Show j DECISION IN THE DEVINE CASE I 1 ra fire are and police be h a we after careful consideration aud review the colip lation of their report to 10 mayor baskin of the hearing in ID the of chief devine the work WAS waa not COMPISI completed tOd until i late hour saturday july 6 abat mn didgs JeniD gB gs linoa edl tely presented a copy of ibe findings flo to the mayor they towy oro are us a ollow jf tea OF TUN THIS WARD OP OF POLICE AND ABD vaz ibb BAI utah july aib 1895 to abo honorable blagar may or of sell salt ask ut dt gi i toe board of baloo and fire eners ner caused to be served upon chief of f the fire lake city a cony of a erred by P J suli da livan end and and a hearing was had thereon la lastell still five lull days and eul end ing in july ard 1 1895 95 of the be or cri arga arges preferred the following were strick eD out I 1 under the first specifications the char harff e fre garding the holding of secret mere ingli wilh wih leaders oft of the fie republican party and in discussing political matters upon abe street and in a tending the re publican barbecue at murray marray under the driad there was waa also 10 lo stricken out the charge that bat orders ordera 10 lo do dot outgo go directly dir ecly to the or hie ble bui are piled through under the there mere was stricken oui the chorge harke ka 0 it f he ottlee has had bad two iwo lanterns lanterna lighted at night hight which have h hu 13 g IOU on IQ outside of the steamer at no 2 houte hotti find and under third pata paragraph griph A with new to the number of moll week were stricken atric lEen out the there to ftc were in ja 4 all 11 of t he evidence obtain able w 11 after carefully m we wt w are of abe otlo lop that thai tue are wartan war anteo toot soil anu win will take up jelten charge I 1 lu a its ita order W flad fiat that ane chief ties J upon the apparatus floor at tia tle Os when bai bt bit duktig muk tig JU iu uin bill AGO would UV u oal duj out udom the me fluor floor tu look r liline Diat Lei bul 11 page pai 44 84 referred to to 10 this stir ebardt biru ebar mt I 1 Is ira a rule ninde ud by tati eb cb et at toi the over fiut w abe aad lueb bueb i a I 1 11 w b 1 ile 1 strict y 0 aue alili P a I 1 dul oien ble u this bia rul 1 a mad by him for afif J wo W ai ot t tie j 1 S C 4 tl mw W 90 ye t a gukl 1 1 tl I P ast 9 as aaboe ai med aire ar acom ap D the A or that the caiet the aperule am ame erule rate an B being befog much m re son eon to frood food order and discipline charge 1 specification hoa W with to taking part pan la in political loal conventions there was vw no evid evidence once that tb at the oble chief f had bad been a delegate to 0 o any pol Kioa ioa convention or that he be had taken an aaa v public part to in any political convention 44 the evidence dol disel we that mat the obied attendance cupoo a political costine at provo proto and was ra apiou upon the door of the boue jalkio with different diff drent individuals ana apparently tall log interest lu it it also appears appear the thai the chief I 1 a bOr of the C of the republican lefiu cluts of uh territory are of the op opinion inieL wat that while tile n activity la in politics me may apt have ve been cary leml to an extent t interfere with or the fire yet we ibe chief is ie vio violating latin i the be spirit jf if out not the letter of 0 akie low law abd a bd we shelf jo in the future la in mist upon his bi refraining r from attend oce ace upon political aud and shell ball request him to resign ht position BB as member or of the executive coma ottee itte or the republican lagut almut clubs of utah in our opinion ane tn obier chief not leave the city for or th ili purpose at 01 attending political booven t ious aou and bin bib membership ot at ati finx i it e committee of ane td league clubs must buet require 01 oti ulm luia lui a participation in party conri a spirit parit ot of the jaw at least for bldr charge 1 specification 2 with eneato entering tu uniform any place malt or intoci liquore his ae alo 1 ane eliast that upon tipon the abe asoy a 0 the public given aa my y list 1896 1895 the chiet entered too with juitt cliatt Bial of 1 ajl ail thee testimony ua on we matter of will tf 11 iu in uniform thai he wa h 44 4 alhaj 4 ausy willi was wa sw I 1 tuie w oe belaf rig K of at the be tto I 1 uy j t haq por but bm ai elsalou was wa ai aitt terl r aarud and the 0 put their we think we evidence shows bow thai did id outer enter the ou he dav statI et ae 10 io 10 uniform will auit while tule lule 17 pave 05 65 under chion the tbt chair a to ia brumbt brug bt la a a rule made by wo inn otner amor bior or atie oe nt of at ane in movi p and mou mea him bina re we are ot 41 tie no up luin thai as la in tuo the oe ciao of at U page guver lb ue ox oi lobaj gli duj the ibe chief ought in bs A copt of gopi to fu f from ire is jiter jj to ter r boft if MAW a elcee eicie ot ili fd tue tao vae 01 olad P go ail a an a a under or of demner of tb jbf r department would be prohibited irom doing so DO charge 1 ad D 10 charging we the chief with falling failing to return abe salutes at at ot at tb the officers officer rod MOD meo A a umber number of meo men testified that the chief had failed ailed to return their aluth salutes when they buy thou ba ht tie lie mut must have on en ebeo ibeo 1 b aim on