The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-14
CHANGES MADE
IN DEPARTMENTS
Chief Sheets and Chief Vail
Send in More Appoint
mentS.
FIVE MEN REMOVED
FROM POLICE FORCE
Byron II. Crosby Is Made As,
sistant Chief at Fire
Headquarters.

Important changes were mado in tho
personnel OF the Police and Fire depart
ments at Monday evening session OF the
City Council. Upon the reCommenda-
tion OF Chief Sheets of tho police de-
Dartment five men were removed from
the force and six were appointed, one of
the latter being named TO I'll vacancy
on the STAFF OF detectives, In the fire
department three men were named to
I'LL vacancies and ono was promoted
Changes by Sheets.
Chief or Police Sheets advised the
Council that he had removed tho follow
ing police officers FOR tho good OF the
service; II, r. Coulom. c. a Sperry, E.
c. Davis, MoronI Gillespie and J. s. Bar
low. Also that he had appointed the fol-
lowing to MI tho vacancies: n p Pierce
II. n, Bcckstead. George Harris, Q. C
Brown. =. e. Timmins and j. J. Riley.
Frank Wheeling was appointed city de-
teCtiYe- The actions or tho Chief were
confirmed
Crosby New Assistant.
Chief Vail OF the FIRE department re-
partment: Byron II Crosby, appointed
assistant chief vice w G.. Workman, re
signed, Harvey Handy and 8, j, Sawyer,
appointed tiremen to NIL vacancies. w.
The actions OF the chief were confirmed
Want License Reduced.
Bacr Bros Mercantile company, en-
gagged In the wholesale liquor business,
asked that the ordinances bs so amend
ed TO reduce the liquor license from
5000 to s4op Referred TO Committee on
License
A communication was received from the
Rio Grande Western Railway company,
accepting the franchise granted TO Il by
the City Council some weeks ago, Filed.
For Safety of Public.
A Cartwright ct al, asked that the Rio
Grnnde Western Railway company and
Western Pacific Railroad company be di-
rected TO build a Naduct over their
tracks on Fifth and Sixth West streets
and Second South street, Referred TO
Committees Streets.
The Board OF Public Works recon-
mended that the bid of the Utah Foundry
and Machine company, OF - cents per
on First Second and Third South streets,
be accepted. The only other bid was
from silver Bros, at sl.e0 per foot, The
recommendation was approved
For Tires and Oats.
Chief Charles T Vail OF the fire depart
ment asked for an appropriation OF $50
for the purchase OF rubber tires for the
chemical engine and for sufficient sum
to purchase one car of oats ut 81 5S per
hundred pounds. Granted.
Bond Is Approved.
Assistant City Attorney Dininny reported
that the acceptance by w. ). Mccormick
and David Mayer & co. of the provision
of the amended gas franchise OF Snow
and Dnrst was in regular form, Mr.. Nc
Cornlck and Mayer & Co. are sureties on
the $1,000 bond of Snow and DaTst Filed.
Raleigh Makes Kick,
Street Supervisor Raleigh complained Of
the manner in which Contractor P. p
IL. l. -s.rlr
extensions. he having left dangerous holes
in the streets. which he has refused to
All up. Mr.. Raleigh asked that the Board
OF Public Works be. directed to take
to Board OF Public Works.
Lacked One Vote.
The Committee on Sanitary recommended
that the salary OF the nurse mt the isola-
ton hospital he increased from SO to $l0o
per month motion TO adopt the report
was lost there being seven Affirmative
and four negative votes. eight votes be-
Ing required to pass such a measure.
Black on Trail.
Black introduced a resolution instruct
ing tho Board OF Public Works not TO con-
poration who have In the past defaultcd in
their work or failed to do the same In a
manner. Referred to Com
mittcc on Engineering
Street Supervisor Raleigh asked for an
Of s275 for the purchase OF
a grader The appropriation was made
Thanks Are rendered.
Barnes moved that a vote OF thanks be
rendered to retiring officer SDerry, acting
sergeant alarms of the Council for sew
eraI years past. Passed by unanimous
vote.
Al ordinance was passed increasing the
salary of tho City Chemist from $50 to $50
a month, but SO a month of the amount
will be used In incidentas
Renovating Chamber.
A recess was taken until Thursday even
ing when the meeting will be held in the |
old legislative hall on the fourth floor,
as the Council Chamber Will be under