Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1925-04-19 | Page 1 | Fire Chief in S. L. Resigns His Position

FIRE CHIEF IN Sl 1 RESIGNS HIS POSITION Bywaters Bywater's Action Follows City Report In His Favor I I ENDS LONG FIGHT 1 I Commission Can Invite I Back Those Firemen i It Wants SALT SAIT LAKE April A Is 18 Chief William II Bywater resigned tonight effective e July 1 l after he heI I had been sustained by the city commission cr ar a hearing of i IL Petition of firemen lire men asking I his ILl removal The resignations of 91 lire fire fighters who resigned Thurs Thurs- Thursday Thursday day effective April 21 were wc ac accepted ac- ac accepted but 11 It Is thought they will re resume ume their duties Assistant Chief Chit W S Knight bt will willbe willbe willbo be appointed to succeed Mr By- By Bywater BYwater water By-water water the commission announced CLOSES CImms LONG FIGHT I The resignation of Chief By Bywater Bywater I water and tha ho lire firemen men closed 0 along long fight light on the part of ot the 1 fire fire- firefighters fire fighters to oust theIr chief For or I several months the firemen have havo actively opposed him and In or order or- or order der dec to bring the matter to a head recently filed a petition with the city commission asking his re- re removal removal re removal moval In their petition the firemen charged char D r Ith ith action with failure to provide proper working conditions wit wll using abusive language lan and with violating agreements with the men Tired of waiting wailing for a decision from the thc commission 91 of the themen themen themen men or all but 20 0 of ot the present forc handed 1 In blanket resignation resignation nation GOES ON O VACATION In the decision the commission reprimanded Chief Bywater for harsh i harsh discipline and found round the Ute p pa- pa pe petitioning firemen guilt guilty of attempt attempt- attemptIng attempting ing to coerce the Judgment of ot the board of ot commissioners hold hold- Inc hold threats to walk out In a a In nl out body Chief Bywater who was former former- formerly former ly lyT T president of the tho international of or Fire Chiefs cen has 1 n IH cl 1 lo I tl r for more mo i mot loan thanO than 20 O years ears during which time lime several attempts hav have bave been made by the firemen to have him removed d dIr Mr Ir Bywater announced tonight hat he lie e will leave on a two months month vacatIon Immediately Since the city holds the r resignations of 91 51 firemen the Il city can Invite back those firemen It wants to remain and accept the resignation resignation nation of those it does not want that Later It was announced Chief would leave lear lea leaon on Mon Monday on- on day for California He has served so many man years that on his retirement ho will re- re re receive cehe a pension of a month i The assistant fire lire chief Walter Valler WalterS S Knight will be In charge harge during absence and upon as- as as assuming suming the post of on July I 1 I will w receive a It month salary I 0 1