Show j jI j I 1 TAYLORS MODS CASE CAE BEfORE COUNCIL Patrolman Is Ousted by Vote but Matter Mailer is Finally v Reconsidered I FERNSTROM FOR REFORM SAYS WILL WORK FOR NEW PO POLICE POLICE POLICE LICE SYSTEM By Dy a strict party vote James Ja nes Taylor T was ousted as a a member of the police De department Department by the city cI y council last evening A week ago Chief Pitt sent a communication communication communIcation stating that he desired to dis discharge discharge discharge charge Taylor for the good of the service ser service service vice Taylor Is la a Mormon The Tho communication was referred to the police committee and last evening Chair Chairman Chairman Chairman man Stewart recommended that the tho action ac action action tion of oC the chief be concurred in There was some oratory but when the voto vote was taken it was discovered that the nine Americans Black Ferry Martin ODonnell Stewart Wood and Davis had voted against Tay Thy Taylor Taylor lor br and that Cowburn Fernstrom Hodg Hodgson son Holley Hall and Murdoch had voted for him Nine votes being sufficient the tho of ot the chief was confirmed but Fernstrom changed his vote from no noto noto noto to yes before belore the result resul was announced and thus secured a reconsideration and ant the matter will come conic up again at the meeting next Monday evening i A Political Trick T ick When the tue order of ot unfinished business came before the tho council Stewart asked that the Taylor matter be considered d A call was sent for all members member in the lobby and presently every ever seat was filled Stewart moved that the chiefs recommendation recommendation recommendation be adopted Then began the speechmaking 5 I will vote no said Fernstrom I Iam Iam Iam am sorry that this has bas come before the council during this administration It Is peculiar that after two years ears of Amer American I ican administration it is necessary to tomake tomake tomake make a political removal in the police pollee department Had I 1 dreamed that such sucha a thin was contemplated I would not have discouraged the members of the leg legislature legIslature legislature from passing the fire and police commission bill for Salt Lake City at the thelast thelast thelast last session I want to tell you that when the tha th legislature meets again such a bill will be passed and the control of the loci loc fire tire and police department will be taken out of the hands bands of the present crowd and given to a commission which will see ee that every man who does his duty dut is retained Irrespective of politics There has been no charge charle made against Taylor and the whole thing is a political trick Burbidge Will Stay j Stewart answered by saying that Tay Taylor Ta Talor lor br had been charged with using Ian lan language guage not becoming a gentleman to sew sev several eral persons pers ns and that he had acknowledged acknowledged edged doing so at a hearing given him by the thc police committee He also atso stated that was not a good officer and I that a large larg number of ot people had op opposed opposed opposed posed his retention 5 This man has been retained two years ars he said under tinder un er American rule rulo and that shows there is no politics in inthe Inthe inthe the matter for if there had been lie he would have been removed long ago Council Hall made a long talK for Tay ray Taylor Taylor lor br and then the vote was taken which resulted as Indicated In Iri connection with the Taylor incident it has been determined that Captain Burbidge will stay sta notwithstanding his Mormon proclivities Mayor Bransford has seen theo the light and his opponents op opponents opponents realize that they cannot muster enough votes otes in the council to oust him I |