The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-20

Mayor Clark gave to the city council
last evening a demonstration of hi:
willingness to have the fire department
reorga.lized in accordance with plan:
proposed Saturday evening to the com
mittee on fire and police by Chief De
vine. BY the execution of the lnltla
plan four promotions will be made IL
the department, and the vacancies thus
created will probably be filled by mer
who are now serving on probation. The
firemen who are affected by the mayors
message of appointment are Edward
Mccarthy, promoted from captain &c
assistant chief; Charles 4. Wood, from
lieutenant to captain, and Michael w
Earl and James w Love, who are pro-
NOTED from the position of pipemen to
lieutenants. As soon as the message
was read, Councilman Callister moved
to suspend the rules and proceed to
concur in the mayors action. Robert
son and Margetts opposed the motion,
and insisted upon reference to the
committee on fire and police. The mo-
tion to suspend the rules was lost, only
Callister, Diehl, Patrick, Romney and
Wallace voting in the affirmative. The
mayors appointments were then re-
ferred to the committee.
REGULATED CLAIMS REJECTED.
In the matter ofeChief Devine's claim
in the sum of $125 for reimbursement
of attorneys fees on account of his de-
Tense Of charges tried year ago by
the defunct board of fire and police
commissioners, and John w. Judd's
claim for $50 for services rendered in
the prosecution of said charges on the
order of eX-Mayor Glendinning, the
committee on municipal laws recon-
mended their disalloWance, the same as
had been done by the preceding coun-
ell. With reference to Chief Devine's
claim, the committees report stated
that the claimant was the unfortunate
victim of circumstances, of which the
city was not the cause, and therefore
should not be held liable. AS to Judge
Judd's claim the committee declared
that the city received no value for the
service claimed, and moreover the en-
ployment was not legally authorized.
The committees recommendation 10
disallow both claims was adopted.
OIL AND FOOD INSPECTION ORDI-
NANCE.
The bill for an ordinance regulating
the inspection and sale of Illuminating
oils came UP for consideration and final
action. The main features of the old
OlQ4Il04lCG dit iIlt-Oi lJOi dlCA III lllS new
measure. In consideration Of the fact
that the duties of oil inspector, to
which office Henry P. Richards was
recently appointed, are extremely light.
Barnes proposed an amendment to the
effect that the oil inspector shall also
perform the duties of assistant sanitary
and food inspector The amendment
was adopIed. as was also one offered
by Callister defining the duties of the
official in the inspection of food. Allen
endeavOred to have the oil inspector at
tached to the waterworks department
to turn water off and on in cases of
need, instead of requiring him TO as
sist in the health department, but his
effort was unavailing. The salary of
SIS a month was allowed to stand, the
inspection fees collected to be turned
into the city treasury. As amended, the
ordinance was passed.
A SLIGHT DIVERSION.
During the consideration of the ordi-
nance, Robertson, ROmney and Pat.
rick censured Chairman Wallace of the
finance committee and Fernstrom of
the health committee for continuing
the quarantine inspector on the pay
rolls after the Office was abolished, but
the censUred councilmen justified their
action on grounds of necessity and ex-
pediency.
DRUGGISTS LIQUOR LICENSE.
By permission, Judge Powers ad-
dressed the council on behalf of the
retail druggists association, on the need
Of a new ordinance that would enable |
the drug stores to sell liquor for only !
medicinal purposes. Several druggists, |
the Judge said. were awaiting trial on ]
the charge of selling liquor without |
license. 1t was not the purpose to an /
tagoniZe the city, and the desire was |
that an ordinance be enacted fixing d /
fair and reasonable tax in addition to |
the merchants license fee, for the sale |
Of liquor for medicinal purposes, with |
or without a physicians prescription.
A consistent ordinance would protect |
the city, and enable the enforcement |
of the law. Druggists can't always sell |
liquor on prescription, any more than |
as TO uuinine, because the physicians
fee in many cases would cost more than
the medicine. The wholesale liquor Ii
cense Of 81, 600 per year would be an I'M
Just prohibition, the judge submitted.
Judge Powers added that it was partly
on the suggestion of Assistant City At
torney Young that he had made his
plea, so that the entire council could
comprehend the question.
A committee OF druggists, Messrs
Druehl, O'Connor and Nelden, were
Tresent, the latter of whom stated that
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drug stores did not exceed $500, and it
y ould be unjust to exact a prohibitive
license, because liquor must be kept in
stock as medicine. The association of |
druggists, Mr.. Nelden added, would
agree 10 help enforce such an ordinance
as Judge Powers suggested, and they
would consent to a provision revoking
a license where the holder sold liquor
by the drink.
The matter was referred to the License
with the city attorney asso-
ciated.
THREE SEWER EXTENSIONS.
The city recorder reported that no
protests had been filed against the pro
posed extension of sewer laterals on
the west side of First West street, for a
of 500 feet north of First
South; on the west side of Fourth East
street, from South Temple to First
South street, ard for 405 feet on the
east side of Second East street, north
ward 10 connect with Third South
street. The board of public works was
accordingly directed TO advertise for
BIDS for the construction of the pro-
posed sewer extensions.
$500 FOR MORE WATER.
The waterworks committee reported
the result of the official inspection of
City creek made on Monday, and rec
the expenditure Of $500 for :
and repairing the tunnels
which tap numerous water courses and '
springs, and for otherwise improving l
he quality and increasing the GUAM
ity of water this season. The desired Y
sum was appropriated. Il
WATER CERTIFI- t