Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-23

Gil Is unable to supply the informa-
4 ton. This communication, by the
ID way, which was sent to the council
about three weeks ago, has never been
reported upon by the fire committee,
of which l.. d. Martin is chairman.
THE FIREMEN.S NEST EGG.
When Chief Bywater turned the fund
over to Chief Vail, it consisted OF the
following:
Two bonds Of the street railway
company, OF the par value of $1,000
each, bearing per cent interest.
Seventy shares of stock in the Utah
Sugar company, of tho par value OF
$40 each. rs
Cash to the amount of $635.47. The
money had accumulated from q pub
4 lished history Of the fire department.;
porations for good work done at fires
by the firemen; from odds and ends
of worn out material around the de-
partment which We're sold and turned
into the fund, and when enough money
was accumulated with which to invest
in some interest bearing securities, it
was so Invested in gilt edge Interest
bearing paper approved by the bene-
nclaries Of the funds-the firemen
themselves. AS there was no other
way provided by which to dispose OF
such moneys, it was decided to
establish fund for the benefit Of the
members and in that way the fund was
originally started.
! The above stocks and bonds and cash
We're turned over to Chas II. Vail by
| Mm. H. Bywater, the outgoing CHIEF.
Ihat Vail later had the stocks and
| PONDS converted into cash and Deposit
| ed the money to his own personal ac-
count In the Commercial National
bank, there seems to be the best evil
| dence for believing.
On April "a, 1906, the sugar stock
was sold and the money turned over
| TO the secretary of the fire department,
Jesse I. Burnett, also the street rail-
way ponds We're sold by the same bro.
ger, Edward L. Burton, and the check
~ payment of the same was also given
70 Secretary Burnett. and according
TO MI. Burnett's statement. one of them
was endorsed over to Chief Vail and
endorsed by the chief and deposited In 4
the Commercial National bank.
WHAT IsURNETTf SAYS.
NThe other check, Mr.. Burnett says,
ne cashed at the Descret National
bank, at Chief Wallis request, ana
turned the money over to the chief
IN speaking OF. the matter today, Mr..
bulnetfs said: II turned the check for
2 one punch OF stock over to Chief Vail, I
endorsed by me- / cashed the other
check at his request, as he said he
wanted the money for that one. q That 1
is all / know about the transactions.
mat the fremen's fund has no ac- |
count, and no credit at the Commercial |
{ National bank, will not be disputed |
by any one.
Continuing, MI. Burnett said: when
! transacted this business for Chief
van. had only been with the depart
mett about a month. / came in March, |
1so6, and 1t was some time In April |
when II got the checks and the cash
for the chief. l knew nothing about
any fund at that time. / learned that |
there was q fund afterward. u did not
know just what Chief Vail did with /
the money, but Il believe he's deposited |
IT N The G,oinn1er cial National bank / /
endorsed the one check over to him. I
and gave him the money for The other |
one. as he ordered me TO do.
LOOSE FINANCE.
The first l learned about the exis-
tence of a firemans fund was when l
found an item of $3.50 due the fund from |
the city council, The chiefs used to
use the fund for sundry expenses, sucn
as the purchase6 of horses. etc., and |
would make acquisitions on the coun-
Gil FOR the amounts thus expended, and I
when paid by the council it would be
turned over to the chief to the credit
of the fund, the chief being the Gus
todan. IseI
THE fund was formerly one of the
departments of our books here, but
upon recommendation of the special
auditors, who arranged a new system
of bookkeeping for the city, the prac-
tise Of keeping this fund in the de-
partment was discontinued, rs the audi
tors commended the fund did not prop
erly come under the Jurisdiction of the
city council. l5 4
u was never on terms Of intimacy
with Chief Vail" further continued
Secy. Burnett, but knew there were
some difficulties in his family. And /
suppose it is this that led Mrs Vail to
write me from Los Angeles, asking me
to see her husband and tell him toll
send her money, as She was suffering
for the necessities of life. saw her
husband on the street the next day
after receiving the letter, and told him
I had received the letter and told him
how his wife was situated. THAI is
the last time saw him. ~
MRS. Walls LETTER. e
This was the letter from which an
extract is printed above, and with the
exception of one quotation, is In full as
follows:5
Los Angeles, Cal. Oct. is, 1905.
Mr.. Burnet: Dear Friend (
4 - hHoWHdsSou. VIII De surprised to ]
hear from me, but my God, must
write to some one to help me. want
YOU to be kind enough and find out
Il Mr.. Vail is earning any money
Ut ALL have been here since the
,4th of August and he hasn't sent me
any money, but the worst is lie has
lot even wrote me letter. Besides
have the baby and Bertha hasn't
given me dollar and Jennie ana I
Ire here tied hand and foot, as baby
:ook sick and Jennie had to leave
work and help me, as had placed II
/ board in the door so she could not
get in, Gas We live in an apartment s
1ouse) and I forgotiand fell over 1t y
md struck on the stairs and came {
aear breaking my legs, but my
shoulder got the worst I had been i
working at the time in Brienia |
springs and had good place, but /,
lad to give it up as L could mot IS
york with my shoulder I am better /
low than I have been and hope it {
Won't last much longer, but the ques-
ion is must live and + want you \
o please letm know if he is making t
my money at all. I don't want to S
.ver live with him again. but i am /,
he must give me some Il
allowance be it ever so small t
Mr.. Burnett you will never know S