the other bond band tae t ma te ny ay of the clief was that he be had bad never knowingly filled failed to return a salute lute and mat it if he be had bad failed to do so BO it must nave beo been when he be was vai engaged to la conversation with some one else ele and a ad tied nad failed to see ea the estate or of the subordinate except upon one or two tiro occasions abat when the abler bo be failed ailed to return this the salute lo in UK caen where the subordinate had failed too to salute the chief the are aj 01 the opinion hot hat thoN flure of abe chief to salute under such ta is very aboueid the su bordins fail ail to salute the chief be oneat to be callej to or orlet orber let aej it if bis big were to wil ully show abow disrespect to 10 the chief the dinjer fin Jer mbutu bu be promptly duli duea or to lo t io ie outdo out IUD a subsequent occasion refusing 0 answer tb tile salute of bubb an euder because he be had bud on a former bonnot not proper rep fC to the Is in me be opinion of tue too corn com on ni nat the way to punish arieti a mem of at the infer and we are of at toe lao ibal aagut by a subordinate u the chief should always be cr turned by him no matter mailer what the relations 11 ore to between tau obiel aud bob abor cinat ui nat lil prarie lillaree Jr arie large 1 I specification F 0 with reference reft brenoc to holena the deac 1 shook bok tue the glade this thia charge to bu be wholly aou cuy ei cidre ail wa abat has bae beo done uy OY we abe with rier reier ero erce to co be abe U do bave a apo lato ii ja tui his were w i hojda hao nob obon uada fada iu in Ws 48 bau u aul the buard should abound acde tu what aby be applied rao barj bad had bad under aipuu the tie fit 16 of a fisl relief to f fund but bul anjel so yet tu has baa oll doeu reached to ia rard to it ir tint edidi vid noe lu ju regard tu lu lou be haara aback sinews aint mr adars brouti the onrod oh OK to too toe office of the the culot and aj 8 boiu beau present aud uil chii nothing wall ty by him at ac the time line tu lu roccard to lo anat file position be 0 sn iu money 1136 69 the aback baere laa fe potter OY bj tb chili to tue br aasa qa w Ut lu in liao ibe ht uhlie ut ambe umbe the clife oti en fiur with esfir try sats ap 1 atia kl atrit r t tho I 1 adi 0 o laquey if adb DOL the chiefs accounts of moneys money received from those sources loureen are ato satisfactory to the board charge 2 A 10 in to re kara to at firer izory very full evidente eTl evi dence denee WM was taken upon abib point and after hearing all of the evide ev cc the bouic aref ut ahat ANI aej ot of the tb fim arm men mealond toned in 61 the a were i at n moie wi obed ilese fod iud went ment sit t the time of the she fire would diella tei Itle easter after afier a ore jim to any y how much water should have bave buen been used ud than to know during the pro grest wb ot of maeta Is to D tout the fire tue trio object f a fire department Is i to put out a fire an as ae po siUle ano prevent its if ID doing this mort mon water ater vany may sometimes te be tseu than ban ft a ari examination of the after the fire in over show bow to have been ne cenary the use of water mutt rest reat upon the of the subordinate officers filters and men ana the board are of at the opinion that in all of the fire area menti ouva in tbt tb specification a both the officers and th mon men did excellent work charge 2 specification D that thai at the Wf clothing fire 2800 feet of boas bhae were laid out aud and that in oae case of another call the chief could not have responded with the hose lot tb board are of the opinion that the chief should hauld use cart care in keeping I 1 possible po ible some ome how reeled which could be taken to agoti or er alarm but ani in the oabe ease instanced justan ced the fire bra won waa ou au the cullen hotel and the evi desce bows bow that titre was wa moke awoke in the cullen hotel ba baBe meni and it known at the beginning of the fire whether it was maalo in aba hotel or not abu aau in view of tb the fact that hat the satu hotel was a large filien guests the commile alou are ol 01 the opinion last the chief was war iti ib jading baying out all ol of the hose that was laiu out at tile ue tire are 2 specification E JI with reverence feuce ence to baring steamer out of einice the tha evidence shows how that thai the abe tf awer at house PT N I 1 boa baa beau Is ii service ervice ever mince dinue too lack of water pressure pr bure in the princ nit and that it ban baa never boon been customary oueL omary to have pit th lu active service with a normal water pressure but butare are always alay bej beh to in readi nerr for a second rail the in N no 0 2 couper ban h never cover boon in service mines jo io g bojor chiet Dov lubo appointment by the mayor it lt i 14 kept in readiness tor tore a second call the appart apparatus at no 2 house conslato ol 01 hotly wagon hose hoe reel anu ana steamer it to imperatively necessary neoe that the hose hoce wagon anti ani reel real be taken at once to a fire so ao tuey they feces sardy bably be used before aba steamer bud ana in a majority ot of I 1 a the ste atner to la never no ter used at all lu in audition to tah there are at N u i 2 no places fur for boreen fur for the steamer are stalls for five horses ot of which one Is tor lor the