The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-04
I[|1tSM00T MAYOR
|| TAKES HIS OFFICE
ILL., Political Mix-Up Existing
lnOstIe-SenatOr's Home
Town.
BETWEEN RAY
AND COUNCIL EVIDENT
|,.,,royersy Between Officials
tTer Appointments Involves
Prohibition Measure.
4, o. The Tribune.

I..l.l 10 4 llS iA-
,royo. Jan. 3.-The new city officials
h.,r Offices here today at T.
Al that hour the city council
,,,o session for thirty minutes, and
r., brief length of time II was dem
-,sa that there IS a deadlock be-
Mayor Ray and the council.
~, convenlpg. the council elected
". poveIson OF the Fourth ward pres
~ and he at once assumed the duties
kes Office.
wr,r Rays communication was read.
r,us out with Acknowledgements as
4. RESPONSIBILITIES Of the position and
-i.ss 80 give Provo the best and
4. nrogressiSe administration that lies
i 4, u SnoWcr." He makes plea for har-
and says that the people VIII not
s,,sied II we spend our time. our
- and their money in hghting among
ss,res" He called attention 10 the
s,sslty Of increasing the taxes, OWING
.sare OF the prohibition ordinance and
~ enforcement Of the same.
Urges Appropriation.
m,or Ray recommends and urges the
I ii 10 appropriate money TO oe used
n tslsct tDe illlClt Saic VI ipuot anu
II hs hire OF extra men as special
- officers. The mayor called at
|r,Sa 10 the dangerous condition OF
|,-rn river and says 1t Is In a worse
ALTON now than Ii was twenty years
II He also asks the council to i'm
|r,e the efficiency OF the fire depart
I'm BY buying more and better equip
IL The mayor message was accept
a Sd and referred to the appropriate
|--1I,tees 10 he hereafter named.
q special communication TO the coun-
4 Mayor Ray submitted the appointment
n William r. Olson as marshal, which
In, promptly turned down. Councilman
n Z pott moved that the appointment
4 0kca be confirmed, and on vote the
|-,on Was lost Councilman j, NJ Jen-
II Then moved that the appointment be
n Confirmed. and this motion carried, S
II, No other appointments were made
IL The council adjourned until evening.
Anti-Prohibitionists.
/ Ne council stands eight for prohibit
IL snd two against 1t. The mayor and
Il le other elective officers are anti
|shbltionists and the action OF the
|Ei1 In refusing TO confirm Rays ap-
|L.luent for marshal uecessitates +. j,
IiLems holding over, and therein an
|c1 story is being told. All OF the
|rlsnen who have been working with
|Iflsl w nluIdUlS. anu WIN Nun Will also
- over. are tl-prohibitionists, and
= has been an eyesore 10 the pro-
who got busy early this
|-rlng and brought pressure to bear on
|s narshal TO ask for the designations
asse policemen. ii their designations
4 ~ have been procured. Mayor Decker.
|p vent out OF office at u noon, was
tlE 10 Immediately appoint men who
|lft be acceptable TO the majority OF
u council and TO the prohibitionists. The
f.tezen becoming suspicious. however.
~ consultation and agreed among
|.-s=lves that they would not resign
Pa IRE. and they all now express a
Elimination 10 hang on to their posi-
r Former Mayor Decker could not
|e5s the officers except for cause. and
cause was so remote that time
|lr.d before any action was taken, and
~ that Mayor Ray has the matter in
~ ne proposes 10 have something to
~ . The removal of the officers In
lhe appointment OF w. f. Olson as
|lnfal Is confirmed. says Mayor Ray, he
t- ict permit the removal, either by
Esy The men TO resign or summarily
Lk1rglng them. The policemen will
~ N harmony with the mayor, IL Is