Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-07
T[NPATROLMEN
ARE CONFIRMED.
r.v Men on the Police Force
Appointed After Hearing
The Protests.
MORE APPARATUS oREDEREO.
,,dtlonol Fire Fighting Equipment
,o,horzed--0rder Placed for As
ob,lt for County Building Roads


mis- very evident that the mayor ana
Mo clty council intend to give the cit
,,s ~ salt Lake the additional po-
~,o and fire protection which has been
a.slrod for months past At last nights
nssilpg Of the council 10 additional
nan we're appointed on the police force
Ia ware confirmed The council also
.n,nended the rules and passed an or
Snsnce introduced by Martin proyid-
,og for the appointment Of six more fire.
No, Dor the hre department A reso-
m,,op was also passed authorizing the
chief OF the FIRE department to expend
Slif9O in the purchase OF nose, llre en-
zine, a truck and nose wagon lnese
90 the drst suggestions contained In
Mayor Morris' annual message for this
yeor 10 receive attention. and the coun-
S0 is no be congratulated upon It's
prompt action on these important mat
tiers.
NAMES OF NEW MEN
chief Of Police Lynch sent In the fol-
having appointments for his depart
msni John y. Cummock James +.
Morris W. II. Clough, o. G, Brown,
Frank Brown, W. H. Leayer Harlow
n Iyon, George o. Burton, George Il.
Watson and Henry r, Couam.
preece moved that the appointments
No confirmed but Martin offered an
amendment that they be referred to the
police and prison committee. He eN-
planned that he probably had no. OBJ
iectons TO the men, but he thought il
hest 10 refer the matter and let the APP
polntees appear before the committee
ana boone acquainted with the council
men so thar they would know who they
we're confirming. He was opposed to
rushing the appointments through, and
contended that out OF courtesy to the
members Of the council they should he
referred TO tho committee.
Black and HOLIDAY also favored re-
ferrlng the matter to the committee,
and they both declared that they had
NO voice IN making tho appointments
at all HOLIDAY said that a certain
number Of the eouncilmen had
met with the mayor and the
chief and agreed on the appoint
ments and the others were left out, He
also declared that the "thumbscrews"
were put on Chief Lynch and he was
prevented from naming a certain man.
he wanted to name because that party
was not acceptable TO the councllmen
who were In on the deal
Hartenstein Wells FernHrom AMI
Hewlett each stated that they did not
name any Of the appolntees but that
they were ready TO vote In favor OF
confirming all OF them.
In answer 10 HOLIDAY and Martin IN
regard TO the chief being forced to put
certain men on the list, Tuddenham
stated that to his positive knowledge
some OF the c0unc!lmen who were not
on the committee and who claimed that
they had nothing TO do with the APP
pointments had signed the petitions Of
several Of the applicants. He wanted
70 know n that wasn't putting the
"tTumoscrews' on the chief.
EXCHANGE OF CoURTEsIEs.
Martin made another argument In
favor OF referring. lie wanted to get
acquainted with the new men,
Fernslrom Inquired II Martin knew
all OF The men on the force at the
did
Then you must want to get ac-
quanted with the new ones too, so
tney won't pinch you" replied Fern
suom amid much laughter. Martin
made the last score, however, by say
lng That II he lived out I'm an isolated
district IKE Fernstrom does he wouldn't
KNOW anyone at ALL
pom the vote being taken on Mar
WIS amendment TO refer to the cont
mitlee the motion was lost by "A vote OF
" Barnes voted TO refer because
W. sall mat the Third precinct, which
n'Sl ead three men on the list. now
Ialf distribution, The roll was then
called on confirming the amendments
ana they were confirmed by vote OF
~ 70 g. Black, HOLIDAY, Martin and
NeWnausen voted against the matter
va q, D. Davis was absent President
sr.o@'eW voted with the counoimon
Jon the second, Third and Fourth pre-
,ss,S' Wnere most OF the appontees
sIble YUM ''"''"' p0s-
'lHE DEPARTMENT CHANGES.
WE hre department ordinance wae
nsVyuneed by Martin, and upon motion
=" ~ II, Davis the rules were suspend.
,hi.wu 1t was placed on It's second ana
nm"nu readings, and passed by a unanI.
mer, 1p'e' II provides for the appoint.
d @,m, OF six additional fromen. The
XXX u'ehl VIII now consist OF one
,Ie.' one assistant chief, seven cap.
nsar s lhree lieutenants, three engl-
o "rers, one electrician. one secretary ana
'pTTIa'or and 81 firemen.
me resolution of the fire dennrtnent
eP9mmltlee authorizing the expenditnTe
sms ih'sQ in buying additional appar-
Gus rs stated above was finally adopt-
,slet an unsuccessful attempt OF
Ia nv au hewlett to have II referred
"a , ,t hnance committee, lie contend
nv, eno' the expenditure Of such a large
rons,1 l money should be thoroughly
Tb u''ueted by the finance committed
hirL "saJoriIy Of the council did not
was passed ''' '"' 'e'o'U''or
BILL BOARD ORDINANCE.
~ ne bill. board ordinance was amend
w az 70 conform with the mayors