Show FUM COUGL LII C Gemmell Succeeded by A J Davis SELECTION WAS UNANIMOUS Councilman from the Fifth Precinct Tendered His Resignation on Account Ac-count of His Continued Absence from the City Making it Impossible Impos-sible for Him to Properly Represent Repre-sent His Constituents His Successor Succes-sor Arthur J Davis was Chosen Unanimously 5 A surprise was sprung at the meetIng meet-Ing of the City Council last night by the tendering of the resignation of R C Gemmell Councilman from the Fifth precinct and the appointment by unanimous vote of the members present of Arthur J Davis to take his I place Mr Gemmclls business that of a hydraulic engineer keeps him from the city so much of the time that his attendance at the meetings of the Council and committee meetings was I very Irregular and he has felt for sometime some-time that he could not in justice to his I I constituents retain his scat In the I Council Ue spoke of resigning a couple I cou-ple of months ago bin was dissuaded I at that time However he made upI up-I his mind a few days ago to resign and sent in his written resignation to Councilman I Roberison with a request that he hand It to the Recorder and present H to the Council HIS RESIGNATION Mr Gemmell was not present at the meeting last night and Robertson read the resignation as follows On account of my continued ubseneo and the iinccrUilnly as to from town when J can return 1 believe that muuy dilly to my constituents demands my rcb tiMmilaii 1 there hereby lender my rcslg iintlon as Councilman from tIle FIfth mvclnu 1 res ret exceedingly to do liIs but believe Hint the interest of tin people peo-ple whom i represent require more attention at-tention than 1 am a tile to give them I Thanking vou all lor your courteous treatment while J have boell n member ot the Council Robertson in moving that the resignation resig-nation be accepted said thai Mr Gem mell very much regretted the course which he felt it his duty lo adopt Ills relation unto all the members had been of the most pleasant character and his duties agreeable and interesllng Rob q 7 i I t ccc4 ii I 1is VAl I I 7 a j k I i f W 1 UL J I I 1iA fi A J Davis ertson on behalf of himself and Dr fealty Mr Gcmmells colleagues from the Fifth expressed deep regret at losing so valuable a member of the Council Whlttcmore made a speech eulogistic of Gemmell who he said was one of the most valuable members of the Council He was an engineer of abil ily and a man of sound judgment whose advice and counsel especially at this time whop public Improvements were being planned on a somewhat extensive ex-tensive scale were greatly needed Every member of the Council he said regretted that they were to lose Mr Gemmell as all had the highest regard for hi ml fanning seconded the motion to accept ac-cept the resignation and It was carried unanimously ARTHUR J DAVIS CHOSEN Robertson then moved that Arthur J Davis be chosen by the Council to succeed Gemmell x Hewlett seconded the motion and spoke In high terms of Mr Davis as a man of business and Integrity Ke was chosen unanimously Canning Can-ning Cottrell Hewlett Robertson Thomas Whltlemare Buckle seven Republicans and Fernstrom C R Howe Reid and Tuddeuham four Democrats voting Beatiy Harlen sleln and Edgar Howe were absent The president appointed Robertson and Tuddenham lo escort Mr Davis to a scat beside President Buckle which he occupied during the remainder of tile evening Before leaving Mr Davis filed his bond in the sum of 500 with A E Clarke secretary of the Knuts ford Hotel company and George Mc Carroll president of the Elgin Dairy company as sureties WHO THE NEW MEMBER IS The new member of the Council Js a young man who came lo Salt Lake six years ago to lake the position of steward of the Knulsford hotel a place which he has held ever slnco He Is a Republican In poll lies and Is presi dent of the Washington Republican club of the Fifth precInct and an ac I tive worker In the Republican cauno I He waa born at Marietta O and for I a lime was steward of the Midland hotel at Kansas City and occupied I a similar position at the Grand Pacific and Leyland hotels In Chicago He Is a married man und resides at the Knutsford hotel Ho came to be se lected to succeed Gemmell on the rec ommendation of Common Robertson and Beatty lie members from the Fifth preelncl to whom tIme other members of the Council left the choice of a successor lo tile retiring member |