Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-28
CORRECT THE MISTAKE.

The police and nro bill. about which
there has been some public comment
passed tho House ~ Representatives. on
Monday afternoon iiut II seems that
by some means change was made IN
the bill which TO a large extent defeats
the object of lta preparation and recon-
incubation by the Mayor and city
council A. originally presented. the
bill provided that
acc. 10. The city council ~ said cities
OF i2.O00 or more inhabitants 81 TINS
stnte shall. within fifteen uJ days
after the approval ~ this act by IN
ordinance create "a police department
and "A IRE department to comply With
the provisions " section ! ana section
~ this act.
Sec. n. The mayor ~ each city Of
II, 900 or more inhabitants shall within
ten days after the ordinance referred
10 In section , Of this act shall have
gone into effect. appoint and submit 70
the city council for ite approval the
names ~ the heads Of taid police and
nre departments. and the heads NJ sali
departments shall within ten dnyi after
having been appointed and uuslihcd as
such. submit To the mayor and city
council tho names Of Hubordinatcs Sc
Sec. ". The terms Of all officers. po-
llcemcn, employees and agents Of the
present police and nre departments IN
said cities ~ i2ooo or more inhi,hiantn.
shall expire thirty 13ol days after THIS
act goes into effect. ana nil property
whatsoever now belonging a. said de-
paftmenta shall be- turned over by the
respective chiefs ~ each OF said de-
partmenta 10 the mayor u said cliies'
Bu, as tho measure passed the
House these sections were changed 30
as TO read ~ follows;
Sec. n. The city council Of said
cities Of 1900 or more inhabitants OF
this state shall. within ffteen dhb DAYS
after this act takes effect by AN ordi-
nance create police department and a
mr. department 60 comply With the
provisions Of section 1 and section
81 this act.
Gee. u. The mayor u each city Of
1900 or more Inhabitants shall forth
with after the ordinance tcferrcd 10 "
section . 81 this act shall have Fune ~
10 effect. appoint and submit Ia the
city council for IT, confirmation tho
names OF the heads ~ the polio" anu
IRE departments, and the heads ~ Naid
departments shall witiin ten days AT
Ter having been appointed and con-
fltmed AZ such, submit 10 the city Coun-
the suhofdlnntrA selected hy hiui.
See. u. The terms Of an officers. po'
ilcefnen. employee ana ngUriH, inrlud'
ing the chictn. Of the present police
and Gre departments In said cities ol
is.eoo or more Inhabitants nov IN OF
nee shall expire NJ " o'clock m'f,nla,
ON the nrst Monday % January, n, ~
1900, and ali property whatever. nov
belonsinE 10 said departments shat
be- turned over by the respective chiefs
81 cneh ~ snid departments 10 ths
mayor Of said cities.
sec. IS Thlu act shall take erect nj
" o'clock meridian On the irHt Mon
day Of January. A. -. 1890.
The great difference between the pro-
visions a. at nrst formulated, and
those that have passed. h thlri Th'
measure Ne It can't from the Mayor and
city Council provided that the bll
should go Into ciicct Immediately aftci
its approval. ana that the terms o'
present incumbcnis should expire thirty
days after that. The object Of this u
To- save expense from present aud fu'
tiiic litigation.
The bill a. II parsed the House pro-
vldos that It shan go into eject N
January. 1894. ana the terms ~ The
present officers shall NOT expire Until
then. Then the cay Council shall have
fifteen days In which 10 pass nm ordl'
nance 20 create IRE and police depart
menia. The Mayor IL then To appoint
the heads ~ departments. ana nflcl
they arr confirmed hy tho Council, thel
arr TO appoint their suhordlnatca with
In ten days. This would cause n hiatu,
that would practically leave the cts
without any such officers Tor some time
and open tho way 10 further litigation
~ stated that am attorney who acted
for the men INV claiming compcnsa'
tion Tor the time during which thry
were busted by tho city was chiefly
instrumental In making the changes In
the bin. ana that Il passed the Houss
without that careful scrutiny THAI
should b. given Go measures OF ~.
portanoe.
LEGISLATION viii nov necessarily be
hurried, hut We hope the Senate win
look thoroughly into the measure, and
that II they see the need ~ changing
II 80 as 10 conform 90 that r,ylm-
mended by the city authorities. the
House VIII SEQ readily that u mistake
wna made, and viii harmonic with the
senate ~ az To give Tits city that
which ls absolutely necessary Tor cfu-
cheney In both the police and fire de-
parlments.