| Show CITY COUNCIL was nearly 8 september ben mayor ri cotts gavel fell and the nc took their seats preparatory beginning the transaction of the ee amount of basiner a that bad ac during durina g ibe last two weeks ie a members in attendance were asre re scafford blafford Bp SD afford karrick heath fol 0 ml d pendleton leton hardy deYoung Hy aa 5 n lynn parsons and pick isaid i md the following t PETITIONS ore ere read and referred as hereinafter indicated EW P L williams attorney of the union pacific asked for the removal of a large shade tree near the oom com banys track committee on streets with power to act the union pacific company asked for the privilege a spur or switch from their track to the mer hayes property properly granted john P thompson presented a claim for damages tor for alleged personal injuries sustained by falling failing over an obstruction st on first south street committee on claims joseph krantz asked to be allowed to erect a notion stand adjoining smithis drug store committee on streets the salt lake city railway company asked for an extension of one year in which to complete their line on seventh east from ninth south to roper streets committee on streets the great salt lake and hot springs railway companey asked to be allowed to construct a Y across tb sidewalk into the north halt half of lot 4 block 84 plot A committee on streets C S ford asked to be allowed to transfer his liquor license granted the petition of J A cunningham Cunning bam and anda J E jennings asking for sewerage went over for one week the petition of simon bamberger and others asking sewerage for market street was granted barnes bardes byrne asked to be allowed to sublet sub let a portion of the warm springs property for the purpose of so establishing tab lishing a saloon committee on public grounds matthew cullen asked to be relieved from paying sayings special sidewalk tax for the reason that there was at present an excellent walk in front of his property laid on the table R L conely et ai a asked for the laying of a water main on wall street committee on waterworks water works C F an annett nett asked for a twenty year franchise for an electric light PIR plant nt committee on improvements barlow ferguson asked that the canal on seventh west street be abolished granted C F jack reported that employed emp loyes of certain contractors on an public works had bad been unable to obtain their pay without going to law and expense he suggested ug that as a matter of justice in future f the city retain from amounts to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to protect payment for all claims on labor performed on said work referred to the city attorney C E W atland et al asked that the old city dumping ground near the jordan ri river verat Pat the termination of north temple street be set net aside as it a public park committee Commit teb on public grounds J E fosberg asked that one green who he alleged had bad appropriated a certain bertal n spring near the warm springs I 1 be ejected committee on on streets with power to act the federated trades council asked for an appropriation of to assist in defraying expenses that would be incurred in the celebration of labor day granted B bill III of salt lake Str adamant asp asphalt alt company for for paving the intersection of firby south and state streets was read and referred to the committee on streets A BLUE COAT APPOINTED mayor scott reported that he bu had appointed A M wifton to a position on the police force in place of john lintz removed committee on police SIDEWALKS ACCEPTED the board of public works reported its acceptance of sidewalks walks laid by the following persons in front of their property helen M morgan 8 T atwood auerbach bros li E taylor sarah houghton Houg htoo clara clam D young nabby H Y clawson annie 8 castle fannie W naylor nay lor H matheno Math Mathe ewo wp J walker jr louisa balsa M reese clara P F skewed W F salisbury F B platt mary A nixon R C chambers and martha I 1 dyett adopted MUST BE MORE EXPLICIT the board of public works reported as follows we herewith return the petition of dubois k williams contractors of parleys canyon conduit dated august 1891 asking for extension of sixty days dayel time in which to complete the work on the conduit we would like something more explicit from said contractors before taking any action they do not say when the extension is to commence referred to the city engineer GRANTED the committee on I 1 irrigation reported favorably on the petition of le grand young asking that a new channel for conveying that portion of parley Is creek which is apportioned and used through what is 18 known as an the kennedy ditch be made THE ENGINEERS ENGINEER 98 SAFE city attorney doremus reported that by authority of the council he had bad purchased and placed in position a safe at a cost of and asked that the amount be appropriated appropriate a adopted ON crosswalks CROSS WALKS the committee on streets reported that it had bad received a communication from the board of public works relative to the construction of crosswalks cross walks and asking for instructions as to how t trey ey should be constructed in answer the committee stated that crosswalks crosa cross walka walks were to be constructed they recommended the use of stone only instead of