The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-17
STILL KEEP PAY
FROM THE POLICE
Solid Eight Vote Down ResOIu-
ton to Help Officers.
FERNSTR0M FEARS A TRAP
AMENDED SMOKE ORDINANCE IS
PASSED BY COUNCIL.
FERNSTROg FEARS A TRAP

with the precision OF a well-oiIed piece
or machinery the famous eight OF The
city council last evening voted down "a
resolution introduced by Councilman
Thomas providing for the payment of the
members of the police force pending tne
settlement ln lls courts of the action
brought by Attorney General Breeder
against chief OF Police George A. Sheets
lu spite of the fact that the instrument
SAID mat 'It is understood ll- passage
OF this resolution does uot iu ans way
recognize George s.. Sheets ass cnl-r OF
police of Salt Lake city, such question
being relGgatcd To- Che courts. DO was
looked upon ua "a trick as Councilman
tsrnstrom expressed lt aud % was voted
% reads as follows.
Whereas. Owing t0 the contention as
To- whether George a. Snefta was or IS PCS
30, confirmed as chief of police of sal.
Lake city and the refusal of majority
of this council iu recognize amy acts OF
George a. Sheets as chief OF police.
which has resulted boo the pollc. force OF
san Lake cry a19t receiving tnrF pay
for March and tlr uuu-I-~uauge pI "a
large number of licenses to liquor dealers,
therefor. Dee DO
Resolved That The ordinance passed
june n 1888. and approved June 2i. lN''.
wherein DO .s required that tho payroll 'i
thc police department off this city muse
De- certified tU by the chief ut police bee
fore payment can Dee made upon Sam. .
Dec. De-. 1892. and approved by the mayor
Dec. 10. 1902. wherein DO is required chat
an applications for licenses 90 sen liquor
must b- approved aud endorsed hN me
hereby suspended for the period OF ninety
DAYS. or such less time as may Doe r"-
uuIrrd 90 have the question as tu VINE lnrt
George s.. Sheets u.s. or ls not chief OF po-
lice of salt Lake city passed. upon 10y
the courts.
"It is understood that the passage of
this resolution does NOE iu any way rec
oguiza George a. Sheets as chief of police
of salt Lake CITY, such question nelns
rclegdtel tO tne courts.
FernsTom Expounds Law.
After Assistant City Attorney Shoup
had assured President Cotuei chat l4y
resolution was perfectly legal and would
remedy Ihr existing fNu. councilman
feru-Ir0m said DO would NOT give 'ilt
Auditor Reiser the power 90 pay the poo
hcemeu- lie said % could not De con-
ctrucd MS au ordinance as Attorney
Shoup said 10 was. because Do ala MOI
have title by which 90 could De- read
The second and third times.
Al that luucure Councilman Iuomas
said 10 certain people won't understand
the law as DO is written there IS mo- need
of discussing the matter further that De
had gotten tired trying OBJ help the police
and seeing the majority act as they con-
Ills own resolution. which is size.
tracked in the office OF City Record q
Nystrom. was the burden of "a speech bs
Councilman Eard.ey who was called 90
order by the president for not speaNihs
90 tho question. Councilman frruSlr"u
characterized the resolution aS trap
which brought forth "a sarcastic speech
by Councilman DIEelcr.
Tho result was that the resolution was
defeated los the solid eight
Smoke Ordinance Passed.
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