Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-24
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He spoke Of his proposition to dlvld,
the offices eight and eight and flip {
penny for the seventeenth. He wanted
to know why this offer was rejected
| by the Republicans. Davis said II was
because all the Republican members
were not present, and they wanted q
full attendance when they acted,
WOOD "1NDIsPosED."
Yes" continued Hartenstein, II met
Mr.. Wood on the street at 1850, but al
| s o'clock ne was indlsposed Mr.
Black was lndIsposed on that particu-
| lar evening"
Said Barnes 81 met Mr.. Holiday
| that same night and when ! asked him
| why he Ind not come 10 the meeting
he said he thought nobody would b.
| there
HOLIDAYS GREAT SYMPATHY.
what | said,' cried HOLIDAY, was
| that I stayed away out Of respect to
Councilman Preece, whose dear mother
lay In her coffin that day, a corpse"
PREEcE WAS PRESENT.
well, Mr.. Preece was here all right"
replied Barnes
Holiday looked confused turned red,
and sat down,
= Tile vote was then taken and the re-
port attacking the mayor was adopted
by the strict party vote,
THE REVISED LIST.
Barnes then presented the mayors
revised list Of appointments and after
hearing II read, Davis moved that IL
be referred TO the special committee
This was done by vote OF u to 3,
APPOINTMENT ORDINANCE.
Hartensten presented ordinances en-
powering the mayor 10 make all APP
pointments In disputed Offices and Gre
ating offices In various departments
but the matter was put over for one
week
REGULAR CRAFTS.
Fernstroms resolution on the water
works department was next presented.
II was as follows
whereas Joseph Pugsley Is now, and
for some time past has been an employe
I'm the land and water department, and
also In the waterworks department OF
the city, and employed as a patrolman
In City Creek canyon, whose duty II liz
TO keep the said creek clean and 90 pre-
vent all animals from pollutlng the wa
tiers OF said stream, and
Whereas, Joseph Hilton Is now and
for some time past has been an employe
In the waterworks department OF the
city, stationed at Hlghine tank IN said
City Greek canyon In the position OF
tnnkman and watchman and
Whereas, Contrary 20 the duty OF
these aforementioned employees they did
az various times during the summer OF
1908 allow animals belonging 10 one Mat
Cochran 10 trespass and pasture In the
said canyon, thereby pollutlng the wa
tiers OF the said creek, and they did, as
compensation therefor accept gifts OF
meat at various times drawn from tho
market Of the firm OF Radon & Wn,
llams OF this city, and had the said
meat charged against the said Mat
Cochran, and
Whereas, Joseph L. MacKnlght, the
present head OF the land and water de.
partment, and Frank Hines, the present
head OF the watorworks department OF
this city, have for months been fully
cognlzant Of the said acts and breaches
OF duty OF the aforementioned Joseph
Pugsley and James Hilton, and have
continued 10 retain the said men IN
their respective positions. thereby maxi
ing the said Joseph MacKnight and
Frank l., Hines equally blameable with
the said Joseph Pugsloy and James Hill
ton, placing IN jeopardy the lives and
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by continuing such llagrant acts against
the city and Its Inhabitants; therefore
be II
Resolved, That the said Joseph Mac
knight and Frank l., Hines be at once