Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-09
IITI T.lAINE IS NAMED
,,,,upfoR clERkOF BOARD OF HEALTH


'Vn" Is The name OF Eli ~
sttefworNs' a, the board of health
hnd io' rt in by his honor. Both up
wa s'',,ments were referred ,,' 70 ,,,les and
p'ln" An effort to suspend the r',e cote
''ss ~ Mr.. Poland failed on ,san
oonli" The appointment was 'h.n
d 10 :. the sanitary committee an
rsfsT'eu Introduced by Howe. hxihs
'ia'n .alsry of chief of police a, 49,, 20 =
toe ,a was passed, after much ue'a w.
non'n bnl had been reed tor 'i'e
Mel Wv Mr.. Howe moved the suspen
first u'"t ,uies for the passage OF '"e
s ss%uance. The motion pre'""' "
'T Canister failed to see the pp's 'a to ex-
cams ans and called ON Howe 10 eN
ordinance u''
plain ., ,,s object was purely In
~. interest of the taXpayu -, where it
~. ~, expense of high salary ,, VIM" IN his
u ~, earned. He was sincere III ms
vas NV ,hs ordinance was not so''e"
n0l'.' ,sct any individual or even u
A,rt Mr. Pratt 40 ~, ,,aation
M court had decided the duet ~ ~
ls ,n vote to raise the ''''
N.sonable amount. -, ,he ordinance
CalIs,y ass in the extreme; IL Wns
as ioohsa, a,,-n to petty business. ~ W.
getuhs co,,rt held that Mr.. Pratt W'o
suptn,e ,'oiice. he would be enti'ieu W
ehlei ~ az and 1t was not wlthln w
bis iuil 20; the Council to reduce me
province Va ,hat was already iixed by
tlaI. lie called for an expression
non w uIa,, being given the hoor' salu .
MI, Nl; i-'' City Council has no mn
harye n fixed salary aiter an ap
W,e,msnt has been mace anu nn,
sS,uss The question whe'ie, v he.
NINA ila have chief of police ~ III" ro,,.
,,,e the Supreme Cuut. 49, '.aoy de-
xiv be argued next sa'u S,ar
aU .,,r win follow soon atter. ,,o
dsiyn ci,v Council in so far as the
ih' chief of police is concerneu,
emcea v Va a salary. That salary VII
has na "a" ralation to anyone holding Una,
hsae ~" srcant one be appointed unuei
oHlee' ts,iristration. In so far as the
lIs noljce Is concerned, II the
ehiel a Court holds there is now one
sp'r, Araw as a hold-over the salarN
az ~. AZ some weeks ago by the salhry ~
SInsnee II that is amended py 'n.
u urnnosea ordinance. your new chlel o'
noliee will receive ony such eoi''ie"
sa,ion as Is fixed tonlght. Lao
pv"u,a favored the ordinance, pe
DIV VA took the view that the city al
800, nod no chief of police ana ne
Nv The taxpayers did not want mar
Srs,rtrv the emouments OF an once
,rSan ,here was no labor performed
Ne wanted It distinctly understood Una
,hare was nothing personal IN I'M
nostion he took: il was purely IN th'
,r,srest q the citizens of Salt Lax
civ that caused him to assume th'
nosition he ras taking. If the supreme
sourt deciied that Mr.. Pratt was chie
~ he would cheeffuily and willingly Vot'
for the Increase Of salary.
Wallace moved that the ordinance b.
referred 10 the finance committee. Tn
roton was seconded by Rorney.
Robertson favored immediate action
1heard great deal of talk he said
'about economy since | became
member Of this Council, and II occur
TO me that the present time affords a
excellent opportunity. for the econo
rnlsts to practice what they preach
Romney-l favor economy as muc'
as any man. but | can't vote for such
foolish measure as the one under dis
cusslon. Anyone can see 1t is aimed n
Mr., Pratt 1t would make all the dit
ference in the world had the Mayor
appointment been John Doe or Richar
Roe.
Buckle-Or Brig Hampton.
Romney-Yes, or George Buckle, q
someone else.
Fernstrom said he favored the OF
dlnance. If the Mayor put in a ma
Tor chief that was not acceptable to til
members OF the Council, then that ma
would have to work for the salary fixe
by the Council.
Callister said the whole thing was
hold up game. 1t said to the Mayo
you shan't appoint this man or this
man. If the members were opposed
MI Pratt the only way was to tur
Mn down In straightforward mar
her and not In the way some We're &,
Ing at II.
Howe couldn't see how II was golr
70 N any way affect Chief Pratt. {"
ne Is not holdover, does any one b.
ieve That he Will be chief of police III
yer thls administration? he asked.
Inc vote on the motion to refer WI
men rut and lost The ordinance W:
men put and carried by q vote of 10
Inose voting against II We're Ca
Wallace 'us' az
Norris voted in the affirmative n,
,abalned his vote by saying that
wv hot believe in any man drawing Il
,siLy OF an office. when the seryic
sguirel ny that Office were not re
seep Ills vote was in the interest
,su,iy' AS soon as the court d
mat Mr. Pratt was chief he won
month. u si-o p
-, Sh"NdEs IN GAS CHARGES.
ai iae ordinance ratifying the gas n,
IsuT eharges ms revised by The s.
eotn ogden Gas & Electric Liz
i.pahy was passed. The changes no
e.. so oe made are now as follows
MIX. -VVo eandle-power arc light
ssn,a ssrvlce. sl5 per month per In N,
IA n,, ught Tor midnight service. 81
hnn sh service, 50 per month n
eni NJ rur electrical energy used.
hg, WI ampere hour computed on /
van bon y VOWS or 20 cents for IL
lnira,i.uls, Manufactured gas for
Nat.r gas purposes Se.2O per 1000 fe,
ia, gus Tor fuel purposes. 81 "a (,
~ ~ get If natural gas Is r,nn's, =
atnce shall not exceed 70 cents |,
tihn,,au charitable and religious
vrs az 10 per cent discount.
v IT CAUSED DISCUSSION.
Roba,iss,,h e measure was called
pos,pone,' VINO last week secured
IN. aatshed himself as To ce,ta,, ~,
Ieetlons. no" "lthdra~ his {
the e' ,sl, offered an amedment mink,
spee,esO .atlon or forfeiture cinusn m,
' calII.,and binding. cause mt
clsimlsss opposed the nmondne
franciiss. mat it was not In the oris,,
PROMPT una such restrictions wo,
eept me r company to decline to
nanys esnrr.shdment, In fact, the co
ihemseiyssss esntatives had so announ,