Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-17
Council Confirms His Action ia the
Moretou Case.
CREATED A WAR OF WORDS
Thomas and Black Wanted TO give
The Deposed Fireman Another
Ohance-Other Matters,

The meeting OF the city council last
evening was very serene until JUST
about the close. when the report OF the
fire committee concurring In the ac-
tion Of Chief Devine, IN removing
Amos Morcton from the department
was read and at once several Of The
members assumed a belllgerent ath'
tude and stirred up a war Of words
which. for time, was exceedingly In
teresting. Thomas and Black were OF
opinion that the removal Of Moreton
was entirely TOO severe a penalty for
the offense with which he Is charged,
They urged that the report be referred
back to tn chief with the suggestion
that Moreton be suspended for Is days
or month A motion to that effect
was made. Eardley opposed the motion
10 refer the matter back and stated
that he thought It was O case OF either
the chiefs head or Moreton's head and
he urged that the chief be sustained.
Only three voted TO refer the matter
back, so that motion was lost. The
motion 10 adopt the report OF the COM
mittee, recommending Moreton's dis
charge was then carried. Thomas cast
ing the only negative vote
No RAISE FOR SMITH,
on last Monday night the council
ndopted the report Of the finance and
sanitary committees, authorizing the
city attorney TO draw up an ordinance
increasing the salary OF Clerk Horace
Smith of the board OF health to $50 per
month. The ordnance was prepared and
presented to the council last night and
that body. without any ceremony what
ever made a decided change Of front
on the subject and reversed itself by de-
feating the ordinance.
WANT NEW pESTHOusE.
Councilman Daveler introduced a
resolution calling attention 10 the de-
plorable condition Of the pesthouse and
authorizing the finance and sanitary
committees to investigate the condi-
ton OF affairs and report TO the council
not later than next Monday the adylsa-
bility Of constructing a new pesthouse.
A letter was also read from Health
Physician King urging that a larger
and more modern isloation hospital be
built and also advising that another
site be selected more remote from the
clty's water supply, so that no danger
Of Infection from that source might
arise. The entire matter was referred
TO the finance and sanitary committees,
THESE WERE CONFIRMED
In order that the officials might take
advantage Of the increase OF salary
granted them by q special ordinance
for that purpose which was recently
passed by the council, Mayor Thompson
sent IN the appointment Of the follow.
ing heads OF departments, all Of whom
were confirmed;
L. c. Kelsey, city engineer, f. T.
Hines. superintendent OF waterworks;
P. S. Condie, street supervisor and SUI
perintendent OF Irrigation; Peter Erlck-
son, parkkeeper; Thomsa Carter city
sexton.
The appointment, by City Auditor
Reiser. of Albert H. Nash az deputy
city auditor was also confirmed with
out opposition.
Chief Devine sent In the appoint
ments Of Firemen w. IL. G. Drake and
James Mackie as engineers in the de-
purtment, which action was coneurred
In by the council.
MUST REPORT BIRTHS.
An ordnance was introduced requiring
physicians, midwiyes and others at
tending professionally at any birth TO
report such birth to the board OF health
within FIVE days from It's occurrence.
For failure TO so do the offender is
liable TO fine Of from s. TO 800 or
Imprisonment in the city jail for ~
days, or both such fine and imprison-
ment.