Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-30
THE OFFICES ARE
NOW ABOLISHED.
Sanitary and Provision inspectors
Made to Go by City Council
MEETING WAS A WARN ONE
Republican aud Democratic members
Join Hands 20 Put DR.. Realty's
Ordinance Through.

II.
the abolition Of the Offices Of sanitary
ana provision inspectors, and placing
the health department OF this city un-
der the complete control Of the health
commissioner. was the cause Of quite "a
"mlxup" at last evenings Council meet
ing
IN the discussion that followed the
Introduction Of the measure, MAJOR
Thompson came in for a certain amount
Of attention. and, strange to say, mem
bers representing the majority went ar
Ter each other trough shod 20 the
evident delight and satisfaction Of the
minority and the few assembled spec
tators.
ORDINANCE IS READ.
Beatty offered the ordinance early IN
the evening and the rules were sus-
pended In order that It might receive
immediate attention. After It's first ana
second reading Whittemore raised his
voice IN opposition TO the measure. he
believed the bin was in direct conflict
with the statutes and he therefore adj
vocated the killing OF II at once. IT
was the first time he had heard Of the
ordinance. and he thought It unjust OF
DR.. Beatty to keep him in the dark re-
spectlng his intentions, seeing he
(Whlttemore) was a member Of the
sanitary committee. among whom mat
ters affecting the health department
should be brought up ard discussed.
Dr. Beatty" he said in conclusion,
may have petty Ideas Of his own but
they don't suit me"
Or. Beatty--Petty Is good.
BEATTY DEFENDS ORDINANCE.
Here the member from the Fifth took
the floor and vigorously defended the
ordinance which he said was strictly IN
the best interest Of Salt Lake city 50
far as its health conditions were con-
cerned. He regarded the duties Of the
health commissioner as being very
great. He was responsible for the peo-
pies health but II was unfair TO eA-
act 90 much OF him and not give MN
free scope. As things were now his
hands we're tied and he had not the
power 10 DO a thing with the men IN
The health department Tor the reason
that they were controlled by others. lie
wanted IL understood. however, that ne
dld not oppose Mayor Thompson In his
appointment OF men 20 hll the positions
az sanitary and food Inspector. but ne
took Il for granted that no one Would
DISPUTE him when he said that his honor
WA not as vi ell qualified TO name men
for the offices referred to as physician
Politics should not re permitted 20 enter
a question where the health OF the peo-
pie was involved The city had been
proceeding wrong. but II was no reason
why It should be allowed 10 90 on
wHITTEMoRE TAKES ISSUE.
Whlttemore took issue with Beatty
on the personal phase OF the question.
why" he said, "Dr. Beatty is not only
fighting the Mayor at this time but ne
Is lighting the law"
Thomas favored the confirmation Of
the Mayors appointees, and he pro-
posed 10 vote against the ordinance 10
show that he believed the men named
hy The City'g chief executive were COM
petent to hll the positions
President Buckle asked the member
from the First N he thought the health
department had always been conducted
IN proper manner Thomas replied by
saying that ne objected 20 being ques-
toned boy the chair. II a speaker was
interrupted Il should be from the floor
81 the Council Buckle, 20 show that
he was not afraid" TO take the floor,
called Reid 10 the chair and repeated
"a nr,Ia frsaa
he aid not know.
REPUBLICANS PLAYING.
Canning said the health department
had always been a drag on the city He
referred 90 the pest house and The
money that had been "scuandered' IN
maintaining 10. lie charged the Re-
publicans with playing into the hands
% the Democrats The action Of some
of the former was not only an Insult 10
the Mayor 90 every decent Republican
IN the city The people had put up
their money TO help 20 elect the Repub-
llcans, and u was not fair 20 treat them
the way they were being treated.
Buckle enquired OF Canning n he
wanted 20 be- understood as saying that
the people put up their money as q pur-
chase price for certain offices,
What he meant was that the Repub-
leans We're entitled 20 consideration.
and he again denounced playing into
the hands Of the Democrats
FORESAW WHAT WAS COMING.
Fernstrom said that two years exc
perience as chairman Of the sanitary
cimmlttee had made IL plain TO him
that " a disagreement ever took place
IN the health department Il would be
bis one. There We're three bosses
in the department. neither one OF whom
had any authority over the other The
sanitary Inspector could employ teams.
bat II he found they were not salts
factory he had not the authority 20
order their removal Continuing Fern
strom said: Il think the head Of q
department should have the
right 20 say who and who
shall not be IN that depart
ment Dr. Kings hands are tied. 10
Is the rule In other departments 90 give
the head officer absolute authority
Why IS the health department exclud-
tdI The ordinance ia based on reason
and common sense. II throws the enc
tire responsibility upon Dr. King. and
n he does not do right. I shall move
10 remove him. ! voted 10 create the
Office OF food Inspector. knowing the
sanitary Inspector was Incompetent
CoTTRELL AGAINST ORDINANCE. |
Cottrel said he opposed the re-crea.
ton OF the Office OF food inspector. but
lnasmuch as he had been outvoted, ana
the Mayor had submitted the name OF
q man for the Office. az well as Tor that
Of sanitary Inspector he should OBJ
pose the ordinance on those grounds
Had the bin come up six weeks ago.
ne would have supported IL.
ROBERTSON FAVORs IT.
Robertson favored the ordinance fos
the reason that II put the health de-