The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-14

he is no longer at the head of the
health department. When he left the
city several days ago for six months
sOjOurn i'm Europe, where he viii take
a post graduate course on skin and
eruptive diseases, he had assurances
from the sanitary committee of the
council that his request for a leave Of
absence for that duration would be
granted.
Committee Report Held up.
At a recent meeting of the sanitary
committee the request of DR.. King, which
had previously been submitted TO the
council. was taken up and disposed Of Oy
every member voting to grant him the re-
quest The committee Is composed OF
CoUucilmen Eardley, Robinson. DaVeler.
Spence and Arnold For reasons which
are not clear to the minds of many. the
report of the committee was not submit
TED to the council last Monday for adop-
ton or rejection.
The appointment of DIT. Stewart and the
immediate and favorable action OF the
council last evening on the same has led
to the belief that a compromise has been
effected between the majority and NIL
nOriJy members of the council. and with
MavOr Thompson Is the third side Of the
triangle on the chief of police question
Whether it means that Former Chief
George A Sheets is TO be reapD0inteQ
and confirmed remains to TO be seen
But il Is apparent to many that some
kind of a deal has been entered into Dy
the conflicting factions, and that devel-
Opments of more or less interesting
nature will be forthcoming in the due
are highly incensed at the action Of the
council in confirming Dr. Stewart in the
{ face OF the favorable action OF the SAINT
tary committee on his request Tor leave
of absence
Several members Of the council denied
last evening that the appointment of Dr.
Stewart had any political significance.
They also denied that il had any bearing
whatsoever upon the chief OF Police mat
ter. They maintained thar Tor some time
there has been considerable frlcJion be
tween Dr. King and the council. owing
B to the formers seeming repeated refusal
to recognize the council when u came 10
his making appointments that he did not
first consult the council or give the mem
hers any intimauOn as TO what he pro-
posed 70 do. they first being apprisea "
his actions by his notification as TO what
he had done
There were other councilmen who took
: the stand that Dr. king did not snow
+ good judgment in asking for a leave %
, absence for six months. They. cOntended
! the doctor should have resigned, and not
( asked the mayor TO continue him FOR Six
months while he studied abroad. An-
I other thing which Dr.. King d1d. Wllcl
! dlsIleased the members o. tne eouL1l';
: was his refusal to attend the meetings OK
I that body. as the heads OF other depart
menJs did.
Brigham Street Paving Question.
Monday evening the council viii near
the property owners on East South rem
( pie street on the matter of paving Ina.
thOrOughtaTe from state TO Ienln G-17'
3 street The street committee made q re-
] port TO that effect. The matter VIII pa
discussed in committee of the whole.
A resolution was introduced py Couu-
7 Gilman DaVeler asking why Binding In
{ spector Timer had not submitted TO The
board of public works the plans and Spe-
: cfficatious for the improvements for Tho
city hall. as he had been requested TO DO
/ Inspector Timer stated that the plans mad
been mislaid by the council committee
and had only recently been found. Prints
he added We're being made, and tna
everything pertaining to the improve
ments which the board wished viii I'd
submitted at its meeting Friday after
noon.