| Show CAPT BURBIDGE ST STANDS ANUS fiRM By Refusing to Resign He Compels His Enemies to Force the Issue MACHINERY SET IN MOTION PITT SCALP AS PRELIMINARY STEP The preliminary skirmish before lefore the fight Ight to be made to oust Captain J B Burbidge of ot the police department came before beCore the council last evening when Chief Pitts communication asking that James Taylor a mounted patrolman be dis dla discharged charged for Cor the good of the service Taylor for the past tO two years rears has been sergeant at arms anus for the council and was only recently r deposed from that position because Because of ot the opposition to him in certain tain quarters Like Burbidge he has aroused the enmity of ot the persuaders because of the fact that he has Mormon tendencies When the communication was read Councilman Martin moved that action be postponed one week Councilman Stewart chairman of the police committee opposed this motion stating that Chief Pitt wants Taylor Talor to quit on Feb 1 and that this would be im lm impossible impossible possible should action be delayed Councilman Fernstrom joined with Mr Martin In the request for delay and President President President dent Davis so ordered despite strenuous objections from Stewart To make his effort to oust mist Taylor se secure secure I cure Chief Pitt sent to the council the tho I appointment of James C Conyers to fill flu the vacancy caused by his removal As this was somewhat premature action on the confirmation was also postponed An Entering Wedge Burbidge and Taylor Talor are In the same class so to speak If one goes it is be believed believed believed the other must go Some of the councilmen who are friendly to Burbidge would just as soon see Taylor r ousted but they the dare not to that end for fear that once their hold is broken Burbidge will meet the same fate Councilman Martin is one of these and for that reason he asked that the Taylor Talor matter be continued President Davis of the council is also a n warm friend of Captain Burbidge His ruling last evening In ordering the Taylor Tylor matter laid over for one week somewhat t arbitrary Strenuous efforts are being mado made by the persuaders to bring Davis and Martin into line on the proposition to oust odst Bur Burbidge Burbidge bidge and Taylor Their votes are needed as the minority of six will wUl stand by these men and with two American votes can control the situation Mayor Bransford is still reticent about his request that Burbidge resign He ad admits admits admits mits that he has talked the matter over with the captain but that as yet no definite definite definite nite conclusion has been arrived at Burbidge Stands Pat Captain John B said yester yesterday yesterday yesterday day that he would not hand In his resignation resignation resignation nation to the chief of police until it was demanded I have waited for those who have been attacking me to make some specific charge chargo against me in order that I might be able to reply to the attacks but no such charge has been made I feel that the attack has been unjust not because I Iam Iam Iam am by any means perfect but because I have always tried to do my duty as I have seen it If It I have made mistakes it has been because I erred in judgment and not because I have tried to do anything other than my duty In justice to my friends who have hae been kind enough to say sa a good word for me and to myself I feel that thai I should not resign until forced to do so I cannot un understand understand understand what motive prompted this at attack attack attack tack unless it was that through me the instigators of the opposition to me hoped hop d to reach someone else whom they did not care to attack openly open I For these reasons I believe that I should remain in the de department department department until removed and let the re responsibility if It any an there Is in the act rest upon those who see fit to take that thai step stepTo stepTo To remove Captain Burbidge from the police department requires a majority vote of the city council It is understood that Councilmen Davis and Martin of the American members will voto vote with the minority against the captains removal |
