hose feeled whiol
could be- taken 10 another alarm, bu
Ia the case inttanced tho ire was nj
loiniLg the Cullen hotel, and the nvi
drnce shows that there was smoke II
the Cullen hotel basement and It wa
not known, NJ the beginning Of tn
IRE, whether II was In the hotel or moi
aud In view Of the fact that the sat
hotel was a large building filled viii
guests, the commission are OF tue opln
ion that tile chief was warranted II
, laying out all OF the hose that was laiI
out at the fre.
Charge .. Specification "E," will
reference to having steamers out o.
service. Tho evidence shows that tn
steamer at House No. has boon Il
service ever since the lack Of waite
, pressure In the spring, and that II ha
. never been customary TO have tn
steamers la active service with q nor
NAL water pressure but are always heli
l
| steamer In No. house has never beeI
} in active service since long beior
Chiet Devlne's appointment by tn
, Mayor; II 1, kept In readiness Tor
second call.
The apparatus At No. house cor
sists OF hose wagon, hose reel an
8 steamer. IL 10 impera,ively neoessET
) that the hose wagon and reel DO taket
) at once to lire, as they must niece,
. sRrlly be used before the steamer, an
} In majority OF iuotAnces tho steame
. Ia never used at all, In addition to TIL
there are nj No. no places for horse
, fyr the steamer.
. There arc stalls for five horses {
! which one 10 Tor the assistant chief
buggy, two horses for the hose waEOl
anu QUE or two hOrses for the hose rec
! according 10 whether a one or tw
, hoTse reel Is In service; IL Will Their
. tore be seen that 1t IL impossible
have n steamer ut Station 2 IN activ
. service and have 1t respond upon
= fret call
/ Specification "FD under the cam
. ohsrRe. In regard 20 taking away 5u
I feet OF hose from House No. 2.
l The evidence shows that when th
/ two h0rse.h oBe-reBl was used theI
1 we're 1000 feet OF hose at House No.
: lu putting tho steamer In acuy
D service, II became necessary to put th
Ons horse reel at No. 9, reducing ia
/ amount Of hose 10 1850 feet.
This was the best tho Chief could
, | with the appaFltus aud horses iuI