Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-15
Unannounced He Submits the
Name Of W. j Lynch For
Chief Of Police.
APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED.
Democrats We're Powerless TO Stem
The Tide In His Favor, Although
They Tiled Hard.

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chief for year, the city council last
night confirmed the appointment Of
william ], Lynch az chief, his name
being submitted by the mayor without
notice or warning Mayor Thompson's
adhorents made the best OF the oppor-
tunity which presented Itself last night,
namely, the absence of Councilman
Spence. who voted against the mayor
during the chief Of police struggle dur
Ing the entire administration The re-
suit was that when IL was seen that
the appointment would be confirmed
there was a general change Of vote az"
ter the rollcall, which resulted In the
four Democrats being left alone In their
opposition to the appointment So Mr..
Lynch will be chief Of police for two or
three weeks, at least,
FERNsTROM TRIES HARD.
When the appointment was read,
Fernstrom moved that IL be referred TO
the police and prison committee. tie
said he thought that the department
could get along a few weeks longer
without chief, inasmuch as II had
done so for year past, He thought
that the appointment OF Mr.. Lynch was
unsolicited and unknown to him and
that II was merely a piece Of spite
work on the part of the mayor. Davel-
er moved as an amendment that the
appointment be confirmed,
VOTED BOTH WAYS.
Upon roll call Black, Dayeler Rob
lnson, sharp, Thomas, Vigus and Cottrell
voted In favor OF confirmation and Ar
mold, A. j. Davis. n. II. Davis, Eard-
ley, Fernstrom Hewlett and Tudden-
ham voted against IT, Before the vote
was announced A. J, Davis changed his
vote to yes and he was quickly followed
by Eardley and Hewlett The final vote
was thus changed to 10 ayes and 4 noes.
and the appointment was confirmed.
Robinson was the first of the anti
Thompson men to change his views in
the matter. In explaining his vote he
said that long ago he had promised
that II the mayor would send In the
name Of some good man for chief other
than Sheets, he would vote for him,
WHO LYNCH rs.
Mr. Lynch ls a well known insurance
man OF this city and at present is act
Ing as Jury commissioner for Salt Lake
NbunAN NV mas FflNfu NfNtIul ltIlllh
as county assessor of this county. IL
is the general belief that Mayor Thomp-
son acted In bad grace IN sending In an
appointment SO near the end Of his
administration, as It X clearly his In
tention thereby TO attempt to block the
appointment Of chief Of police by
Mnyor.elect Morris Unless the new
mayor can receive the support OF ut
least one OF the Republican councllmen
In the next council It Will be Impossible
for him to appoint n new chief MS the
council stands eight Republicans to sew.
en- Democrats.
FRANCHISES EXTENDED.
After considerable argument the
council passed the ordinance granting
the Utah Light " Power company an
extension Of Its franchises from % to 30
years, Several minor amendments
were made To the ordinance before II
was finally passed. Daveer objected to
giving the company such a valuable
franchise for nothing and attempted
TO amend the ordinance so that the
company would be required to furnish
the city SO arc lights free OF charge.
II was shown by Thomas and Fern
strom that the company Is now CIV
ing the city one sixteenth OF lts pro-
making n bonus to the city OF about
100000 per annum, and that the city
has 30 horse power To It's credit from
the company which can be used when
the new elevator is Installed at the
Joint building, Dayelers amendment
was lost, after which he offered an
other one making II 20 free are lights
This was cut down TO 20 by an amend
ment by Cottrell, which latter amend
ment was adopted, Upon the statement
of Manager Campbell, of the Power
company that the company would not
accept such an amendment, but would
file new petition with the new city
council, the amendment was reconsid-
cred and was finally lost The ordinance
was then placed on its final passage
and was adopted.
WILL NOT REFUND.
BY vote Of to the council re-
fused TO adopt the report Of the finance
committc which recommended that the
sum Of 5000 be refunded to T. Z, Steffey
and others, who filed a petition some
time ago asking for franchise for an
electric road and paid that amount AZ
a deposit fee and then withdrew the
petition. An opinion from city Atty.
Nye held that such refund would
be Illegal, so the council refused TO adopt
the report and make the appropriation
INTEREST ON DELlNQUENTs,
The street committee reported favor
ably upon the resolution OF Fernstrom,
which provided for the city treasurer
| to collect I per cent interest on all
deferred payments on special tax as
scssments for public improvements.
| The report was adopted unanimously
as was also the resolution,
CONTRACTS REFERRED.
The board of public works submitted
| copies OF the contract with the r. l..
| Blome company for sidewalk extern
sions for 1904, which were referred to
| the street committee. The contracts
| with James Kennedy & Co.. for water
| main and sewer extensions for next
year We're referred to the waterworks
| and sewer committees respectively The
| board also submitted the contracts with
| =, j. Moran for the paving Of First
| South street from State to Second
East which were referred TO the
street committee.
TO ADVERTISE UTAH
A proposition was submitted by
Messrs Blair y Sloan asking that the
council purchase 5000 copies of their
book, entitled The Mountain Empire
Utah at 80 cents per copy. The book
\ is an advertisement Of the resources
OF Salt Lake city and the entire state,
and viii be distributed extensively at
the ST. Louis Fair The matter was
referred to the council as committee
Of the whole TO be considered on We'd
nesday evening,
| WANTS DAMAGES