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Show FIRE CHIEF BYWATER HITS FERNY A JOLT Roads Riot Act to Representative Representa-tive of Hicrarch in Com-mittee-Rooni. Anent the disturbance in tho flro department de-partment recently during the absence of tho chief, tho matter Is new assuming a decidedly Interesting phase. Chief By water returned to the city last Saturday and upon hearing of the dls-gracefu dls-gracefu row ordered an Investigation for the following Tuesday. As Is usual In such wises, tho hearing was private, but It Is understood thnt sworn testimony was taken from both sides. Tho chiefs decision was not known until last evening, even-ing, when ho submitted his findings to the fire committee of the City Council and recommended the removal of the two chief participants, Firemen Stab and Gulbranson. Fernstrom Demanded Report The only Fernstrom got wind of what was to he submitted to the Council and he requested Bywater lo bring his recommendation rec-ommendation "fore do kommlttee, dat ve could see. first." Fernstrom got tho "koinmlttee" together and from the very start commenced to take tho part of Gulbranson. Gul-branson. Tho chief of the department, who had heard all the sworn testimony, wasn't in It. Fornstrom was "goln" to do tings hlmsellef." Finally, after matters had gone about as fur as Chief Bywater could consistently consist-ently stand, ho rose und pointing his linger lin-ger nt Fernstrom exclaimed. Chief Scores Ferny. "Now look here. Fernstrom, If you and Halversen and the rest of your gang would pay more attention to the Mayor's office and keep your hands off the lire department, de-partment, there would be Jess trouble, and after this I will soo to It that you mind your own business nnd let my department de-partment alone " "What Fernstorm replied Is not quoted-but quoted-but the matter went over until tho next meeting of the Council. But as one of the committee remarked afterward: "It was the very ilrst Jolt Fernstrom has had and I hope It Is not the last." Goes to "Copenhagen Committee." Tt Is said thai before the matter wll1 como up before the Council It will have to bo taken up by the "Copenhagen Committee." Com-mittee." composed of Fernstrom. John Halversen nnd John Hansen, of tho only Descret J. F Smith News. |