The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-14
FIRE AND POLICE BOARD
A Carnival Visitor Claims He
Was Roughly Handled.
CAPTAINS ARE CONFIRMED
THE PROMOTIONS WITHOUT IN
CREASE IN SALARY, HOWEVER.
WeIch VIII Get His Back Pay-Nee
Rules Submitted-The Two Chiefs
Object to Getting Only Ten Days
Vacation Each Year-Adjourned
Until the First Monday in August.


Until the First Monday in August.
The board of fire and police commits
sioners held a somewhat lengthy session
last night Noble being absent.
William Jennings, a resident of Ogden,
made some charges against the captain
Oh police for rough treatment while here
during the carnival days.
In substance the charge against Cap
tain Donovan was that he prevented the
complainant from crossing a street dur
ing the progress of the carnival process
sion.
Complainant alleges that on the after
noon of July he started to go to the
Holy Cross hospital; that in attempting
TO cross the street when the procession
was gong by he was seized by a police
man Complainant explained he had to
catch car for the hospital, but the Off
Ger seized him by the collar and put him
pack 10 the sidewalk. Mr.. Jennings told
the officer, whom he learned was Don
oVan, That he would be compelled to re-
port the matter at headquarters, where
upon the captain ordered an officer to ar
rest MIN. The complainant willingly ac-
comDanied the officer TO the station;
donovan followed and told the desk ser
geant that he did not desire TO put any
charge against the arrested man, in re-
ply to which the desk sergeant said if
ne (Jennings) would say nothing about
the occurrence no charge would be en-
tered against him.
In view of all this, he asks that the
BOARD take proper steps 10 censure the
police captain for treating complainant
like sneak thief and q, pickpocket."
The clerk was ordered to serve the par
ties concerned with copy of the charges
and cite them to appear before the board
at the first meeting in September, on the
presumption that full board will then
be present.
Commissioner Cohn reported favorably
on the appointment of w. H. Bywater
and A. Mccarthy to the rank Of captains
in the fire department. In explanation
TO questions from the chair, Chief Devine
said it made no difference in the salary.
The promotion of Mccarthy was made
for the simple reason that he did not de-
sire to appoint any one over him in au-
thority. II was simply changing the
rank from lieutenant to captain, in both
instances of which the salary was the
same.
Chairman Varian was not so sure such
change could be made without rules
from the board. 1t was his idea that the
board should designate the number of
captains. The report, however, was
adopted.
A communication from. the city re-
corder notifying the board of the coun-
ellis request that Liberty Park Keeper
power, brought forth the comment from
Mr. Varian Now, the council is taking
a singular action IN this matter. They
persist in holding the whip over this
board
Cohn did not question the good mo-
tive of the council, but he thought that
the park required a man who could give
all his time to looking after those who
persist in fast driving and similar Of
on motion of Jennings, the board de-
clined to accede to the demand of the
council.
the fire department be requested to flush
the cutters in garbage district NO. l,
the board after some informal talk passed
the matter without any action.
Commissioner Cohn reported favorably
on the claim of Fireman WEIGH for back
salary from September, 1894, to February,
1895, during which period he was suspend
ed from the department. The commits
Sioner'S accommodation was based upon
an opinion from the city attorney, who
held that the case was a parallel one
with these of the other firemen suspend
ed about the same time and awarded pay
by the courts.
Chairman Varian submitted a draft of
several new rules governing the fire and
police department. One was to provide
that each member be granted a leave of
absence for ten days each year. Applica-
lions for such vacations must be made
to the superior officer and board two
weeks before hand. Another rule provided
that such applications for leave of abb
sence be considered in executive session
by the board and the names of those
granted vacations not given out.
Chief Devine registered a kick agaisnt
allowing him only ten days leave of alb
sence each year. Chief Pratt did the
same Mr.. Devine pointed to the fact
that he was always required to be on
duty. 1t was a difficult matter, for ex
ample. to attend fire chiefs convention
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days.
The suggestion was favorably acted
upon, and provision incorporated to the
effect that the chief engineer, the chief
of police, assistant ire chief and the cap
tain of police may be granted leave of
absence at the discretion of the board.
Another section provided that no mem
Der of the fire department shall reside
more than four blocks away from the fire
station. This met with some opposition,
and was laid over for further conSidera-
ton.
Other rules with few immaterial modi-
fications were adopted.
Councilman Callister was present and
spoke relative to an electric light in
spector. 1t was the desire of the improve
ment committee to have the fire chief act
as such. According to the contract with the
lighting company the inspector would be
required to visit the distributing station
and see that sufficient power was fur
nished.
DOCS lIe Guy expect u pay Iue cHleL
anything for that extra service?" asked
Chairman Narian.
"Oh, yes: we expect to pay him ten or
fifteen dollars a month"; replied Caliister
Jennings wanted to know if Mr.. Callister
didn't think a contract involving about
sos coo would warrant the employment
of a regular inspector to look after the
lighting.
Callister said all the city would require
would be for the chief to keep a record
of all complaints and order lights on dark
nights.
The commission saw no objection to
having the chief perform such duties, and
commission would acduies in the appoint
ment
The board then adjourned until the first
Monday in August.
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