The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-23
MEASURES SLAUGHTERED
TEXT OF THE SUBSTITUTE FIRE
AND POLICE BILL.
No Bills to Be Introduced After
March 1, When All Committee
Reports Must Be In-Appropria-
ton For the Improvement of the
Exposition Square.

caution to pass no bills, but the monday
observance did not preclude the body
killing four measures. advancing eight
bills to third reading and referring three
proposed laws to committees.
Approaching the fact that only thir-
teen more working days remain before
the close of the session, Representative
Lloyd offered q. resolution directing that
all committees of the house report, be-
fore March l, on all bills and other
measures referred. It was adopted.
Another resolution was offered by
Representative Shepard requiring unan-
imous consent for the Introduction of
any bill or other measure after Feb. 2S.
The resolution was amended to require
only the majority to give consent to
the introduction of new business after
next Tuesday. and as amended the reso-
luton was adopted.
THE NEW FIRE AND POLICE BILL.
On behalf of the special joint COM
mittee, Representative Lloyd reported a
second substitute bill for the proposed
law for the government of fire and po-
lice departments in metropolitan cities
of the state. and recommended its pas
sage. The substitute was ordered print
ed Immediately.
The salient points in the new bill are
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control of the departments are vested in
the mayor and the city council. For the
purpose of eliminating any unnecessary
reference to the unsatisfactory old law,
which has nee,liesSly cost the taxpayers
so much money for double and I'M
earned salaries, the incubus now on the
statute books is 10 be repealed in toto.
Instead of designating the title of the
head or chief officer of either the police
Ieax
leaves it to the city council to fix such
title by ordinance. 1t is provided in the
bill that the council shall, by ordi-
nance, fix the number, grade and title
of all officers and members of both de-
partments. No fixed term of Office is
allowed under the ordinance, the APP
pointees to hold office until their sue
cesSors are duly appointed by the
mayor. confirmed by the council and
have qualified. The council is to pre-
scribe by ordinance the salaries of the
officers and members of the depart
mentS, and the number of officers and
members thereof may, in like manner,
be increased or diminished at any time.
Within fifteen days after the approval
of the act the council shall enact an
ordinance recreating and reorganiZing
the police and fire departments in har-
mony with the provisions Of the pro-
posed law. Within ten days after the
approval or effective date of such ordi-
nance, the mayor is required to appoint
head of each department, the appoin-
tees to be confirmed by the council.
Before the expiration of the tentn day
after the new appointees for heads of
departments have qualified, both are to
appoint, with councils approval, such
number of subordinates as may be pre-
Scribed by the new ordinance.
II is UTOVidPd further. in fine hill tina
the head of either department or any
subordinate officer or member, thereof
may be discharged and removed with
or without cause, the ousting to be
done by the mayor, with the concur
renee of the council, or vice versa. The
head of either department may, with
the concurrence of the mayor and the
council, dismiss a subordinate for any
or no cause whatever. Suspensions. not
exceeding fifteen days, without pay,
may be reSOrted to by the head of either
to enforce discipline. but a
suspension of a fireman or policeman
for a longer period shall be deemed a
dismissal, the mayor and the council
having the power to review the act.
Policemen are to be clothed with the
powers of a constable to service Grim
inal or poll tax process from the police
or justices courts.
RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE.
Passage of the following bills was
by the judiciary commit
tee. the reports and bills in each case |
being filed:
Substitute for senate bill No. 5, by |
Evans, relating to service of sum- |
from Justices courts.
House bill No. IS, by Stewart, by re-
quest, to regulate practice in the JUS
tees courts.
House bill No. SO, by Shepard, to
make trust deeds foreclosable the same !
as are mortgages.
House bill No. 81, by Stewart. by re-
quest, to make abstracts of title adj
nissable as prima facie evidence in ali
he courts.
House bill No. 1O4. by. Shepard, to re-
Iuire the supreme court to hold nine
.erms' OF court annually.
House bin No. 106, by Mansfield. to
,reate a reservoir fund of $500, 900 from
he sale of lands selected under the
'eserVoir grant, and applying the same
% encourage the building of irrigation
reservoirs.
House bill No. Ill, by McQuarrie, TO
amend the law relating 10 the subse-
Iuent use of testimony OF witnesses in
criminal cases taken at preliminary
hearings.
House bill No. 124, by Mrs Horne,
'elating to the creation of a state in
ititrte OF art.
BILLS TO BE SLAUGHTERED.
Rejection of the following bills was
by the judiciary commit
ee:
House bill No. 81, by Sorenson, to
lmend section 1871 of the revised stat
ties relating to the appointment of ad-
by county clerks in certain
asses. Consideration of the committees
eport was deferred on account of the
Lbsence of Representative Sorenson.
House bill No IS, by Callister, relat-
nS to the publication or posting of
oDies of ordinances in cities of the
bird class previous TO the same taking
fleet. The bill was recommitted TO
he committee.
House bill No. rs. by Miller, to pre-
-ent visitors to villages and towns
rom carrying deadly weapons conceal
d or exposed. Report adopted and
ill killed.
House bill Ne. 116, by Crosby, to re-
zeal the law granting immunity to
ersonS accused of crime who turn
tate's evidence against their confed-
rates. Report adopted and bill killed.
House bill No. 129. by Shepard, by
equest, to provide for the transfer TO
commenced in the wrong county
through mistake or inadvertance.
ADOPTED, and bill killed.
By the same eommittee-House joint
esolution No. Z, by Shepard, to amend
he constitution relating TO appeals
rom the district courts. Adopted and
ill killed.
THREE NEW MEASURES.
Two bills were introduced The first
vas house biz No. 140. by Lloyd, TO ap-
ropriate $500 to be used for removing
he cowsheds and high board fence on ,