The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-16


on Dec. 81 last. the necessity became
apparent of placing both the police and
fire departments on a practical and
legal basis" as called for in Council
man Howe's resolution. The commit
tee on municipal laws, with City Attor-
ney Hall associated, held a meeting
Thursday evening TO consider the ext
gencies of the case and to devise a
plan, having for its object the full
fllment of the Howe resolution.
So far very little has been given out
The Herald is enabled this morning to
outline how it is proposed to place the
police and fire departments on the basis
contemplated by the Howe resolution.
TWO NEW ORDINANCES.
At Tuesday evenings council meeting
the committee on municipal laws and
the city attorney will submit, with their
recommendation for passage. two bills
for ordinances recreating and reorgan-
izing the police and fire departments,
naming the title and number of Off
GERS and men composing each respect
i've department, defining their duties
and powers, and repeating all conflict
ing ordinances or resolutions.
\ CHIEF AND 80 SUBORDINATES.
The new ordinance pertaining to the
! police department calls for chief of
| police, 8 duty sergeants. 8 desk ser
geants, detectives. > drivers of the
patrol wagon. ? mounted officers and 20
patrolmen, in all SO officers and men,
/ the same number that composed the
force before the chieftaincy was abol-
ished by the Dale ordinance a month
! ago.
The qualifications of the members are
| defined in the bill to be. briefly that
they must be able bodied citizens com
petent to perform the duties required of
them" The appointing power is by
/ law vested in the mayor, and the cOun-
ell has the prerogative of confirming
/ the appointments.
! Removals may be made by the chief
4 for the violation of any rule or order
to which the members of the force are
subject. the fact of such removal to be
/ reported to the mayor and council
Either the mayor or the council, with
the concurrence of the other, may re-
move without cause. alleged or shown.
The powers and duties Of the chief, Off
GERS and men are similar to those
named in the old ordinance.
ANOTHER ORDINANCE AS TO PAY.
As to compensation, it is recited that
each member of the departments shall
receive a monthly salary as provided
~ ordinance, which shall be in full
payment for all services rendered by
them to the city" The purpOrt of the
salary provision is that another Ordi-
nance fixing the salaries Of all appoint
i've city officers and employees will
govern.
THE SALARY SCHEDULE.
At the next council meeting the
finance committee win submit a COM
plete salary schedule in the form OF a
bill for an ordinance, scaling down in
the aggregate of salaries paid and the
number of feeders at the public crib
sufficient to effect an annual saving of
about 80 per cent on the pay rolls. a
sum in excess of $50. 900 for the ensuing
year. This sum to be saved viii go to
the sinking fund for the redemption of
bonds maturing in 1908.
RELATING TO THE FIRE DEPART
MENT.
The bill for an ordinance placing the
fire department on a practical and le-
gal basis" reads much the same in gen
erai terms as does the one referring to
the police force. References to oualifi-
cations, appointments, removal, sala-
ries, powers and duties, are similar in
both the proposed ordinances, which,
by the way, are quite certain TO be put
into immediate passage and effect.
The passage of the two ordinances
and the adjustment of salaries all
around at the same time will pave the
way for the early consideration of ap-
pointments made and yet to come from
the mayor for places at the head and
within the fire, police and all other de-
partments.
PERSONNEL AND CHIEFS NEW
POWERS.
In the new fire ordinance provision is
made for a chief, 1 assistant chief, cap
tains, ? lieutenants. = engineers. l su-
perintendent of fire alarms, secretary I
and operator and Is firemen. pipemen
and wagon drivers, in all q officers and
men, the same number that now con-
stitutes the department force.
The ordinance as drawn is very long, /
at least the one was that a member of /
the council committee had in his Dos
session when seen by & reporter yes
terday. 1t is modelled after the Kansas /
City ordinance and gives additional /
powers to the chief, who is eX-officlo 2
fire inspector, in the way of supervising
the handling of red fire in theatres,
electric wire installations and connec-
tons. and in condemning fire traps and
buildings unprovided with fire escapes /
and extinguishing equipment.
FIRE LIMITS EXTENDED.
a very radical change over the old /
ordinance is the section pertaining to !
the fire limits. At present the fire lin
its extend from Second East street TO ]
First West. and from Fourth South to
North Temple and down North State I
to South Temple street eastward one
block. The limits are TO extend one
block farther east, and from First West
street westward to a line running from
Fourth South TO North Tempie through /
the blocks, ten rods west from Fifth I
West street. On the passage of the or
dinance it viii be unlawful TO repair !
or construct any building of wood or
framed lumber within the prescribed (
area and any new wooden or shiugle /
roofs will be prohibited.