The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-20
MITCHELL FAILS
OF CONF IRMATION
Council Refuses to Approve
Negroes Appointment on
Police Force.
ARGUMENT PRECIPITATED
Mulvey Champions Cause Of Colored
Man, but His Efforts Prove
Unavailing in End.

Ed Mitchell. the negro who was
named for appointment on the police
force By $. NJ. Barlow. chief Of police.
viii not be able TO give up his S120 a
month position as night Waterman 70
take Job patrolman at $50 a month.
The city council refused last night 10
confirm the appointment by a vote OF
10 TO 4.
Mitchell. but his arguments were lost
when a. j. Davis. another member OF
the police committee. said that reput-
able negroes Of salt Lake had sent
delegation to him protesting against
the confirmation Of Mitchell.
Councilman Mark Reedall said that
Mitchell had told him he was getting
more than Sis month as night
Waterman. and he did not understand
why Mitchell wanted to change that
position for one that paid SIS a month.
There was a lot Of talk about giving
the negroes a representation in the city
government and 10 developed that the
majority Of the police committee had
decided 10 name a white man instead
Appointments OF patrolmen which
were confirmed are as follows. JO-
seph Held. ira Gilfillan and +. ID. Hunt
ingtOn. Held is an automobile ma
Chinist who Is needed to repair the
new police automobiles which have
been stripped Of their gears in the few
Gilfillan Is a barber and Huntington
IS a railroad man
The Promotions
The promotions authorized are; Earl
Ripley. from assistant jailer to detec-
tive: y. =. Pierce. from patrolman TO
third duty sergeant. and Thomas GIL
lespie from Patrolman to assistant
jailer.
The council refused to consider the
street-speaking ordinance as a com
mittee Of the whole even after the SER
gcant at arms had gathered quorum
Provisions for water main extensions
On Hnsrra ~
! the city council last night through the
adoption Of resolution by Councilman
| r. 5. FernstrOm directing the superin-
I tendent Of waterworks to 90 ahead
with the work. taking the 700 nee
| essary from the water bond fund This
| extension viii give water to Eight
I Ninth North street. Chicago avenue e
I Tenth North street and Tenth Wes'
/ street west OF Chicago avenue. COnnec
l ton Will be made at Eighth West and
/ Seventh North streets with the city
/ mains
| The Keith-O'Brien company presented
] a protest against the recent ruling OF
I the council restricting the amount Of
/ waste paper to be collected by tn,
| health department from business
/ houses. The company suggested tina
| the amount OF paper TO be taken IRON
| one place be based upon the business
| done This petition was referred TO ths
| sanitary committee.
Citizens object.
Citizens living in West First Souti
| street presented petition against tn,
| issuance OF n liquor license TO BLAMED
| q Curran for a saloon near the Four
| tcenth ward meeting house. The IL
/ cense has been granted but. with tn
| protest. 20 was referred back to the
| license committee.
/ Application for l36 retail liquor IL
] censes were presented TO the council
I and referred TO the chief Of police fol
\ approval. Councilman l. +. Hall sug
i gested that the council inform the chic
/ Of police regarding the saloons that haS
| violated the city ordinances within th'
| last three months. Mr.. Hall said tina
| the chief OF police would not know o.
| any violations Of the law. excepting n
| Instances where murders had been com
mitted I'm saloons after midnight or II
/ cases which the chief might read Of IL
the uewspa ncrg.