Salt Lake Tribune | 1910-01-04 | Page 11 | Anti-Smoot Mayor Takes His Office

mm mayor (o-ILi Political Mix-Up Existing iIiaTin Apostle-Senator's Home W Town. JLdLOCK BETWEEN RAY Wf AND COUNCIL EVIDENT ifclrovcrsy Between Officials Krcr AppiHtments Involves yj'S Prohibition Measure. 1(0 Tho Tribune. 10. Jan. 3. Tlic new city officials htl'r offices hero today at 12 At that hour the city council io session for thirty minutes, and brief lensth of time It was denied deni-ed that there ;s u deadlock he-Mayor he-Mayor Ray anrl lnc council, convening, the oouncll elected Powelson of tho Fourth ward pros-md pros-md lis lit oncc assumed the duties f Ray's communication was read, is out with acknowledgments us wponsIbilltlca of the position and -s "to give Provo the best and wrresslve administration that lies t0wcr." He innkes a plea for har-nd har-nd ays that "the people will not lied if we spend our time, our and their money in fighting among 5." He called attention to the v of Increasing tho taxes, owing iccreas-e of revenue caused by the of the prohibition ordinance and enforcement of the same. Urges Appropriation. Ray recommends and urges the to appropriate money to be used ct the Illicit sale of liquor and lilre of extra men a-s special jfllccrs. The mayor called nt-,io nt-,io the dangerous condition of ivor and says "it is in a worse ,i now than It was twenty years lie nlso asks the council to Im-he Im-he efilciency of the tire depart-r depart-r buying more and better uqulp-flic uqulp-flic mayors message was accept-and accept-and icferred to me appropriate tea to he hereafter named, pedal communication to the coun-or coun-or Ray submitted the appointment am K Olson as marshal, which mptly turned down. Councilman ott moved that the appointment i ba confirmed, and on a vole the was lost. Councilman J. 51. Jen-i Jen-i moved that the appointment be Irmcd. and this motion carried, S b other appointments were made council adjourned until evening. Anti-Prohibitionists, ouncll stands eight for xrohlbl-1 xrohlbl-1 two against It. The mayor and olher elective officers are antl-onlsts antl-onlsts and the action of the In refusing to confirm Ray's ap-nt ap-nt for marshal necessitates F. J. s holding over, and therein an-tcry an-tcry in .being told. All of the in who havo been working will) Williams, and with him will also :r, are antl-prohlbltlonlsts. and i been an eyesore to the pro-sts, pro-sts, who got busy early this ami brought pressure to bear on hal to ask for the resignations policemen. If their resignations :vo been procured. Mayor Decker, nt out of office ut 12 noon, was Immediately appoint men who e acceptable to the majority of ell and to the prohibitionists. The n becoming suspicious, however, consultation and agreed among ea that they would not resign re, and they all now express a fllion to hang on to their posl-rormer posl-rormer Mayor Decker could not the officers except for cause, and sc. was so remote that time before any action was taken, and. t Mayor Ray has the matter in proposes to have something to he removal of the officers. Un-appolntment Un-appolntment of W. F. Olson as Is confirmed, says Mayor Ray, he permit the removal, cither by ;lie men to resign or summarising summaris-ing them. The policemen -will harmony with tho mayor, it Is