Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-19
chief GIore Looking for a Good
Man To Handle the Fire
Department.
WARD HEELERS WORK HARD
,oe Lppman ct al Burning the Carpet
Leading to the Chiefs Office
At Brief Intervals.

contrary to general expectation Chief
clore of the fire department did not
and a name to the city council Mon
4 Az, night for the position of assistant
4 rbef The fact that name was with
h.la was big surprise to members of
n .So department and they are Won
iering and guessing more than ever.
II mo word had been passed around that
II certain ward heeler was to receive
,he appointment and then began the
~,ntterings about the department Tho
"A Ia timers men who have been in the
dre dghting service of Salt Lake for
many years, began to feel aggrieved.
None Of them cared who received the
4 annontment just so the lucky person
n rer member of the department;
NJ nan who had had experience and ono
kat could be trusted. 1t was some
what Of a relief when no announcement
,gas made Monday night but the men
i are still dissatisfied because they have
reason to believe that they are to be
given the grand throw down" by tho
snpolntment of some incompetent per-
son. They think the job should go TO
man who has won his spurs in the
fire fghting business; man who has
worked his way from the rank and file
one OF trust anu ItSpOIlSlpllALNb ia
stead of to some mental and physical
msit even though the latter be d vote
getter in the red light district.
INNER CIRCLE BUSY.
The inner circle" has demonstrated
that il can and will run the police de-
rsrtment Not only the police depart
msnt but many members of the city
council Now 1t is branching out TO the
fire department. IL also wants to con-
trOl that important branch of the city
government. regardless of the conse-
quences, the loss of life and property.
Ward heelers must be rewarded and
American" party workers given jobs,
Old time competent firemen do not
count when the name of some vote get
Ten is considered.
This condition of affairs explains why
members of the so-called central COM
mttee," city councilmen and Joe Lipp-
man. the would be boss, have burned
the carpet on the stairway leading to
the office of Chief Glore during the past
few days. They have kept the stairway
hot with their comings and goings but
as yet have reached no definite under
Standing as to the appointment of an
assistant chief.
CITY'S INTERESTS AT HEART.
The men feel that Chief Glore has
the interest of the city aud the depart
ment at heart and would prefer to
have man for his assistant who has
had experience in the department re-
Gently. Not one who has been out for
years or one who has never had eX-
,erience. They believe the new chief
recognizes the fact that he is not
aoroughly familiar with the workings
the department and does not know
he city, and therefore would like to
appoint as his assistant one who knows
the business from A to u instead of
someone who is merely looking for n
political job.
But the hremen have not forgotten
what happened to Chief Pitt of the po-
lice department. when the latter tried
his best to retain Capt. Burbidge. They
have not forgotten what happened to
Mayor BransfoTd after he had per-
sonally assured Capt Burbidge he
would not be removed, and they have
not forgotten what happened TO the
mayor when he tried to appoint James
Deyine--in fact did appoint him--as
chief of the fire department, The
mayor members of the city council and
Chief Pitt We're all stung by the "in-
ner circle" bee. Naturally the fremen
are unhappy.
old time member of the department
How are we to have efficiency, why
should we work for promotion when
merit is forgotten and politics recog-
hlzed? It's enough to sicken anyone!'