Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-17
.F|REMEN'S FUND
WILL NOT DOWN
Like Banquo's Ghost it Persist
emily Refuses to Quit
The Light.
WHAT CHIEF GL0RE SAYS.
Declares Charles r. Vail Promised to
Account for the Money but
Has Not Done So.

Like Banquo's ghost the Firemens
fursd refuses to ddwn. Persistently
it continues to hob up to worry and
annoy and many of those directly
interested are becoming anxious.
Where is the fund? What has
become of the $1,000 or more which
was set aside for the benefit of sick
and disabled firemen? Who should
be The custodian of the fund?
These questions agitating the minds
of tlirmen from Chief w. II. Glore
down, and citizens who contributed
10 the fund are also Interested and
the public has right TO know about
ii.
When James Devne was chief OF
the department the fund was started
by the sale of old hose and by con-
tributions made by grateful citizens
to the frelnen for work faithfully per-
formed. The fund grew steadily and
safe Investments We're made. 1t was
understood in the beginning that the
fund was 10 be kept intact until
such time as an organization was
formed for the benefit and protection
of the fire fighters
When Devine retired from the de-
| partment and was succeeded by w.
Fl. Bywater, Devne gave to the lat.
ter an accounting of the fund and
turned the same over to Bywater.
When the latter retired to make room
for Charles r. Vail he handed over
the fund TO the latter. When Vail
was removed he did not turn over the
fund as his predecessors did and as
q result Chief w. H. Glore is not the
custodian.
About the time of Wallis removal,
several OF the firemen who We're then
working on a scheme to organize Il
state association, got up q petition
which was signed by n majority OF
the tirmen, making Vail custodian of
the fund until such time as the as
ISOLATION should organize. It was also
stated in the petition that this step was
taken by the tiremen to show their
confidence and esteem in and for vail
He retained the fund.
Now the firemen are beginning to
wonder what has become of the
money,
Recently the flrenen organized u
state association, elected officers for
1.-THE ensuing year. and took steps to
induce theflegislature to assist them In
the establishment of a permanent fund
for the sick and disabled. Vail was
called upon to make an accounting.
| According to Chief Glore he has not
done SO.
"a committee waited upon me- said
Chief GIore this morning, :. and asked
me if l would serve on the committee.
T saw Vail and asked him about the
fund He told ME that 1t was intact
and that lie would make an account
ing when he could turn the fund
over to the proper ones. saw him
again but nothing was done. Vail
told me that he had as much interest
in the fund as anybody else, that he
had put money into it. and that II
belonging to him as much rs anybody
else
Well, the organization has been per-
fected l. regard the fund in the
nature OF an asset OF the depart
ment. Heretofore it has been in the
custody of former CHIEFS. am go
ing to ask the city council to take
the matter up and make rigid In
vestigation. The matter Will be re-
rerred, to the committee on fire de-
partment, the committee on l;Iw ana
the city attorney associated.