Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-02

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minlstration of the affairs OF the city
as possible.
BY n recent decision OF the Supreme
court Of the State, the right of the city
to reduce its police force in the discre-
| ton of the authorities thereof has been
| fully recognized. and as there are two
more men on the present force than
| the number fixed by ordinance. l name
| the following officers to be removed, to
| wit: Chris Lund and =. l.. johnson.
and ask your concurrence In their re-
moval.
am now, and at all times shall be,
anxious to unite with you in giving the
city a sound business administration.
| Very respectfully,
JOHN CLARK, Mayor.
Callister moved that the Council con-
cur In the Mayors action.
Weller said he did not like the
message. He thought the Mayor was
| ignoring the Councils wishes.
Fernstrom said he was willing to
concur in the Mayors removal OF po-
| licemen, but expressed surprise at the
rest of the Mayors communication.
How also criticised the Mayor. and
thought the matter of removals ought
| to be referred to the police and fire
| committee.
Romney pointed out that Howes posi-
| ton was untenabie He argued that
the Mayor was right in his action upon
the chief of police. and that his mes
sage on that point ought to be sus-
| tanned.
Fernstrom said the message was n
political document intended to white
| wash the non-partisan party.
Robertson moved that the message
be referred to the fire and police COM
| mittee.
Callister objected to this. The Mayor
! had given good reasons for not send
| ing I'm another name for chief of police,
and so far as the dismissal of the po-
| lcemen were concerned, economy re-
quired concurrence in the action.
| Allen said he would concur in the
action lessenlng the police force.
Margetts wanted an inquiry, and
| Patrick wanted to dispose of the mat
| ter at once.
Weller said the city attorney had
given an opinion that Chief Pratts
term of office had expired, and Callis-
ter said he had not heard of such an
opinion being given.
Wallace opposed deferring the mat
ter, and Robertson's motion to refer
to the fire and police committee was
defeated by the following vote:
Ayes-Diehl. Fernstrom, Howe, Mar
gets and Robertson, 5.
| Noes-Allen, Callister, Morris, Pa
trick, Romney, Siddoway, Wallace,
Weller and Barnes, ..
Absent-Buckle.
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Mayors action then passed, Margetts
and Robertson voting no.
CITY ENGINEER.
A communication was received from
the Mayor, appointing Frank c. KEEL
sey as city engineer. Referred to the
committee on sewerage.
A SILLY PROPOSITION.
Howe offered the following resolu-
tion:
whereas, The question OF who is the
present chief of police of Salt Lake City
is now before the courts of the State
awaiting Il decision; and
whereas. Such decision may not be
arrived at for some time; and
Whereas, There is Mt the present
time no person fulfilling the duties OF
the office of chief of police; be 1t
Resolved. That The City Council OF
Salt Lake City, in the interests of the
taxpayers, that the salary of chief OF
police be and is hereby reduced to the
sum of So per month.
Romney moved its postponement one
week. This was defeated by the fol-
lowing vote:
Noes-Allen, Buckle. Fernstrom
Howe, Margetts, Morris, Robertson,
Siddoway, Weller, Barnes, 10.
Ayes-Callistcr, Diehl. Patrick, Rom
ney, Wallace, 8,
Callister then pointed out the ridicu-
an ordinance by a resolution.
At this, Howe changed his motion.
and the resolution went over. taking
the form of reference to the city at
torney, to report an ordinance on the
| subject.
The caucus combine thus having
been cornered, there was no opposition
to the changed motion.
CANNON BALL SALOON.
The question of revoking the license
of the Cannon Ball saloon was pre-
scented In report from the license
committee, which stated that reliable
| information had been received to the
effect that II. A. Wilson, proprietor OF
the Cannon Ball had sold or given
liquor to n minor under 10 years of
age. The committee further reported
that 1t Ind reliable information that
the proprietor keeps the saloon in q
disorderly manner and It was recon-
mended that the Council order an M
| vestigation and II the charges be found
true, that the license of the proprietor
he revoked. The report was referred
hack to the license committee, with
the city attorney associated.
BUTCHERS LICENSE.
The ordinance prepared by the IL
oense committee, iiSing the license
rate for butchers, was read the frsi
time. Callister said that 1t was mad
revenue when the treasury was threat
ened with bankruptcy. While the
butchers cry might be Just, he said to
grant the reduction would bring in n
food of petitions from merchunta,liquor
| dealers and maybe water-tekers, and
all their claims would be Just II they
could be granted. He believed the re-
vision Of license rates should not be
made until the tax rate was fixed. The
ordinance won't over for week.
PIONEER SQUARE.
The committee on public grounds re-
ported in the matter OF the recom>
lnendatlon of the Mayor that steps be
taken To permanently dedicate Pioneer
square to The public use. and In addl-
tion to the Mayors reasons, the COM
mittce submitted that II Is highly nee
esssry to distribute the park con-
yeniences through the city. as many
cannot bear the expense of reaching
Liberty park. The committee recon,
mended that the city attorney be In
siructed to draw up the ordinance dedi'
eating the square to the use of the
public. The report went over for a
| week.
STREET RAILWAY MATTERS.
The committee on streets. to which
was referred complaint against the
dangerous method of running cars on
the West Side Rapid Transit line, pre-
scented an ordinance against the habit
| nj mntormen leaving the motor to col