Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-22

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announcement of the vote OF ii to two
| favoring the measure, he gave lotice
| of reconsideration which prevents the
activity of the ordinance for at least a
week.
Owing 10 the peculiar conditions OBJ
tanning through the acceptance of the
| appointment by Mi. Barlow, and the
| agreement that he should receive $3,-
900 a year salary, and tho ratification
Of his appointment by the council, he
has become head of tho police depart
ment at u salary of sg,1e0. which can
not be raised excepting by ordinance,
and since he is already III office tho
obstructed ordinance cannot become ef-
fectiyc4 SO far as he is concerned. while
he remains in Office. This condition Is
made by the fact that there is another;
ordinance which forbids the increase
of official salary while the official uf-
fected is in office, and the only way
the salary Of the new chief can now
be raised is by the passage of still nn-,
other ordinance, before which .he must
resign the office to be again appoint
ed after the passage of the ordinance
giving him the coveted Increase
Viewed from this angle, the ordi-
nance blocked by Councilman Hall last
night. is worth nothing but the history
it makes, and the obstructive recon-
sideration notice of the objecting G sun
Gilman becomes deadly to the ordi-
nance of last night.
TWO WEEKS DELAY.
The passage of the liquor license
ordinance, about which 1t was expect
ed there would be some rather in,
teresting developments, was DELAYED
for two weeks, being laid over for that
length of time, owing to decided
hesitency on the part of many to go
into the matter last night,
After something of Il debate,
moving picture show license was
granted to Max Florence ut 41-43
east Third South. The debate was
raised by Councilman Hall on tho
location within SO feet of a saloon,
prohibited by ordinance. The forbid
ding ordinance was conveniently de-
alivered the knock out blow in this
particular case by an opinion from
City Attorney DinnnS, and, anyway,
as was stated by Councilman Stewart,
the council had already shot the pro-
several other instances so this one
was allowed to go with the bunch.
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.
Councilman Hall moved the pas
sage of u, resolution calling for the
drafting Of an ordinance by the city
attorney under which the council
could appoint a general purchasing
agent for city supplies, urging the pas
sage of the resolution on the ground
that the city was paying thousands
OF dollars more for supplies every year
than would any private corporation
doing far smaller business.
The resolution was objected to by
Wood. on the ground that
-,
of the city the machinery which would
obviate the conditions argued against
He commended that the departmental
heads had neglected to use tn call
in their several of
fices, which We're taken from those in
use by the purchasing department of !
the O.sS.L. He was supported in this
Hall further urged the
passage of his resolution on the
ground that it would take the pur-
of goods out of politics, and /
The argument was at once met by
Councilman Wood who held opposite
views, citing the fact that Pittsburg
$ today in the hands OF its purchas-
Cor the city, but attends TO its poll
les, naming the officers from the
mayor down.
II WON'T, WORK.
. Councilman Fernstorm came to the
aid of the mover of the measure,
md in admitting the presence Of the
machinery for the elimination OF the
,vil complained Of said:
."rherc is the machinery in the
hands OF the heads of departments
md it Is good machinery but 1t don't
york.
This, statFnent was admittedly OBJ
aious TO all, but the fact that the
council is not vet ready to appoint a
ag&nt was also made APP
parent by the fact that the measure
vas killed.
His wife is a good old soul.
As happy as can be,