The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-19
COUNCIL STANDS
WITH BYWATER
Votes to Endorse Discharge of Fire
men Who Fought.
LONG SCRAP OVER ISSUE
GAS FRANCHISE is PASSED IN
AMENDED FORM.
LONG SCRAP OVER ISSUE


sitioEs OF Captain John Stab and Fire
man Charles j. Gulbransen, particularly
Gulbransen, Councilman F. S. Fernstrom
went down 10 defeat at the council meet
ing last night, and the TWO men who
engaged in fight at fire headquarters
on Sept. / are out vi the department
unless FerEstrom succeeds in securing d
reversal OF last nights action which is
not probable The matter came up IN
me form Of a communication from F'ire
Chiet W. Ii. bywateT, VINO Informed the
council that ne had remUNe d the two
men for the reason given The question
had been thorough. dIscusstu IN COM
ultIee meeting " cuncs day ui8nt and the
committee asrted at thar Time that the
ch.cI hau done the rIgnt tang. When
tne matter came Up last night. however
Atar.tn moved that IL be referred to the
commlttee on fine department. for further
Investigation. The motion was lost 3 10
.. A. ). Davis then moved that the action
of the chief be confirmed.
ttrnStrom favored reference and re-
viewed the history Of the fight, saying
only one side had been heard, and that
If full information were supplied. the at
falr would bear a different look. He
pronounced il the most sad proposition
TO him that had come before the council
for many years. He referred to Gull
bransen's crippled condition, due TO III
juries received while in the employ of
the city. In the course of his remarks,
Il CIliSliOin Sdiu AulDlalECn WIS a SOUu
friend TO former Chief Devine, and eX-
pressed a belief that the friendship had
made the man unpopular with the pres
ent fire department administration.
Tuddenham. Hartenstein. NCuhausen
ard others resented the insinuationI
against Chief Bywater and demanded /
that the chief be given an opportunity
TO be heard. The chair told FernstFOm
to confine himself TO the subject.
Other Jobs to Be Had.
A few moments later Fernstrom re-
ferred pathetically TO Gulbransen's loss
of q job
There are other Jobs in the city, aren't
there inquired A J. Davis.
is he going to get any of them
asked Fernstrom.
Not if you keep on speaking for him."
said Tuddenham TO Fernstrom.
Now, | will say, Brother Tuddenham-
Mr.. Tuddenham-t call him hard /
hearted Fernstrom began. in reply, but
the remainder Of the sentence was lost
in the confusion. Fernstrom closed with /
an appeal for Gulbransen.
Wood moved that the matter be referred !
to committee Of the whole TO meet OH
Wednesday night.
Tuddenham again insisted that Bywater
be heard Fernstrom tried 10 cut IN, anu
Tuddenham, who sits next TO FernsUrom,
whirled about in a towering rage, ana
shaking his hand at Fernstrom, cried;
Now, you let me alone! I've got the
Cant ask you question: inquired
FernstrOm.
mo. YOU can'tr' said Tuddeuham, saw
agely. I've heard enough from you.
Fernstrom seized els first opportunity
to insist that he would object TO BY
water being heard unless tn other men
had a chance to tell their story.
A J. Davis said he moved 10 confirm
the chiefs actor in the interest OF soQu
government. re paid a handsome trlb-
ute 10 Chief Bywater and said he dld NOT
believe the chief would make recon-
nendation that was not IN Inc interest,"
of the department and with full kno%l-
edge of what had taken place. lie Ia
Vored dismissing the two men.
HOLIDAY, who. like A. }. Davis, opposed
BvWster's appointment ~ the llrsl pidCe'
also paid a tribute 10 the cIilSl Cl"'7
acter and abilities 80.
Wood then withdrew his motion 10 ISiei
to the committee OF the Whoit. anu Nc
tin again brought up his motion TO refer tl
TO the fire committee with lnslrucllons
IN reuOrt next Monday night IL was lost,
Fernstrom, Holiday Martin, Freece anu
Hewlett voting for it and Black belns
A ] Davis then called up his motion
TO confirm the chiefs action which car
ried by the following vote Ayes-BdrHes'
A. ! Davis e. II. Davis. Dean Harte4-
stein. Martin. Neuhausenr Preece, Iuq-
denham, Wells. Hewlett, Fernstrom-l5;
nays HOLIDAY; absent and not voting
Fernstrom changed his vote to aye after
voting no and later moved recohsldeIa-
ton
There appeared TO be no disposition to
work a hardship on GulbTansen. espec-
tally. Several members who voted 10 con
firm the chiefs action said they did II IN
the interest of discipline in the depart
ment. IT IS not unlikely that another
place in the employ Of the city will be
found for Gulbransen,
Heat for Library.
Mayor Norris recommended that the re-
quest of the free public library board that
the city pay out of the general fund the
cost of heating the library this winter De
granted. The communication was referred /
To the committee on finance and library.
petition from A. Z. Carr. asking that
the city place cement steps in front Of .
his premises at 2l5 Center street was re-
ferred to the committee o. streets with
power to act after Neuhausen and Fern
strom had highly entertained the cOun-
ell and the gallery with dialectc de
bate as to the engineering and Ietdt
learning 90 each other.
Elizabeth GeOghegan aud others pcti-
toned 10 have CANYON boulevard from
First North 10 Second North paved with
asphalt covered macadam thirty feet
wide. II was referred 10 the city engineer,
The council voted to install at a cost ,
not to exceed $3.50, standard fire alarm
box at the Oregon Short Lines passenger /
station TO connect the cOmDauy's fire
alarm system with the citv system.
City Engineer George W. Ritter pre-
scented his plans Tor storm sewers as &c
Gently outlined I'm The Herald. On mo-
ton of Preece the engineer was directed
to furnish specifications covering the ter
ritory from Main 10 Second West streets
and the remaining portions Of the plan
went to the committee on streets,
On recommendation of the committee on
streets the engineer was directed To- aD-
prove the plan for a turnout in addition
TO the ynain track of the Salt AXE &
ogden Railway company on Market
street. The plans must be changed so as
to afford clear passage way for teams on
both sides cf the street.
The committee on streets. reporting ou
the protest Of NJ NJ O'Neil and others
against the San Pedro. Los Angeles e Salt
Lake Railroad company running tracks
through the playground Of the Cintah
school, stated that the city attorney held
il was a matter for the courts to set
tie and therefore recommended that the
protests be filed. The report was adopted
Covered Patrol Ordered.
Martin submitted a minority police aud
prisons committee report. against the
purchase of a covered patrol wagon. on
the ground that citizens We're entitled
to know whom of their friends had been
taken in and that a covered wagon would
deprive citizens of much good sport He
commended therefore, that the covered
wagon would be against public policy and
public amusement. Martin made a seri-