The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-08
CHIEF HILTON
YIELDS TO PAUL
Nav Police Head Lectures and
Assures the PatrOlmen.
ouFSTION OF FUTURE POLICY
A
nEposED OFFICERS MAY FILL
VACANT PLACES.
QUESTION OF FUTURE POLICY

lA but with a proper Observance Of
" f,-nalities. the change in the
-,uos rhieftaincy, as was agreed 20
=, +bs council with the mayor Tuesday
.-.,irr was accomplished yesterday
-s..-roon at @ o'clock. Just before turn
me over the reins Of the police de-
.,rtreut TO the new chief, Chief Hill
-, called the patrolmen together at
s.,5orarters and introduced Chief
psul who made a short but pointed
Jan, 10 the men about what he expected
from them.
che suDport they had given him. and
,,I5 tbem that he was sure. IL they
.rs-e as faithful In the discharge Of
+tai- duty under Chief Paul as they
rsa baan under him, there would be
~ trouble fn the department. and
srs-vth'ng would move smoothly. Tn
r.s address Chief Paul said. AN / eN-
,s.f OFF YOU is that you do your duty
Frhr1rIv. The city hires you to look
otter the enforcement of its reguia-
,.org For eight hours of the day you
are called upon to do this. and I shall
sYBoct you To devote all Of that time
ir the faithful performance Of the duty
+bs CITY requires of you. ] want YOU
30 walk your beats. and not stop 20 talk
with persons on the street, except when
ir comes iu the line Of your duty. You
are not expected to hold conversations
with persons on the street. but TO
cover your district and see TO the order
OF TO-
81 want IT. understood that if any
man. 7 don't care who he is. doesn't
rerform his duty he will not remain
u1on the force iAI can have him re-
moved. T have no intention Of asking
for the removal Of any man now on the
force. and if you all do your duty all
win De WELL
What New Policy Will Be.
The talk which the new chief made
!1 the afternoon was to the men on
The morning shift and those on the
afternoon shift When the night relief
came on at n o'clock Chief Paul made
the same address to that aggregation.
Not for months have the readers Of
the morning papers found so much of
a surprise as was the story published
yesterday morning of the change in
The executive head Of the police de-
nartment All during the day 1T was
q topic for lively discussion i'm all quar-
tsrs. Nearly every one INDUCED in
speculation as to the probable policy
heuceforth of Mayor Thompson and of
DE new police chief. particularly with
reference 10 regulating the liquor traffic
m Sundays and enforcing the law
against gambling and similar evils.
Opinions varied. Some thought that
everything would now be run open.
with due regard for decency, while
others inclined 10 the view that the
executive would not Countenance any
thing different to what was declared
Just before the election last November
would be the rule thereafter.
To Eenforce Ordinances.
The chief Of police is there to en-
farce the ordinances" said Mayor
Thompson, in reply to a question as to
what would be the policy of the admin
Eiuiion under the new regime with
reference TO closing the saloons on the
Sabbath, restricting gambling and reg
u.ating similar evils. "T suppose Chief
Paul win do this. He enforced the or
d.nances pretty well before. when he
wa sat the head of the police depart
ment, I think I expect to stand square
iF on the platform in this regard as
adopted at the Republican convention.
as near as 7 can do IT,"
When Chief Paul was asked to out
Tine his policy with respect to regu-
latng the liquor, gambling and kin
tred evils he said ne would be unable
i0 make a definite statement until after
Do had held a conference this after
noon with the mayor and the members
@, me council committee on police af-
faIrs The chief added that he had
just conferred with Chairman Eardley
OF the police committee on general top
i's and the talk was mutually salts
factory
New Chief Allays Fears.
Tn his address 90 the policemen. Chief
Paul is believed 90 have aTayed the
FEARS of the men that some important
ana sweeping changes in the personnel
oil me force were contemplated.
] told tho mcu." the new chief said.
mat there would De no removals. ex-
'-ll Tor cause. III there Is any one of
.Hem Who does not want 20 work and
'' ms duty. hs won't stay Ions i'm the
.nlItment There has been too much
Standing around of the patrolmen while
og duty.
III win take some hard work TO
FaIs1fen things out In the depart
.ita. continued Chief Paul. but
.i'RN everything win be running
smoothly and harmoniously. and the
apartment doing efficient work in
-,-e While, for I know of no reason
Nhz 10 shouldn't be So.
we need The service Of the four men
e places are now vacant. and I
,.E i' have them filled by appoint
%, ,'' next council meeting. There
t'.-'s OF applicants TO select from"
Mayor VIII Defer to Chief.
WIN respect 20 the question of Gre
.laE 'aoancies i'm the police depart-
...h, and niling the vacancies already
N'>.1S. Mayor Thomson declared
. 1. had entered into no comoact
& anyone io assure the appointment
any man. To- restore any who have
~" removed from the force. or to Gre
a"t vacancies. He added that ne
- .t.a'Fized no one to bind him to
@'.I compact. NJ one existed
.- '.H IS "a matter that remains with
e.-. .'-. added the mayor He win
D'''N out the force Whatever Is
~ Doe win do. Chief Paul has
--.. .I no instructions from me. nor
fl, .. '' remove any police officer or
.'I1 anyone. I believe the CHIEF
-t nave absolute control of The
.- department He knows better
-,- anyone whether any particular
.I Tie force suits him or not and
~ ..-... 0i and efficient in the dischargs
, eulfs. I have confidence enough
t.- me. .!eL Paul TO leave this whole mat
". with him.
I'm, 4 I" nothing OF any proposition to
49, .'etllVe Sheets and Se-geants
-,.sE and Brown back on the force.
AMY there has been no agreement
s- l-eTstanding 10 this eject. SO far
.'S L am concerned.
Chief Paul Is Unpledged.