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Show THE DEADLOCK IS THREATENED ' Bill Introduced in Legislature H to Give Power to Mayor H HIS APPOINTMENTS TO BE VALID IF CONCURRED IN BY FIVE.; H All Appointive Officers of City May H be Affected by Proposed Law. - H Tho dcndlock In tho city council e- H tweon Republicans nnd Democrats Is H about to bo broken If a bill Introdus- H od in both houses of tho leglslnturo is' ' , tjH enacted Into law. This' bill Is as' fol. t'fll lit It enncted by tho legislature of . tho Stnte ot Utah: j H "Sec. 1. That section 214 of' the- I H Compiled Laws of Utah, 1907, bo and , M tho samo Is hereby nmended to read H '214. Tho mnyor, by nnd with the M ndvlco nnd consent of tho city coua- H ell, may appoint nil appointive offi- H ccrs nnd ngents that may bo provld- 'il ed for by law or ordinance, nnd la llko mnnnor fill nil vncnnclcs among ' M tho same, except as othcrwlso pro- il'l vlded by law, provided, that In cities hl of tho second class whero tho number H of tho councllmcn Is oven an nfflrma- - H tlvo vote of ono half of the totnl mini- bor of councllmcn elected shall b sufficient to confirm nn nppolntmont mndo by tho mnyor nnd, that elective H officers shnll have tho solo right to , appoint nil tholr own doputlgs nnd ns- H slstnnts, who shnll be confirmed fey H tho city council. H "Sec. 2. This net shnll tnko effect H upon approval. H Agrccablo to this bill, Mayor As- M derson's appointments, If concurred la H by rive Republicans, will go through M without It hitch. Such n lnw will have ' M considerable bearing upon tho, pollc ' forco In pni Ocular. Marshnl Pctersoai will likely go, providing tho bill Is H passed. Possibly Officers Hansen an M Enmes will go .though Enmes has cob- M sldcrnblo support nmong Republicans. M it is H Street Supervisor, City physlclnn, I H cstray pound keeper, nlghtwntchmaa, M city engineer, wntermnster, fire chief, M Night fire groom, soxton, building la. v spoctor, sanitary Inspector nnd Jailer, and probation officer ,nre nil appoint- H ed by tho mayor. Whether any chant- . H et- will be mado in these offices, la H case the law. is enncted, hns not beta H determined upon as yet. |