The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-16
FERNsrRoMs RESOLUTION.


Councilman Fernstroms resolution
provided that the chief of police be in
structed to reinstate the eight unlaw-
fully deposed policemen to their re-
spective position, and relieve from
duty those who were illegally ap-
pointed.
In speaking for the adoption of his
resolution, Fernstrom said the eight
tousted policemen must necessarily be
restored to their positions, and the
6sooner it was done the better it would
= be for the taxpayers, who are paying
SIS a. day for the double or unearned
salaries.
Then, as a part of his argument,
Fernstrom had Recorder Backman read
The Herald's report of his speech in
the council last May opposing confirm
alton of the mayors appointments be-
cause of the danger in inviting eXpen-
sive litigation. The author of the res
olution went a little further, reciting
reasons why the removals were opi
posed by himself and five fellow Dem
OcratS but the non-partiSan and Re-
publican members voiced strong objec-
ton to hearing any more on the line
of vindication.
Callister subjected Fernstrom to a
cross fire of questions to test his sin
cerity in opposing the removal Of the
Der from the Third diSclaimed that he
had solicited Chief Pratt to induce the
mavcr to appoint some of his conStit-
uents on the force in settlement of his
campaign debts.
Councilman Siddoway, noticing the
discontinue of those of his colleagues
who. as non-partisans and Republicans.
were mentioned in Sundays Herald as
having voted to illegally remove the
policemen, made the point that it made
no difference how the vote stood last
May, the question now being to re-
instate the men and thus save unneces-
sary expense.
In Ffowe's opinion there was no al
tentative left and the deposed men
should be restored 10 their old positions
without further delay. He added that
he voted mo- on the removals because
ne believed such action would be lille
aal. and for the further reason that his
Relief was the depoSed men were more
leflicient than Mayor Clark's and Chief
Pratt's new appointees. Howe favored
reinstating the men before commencing
to consider a proposition to increase
the police force.
Robertson feigned amusement at
The Herald's article of Sunday morn
ing, showing how the judgment of the
reliable Democratic side of the council,
in refusing to consent to the removals
had been Yindicated. Straying far
away from the point, Robertson
charged that the opponents to the lille
gal ousting scheme of last May had
previously sought places on the police
force for their friends and, although
unsuccessful, by SO doing had acl1nowl-
edged the right or desire to appoint
new policemen in the reorganizing of
the department.
Fernstrom sprung a point Of order
on Robertson, and the latter character
lied President Barnes ruling in Fern
strom's favor as gag law. The presi-
dents decision was appealed from, re-
sulting in the overruling of the de-
cision. The vote was 13 to s. the af-
firmative votes being announced by
Fernstrom, Howe, Margetts, Siddoway
and Weller
A FLIdSY CHARGE.
Robertson resumed by alleging that
Councilman Howe had solicited the ap-
pointment Of James Sabine, jr. to be a
desk sergeant, and that President
Barnes and Councilman Fernstrom had
also gone to the chief to urge the APP
pointment Of Joe Bull, Fowler, Back
and a fourth Third precinct citizen on
the police force last May. Robertson
, also charged that the fight against the
removals was hypocritically made, and
Hse also the efforts to reinstate the de-
! posed men by resolution.
Romney expressed regret that The
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