Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-10

| ensued, with several 81 appeal from
the decision OF the chair" coming from
different parts OF the house. Things
were getting decidedly mixed, " hen
the chair relented by reversing his de.
cision. After soma further discussion
| tho communication and bond by u
vote Of 10 to 4 was referred to the COM
mittee ON finance.
AN ECHO OF THE LATE FIRE.
The resolution OF the board OF police
anu IRE commissio ners, adopted at
| Monday nights meeting recommends
| ing that Firemen, Donovan, Sullivan,
Bywater and Vail, be each rewarded
| with q medal for the bravery they dis.
played at the Scott AuerbaGn FIRE, was
the next subject up for debate. Out OF
| courtesy TO Stewart the resolution was
| allowed to 60 over and come up under
the head of miscellaneous business,
when Stewart introduced similar
| resolution to that adopted by the board
and recommending that the sum OF
$3.50 OF the city'a funds be set apart to
uuy each oil the boys named medal.
O'Meata opposed the giviug OF a
medal TO any but Assistant Chief
Donovan, who had risked his life in
rescuing Miss Smith. Sullivan nigh t
have been hurt, hut be was on duty
| the next day.
"rhe commissioners" he said,
"never expected US to act favorsbly
upon the resolution" IL was only
gallery talk on their part anu bur
lssque Tor they had told him 30.
"Here'a Mr.. BywateT," continued
o'Meara, "sieps on tack and hurts
hls loot, and we are told he is desery-
lug OF a medal Tor IT.
"rhe city recorder is paid for his
services anu l suppose II he hsppens
TO stumble over a chair some day, we
VIII also have to give him n medal 1t
seems to me We are Offering an inCuce.
mont to oily employees to get hurt"
"Dr. Smith was at the fire aud fell
down aud IL ust as much entitled to
a medal as Charley Vsii lie. 1 am op.
Losed TO encouraging men to get hurt
in the pursuit OF theft duties"
Mulvey thought man who would
cave the life OF O fellow being was
entitled TO the highest recOg nltion.
The firemen were not receiving the
salaries they should, and he opposed
the reduction to sos q month at the
time 1t was mBde.
Stewart eai1 that IL what O'Meara
had attributed 10 the commissioners
was true, they were not tit men to be
mcmbers of the board.
Wiscomb eulUgizeJ the firemen Lnu
favored tue recognition Of bravery.
ROmney expressed the belief that
there was something behind the res0-
luton, which had not come to the
front. at Is The first time" he said,
sin all my experience with fire de.
partments, that L have seen the chief
ignored and 1t seems to me slut Is in
tended for him.
"Chiei Devine Is an honorable aud
capable man, hut because he was
not fortunate enough to break leg or
in some way hurt hImself, he Is not to
be recognized, nor ~ one word OF COM
mendati0D offered In his favor"
Mulvey took exceptions to E1mney's
remarks. as no one thought more OF
Chief Devine than he did. II there
WAS any thing at the back OF the reso.
luton, and Mr., RJmney knew it, he
should bring it out.
A motion was made to refer the
matter to the FIRE and police commit
tee.
o'Mesra moved at IN amendment
that Donovan only be RECALLED with
medal.
Dale offered substitute resolution,
providing That medal be gsven Dono-
van, Its cost not TO exceed 500.
Dale's substitute carried by o vote Of
l2to2.
lie Prohon and Stewart voted no,
ana explained it wsB because the sub
stitute did not include the four fire.
men.
Newell eaid he would like to have
voted for all, but he voted aye.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Superintendent OF the Wsterw orks II.
@, Wallace submitted q statement Of
tho expenses for the month Of January
as follows: Expenses, S2,l57.70; re-
ceipts, sl04 6S. Received and flied.
Tue city engineer submitted re-
port of the expenses OF his department
for the month Of January as follows:
Net expenses OF the department, S749
Sanitary Inspector j. J. Gfeenewald
petitioned the Council TO allow him
an extra horse anu cart to work In the
paved district, on East Temple street
from South Temple to Third South,
and on Fret and Second South. Rs.
lerred to committee ON streets.
Matchmaker Wilcken called the
Council's attention to rock slide OF |
the mouth OF Parley's canyon, causing l
the destruction Of about iOrly feet OF \
huming, and asked for Instructions, as |
the cost OF replacing the fume would |
be about $3.50 or $500. Referred, to
on irrigation. The water. |
master also recommended the putting \
In OF headgate In the South Jordan
canal.
Police Court Clerk Sboup reported
the disposal OF las cases duting the |
month OF DecemOer. Fines and for
FIXTURES amounting to 1926 70 we're
collected and had been deposited with |
the city treasurer. Filed.
J, ID. Morse presented claim for
$500 Tor rock furnished the city wafer.
Committee on irrigation.
Allen offered resolution which To |
c feet instructed the city engineer 20
report at the next meeting OF the |
what could DO done in the
way OF relief from tue inundation In
the western portion OF the city.
Adopted.
Councilman Dlehl and Mulvey, |
submitted financial etalement OF |
tho moneys received and expended at
tho convection Of fire chiefs held 10 |
this city last August The receipts
were 81, $3.50 anu expenditures 81 ,22f 49,
"A balance OF Sl05.S2,
W.. X, Perkins offered 70 sell 40 4