flagging and for the conducting of irrigation water that iron pipe be used wherever practicable the committee recommended that no asphalt cross ng be used except in cases of the paving of the street with that material and that all crosswalks cross walks le ire eight feet wide adopted ON SEWERAGE the committee on sewers to whom was referred the communication of the denver rio grande western rail R a il way company relative to waste water etc in correction w with ith engines and roundhouses round houses reported that the city attorney stated that the city council could not legally grant the company the right to connect with the city sewers adopted the matter of allowing st marys academy to connect with the sewer main was referred to the sewerage committee TO PAVE STATE STREET the petition of a number of residents of first east between south temple and fourth south asking that a pavement be laid there was granted and an ordinance to that effect was waa passed A CLAIM SETTLED city attorney hall reported that in the matter of the condemnation of right of way for Parl parley oyOs canyon conduit over certain property belonging to B R crawford smith that after an examination of the facts he would recommend that the owner be I 1 adem ni red fied by being paid for damages sustained to his property adopted GIVEN TO THE PUBLIC AT LAST city recorder jack read the following majority report jp jn the long delayed police we your committee to whom was waa referred the petition of twenty five officers of the police force of this city asking that certain charges preferred by them against captain parker and sergeant glenn be investigated beg leave to report as follows the investigation by your committee was begun july 10 1891 at 2 pm and have had bad almost daily sessions that time up to date the examination of witnesses was conducted by D C eichnor assistant city attorney in an able manner twenty five officers of the force were examined as witnesses also nineteen citizens male and nd female the evidence on the part of the petitioners petition ers was not as strong or re liable as your committee were led to suppose would be offered from the tone and language used in the petition petition the evidence to fo the defense was strong and distinctly in opposition to that of the petitioner after due deliberation and consideration we do not find that the charge 1 have been sustained but we do find that profane language is used to a great extent by all of the force with a very few exceptions also that there appears appears to be a disposition on the part par t 0 of the force to talk back and 4 forth one to another anything that has I 1 been said or overheard by some brother officer this has created ill feeling and jealousy that should not existing exist in a well disciplined force lack of promotion and strife for newspaper noto notoriety and ill feeling because of being reported to the city marshal for violation of the rules as well as influence of persons outside of the force who have taken sides on account of arrest or threatened has also algo had its bearing on the signers of this petition captain parker we consider has ha done his duty faithfully but in his earn earnest st endeavor to bring the force up to a degree of military discipline where it proper properly belongs may have spoken cross an and shar sharply ly at times BI but we do not consider that it would warrant yo your u r committee to 1 recommend that he be reprimanded or 1 removed from the force sergeant glenn has at times allowed his bis tongue to got get the best of his better judgment As we have said before the use ot of profane language seems to have become almost general and we think he should be reprimanded for using said language in relation to that part of the petition that speaks of his former associations ciati ons but one officer testified to having cnown known or seten him before they became members of the force and the petitioners petition ers should be reprimanded for making such broad and sweeping charges without any evidence to diate t the be same in relation to that part of the petition that refers to marshal young most of the officers testify that they had not reported their grievance to him and therefore he could not be blamed as marshal young testified that he was not aware of the dissatisfaction that was supposed to 10 exist of the twenty five officers who signed the petition only seventeen appeared before the committee while no direct testimony was introduced to bear the committee out oat in their conclusions we feel that personal motives on the part of certain persons had bad a great influence on certain members of the force who were being used by them to gratify personal spite and to injure the present administration in the dios mios of t the e public all of which is is respectfully submitted JAMES JAMBS ANDERSON A J PENDLETON M K PARSONS committee august 11 1891 1801 MINORITY REPORT the following was offered by councilman folland in rebuttal of the majority report to the mayor and city council the undersigned undersigner under signed the minority of your committee on police to whom was referred the petition of sergeants J J donovan edgar M jenny and twenty two others report that we are forced to dissent from the majority for the reasons we find as set forth in the petition that a