Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-23
SEVEN OFFICERS
WALK THE PLANK
Chief Sheets Recommends Ro
movaIs "For the Good OF
The Service
PLACES PROMPTLY FILLED.
Matt Rhodes AMI Howard Wilson Con-
flrmed DetectlNes--Ncw Rules
For the Council.

BY n straight American party vote
the seven police officers slated for re-
moval as announced In the News
were removed by the city council last
night In accordance with the reoom-
rnendatiop Of Chief OF Police Sheets.
The vote on the appointments OF their
successors was almost unanimous.
Preece being the only one 10 vote
against them The two additional de-
tectives on the force were confirmed
by unanimous vote of the council.
There was not very large crowd OF
spectators present during the session.
but among those who were there were
feveral ladies'.
CORRECTED AND PASSED.
Tho Mayors veto, calling attention
10 n clerical error in the amended po-
lice department ordinance which Gre
Rted an apparent conflict as TO the
number Of men 10 be employed In the
department, was read and the error In
the ordinance was corrected and tho
ordinance passed and Immediately re-
ferred TO Mayor Thompson who signed
ut once. This action fixed matters for
the consideration OF the appointments
OF the two additional detectives ON the
force.
PATROLMEN REMOVED.
Chief Of Police sheets then submitted
communication removing Patrolmon
w. H. Leaver, Fred A. Clarke, j. d.
Brown, J B. Cummock, Frank Brown.
q. Brown and q. f. Watson for the
good Of the service Black moved that
the action OF the chief be concurred In.
Fernstrom raised the only objection.
lie said that he opposed making po-
litical machine out Of the police de-
partment The roll was called on
Black'e motion and II was carried by
vote OF 10 8. Black Garter. Crab
tree Ferry, HOLIDAY, Martin, Mulvey,
O'Donnell and Davis voted aye
Rarnes. Fernstrom, Holley, Preece and
Tuddcnham voted no; Wells was alb
sent,
VACANCIES FILLED.
The chief then submitted the follow
ing appointments; G, T.. Stains, SAM
uel \. Nlckey, Thomas Cassidy. Harry
Jones, J. q. Morrison, j. H. Evans and
e. Middleton to take the places OF the
officers removed. Upon motion OF Mar
I'm the appointments were confirmed by
n vote of IL TO /, Barnes voting against
them.
The appointments ot Matt Rhodes
and Howard f. Wilson as detectives on
the force were also submitted by Chief
Sheets and We're confirmed by a unanl-
nous vote.
TO PAVE SECOND SOUTH
A petition was received, signed by w,
J Halloran and 81 other property own
ers. asking that Second South street be
raved from Third TO Tenth East streets.
They ask that the width OF the street
b. % feet from Third to the east side
of sixth East street and 72 feet from
that point on to Tenth East, They
also ask that they be allowed to pay
for the Improvement IN annual INSTALL
ments covering 10 years time. The
streets committee and the city engineer
win consider the petition
FOR EMERGENCY HOSPITAL.
Health Commissioner stewart sub
mitted a communication recommending
that steps be taken to establish an
emergency hospital for the benefit OF
transient cases OF dlphthetia and GEAR
let fever. The matter was referred
10 the sanitary committee for consider
alton.
The sanitary committee reported
favorAbly upon the request Of the
health commissioner for an assistant at
n salary OF SIS per month TO attend to
scmergency calls and the city attorney
was Instructed TO draw up an ordinance
creating the new office,
SPECIAL POLICEMEN.
sealer OF Weights ana Measures II.
n, Brough and Plumbing Inspector
Fred Spencer were appointed by chief
Sheets as special policemen without
pay from the city. Upon request Of the
Y. NJ. G. A. the chief appointed r. o.
Hanson ms a special policeman and
upon request OF The mana cement OF
the Utah dancing pavilion he appointed
Albert Gushing TO q similar position.
both 10 serve without pay from the
city. The appointments were con-
flrmed
COUNTY OFFERS TO SELL
County Clerk Eldredge on behalf OF
the county commissioners, submitted
an offer 10 sell TO the city n well and
tank on state street between
Tenth and Eleventh South streets for
500 The matter was referred TO the
public grounds committee
The Holiday ordinance relating 10 the
number OF employees OF the land and
water commissioners department and
fixing their salaries, was passed az err
II had been amended by reducing the
salary Of the office deputy from 81 900
10 $500 per annun.
NKsnDLs 70 r,r.f,t,.tr,v,
Fernstroms opposition to paving
Contractor y. T. Ford's partial esti-
mate Of $4,000 on his contract for the
water main extension on Third West
street from First to Seventh North
street resulted I'm tho matter being re-
ferred back 10 the watorworks COM
nlttee for investigation Fernstrom
declared that the work was defective
and had not been done according TO the
terms OF the contract Clerk wilkins.
OF the board OF public works. corrohor-
ated him I'm regard to the matter and.
although Black and Martin favored
paying the money the matter WAS re-
ferfed back TO the committee for in
vestigation
RECORD or LICENSES.
The following resolution by Muyey
was adopted by the council.
Resolved, that the city treasurer
shall each Monday dle with the CITY
recorder a written statement accom-
panied by the receipts aad application
OF an licenses collected the previous
week by his department said state
ment to give the dates OF beginning.
the expiration and amounts collected.
And be it further resolved thar he
shall keep q book OF records showing