buggy two horses for the bima b ima wagon and uto or two horses tor for the bome reul reel according acco to whether a one or two horae borse reel to ia in service ner vic it will there tote ore be small een that it Is imp kalble to haven have teamer steamer at biasion 2 in native active melnee sou anu have it imond uvona upon a first call specification IF F under the charge in regard legard to taking away buu leet feet of bue boas from house no 2 the evidence shows bow that when the two borix bori e buse buie reel wait used were 2000 feet of hose buee at house no 2 la in putting the teamer steamer to in motive active ser viso it became nece reary to put me no ne vorse tw fj ya atno 4 2 red roluf tha th almouist atao almo iut of base to gift frel atell this was wai the tb bot best toe be could do with the sad ajril ahree tur dished labarge live five specification G in regard to not at foro force upon aerial ladder truck track the evidence shows that it tac from one thir to oue one balf bait of the be a tire lire force of both bou ea to pru perl oman man aerial ladder truck when in active uie beat at a fire the chief benda out to a fire with the aerial ladder truck two and sometimes three meo a adriner a tiller met mao nou ad sometimes a man ou on the seat eat with the driver all of the other member or at the department respond inic to a a oli it sire ire to apparatus which will g git ga A there first and which will la in all aumau probability be used first tim T record of the department since the purchase ot the aerial truck abour ehst only unon rare occasions occa siona boo baa r v been used at t all al the board ere are gly ot of the ibe opinion that the assignment assign men of if the meo men to the apparis us ua by tbt tb eniel cruet Is 1 and proper ii almly keenis to the ibe board that thai judgment would dictate that in view of the limited number ot of men in the tb department those we have should bould be b ip K tsen to a fire as aa quickly as an poa ib anu epou the apparatus which is arai put lu in service erv ioe arid and we recommend shut this disposition ot or the meu men b continued charge 2 H i iv regard to lu pal calog up fire are apparatus and nu using hue hose cart wita twenty jui dateus on and twelve lout laider la ilder anu failure tu to visit fire bra house no 2 mort mor wan once a mouth tue evidence vinnue vid nue eb W and the board already acty koew knew that the apparatus that we have line hua been beau repaired rue puts barj IBB to administer mini ater the affairs of tho the depar mew as economically me a possible pua eible and act make requisition fur now new api araia would render effie iem der bervice Berv vice iop tot ane boss boe wagon at no 2 house I 1 not as good a wagon as aa it onit abrald sid but be loutit oui it ban baa always rendered service ai fires and while abe lh boar woula very much like to purchase puro b i uva baso wagon yet in view of at tbt for far economy in the ller ri i city we lehive wave was tuat too toe alu dagou could be aeu with safety fur foi sometime looger longer with regard to the buee boss wagon agon with twenty tout foot extension twelve loot foot lad jau jr der the board listened to too abe evidence upon the ques question tiou and alaj alai the ibe relerce reler I 1 to a and id re ol of the ibe opinion that the faudere do nor ni make the walton sufficiently top heavy to impair its ita ur or render it dau dab erobb in reap didiog to districts in this thia cita olt to which it is s impracticable so send bend tbt aerial truck it la is beco amary to have ld 14 ders dr upon too bue waon wagon wibb which second and ahm alory windows window as 01 go gi can be reached rea obed too the evidence in ID regard to the fre quency with which the chief visits house Hou aBo nei 2 wits that sometimes he did not go fur for two or ab three desm weeks and ana sow om times wt a there every day the board in IB of the opinion that this charge Is not oust alved runarg 8 B 31 it is i by rown reon of lark lack of kanap maus qu 90 tho pirt part ut clief device uh I 1 uhre bre b re were bere rere on en may at sad ath 1698 iwo men lit IM visa rheet no 2 27 firo fire house at meal mal bouis tula this la in y forbidden by the chief arid and it if only two tiro men mail wr wei tolt lots in the ih blus hijune oft 00 those cooee days day the officer in charge of the tb hoube bonne is ie tam tUa auBy thoai fabe prepared the schedule Bohe dule of mal hours iu any event it was wae reprehensible in the eer having buying charge of too toe house bobae hetor whether captain or aisi assistant stant chier chief to allow all but two men med to be ausent at the same time CIP C charges chief devine device with toiuo surly aau final abai p on haughty bud and dictatorial brooding breeding a feeling of baci hatred among the meo men the t fi deuce upun upon this abla point wan waa 0 i A slid we are of the opinion that the cuarta WHO nut not auB taiLed A D 1 charge SO 8 charges tho the colef cole with lei ai ure to harmonize too inan luevand and alleges anat the eb lei aud and assistant chief have bare out been oo on speaking terms for montis except when fauty has ha made the exchange of burds absolutely sov esary the evla erce shows how that when the chief came loto into the depar imis 6 t there wan ae a lack ol of harmony |