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

A. Smoot, Jr., Fred Schultz TO succeed
Patrolman G. J. Leaker, ]. ;. Kelley To
succeed Patrolman 7. w, Miner.
Fernstrom raised an objection 10
Schultz on the ground that he Is mol
qualified resident of Salt Lake city ana
hence is barred by law from taking his
oath OF office. Tuddenham also OBJECTED
to confirming Schultz for the same rea-
son. when the roll was called Fern
strom asked that his vote be recorded
In favor of the confirmation OF all or
the appointees except Schultz. Tudden-
ham and Wells stated that they would
like to vote for some of the officers but
opposed some of them and as they couli
not be voted on separately they both
voted against all OF them, All the other
co,lncilnien voted for the appointees anu
they were confirmed.
MEMBERS OF HEALTH BOARD.
Mayor Thompson sent in the appoint
ments of Or. r. w. Fisher and Or. f..
II. Raley as members of the board OF
health and the appointments We're con-
frmed unanimously
w. O. Norrell was appointed as clerk
of the board OF health by the mayor ana
Herman Harms was appointed as Guy
chemist. Both appointments we're con-
ilrmed
The appointment OF Alexander s.
Fowler as private secretary TO Mayor
Thomson was confirmed unanimously.
Street Supervisor Raleigh submitted
the appointments OF I. 5. Atkins az
clerk of his department and l.. j. WOOD
as poll tax collector. BY unanimous
vote the appointments were confirmed.
FOR MORE DETECTIVES.
Under a suspension OF the rules the
ordinance by Crabtree amending certain
sections of the police department ordi-
nance. was placed on its first, second
and third readings and passed by a
unanimous vote. The only change IL
an increase in the number Of detectives
on the force from four to seven
Health Commissioner stewart re-
quested that an assistant city physician
be employed 20 take charge or the
| emergency cases and cases at the city
iail. The matter was referred to the
committees on municipal laws and
sanitary.
CLAIM DENIED.
JTpon recommendation of the COM
mittee on claims the claims OF ;. l..
| Bristol for 5000 damages for personal
inilries received on Dec. |, 1903, was
| denied Bristol fell into an open cul-
vert on West Temple and Market
| streets and was severely injured. The
claim was denied upon the ground that
| the contractor on the street paving was
| responsible for the condition of the cul-
vert.
Upon recommendation Of the mayor
| the sum OF $2,630,SS balance on hand In
| the mayors contingent fund was trans
ferred to the general fund of the city.
COURT STENOGRAPHER.
The juvenile court commission asked
| the council to concur in its action in
| regard 10 employing a stenographer
| for the court at salary OF $50 per
month. dating from october last. The
| matter was referred to the finance COM
| mittee.
| Mulvey introduced resolution re-
| quiring ali of the heads Of depart
| nients to attend the meetings OF the
| council and also the committee meet
ings. The resolution was adopted.
| An ordinance by Carter creating a
| sidewalk district on State street from
| North Temple 10 Second North, First
| North from Fast Temple TO state, and
| West Canyon from State to Second
| North was passed.