Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-07
LEGISLATURE GETS
POLICE MEASURE
Important Bill to Take Depart
ments Out OF Politics
Is introduced.
CRITCHLoW FATHERS PLAN.
II is Declared That New Civic Organi'
cation of salt Lake VIII Not In
tcrfcrc with scheme.

The new bin combining the fire and
police departments under ono board
OF commissioners has been introduced
into the house John G. Crltchlow is
the father Of the measure, which viii
take It's place among the most import
ant efforts at legislation by the present
session.
Inc bill provides that within thirty
days after the passage Of the act the
governor OF the state shall appoint
three pcryons TO act as a board of FIRE
and police commissioners to regulate
the atfaira OF these departments IN
cities of The first class The terms Of
office shall be four years. datips from
March Is 1901 Tho governor is to
exercise fun authority over those
boards and at least ono member ol
each board shall be Of different pouiical
faith than tho governor, One member
Is to act as president and receive $1,000
per year. whiic the other members are
to receive $1,000 IN monthly payments.
Bonds Of $4,000 are 10 be required nom
each board member, TWO members OF
II board shall constitute quorum
Each fire department shall nave
chief two or moro assistant chiefs anu
such firemen as are necessary bilo
chief, oaptain and such other othcerS
and members rs are needed are 10
compose police department. llNc
days afer the commissioners have or
Eanizcd tlIey shall proceed Ia appoint
officials for police aud fro departments.
All appointments must receive Two
votes of the board. Suspensions OF
officials or department members arc NJ
- N4asl tdpt
OF the commission. deductions or
forces. subpoeuas tor Witnesses, inspec-
tons OF departments, appropriations
cxpeuditures-in short anything ana
everything pertaining 10 fire or police
departmcntS OF cities Of the FIRST class
are left 10 the commissioners.
ANOTHER NEW BILL
The consolidation plan proposed IN
Speaker .1oseph's II y. 1873 introduced
in the house this afternoon lncluues
seme new ideas. The bill proposes an
to section 4 OF article 10 of
tho state constlt ution, and to section
of article 10, which shall be voted upon
by the people of the state. These
provide for consolidating
the Agricultural college and State Uni
versity at Salt Lake. but the Identity Us
TO be preserved, and all the rights. I'M
munlties, franchises and endowments
enjoyed by either institution shall be
and perpetuatcd unto them
and each of them. The amendments
further propose mat tho reform school
be moved from Ogden to Logan,
II. u. 12S also by Joseph, provides
for the creation OF a commission to In
the work being done by the
college, the University, the
State Normal school and IN the state
High school system.
The commission Is to he composed OF
nine members, distributed among the
,ounties az follows. Two from
ache, one from Weber. two
rom Salt Lake, one from San
'ete. one from Utah. one from
,eaver and the governor cX-ofiio'o
ienlber. The qualifications for mem
crship require that no person may be
ppointed who Is in any way connected
sfth public educational institutions,
nd that TO he eligible for membership
person must b. on the tax rolls for
ssessible property.
The commission is Ia report OH The
Of studies IN the two big
Institutions and submit
heir findings to the secretary OF state
,eforc July I. 1908, together with their
on tho adVisahility of
them at Salt Lake city.
The committee on education and art
lecided to report favorably on III, =. "a,
~ Gotham, providing for state aid TO
lublic schools under certain ciioum-
stances,
II. b. 1877, by Robinson. making 1t
unlawful TO wrongtully use the name,
lite, insignia, ritual ar other ceremony
IT orders or societies. and providing
penalties therefor