Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-16

Another crowded house greeted the
div eouncllmen at their regular meet
,ng last night and all of the removals
and appointments We're made as slated
without hardly word of discussion.
several of the councimen opposed the
removal Of Chief Bywater OF the fire
department and all Of the Democrats
and the only Republican in the council
voted against his removal. He was re-
moved Just the same and Charles L.
Vail was appointed In his place. The
removals by Chief of Police Sheets and
the appointments by him as given
above went through in good shape with
only three dissenting votes. The other
appointments as given above were con-
frmed unanimously.
BYwATER REMOVED.
The first communication from Mayor
Thompson was the removal Of Chief
OF the fire department, w. II. Bywater
for the good of the department" Black
ceived and filed and the recommended
ton concuTed in. Wells entered a pro-
test against the removal OF Chief By
water and did not agree with the may
or that the removal was for the good
Of the department" He said that never
IN the history of the department had
It acquired such efficiency as under
the present chief and he thought that
the removal OF the chief would be de-
trimenta to the fire department and
when Fernstrom's name was reached
he entered strong protest against any
change IN the department for political
reasons and said that by all means the
fire and police departments should be
Kept out of politics, He had been told
mat the Insurance rates would prob
any advance II any change was made
IN The fire department, The present
cnlet, he said. was the most efficient
one the city had ever had and he OPP
posed any change.
The result Of the vote was 9 in favor
Of removal and against it. Those
Young aye were Black, Carter Crab
use Ferry, Holiday. Martin, Mulvey,
opohneil and Davis, Those against
u We're Barnes, Fernstrom, Holey,
VAIL CONFIRMED.
The next communication from the
mayor was the appointment of Charles
II Vail AS chief Of the fire department
Ihe mention of Mr.. Wallis name was
greeted with hearty applause by the
spectators present. Martin moved that
lhe appointment of Mr.. Vail be con-
hrmed and the motion was carried by
unanimous vote.
POLICE CHANGES.
Under the order of communications
IRON the chief OF police, Chief Sheets
Ruhed The council that he had re-
moved The following officers for the
good OF the department: II. l.. Edding-
ION, duty sergeant; Arthur Pratt. Jr..
desk sergeant; S. F. Kimball and Gron.
way Parry az jaisers Patrolmen II. w.
ramer, j. b. Furster. c. ]. Lester and
l. W. Miner The names of Desk Ser
eeant Charles Livingstone and Officer
w. I. Smoot, Jr,, were not on the
.ist, as both had previously rendered
lhelr resignations. which had been &C.
eepted by the chief The council voted
unanimously in favor Of the removal of
the officers.
SLATE GOES THROUGH.
Inc following appointments We're then
submitted by Chief Sheets:
n w. Janney TO succeed Sergeant
tuGligton, Joseph Il. Pugsley to sue
veeq Desk Sergeant Livingstone, John
a. Lenzl 10 succeed Desk Sergeant Ar
uur Pratt. Jr., George Johnston to sue
ICED Jaiier $. f. Kimball. W. II. Will
hlnsOn 10 succeed Inilnr Gron,vav PAU
ry Earl Ripley to succeed Patrolman
=" W. Palmer, George Phillips to sue
Seel fatrolman j. b. Furster. w. "A.
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