The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-17
CHAS. 7. VAIL TO
SUCCEED BYWATER
ADDOintment of New Chief Is
UnimousIy Confirmed by
City Council.
hearty APPLAUSE GREETS
ANNOUNCEMENT OF NAME
COuncilmen Wells and Fern
StrOm Pronounce Eulogy of
the DepOsed Chief.

Aside from tho changes In the police
department., interest centered Monday
night in the appointment OF n new fire
chief by the City Council The chamber
was filled to oyernowing with interested
spectators, and when the name OF Chief
Bywater's successor was announced,
there was hearty applause we'll dis
tributed throughout the room.
Bywater Removed.
Aftcr the reading of the minutes OF the
previous session and some routine busi-
ness had been disposed OF, the order OF
communications from the Mayor WAS
reached, and the first document read by
Recorder Moreton provided for tho re-
moval OF Chief OF the Fire Department
w Ii. By'water for the good of the
department" Councilman Black moved
that the action or the Mayor be con-
Cured in. Councilman Wells gained the
floor and felt 10 say that he could not
concur In the reason assigned, as he be-
Neved It to be conceded that Mr. Bywater
had been the best chief I'm the history
OF Salt Lake" Councilman Fcrnstrom
spoke In a similar strain fearing that the
insurance rates would be higher II any
change was made I'm the fire department
Martin Comes Back.
In casting his affirmative vote. Council
man Martin said that as member OF
the fire committee he had worked hard to
have no change made two years ago,
fully agreeing with the others that this
department should not be governed by
political considerations. But he be-
DeVed that the department was now In
politics about as bad as II could be,
Vail Unanimously Confirmed.
etpod Ayes-Black, Carter Crabtree.
Ferry tobdny, Martin, Mulvey, O,Don-
nell Davis-9 Nays-Barnes, Fernstrom
Hollcy. Precce, Tuddenham, Wells-6
This is practically strict American and
non-Amcrican vote,
Charles T. Vail was then unanimously
confirmed as Chief OF the Fire Depart
ment.
Some Minor Appointments.
City Engineer Kelsey's appointment as
the representative OF Salt Lake City In
negotiations with the Board OF Canal
Control, was unanimously confirmed, as
was the designation OF Drs. r. w, Fisher
and II y. Raley as members OF the
Board OF Health Alexander 8. Fowler
was then unanimously confirmed as
private secretary to Mayor Thompson, T.
5. Atkins was made clerk Of tho street
department. L. u. Woods. poll tax col
lector. w. .. Norreu. clerk of the Board
of Health, and Herman Harms city
chemist. all without objection or dissent
Ing vote.
Many Small Matters.
Many small matters were rapidly dis
posed Of there being evident no diSposi-
tlOn TO qulDDIS over the recommendations
OF committees The Board OF Education
was granted an exemption from special
tax assessments on certain school prop
erty the license for city photographers
WAS rccindcd. A claim for 5000 damages
presented by S. l. Bristol. who fell from
stepping into an open culYert at West
Temple and Market street, December J.,
1865, was denied. upon the ground that
the contractor having charge of the
street improvements. had maintained the
cuivert there.
The employment of stcnographer for
the Juvenile court at a salary of so per
month was authorized.
Chief Must Attend
Councilman Martin Nulvey appeared to
have struck popular chord In his reso-
luton, providing that all heads OF de-
partmcntS must attend every Council
melting as well as all committee meet
ings The resolution was passed without
dissent, and speaking of the subject
afterwards Mr., Mulvcy eaid ''It is only
fair and right that the heads OF the vari-
Gus departments should be at hand for
tee meetings and too. this Will help them
10 keep In touch with affairs in all de-
partments of the city. something that
every official should do In order to render
the best service
After passing the appropriation list the
Council adjourned for one week. The
regular committee meetings Will be held
Thursday night