The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-30
BRAMEL DECLINES
To TAKE POSITION
Man Selected as First Assistant
District Attorney Will
Not Accept.
COMMISSION IS BUSY
Subordinate Employees to BE
Retained Subject to Ger
tain Conditions.
COMMISSION IS BUSY

the position. Announcement 10 this cf~
feet was made yesterday, after Mr.,
Bramcl had ,lciberated upon the mat
ter and corrcspondeI with Judge John
4. Street, his associate in the practice
of law.
When Mr. Bramcl was selected Tor
the position by Mr.. Barrcttc, he ac-
know]edged the appointment and honor
but his acceptance. il WIS said, would
hinge upon the outcome OF further cor
respondcnce with Judge Street, who
was then in Japan on a bridal tour,
following his recent marriage.
Work Prevents Acceptance.
This correspondence, it is declared,
pcrtaiped TO important matters in
which the law partners are now Gu
gagged. When Judge Street landed IN
grapbed his final response to Mr.,
Bramcl s communications. advising that
be should not accept the position. Tn.
der the circunl stances which have TO
do with the matter, Mr.. Br0mel feels
that his acceptance Of the honor Is pre-
6udcd. and Mr.. Barrctte will be
obliged 10 name n new first assistant
city ATTORNEY. II is not known who tbls
Will be at present.
The commiSsiouerS"elcct held their
usual sessions yesterday forenoon aud
afternoon. bur 10 further appointments
wore made. Much of the time was de-
voted TO discussion of department
work aud slight changes; also to ordi-
nanceS TO be passed AS soon rs the com
mission goes into office. The qualihca.
tious Of various candidates for mp.
polutlve positions also came up Tor
lengthy delibcration.
Prophets Too Hasty.
The uuworrauted prediction in Il
morning newspaper that John B. Bur
bid~c woull be appointed yesterday rs
captain of police aud that George w.
Snow would be named city engineer,
did not come to pass. These positions,
as well AS those of health commission
CT, superintendent of streets, inspector
OF police. license assessor and others,
will be filled after careful conSIdcca-
ton, and may not he announced for
several days, although it is expected
that the appointments of police captain
aud city engineer will be made known
today or tomorrow. \ great many can
didatcs for al! these positions might
be mentioned, but the comm ssioners
feel that it would be uuwisc tD give
out their names or especially TO hint ut
those most strongly iudorscd before
the final selection has been made from
official source,
A communication formally rendering
the resignation of its members in Il
BODY was received from the board of
park commissioners. The park board 5
resignation is to be effective January
3. 1912. The communication set forth
that such action had been taken as a
matter Of courtesy to the incoming com
mission. TO give the now administration
opportunity of Selecting it's own board,
providing IT so desired. The matter of
appointing n new park board is still
bcld up, pending an opinion from the
city attoTucy-elcct rs TO the constitu-
tioualitY of the legislative law creating
the park commission.
Notice to Employees.
AS a result Of yesterday S deibera,
tions. the commission is now Issuing a
communication TO city employees, re-
qucsting Ali except heads of depart
mepts and appointivc officers tn con
tinue in their present places. subject
10 the conditions outlined 10 the com
mnnicatiop, which follows;
To Employees oC Salt Lake City:
From and after January /. la12, at
II O'Clock noon, all employees i'll the
several departments of the city gov
@rnment and administration of Salt
Lake City tothcr than elective Off
ccrsb who choose 10 remain in tho
employ of salt Lake City In any OF
It's departments, la any capacity
must do 80 upon the distinct under
standing that such employment is
from day 10 day only, irrespective Of
tho fact that compensation TO such
employees has hceu or may be here
after paid by the month or other
stated period. and that should the
board nf commissioner of Salt Lake
City Mt any time elect 20 terminate
the employment OF any city employee.
the said board Of commissioners may
that tuereupou the compensate tior 10
such employee shall Immediately
cease. aud lie shall be paid for onty
the actual number OF days spent IN
the service Of the city, computing hia
per diem compensation upon the bH-
sis Of his compensation by The month
on other stated period.
II is not the intention of tho board
OF commissioners OF salt Lake City
tc make radical or sweeping changes
cilher In the present segregation or
arrangement OF tho different depart
ments, or In toe personnel o. the city
employees. The board reserves tue
right, however. and It VIII be the
duty OF the board. Ia mako such
changes, both in the form Of tho ;,d-
Inlnistration OF the city's affairs and
in the personnel of the Citv's uni-
ployees, as experience. the needs "f
the city. and the best interests nf
demand. Efficiency and fitness will
hc the determining factor IN Tho SC
lection and retention nf employees.
All persons excepting heads OF dc
paTt mcptsl now iu tho employ Of the
City, including herein al deputies.
cher clerks. stcuoglaphors. office en-
ployces. and all Other city employees
inferior in rDnk IN heads Of depart
nents. are requested 10 continue IN
ihclr present places at their present
rates OF compensation, expressly sub
iect. however. to IN. conditions and
terips hcreiraboVe get forth.
SAMUEL e. PARK.
Mayor.
GEORGE -. KEY SER.
Commissioner.
WILLIAM IL. KDENS.
Commissioner.
HENRY W. LAWRENCE,
Commissioner.
RICHARD T. MORRIS.
Commissioner.
Dated January I. 1912.
Those thus FAR appointed 10 office
under the new commission are nuw
spending most OF their time becomig. /.