Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-20
CAPT. BURBIDGE is TO STAY.
Both the Mayor and the Chief
Want Him to Remain
In Service.
Promises OF No Personal Feeling, Po-
lltical Strife or Religious Beliefs
To Interfere.

Mayor BranSfortt---' Gen tlemenS
meet our new chief OF police. I wish
to say that / do not propose to inter-
fere with the workings of this depart
ment All / want is harmony In the
department. No personal feelings, no
political strife and no special favors
to any one. / want to see the de-
partment so along on clean. honest
lines. We don't want any clique.
party. or personal matters TO inter-
fero with the affairs here. We want
to rid the city of the undesirable
element; no gambling and no graft
Ing When j asked Mack to accept
this position he said he would do so
because he knew that Captain Bur-
bidge would assist him.
Chief of Police Roderick Mckenzie
- want to run this department on
the same lines az l conduct my busi-
ness want It to be strictly honest
ana upright In every way. No graft
ing. no pickering. l am new to the
business. and John. Cunning to Capt.
Burbidge) / look to YOU to assist me.
This afternoon we will have a good
long talk and go over the details OF
the department. l want everything
10 be conducted on strictly honest
TO rid the city of the tough element"
Captain Burbidga--"A Mayor and
chief. assure you that l will cheerful
~ render all assistance / possibly can
IN carrying out your wishes In the
matters mentioned. All that you have
said l heartily agree with / want to
see an end to strife and | want TO
work for the wellfare of the city"
The above little tete-a-t ete took place
In the office Of the chief OF police at
1880 today Several other remarks
were made by those present and all
went to the same subject.
Those present We're Mayor Brans-
ford, Secy. SANDY" Fowler, Chief OF
Police Mckenzie, Capt Burbidge City
Recorder Moreton. Counclmen Crab
troe Holiday and Black, Asst. City
Atty. p. j. DAILY and representative Of
the News"
CHIEFS BOND FILED.
Chief Mckenzie arrived at headquar-
ters In Mayor Bransfords automobile
The party Immediately assembled In
tho office of the chief, where the above
impromptu speeches were made. Chief
Mckenzie had already filed his bond
with the city recorder The bond of So
900 was furnished by the Salt Lake Sc
curity & Trust company. This morning
Air. McGurrin of the company asked the
new chief and the latter accepted.
While congratulations were in order
Councilman Crabtree ordered a box of
cigars and remarked that he Endorsed
ali that had been said by the mayor,
chief and captain. Councilman HOLIDAY
paid a compliment TO Capt 3urbidge
and assured Chief Mckenzie that in the
captain he would have i trustworthy
and valuable aide.
ENTERS UPON DUTIES.
Chief Mckenzie entered upon his new
duties at once. This afternoon he is
holding a conference with Capt. Bur-
hidge. He has been shown over tho
department and was introduced To the
men. He said that no special favors
would DO shown 10 any one. The coli
duct of the department would be IA bust.
ness proposition ana he expected that
every mau shall do his duty.
As to any changes in the department,
Chief Mckenzie could not state at this
time, or until he has familiarSed MIN
self with the details. He distinctly
stated that he did not want politics or
religion 10 interfere with the work.
ings of he department.
THAT the new chief, Mayor Bransford.
and members of the council expressed
their confidence IN Capt l3urhidge IN
"A manner that left no room for doubt
be a BODY slow 10 Frank J. Sefrit ct
al who AFRO determined 20 Dust the cap
tain. Sefrit II Is claimed, has made z
wager OF s2b that he would get the
captnIns head" lie hates the captain
because the latter Is n Mormon. This
person succeeded in rorcing Sheets 10
resign. He had uotLnS To DO with the
resignation OF Raleigh Sefrit IN
member of self-Conatituted commit
tee that Is trying TO run every depart
ment 81 the city government hut ev
cry attempt that has been made 20
hulldoze the council has failed. Fail
ing 10 elect the man selected by the
committee for mayor this self constl-
tutod committee tried to force Mayor
Bransford to appoint Francis Han ~
chief Of police, The mayor appointed
someone else. Now. the clique started
n dirty fight on capt Burbidge. at
lacking his character.
Now that the Tribune has started
Hght on Burhldge n Is safe IN assert
mat Burhldgc win remain, because the
Tribune's fights invariably end in de-
feat.
chief OF Policee Rodenck McKenzls
filed his bond and took the oath OF office
before city Recorder Moreton THU
morning. The bond Is IN the sum Of
ST. 900. and the salt Lake Security &
Trust company Is surety.