Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-17
MAYOR SCORED
FOR INTERFERENCE
,..o,.i Of Securing NOn-ActIOn on
Police Communication
APPOINTMENTS WITHDRAWN
,.g Of Another Row IN Ponce
orsle., the End of whi'h "
Not In sight

ri n meeting last night in regard 70
o ,,I,bholdlng Of the appointments
lh | 80 chief of Police Paul about
=" ;" III ogo and which had not beea
W No" Sotora the council Eardley ana
y, brought the matter up ana
wv. yery indignant that the communi-
..',u from the chief had not been read
~ al', MAT it had been withheld at the
p.,,rce Of Mayor Thompson, whom
Z, scored roundly for interfering WIN
.rmunications addressed to the eoun-
Whom the reports Of city officers had
!, read and there was no communal
.,on from chief PAU forthcoming
s,1l4y wanted to know why the APP
'',,,ments submitted by Chief PAU
1 rot been read. He said they We're
hu u ,v over a week ago and II was a
guy ~ ching that they had not been
M1"pc bief paul had told him yester-
IA
l,su' ,bat the appointments were sent
down, ,,,.,.or, s,ated that be
sIS soi have the communication that
~ Wv bSd received Instructions from
" ,i.,o nr Thompson who said that the
az, Ald moi want them acted upon at
WV ..nt md he had returned the COM
ples1n e,,or IA the chief This state
,asn, dId not exactly please Eardley
n ,nsa cave notice that he would COM
, W." with chief Paul by telephone
ard 4 he reiterated his statement he
woad ask that the matter be brought
wo gnder the head Of miscellaneous
Whsn the business of the council had
toon dIsposed of, Eardley secured the
soor and stated that Chief Paul said
n ay., The 'phone that the appointments
rs,s nh in his hands. that they had
keen sent down over week ago. Here
/, strange thing said Eardley the
hs,a AZ a department Of this city send
,ng IN appointments which, for some
ra9,on have been withheld. | would
M, 10 know why these appointments
laye not been acted upon.
Co,trel asked TO hear from city Re-
eoa,r Nysrom about the matter. Mr..
Nytrom stated that he had been IN
stutled BY the mayor and chief TO
boN thpm out and had held them until
Yesterday when he returned them to
,he chief He said that the Grief was
cognjaont of the facts In the matter.
Cottrer thea argued strongly against
such procedure He thought Il n
strange thing that the rights Of the
council should b. nterfered With in
sur, manner. The head of depart
ment, he said. sends In appointments
10 the council which are interfered with
BY the mayor or some one else H.
moved that the recorder be instructed
tl.at In the future when a communlca-
lion Is sent 10 him for the council II Is
not 10 be withdawD by anyone else
than the person submitting II.
Robertson paYeler and Thomas
strongly opposed any action that would
n any way tend to reflect upon the ac-
tc taken by the city recorder. as they
VIE Of the Onini0n that he acted In
SOD faith In the matter. Cottrell was
uTng vote on his motion, when the
natter was stopped by q motion TO
ai0urn being carried by vote Of 10 70
Co,uel and Eardley voting against
q adjournment.
The probable reason for the mayors
,alon Is that little more time is de-
Eed 10 settle the Sheets matter There
ne seven appointments to be submitted
BY the chief, four are 10 I'LL vacancies
and three are promotions.
UNION ROAsTs COUNCIL.
c. A. Stcickland. Thomas Morris and
Joseph Reese, a special committee Of
lne Utah Federation Of Labor, submit
va communication TO the council lin
fgafd 70 the unwarranted and igno-
ANXIOUS manner in which the council
Jay Dealt with the interests OF organ
hed abot' The communication In part
: as follows:
we view with chagrln and firm dis
approval The methods by which the
sasonabe and moderate requests OF
ne street sprinklers, members of the
isalhstefs union, were first neglect
u ana ihhlly ignored with total dis
Issafd 10 the business and honorable
Ahner IN which they were presented
,hl defended We most earnestly hope
nal lhls painful duty may not de-
,o'e uppd US again. and especially af-
VT another city election"
:. Tue communication was referred TO
,.s committees on streets, sprlnkling
and hnan.e. ''"''''s
MISCELLANEOUS.
Joseph 7. Richards submitted a pro.
iosluon 20 sell to the city 100 acre
" y. ana adjoining the city waterworks
y we mouth Of Parley's canyon for
" peI acre or a total OF 5000, The
exposition was referred to the COM
, yus,ee on finance with the mayor as
% ,,l With power TO act.
william b. Preston ct al asked nor
w. % hulld a summer pavilion Of
,. rsu Jusl inside the south gate Of the
"a ,td"pe square, The petition was grant
r. complaint was received from
!, ~ y Doyle and a number Of 9TH
'Sssllenls and taxpayers against the
tt'sCnaFge Of dirty water from tbe
sSo mo the gutter on the south
~. VI Third North street between
ss ,elu and Third West streets The
~ ss ss claim that tAe stencil aris-
~. rom said water IS slckeplng ana ~
II stopped before warm weather viii
,o,, s.anserous to the health Of that
10 me NV NV. The matter was referred
' Tue committee on streets.
EXTEND LEASE.
,st,re zimmerman presented a petition
,5S1iss tnat the council grant him an
,.it'.oual three years lease ON Inc re.
,ycbons' privileges at Liberty park in
sscb ~ ior free public band concerts
Ssn,ors.sa sunday afternoon from June 10
l,pS,e,uuef The present facilities are
is,desua'e 70 handle the crowds In NJ.
X, i a.e and petitioner states tha, ~
IA $50 80 Is extended he will be enabled
% as 10 I'M, 'ne necessary Improvements
On MOI. accommodate the crowds. I'm
tliy re recon- OF Robertson the mayor and
1 Torn ,reO,ser were requested 10 execute
Years a. nVe years instead of two
~ heretofore urovidod w
,o,,d p, s against opening the nro.
CO.. s'rret between State street ana
"'Vh road was received from anu
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