condition edition of affairs affair exists sexists in the police force orce which demands a change in its management that more efficient service may be secured the force being hampered by the existing conditions of jealousy strife and love of spoil the abundant use of profanity in violation of the city ordinance and all rules ot decency is unbecoming to the dignity of the government is is a positive disgrace the charges against captain parker oi of being overbearing we consider as sustained the charge of having favorites is not fully sustained the evidence upon that point implicates those who keep time and the accounts rather than the captain the charge of using insulting and profane language against sergeant P F S glenn ghenn is fully sustained and the fact established thit that his tongue is ii so unbridled and his judgment so faulty that the present state of affairs affair sis is somewhat attributable to dimand his actions are not praiseworthy the chief of police was probably not acquainted with all the existing conditions of dissatisfaction but J ignorance should be no excuse he was familiar with the fact that profanity was very common and that conditions existed which were not pro proper er that the various string on one another another got strained and slacked alternately and no tightening process could be applied to effect at once a proper harmony and the cause of justice waxed cold 1 we recommend that captain parker be suspended fifteen days without pay and be placed back to patrolman k at patrol mans wages 2 that sergeant F S glenn be dismissed from the force 3 that the phiet chief of police be requested tou to use semore more diligence in enforcing due respect from officers to patrolmen and vice versa that the time of changing shifts be as formerly in vogue we understand this has been done since the lat of last month that proper discipline and tima be maintained while patrolling pat roling and equal information as to kinds of work or service required be given to all alike and n no political preference exist in maln maintaining the police force of the city that merit alone give preference and promotion 4 that if in the judgment of the council you should see fit we would be pleased to have you review the evidence offered in this case and feel assured your judgment would concur as to above findings all of which is is respectfully submitted ELI A FOLLAND FREDERICK HEATH spafford 1 move that the consideration of both reports be deferred for one week anderson for wl wh reason creaso 0 councilman spafford ni well for 0 I 1 had time to digest them ha councilman hyde I 1 move i a adoption d OP tion of the minol minority ity report councilman pickard I 1 second to motion councilman folland sooke doke in tua following eloquent and strong ter cermal termal a support ot of the minority report N mr president at the conclusion of afi police committee commit ee investigation we w we refused d the chairman by to see goe the mi bority report for the reason he did propose t to 0 give u us s pointers and air was with a degree of reluctance that uw were forced to bring to you the mino report for we had hoped being led m what we board beard that a ananin unanimous ous 12 drw rf least a majority report would ila have beeta given in favor of purging the evils W which the police of our city was afflic afflicted and a record made by that comal committee a that fair play F hould characterize all the acts ot of that department but as it been otherwise and the issue of wh he we will have a police force above re is submitted to us 1 I hope such a decision will be made that place this administration above suspicion in regard to the morals of our fair oky city Is it not true that the laws are to be ing constantly broken that vice flau daunte its flag in our face tile the gambler plies lam vocation with open doors and the no and oaths of the profane salute the ears 01 every resident who visits our marts mart business to get the nece necessaries saries of life la not the sabbath broken by the beichl becchina bel china forth of drunkards from the saloon fro from early dawn till the darkness of and the people who desire otte one d day s W seven from the turmoil of busy i life it t attend to the devotions of t the h e sancta sanctuary their meditations of a virtuous life ae most destroyed by such sights of vi thickly traveled streets studied wl bunco men who ply their trade in apex 0 sight on fences and the coping 0 of I 1 wa decent peoples hearts turned 1 sick ick att wanton eyed eved women arrayed it in tin t who stand at gates doos doors and window windo to lure innocence to palaces of sin on ofa public streets at all hours blackmail lefi unpunished the pimp boastin boasting in hate supremacy of the law stol stolen gooda recovered and re stolen from the vasi p cincis of this hall where also the moat obscene language and antics of authority to is used that startles even th the e 0 eyes es and ears of policemen to my m mind nd md and from e evidence idenie v these conditions choux be laid at the doors of th those ose in charge of the police department I 1 ask mr president cannot cometh something be done to stop these encroachments encroach ments aft to make the law supreme 1 I have bloc y doubt as to the answer for I 1 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