The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-01
REPUBLICAN,
MEASURE BEATEN
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Councilman Blacks Resolution
on Appointments Lost.
ADMISSION IS FORCED
HARTENsTEIN ORDINANCE ON
SAME SUBJECT DEFEATED.

or three different occasions last even
ing the Democratic members Of the city
council practically forced the .Republi-
can members to admit that every city
employe is Illegally holding office. and
as a climax voted down blanket reso-
luton of Councilman Black giving the
heads of departments power TO appoint
their subordinates.
The latter measure. would have passed
had not Councilman Preece gone out
OF the room at the wrong moment, and
could not be brought back in time TO
vote. The resolution was consequently
defeated by vote of five TO seven.
Councilmer 4. ]. Davis and Wells being
absent also.
By votes of eight 10 FIVE the council
confirmed the appointments of james
Phillips by superintendent of Water
works Frank l.. Hines 20 be tankman
in City Greek canyon. and Quincy i.
Nichols by Superintendent of Streets
and Irrigation Peter <. Condie. to be
polltax collector The heads Of the de-
partments said they made the appoint
ments under the revised ordinances
without the approval Of the mayor.
Hartenstein's Measure Defeated.
The ordinance introduced last week
By Councilman Hartenstein designating
the number Of employees IN the city de-
partmentS and stating their salaries.
was read for the third time. and when
placed upon final passage was defeated
by the old vote Of five 10 eight.
Councilman Black moved that the en-
acting clause Oe stricken out. saying that
the ordinance gives the mayor power
which he claimed IL was never intended
that he should elloy. He cOnteuded that
uni the ordinance the mayor could pad
the payTolls To my extent, and that the
employees could Graw their pay without
first being confirmed by the city council.
IT YOU behcad tlis ordinance" said
councilman Fernstr2m you will be be-
heading 3)0 or 900 Republican employees
from getting their salaries. You are put
ting yourself into trap, and I am glad
To sec it. u suits mo. i hope YOU will
not pass the ordinance. because 1 want
10 see YOU get into the trap
Councilman Hartenstein said that when
they entered the council chamber they
should lay aside politics ana look to- moth
Ing but the general welfare OF the city
Councilman Black closed the debate by
saying that the ordinance gives the
mayor the right TO appoint without rec
oSnition OF the council. and he did not
think il right for the members TO vote
away their privileges.
INC vote was five noes and eight ayes
10 strike out the enacting clause.
Theatre Ordinance Passed.
The theatre ordinance then came up and
was passed 1t was omeuded SO as to
force the raising and lowering OF the fire
proof curtain between each act, The
man whose duty IL is to raise and lower
all curtains Is forced 10 remain AZ his
post OF duty throughout the course OF
each performance. with ais hand ready
L. act on moments notice.
!Ocosc resolution on the Republican
caucus action was then introduced, umld
much laughter. by Councilman Fern
Stron. The resolution touched I'D the
Republicans for allowing public 5usine IS
70 be blocked during. the absenver OF A.
J. Davis, and for tire talk about rene
gades.' 10 WAS voted down.
fne following appointments were re-
CciVed from the mayor. and voted down
by the same vote of five TO eight:
q. NJ. Jackson. to he clerk Of the board
az health. vice Horace 9. Smith. resigned
Moses Evans TO BE- brick tankman. and
Herman Harms 10 he CITY chemist.
chief Of Police William J. Lynch asked
permission to sell tho patrol wagon team
ana BUY n new one The communtca-
lion was sent 60 The police and prison
committee. Land and Water Commission
or Joseph i. Macknight sent in a long
communication concerning the efficiency
&C his department. being a reply to the
attack made upon him last week by Coun-
Gilman FernstrOm.
Christopher Little. 563 West First South
street put I'M claim for $3.50 for the
killing Of his pedigreed water spaniel
Dick Mr. Little says that on Jan Is
the dog catcher called at his place un-
tied the dos and. taking him 20 the pound,
had him killed.
To the license committee was referred
the petition of J. II. Nuckals. asking for
permit allowing Enrique Robes to give
an exhibition OF scientific Spanish
bull fight His manager says he ZEN
ters without any weapons whatever. nor
docs he infl!ct any punishment on the
animals which he encounters"