Arizona republican., 1902-03-04
UNDERHILL WON
He Will Remain a Paid Member of
 the Fire Department,

The council last night appeared to hare lost for a time some of the nerve which has distinguished il in the past
 in proceedings more or less high hand
 ed It was in the matter Of the at
 tempted removal of Abe CnderhiH. onv
 of the paid members of the fire de
 partment. It had been understood for
 long time that he had been doomeI
 for political reasons. He was regarded
 as one of the most efficient members
 cf the force and could not be easily
 removed without q protest, however
 much the Young Mems Democratic
 club wanted the place. A month ago
 Cn his day off" in company with an
 other paid member. he made q tour Of
 the southeastern part of the city. Wine
 figured in the celebration and the mat
 ter got into a justices court, but Was
 dismissed.
 While a fireman cannot get drunk either on or off duty. he cannot be re-
 moved for the first offense when he is
 off duty. He is subject to a reprimand
 only for the first offense. Underhill's enemies made that slip a preteXt for getting him cut of the service and the chief asked him to resign. He refused
  He refused to recognize the chiefs au- thority to remove him and in that way the case was forced before the coun- cil. That was where Underhill wanted it. so that he would be given an op- portunity to disclose q good many things that have been going on about the engine house. That was also the very thing that his enemies did not iaf trI in formed the council of what he had done and asked that his action be ratified. An effort was made to hurry the sub Iject through before it was well digesta!, but the discovery was made that the charter provides that these things shall be done decently and in order Charges must be filed. as Underhill de- manded. and then the accused party must have an opportunity to be heard. The chief. desirous of concealing tho real charge. made the ridiculous one
 that yesterday afternoon Underhill had gone away from the engine house with | out permission. Underhill replied that in going away he had gone in his ca pacity as special policeman and that beside there was no one there to ap- ply to for permission. Mir Sanders in ! | derhin on this showing, but Mir. Dunlap replied that the charge against Under hill was insufficient. since it had 1 been shown that his onense was oniy a performance of one of his duties. Mir McNeii said that the charge was | intended to veil another and he rec commended that the proper charge b. made. There was q great hesitancy about opening up the old sore. Under i hills enemies gathered in knots anG 1 talked the case over with the resul;
 that charge was finally made oi
 drunkenness. Underhill explained the | circumstances. SO that Mr. Dunlap
 moved that he be reprimanded and sci l to work again. MT. McNeil moved d suspension of thirty days. Neither mo- i ton received second and Mir. Sanders moved the adoption of his former res | olution Of dismissal. There Was no sec ond of that. Finally Mr. Dunlap's mo- | tiCn was got before the house and was 1 defeated. After q conference between 1 Messrs. Dunlap ana McNeil. q term .i suspension of fifteen days was agreed to and a motion of that effect was passed with the vote of Mayor Tal- i Let Mir. Sanders alone voting in
 the negative. Mir. Shott did not vota at all. When the result was announced 1 thr friends of Underhin. and it ap- 1 psared that all the spectators we.4 wishing him well, created a joyous ur- roar.
 i This matter was preceded by hear l ing given delegation of members c. ! the Womans club who had come to 1 inquire what the city would do about
 a Carnegie library. The mayor Was
 authorized to send communcatioT- ! to the club promising the library the support which MT. Carnegie insists upon as a prerequisite of his gifts Among the other business transa cteC was the offering of a resolution for the creation of the office of inspector ot weights and measures.