The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-14
POLICE AND FIRE BOARD.
RECEIVES BURToN's WITH
DRAWAL OF CHARGES.
It Is Simply Filed-Anual Report of
the Woman's Rescue Mission
Appointment OF. VIM. Fitzgerald
as Fireman Approved.

The board of fire and police commits
sioners held a meeting last night for the
transaction of routine business. Com
missioner Dinniny acted as chairman in
the place of Mr. Noble, who is out of the
city, and Mr.. Kenyon and Mr.. Grant
We're present Outside of the numerous
bills that were considered there was but
little done: Just before the board ad-
journed, Mr.. Kenyon presented the fol-
lowing communication for the action OF
the board:
Salt Lakt City. Utah, Nov. Is, 1897.
THE Hon. Board of Police and Fire Com
missioners of Salt Lake City
Gentlemen: L herewith withdraw all
charges made, preferred and presented by
me against Arthur Pratt. chief OF ponce
of Salt Lake City, and do hereby ask your
honorable board to dismiss the same from
further consideration.
Il beg to assure your honorable board
that 1 take this action believing the
same to be nothing more nor less than
justice to all parties concerned. very re-
spectfully, HENRY B. BURTON.
Mr.. Kenyon moved that the communl-
cation be filed. The motion was carried
without dissenting vote.
The annual report of the Women Res
cue mission was read and nled. Inc re-
port called attention to the fact that a
number of young girls under the age OF
consent were inmates of some OF the
houses of i'll fame in the city. 1t was sug-
gested by Dinniny that the matter should
be looked up and stop put 10 II, p1t
no official action was taken by the board.
Chief Devine's acceptance of William
Gilbert's resignation from the fire depart
ment was approved, and GIlbertS name
was placed upon the city pay rolls at a
salary of $3.50 per month, in accordance
with the action taken in the matter of his
retirement
A communication was read from the
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone company
in which they withdrew the bills for the
use Of telephones in the residences of
Samuel Paul and Arthur Pratt, these
bills having been disalIowed by the com
mission at a previous meeting. But the
company substituted a bill for telephone
service in the residence Of Arthur Pratt
from April l to July l. 1897 This latter
bill was disallowed on the same grounds
as the former ones.
A communication was read from Chief
Devine in which he asked the approval
of the board in his appointment of Will
lam Fitzgerald as a member OF the hre
department, vice William Gilbert, re-
! signed. Approved. Another commun1ca-
ton from the chief recommended the pro-
ment as lieutenant. The chief explained
that he needed a lieutenant to place in
/ charge of any of the companies when one
! of the captains was off duty. The board
! confirmed the appointment This is the
| first appointment under the act which
allows 1feUtenants in the department.
Chief Devine reported that the roof of
engine house No. had been repaired and
/ strengthened as per instructions, and it
1 had been done at cost or Sl6J.06.
Adopted.
/ A bill was read, which was referred to
the board by the city council, from Grant
Bros. Livery stable for $40. The charges
were principally for the use of convey
! ances used in 1895 by the polics in their
! hunt for Coughlin and George. AS the
| items were before the present board s
time it was referred to the secretary to
investigate and make the proper reply to
! the council. The council had referred 1t
to the commissioners for their considera-
ton of the validity of the bill.
A bill was read from the Union Light
/ and Power company for the two arc lights
on each side of the city jail. This
! amounted to $40, and was disallowed on
! the grounds that the franchise of the
company provided for the free lighting OF
the police station and Jail. With this bill
was another for the electric lights inside
of the Jail, which was also disapprOved.
The Salt Lake and Ogden Gas and
Electric Light company also sent in a
bill for the TWO arc lights for the months
of August September and October, the
amount being $50. Another for the cleo
trio lights in the JAIL but these were
disallowed on the same grounds as the
/ others.
Bills were read and approved for the
different departments as follows: Police
$1S0.55: fire, S2.97746; prison. $37952.
a bill of $50 was allowed for the print
ing of the rules and regulations of the
| department. The board adjourned subject
to the call of the chairman.