The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-01


ly all the physIciars OF the city petit
toned the council to retain DR.. VIII
Browning in the position oi CITY pay-
Sician. the council last evening con
iirmed the appointment by the Mayor
OF DR.. Anna Frarces Ries tor tnat
position The appointment of DR.. Ries
was confirmed by vote OF TO !,
the Democratic members of the coun-
ell voting against the confirmation
and the Republicans voting for II.
The mayor also presented the name
of George a. Graves as fire chief OF
the city, but the appointment failed
OF confirmation, those voting against
the confirmation being the Democrats
OF the council and Republican Coun-
cilmen Austin and Wilson. Mt,
Graves failed OF confirmation by n vote
of G to l.
Councilman Dictson undertook to
have the names of DR.. Ries and Mr.
Graves considered Jointly. but the
council objected to that procedure and
the appointments were considered
separately,
Ooctors Protest.
The following protest of local doc
tors was submitted:
ogden. Utah, Jan. 81. 1910.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council: Gentlemen-We. the follow
ing physicians, respectfully recon-
mend that DR.. w A. Browning be re-
tanned as city physician and quarar-
tine officer: (Signed) Drs. Edward
|. Rich. g. W. Green, Alfred A. Rob
ineon. Lorin F. Rich. Fl, ]. Powers,
j D. Gordon. A. Fernlund. f. NJ. Con-
10Y, c. F. Osgood, r. A. McCune, Jonn
Driver. C. F. Coulter, T. c Doran.
Il. S. Joyce. Geo W. Baker.
Three communications were recely-
cd from the mayor as follows;
Nominatcs Two Officers.
'To the Honorable President and
Members OF the City Council, OGDEN.
Utah.
"Gentlemen.-I submit herewith the
appointment of George Graves as fire
chief of Ogden, Utah, and DR.. Anna
F, Ries as city physician and quar-
antlne officer, and respectfully ask
your confirmation of these appoint
mcnts. 8rS- ~
'In connection herewith I desire 10
your honorable body to the following
facts:
"First-That the mayor has been
given the appointing power and upon
him rests the responsibility OF all aD-
pointments.
"Second-The confirming power has
been given to the city council in or
der to prevent the mayor from ap.
pointing some incompetent, dishonest
OF unworthy person 10 an Office. and
to that end your honorable body is
expected 10 exercise your best juds-
ment TO see that competent officers
are selected by the mayor.
The Legislature Intended that The
mayor should appoint these officers.
II the power OF selection was to he
given to the city council, the mayor
would not have been given the ap'
pointing power
Therefore, If any of the appoin-
tees are not competent. or are dis
honest, or, unworthy. | ask that yorr
honorable body advise the mayor of
such and | will make a thorough In
vestigation of the reasons given by
your honorable body and, If found to
be true. l shall not again burden you
with the same appointments.
1T Is humilIatiug for honest and
competent appointees to be refused
confirmation, and for that reason |
again submit the appointments and
ask your honorable body to extend to
them you vote and confidence"
lnsuran Resolution Oisapproved.
ITO Il Honorable President and
Members II the City Council, gentle
men. -eturn herewith the resolu-
ton aut zlng certain fire insur-
ance TO Issued on buildings OF
Ogden llthout my approval, for
the re- at ! am reliably inform
ed that AXE City gets her pub
lie building. lsured for 80 cents per
hundred dollars for three year pol
icy. also that the ogden public schools
receive the same rate while the Og-
den City public buildings are charged
81 so for the same Insurance. Taking
into consideration the fact that In all
of the public buildings OF ogden City
men are stationed day and night and
that the fire station is located In the
same block with all our public build
ings, with only one exception. cnnnot
understand why Osden City should
thus be Disseminated against ] can
not see why the insurance men OF
Ogden City have not taken this mat
ter up themselves and see that the
city receives equally as low rate as
the other public buildings that have
nowhere near the same protection this
city gives It's buildings. ] respectfully
ask that the city recorder be request
cd to notify all the insurance agents
in Ogden City who hold policies on
city property and also the board OF
underwriters in SAT- Lake City, that
this city demands the same rates
granted other public buildings which
are not near as good risks as arc the
ogden public buildings
Against Salary Increase,
ITO the Honorable President ard
Members of the City Council. Gentle
men: return herewith the ordinance
increasing salary Of the municipal
clerk without my approval | am con
vlnced that the said clerk Ia a cap
able and competent official and that
his service merits all that Is granted
in The said ordinance. but ] believe
the passage OF this ordinance at this
time will establish precedent which
will embarra9s the city administration,
and until provisions are made to In
crease the income of the city | feel
1t is my duty 10 ask your honorable
body TO withhold the passage OF this
ordinance until we can establish ways
and means by which the income Of
ogden City shall at least equal the
expenditures when IL shall bc my
pleasure to assist in granting the
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