The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-25
THE CHARGES.

Amended 10 the above were the
charges. which are in full as follows;
Charge First-Neglect of duty.
Specification THAT on the 9Th day
Of January, 1896, at said Salt Lake
CITY the said James Devine, in viola
ton of his duty as chief engineer OF
the fire department of said city, falled
and neglected to promptly respond to
a public alarm of fire in said city. The
fire which occasioned said alarm being
in a dwelling house at No. $40 South
Ninth East street in said Salt Lake
City.
Specification 2-That on the 10th day
of January, 1896. at said Salt Lake City,
the said James Devine, in violation OF
his duty as chief engineer of the fire
department of said city, failed and
neglected tc respond to a public alarm
of fire in said city. The fire which &C.
casioned said alarm being a dwelling
house at No. 735 Third street in said
Salt Lake City.
Specification S-That on the 18th day
of January, 1896, at said Salt Lake City.
the said James Devine in violation of
his duty as chief engineer of the fire
department of said city failed and neg
lected to respond to a public alarm Of
fire in said city. The fire which occa-
stoned the alarm being in the Lincoln
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between Third and Fourth West
streets in said Salt Lake City.
Specification THAT on the 18th day
of February, 1896, at said Salt Lake
City, the said James Devine in viola
ton of his duty as chief engineer of
the fire department of said city, failed
and neglected to promptly respond to
public alarm Of fire in said city The
fire which occasioned this alarm beinE
hull
Main street in said Salt Lake City.
LOBBYING.
Specification 5-That on divers DAYS
and times between the 18th dav of
January, 1896 and the 18th day Of Feb
uary, 1896, at Salt Lake City. Utah.
the said James Devine. chief engineer
of the fire department Of said
city. was guilty of habituaIly
neglecting his duties as such
chief engineer, by mis-spending his
time away from said department and
in attendance upon the legislature of
the state Of Utah then in session at the
joint city and county building
in said Salt Lake CITY for
the purpose of lobbying and soliciting
and influencing the votes of members
OF SAID legislature in favor Of a certain
Dill then and there pending. having
relation to the police and fire deDart-
ments OF said Salt Lake City. and
known as senate bill No s. to the
manifest detriment of the said FIRE de-
partment. of which he is chief. and the
evil and pernicious example to his SUBJ
ordinate officers and men
TYRANNICAL AND ARROGANT.
Charge Second-Conduct prejudicial
to the good order. discipline and eff
ficiency of said fire department.
Specifcation-That on divers DAYS
and times between the list day of Jan
uary. 1895. and the 18th day of Feb
ruary, 1896. at Salt Lake City. Utah.
the said James Devine, in violation Of
his duty as chief engineer of the fire
department of said city, was guilty of
being habitually tyr,annical, arrogant.
disresDectful and ungentlemanly in his
conduct, speech and behavior toward
his subordinate officers and men in said
fire department, thereby creating dis
sension and discord among said suhor-
dinates, and between them and said
chief engineer, whereby the efficiency
of said fire department has been
greatly impaired, its members demon
allied and the insurable property in
said city subjected to extra and I'M
reasonable hazard.
JAMES GLENDINNING,