The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-04
Stumbling Blocks in Removal
of Police Court Prosecutor
Too Great.
DINlNNY PREPARES LONG
LETTER, BUT TO NO AVAIL
FernStrOm Makes Yelled Attack
on Whitaker in Consideration
of Smoke Gases.

Advocates of the creation OF the office
of police court prosecutor, TO be nlcd
by the mayor removing the office from
the jurisdiction Of the city attorney, pre-
sentcd nothing TO that end in the city
council Monday evening, and il Is UNI
dcrstood that the stumbling blocks To
tho segregation of the office from the
city attorneys office have been found
loo great TO overcome and that the prop
osition will bc dropped
Anticipating that some action might he
taken looking 10 the removal of the of
flee from his jurisdiction, the city attor-
ney was ready with long lc,tcr reply
mg 10 Police Judge j. j. Whitaker s
charge that he had refused Ia institute
and prosecute cases In the police court
ana detailing his actions and attitude
throughout the contempt proceedings and
the circumstances lcndinc mp to them
The letter covered six pages and was
torrid in places. hut was not submitted
when nothing came In looking To the
segregation of the city attorneys office
ana the police court prosecutors office
Reflection on Whitaker.
In Tho consideration OF the fire chiefs
report OF the firms alleged TO be Vlolat-
ing the smoke ordinance. MIR Fcrnstrom
mace vcicd attack on Police Judge
Whitaker Mr. Fcrnstrom moved that
the list OF alleged offenders be referred
TO the city attorney. with instructions
Ia institute prosecutions, if necessary
TO sbate the smoke nuisance. embody-
ing In hlS motion specific Instructions
That the prosecutions be Instituted in
City Judge Iiowmans court
several cOuncilmen gave the latter part
OF Mr.. Fernstrom's motion the merry
ha ha, but the councilman from the
Third insisted.
II suppose YOU know that the city at
I"rncy is barred from the police court
as long as Whitaker is allowed 10 make
1 kangaroo court out OF that tribunal"
replied Mr.. FcrnStrom, "and if we want
results il VIII be necessary TO bring the
actions in Bowmans court
Mr. Iio!lcy objected so stronuousy to
hc designation OF any court that Mr.. |
'ernstrom. TO insure the passage OF the
notion, withdrew that part OF il The
notion passed unanimously.
The fire chief said that he had not
'ccn able 10 check up on all the firms |
'ioIating the smoke ordinance. but re-
ported the following:
H. G, NJ. L., Covey apartments Colonial
andy company. Semloh. knutsford,
Wilson and Cullen hotels. the AlcXan-
ria and Daily rooming houses. the SAM
arlun, The Tribune Publishing COM
amy. the Herald building The city Ii
,rary, the Mccormick block. the Utah
Pipe Clay company, the Orphcum buj'd
ng, the Hooper bloclt, the Roynl bak
iy., the Mcdonald Candy company, ana
he Model and Colonial laundries.
Jhe chief was asked TO complete tnc |
st of alleged violators,
To Committee of Whole.
The fire committees rccommcnda ton
nat the contract 10 furnish 5000 feet OF
osc for the fire department be awarded
D The New Jersey Car Spring company
[ 81 . cents a foot went to tho commit
20 OF the whole for special ocder of
usincss Thursday evening. only Chair
IAN Reed Of the fire committee dis
enting.
Judge Eowman's request for a bsillr
, the civil division OF the city court was
enicd,
Mckay & Reeds contract on cross
alks went back TO the improvements
'mmittce, for the reason that the cost ,
as not been provided for in the budget
The city attorney submitted the fly or
nance. drafted by the attorney general
nd the secretary of the state health
oard. with favorable recommendation,
nd the measure went TO the municipal =
ws committee. Failure 10 securely
'ver any refuse in which flies may nlu!-
ply constitutes a nuisance. Dunisha Sla
Y minimum fine of So or maximum
nc OF 500 or imprisonment for a mdY.- =
um of nfty DAYS. The enforcement of
he ordinance rests largely with the city
,alth board. q
Fayrols Tor the half month ending
eptember so. amounting TO S1969l.5l
ere passed. r