Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-24

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Observation-Disclosures!
| board Of health were read in letters
| from the mayor and In each instance
the majority, by straight party vote
Of nine against six, refused to conHrm.
NO ONE IN CHARGE.
Fernstrom secured the floor unless
you confirm these appointments there
! Is nobody In charge OF these positions.
| There IL nobody to take care OF the wa
ter In City creek and nobody TO make
out burial permits in the city. You of
the majority are running against a
dangerous proposition and you will
bear the results. You have combined
against the mayor Of this city. You
have combined against the good of the
citizens OF this city and you will live TO
regret II before you get through with
this 'horseplay' We will teach you q
lesson within one month that will make
you hang your heads In shame"
oUTBURsT OF APPLAUSE.
A great outburst Of applause from
the gallery, which was crowded, fol-
lowed this expression.
This Is 4 business meeting, not a
convention" remarked the chair, tes-
THY.
And that sir" retorted Fernstrom,
lis an expression from the people,"
DIVISION NOT FAIR"
Three, the majority OF the special
committee reported recommendation
that the appointments Of the mayor OF
Feb. be not confirmed. and the minor
lily, signed by Hartensteln and Barnes,
recommended that they be confirmed.
The majority gave as the reason mere
~ I'VE do not consider the division n
fair one" The majority report was
adopted OF course, by the vote OF nine
10 six.
Fernstrom asked, turning to Davis,
what the majority considered a fair d.
vision. A, j. Davis tried to shut off de.
bate by saying 1--WE do not care TO dis
cuss II tonight" but the member from
the Third was persistent
RECOGNIZED BOTH PARTIES.
III you fail TO give us reasons we
must draw our own conclusions" said
he, You must be ashamed Of Il. You
know the mayor has kept his pledge by
recognizing both parties In these ap-
polntments. You are now trying to rob
him Of the right that the law gives him.
and you VIII repent Of II, You have
nothing against the men. but because
you cannot get enough OF the spells,
YOU are merely trying to block the
wheels OF city government"
THE MAYOR ATTACKED.
This CALLING resume Of the situation
decided Davis, He brought out the at
tack on the mayor, as substitute re-
port, which would explain, he said, the
reasons Of the majority for not CON
iirmlng the executives appointments.
This report is as follows:
Salt Lake City, Utah. Feb. %, 1904.
To the Honorable President and Men,
beers OF the City Council:
Gentlemen-We. your special commit
tee, appointed TO act upon the. follow
Ing appointments made by the mayor,
VIZ: city engineer, George Snow; SUI
perintendent of waterworks, Eli Fol-
land; city sexton, II. shannon; build
Ing inspector, ii, II. Davis; health COM
missioner, DR.. c. j, Douglas; oil in
spector |. a. Reamer; humane officer,
II. H. Mann; land and water commits
sloner, Il, Luce plumbing Inspector II.
G. James, pound keeper. G, II. Norris
health board, George Alder and q. u.
Brown beg leave 10 recommend that
the said appointments be not confirmed.
The recommendation Is made for the
following reasons;
Flrst-The above list does not cover
all the appointments for the respective
offices. His honor has caused II to be
generally understood that such heads of
departments as are not mentioned I'm
the list were TO retain their respective
positions II he was sincere in this,
why did he not reappoint? Appearances
would Indicate that In leaving these
appointments open his honor expected
mat the present inoumbents would as
sist him In coercing their friends I'm the
council into doing his will.
second-On the day the council held
their first caucus they were In receipt of
the following communication from his
honor the mayor;
MAYOR TO THE COUNCIL.
$40 the Honorable President and Mem.
bers Of the city Council:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF the fact
that we are about to enter upon impor-
tant and public duties, | take this OPP
portunity of addressing YOU briefly and
congratulatlng you upon your election
as members Of this body, chosen as II is
TO The performance OF sacred trust.
and to assure you at the outset that II
Is my sincere desire that we shall work
tremendously together for the best good
of our rapidly growing city, To do this
there are several prime essentials.
'First--lt Is desirable that We recog-
nlze Zach others rights; that we re-
member that we are chosen TO represent
the interests OF all classes OF the com
munity, without regard TO political or
other differences.
'Seoond--That we are face 10 face
with problems Of the gravest character,
and that II Is necessary to approach,
consider and dispose Of them In an in
telllgent and proper manner. To ac-
complsh this there should be an entire
absence OF the strife and dlsoOrd that
80 frequently mar the work OF public
bodies.
"Thlrd-That we should be so mindful
VI lH' ldNl tluN we uIt thUeCltu, nay,
more, that II Is demanded OF US that We
give the taxpayers Of this city thor
oughy busness-lke administration:
that important questions are met with
elaboration and wisdom that public
Improvements be made according TO
our needs and ability. that our needs
are great we all know; that our efforts
should be equal TO the occasion IL APP
parent
"Fourth-That TO obtain these results
II shall be my aim to appoint as heads