Show MA MAYOR ACCUSES ACCUSES' FIRE EX-FIRE CHIEF PROVO PROVO Final Final arguments in inthe the civil service commission hearing on the discharge from Ironi 1 th the Provo fire department of Scott Thompson former fire chief will be heard Tuesday at p. p in m. m in the city commission rooms Testimony for and against Thompson was presented here Thursday afternoon with six perSons persons per per- sons ons appearing against Thompson Thomp Thomp- son and two persons and Mr Thompson testifying in his behalf Thompson a veteran of Cf the fire department resigned is s' s chief on December 2 1940 I f following flowing involvement in a traffic accident on November 29 He continued continued continued con con- to serve as fireman however however however how how- ever until January 31 when he was discharged by the new chief Earl T. T on orders from the civil service commission after which he asked a hearing Mayor laor Appears First Mayor Mark Anderson was the first to testify telling the commission commis sion ston he had requested Thompsons Thompson's resignation as fire chief after the accident Mr Thompson admitted admitted ad ad- he had been drinking the mayor said and also reported he had received previous complaints as ns to Mr Thompsons Thompson's drinking The drinking question also came up In testimony by City Commissioner Commissioner Commis Commis- J. J P. P McGuire who said he had encountered encounter Mr Thompson on ona ona ona a former occasion when he was of the opinion that the fire chief had been drinking Dr C. C M. M Smith city physician testified he had examined Mr Thompson more than an hour after the accident in question that he found he had been drinking but that he was not intoxicated at the time of the examination onic Officers rs Testify Others testifying against the former farmer chief were Police Officer Arnel Milner Special Officer Arthur Arthur Arthur Ar Ar- thur Manton and Fire Chief FInlayson Finlayson Finlayson Fin- Fin layson who was a police officer at atthe the time tinie of the accident They told the civil service commission of the accident in which Mr Thompson driving east in the city- city owned fire chiefs chief's car struck a truck on the wrong side of the road on Third South street be- be tween Fourth East and Fifth East streets and of finding him later In ln the fire chiefs chief's car parked at atthe atthe the fire station A denial of intoxication was given ghen by Mr Thompson when he testified but the former chief ad ad- he drank some beer after the accident His windshield was fogged at the time Ume of the collision col col- coi- coi he said Appear for Thompson Appearing on behalf of the former former for for- mer chief were George A. A Startup local business man who said he had property adjoining the fire station for 13 years ears and had never neverseen neverseen neverseen seen liquor or intoxicating beverages beverages beverages bever bever- ages on the premises during that time and R. R J. J McFadden manager manager manager man man- ager of the Provo liquor store who testified that Thompson had never purchased liquor at the local store Representing Mr Thompson at atthe atthe atthe the hearing was Attorney A. A Sherman Sherman Sherman Sher Sher- man Christensen who said he desired desired desired de de- de- de sired to present to the commission a question of jurisdiction as well wen wenas as other factors which should be betaken betaken betaken taken into consideration before the hearing is closed Dean Loose Loose- another another another an an- other Provo attorney assisted Mr I Christensen in the defense City Attorney I. I E. E Brockbank I declared he was of the opinion that the only thing ting to be determined by the hearing was vas if Mr Thompson Thomp Thomp- son was asked to resign as chief for cause sufficient to stop him from being reinstated as a fireman fireman fireman fire fire- man under the city civil service laws |