The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-15
MANY SEEK PLACES
IN C|TY'S SERVICE
New Commission Will Have
Numerous Candidates for
Appointive Offices.
SOME WILL BE RETAINED
Past Efficient Service Likely
to Be Factor in Consider
ing Selections,
SOME WILL BE RETAINED

Increasing numbers of candidates are
daily applying for executive positions in
tile city government to be filed by ap-
polntmcnt by the new municipal COM
mission. There are something more than
one thousand positions 10 he filled by the
new commission, or these, 1t is autlorl-
tatively declared, hundreds will be filed
by tho officers who are now serving The
city I'm the various positions.
Among the most important positions
within the girl OF the new commission
are those Of city recorder. city treas
uTer, city attorney. chief Of police, chief
streets and irrigation. superintendent of
WatFrWorks, city engineer and health
commissioner With these appontees
VIII rest largely many OF the other ap-
polntments. as i'll the naming OF subor-
dinates the commission VIII doubtless be
of the different departments.
Some Reappointments Likely.
In some OF the departments the
changes from the present officials will
commissioners say that the commission
ers have expressed themselves as pleased
with the conduc, of the lire and health
few, II any, changes will be made III
these departments. That is taken 10
mean that in all probability Fire Chief
W. II. Glore and Health Commissioned
Samuel G. Paul wiIl be reappointed to
their present positions.
City Recorder p. s Rives Is regarded
by many as i iiieely candidate to succeed
himself. There are others seeking this
position. For city treasurer, c. Il. Felt
is frequently mentioned, and there are
many who wish TO sec Treasurer Gideon
Snyder reappointnd. There arc several
applicants for the position of city attor-
ney. among them Harper j. Dininny. the
present city attorney James lngebrct
son is regarded hy many probability for
This position
Several prominent and efficient engi-
neers have been mentioned for city en-
Glneer George \. McGonaglc, the pres
ent city engineer. Is being urged by
many large property owners 10 become
u candidate for reappointmcnt. His
friends say that the loss OF his super
vision at time when many public
construction or in contemplation would
be serious 4. r. Dorcmus and George
:. Snow are among the others mentioned
for this appointment
Chief Of Police.
Much OF the interest in the speculation
tors in the appoint tnlent Of Il chief of
police. For this position dozen or more
names have been suggested and reasons
advanced as To why each should receive
the appointment, Among those suggest
cd are y. +. Grant. Cen. L. 4. Wede
wood. John r. Burbdge, c. a. Carlson,
Ray Navlor. Capt w. {. Webb, G. Frank
Emery and W. j. Lynch.
Persons prominent in the reform
movement IN Salt Lake are urging the |
appointment OF +. F.. Grant for chief OF
police. Mr. Grant has been prominent
in reform work and for the last sixteen
years has served voluntary officer of !
the city. Much Of his work along re- |
formatory lines has been with the youth |
of the city.
Gen. Il. A. Wcdgwood is a former army
officer and at present Is adjutant general |
Of the National Guard OF Utah. He has |
a large legal practice and IL is under |
stood will not consider accepting q po-
sltioD as chief Of police. j. IS. Burbidge |
Is "a former captain Of police and at |
times has served as acting chief OF po-
lice. e a. Carlson is a former police
officer and is at present q. deputy sheriff
Ray Naylor was at one time adjutunt
general OF the national guard He has
had no experience police officer
Capt. w. G. Webb is at present drill
master of the salt Lake high school ca
let battalion. In his behalf it Is urged |
hat he is a splendid dlsclplinariau,
though without experience as a police
officer.
e. Frank Emery served two terms as
sheriff OF Salt Lake county. fle is at
present a stale health officer w. ]
lynch is the only one Of those mentioned
who has had experience as chief Of po-
ice. He served for time as chief OF
1olice and resigned the position t0 be-
,ome a candidate for mayor Mr. Lynch
S now secretary of the state land board.