Ogden Daily Standard | 1916-01-11 | Page 1 | Serg't . Chas. Layne Has Sent in His Resignation

SHOT. CUSS, LIE HAS SEN! 1 HIS At the meeting of the city board of commissioners last night, the recommendation rec-ommendation of Chief of Police T. E. Browning for the appointment of O. H. Mohlman, sergeant, to succeed C. E. Layne; J. F. Keliher, sergeant; Robert Burk, chief of detectives to succeed Charles Pincock; Alex Fife to succeed Thomas Burk as detective and Grant Syphers to succeed George Wardlaw as detective, was referred to tho superintendent of public safety, safe-ty, Mayor A. R. Ileywood. The appointment ap-pointment of George Smith as janitor jani-tor and weighmaster, to take the place of Thomas Lover, was also referred re-ferred to the mayor. The resignation of Fred Meissner as license collector was accepted, as was also the resignation of Samuel Towell as assistant city attorney. In a communication to the mayor, Mr. Powell stated that he could not afford af-ford to spend all of his time for the city at a salary of $75 a month and for that reason ho would resign. The young man expects to become identified identi-fied with George Halverson In tho law practice. Mayor Heywood stated today that no selection had been made to fill the vacancy In the assistant city attorney's at-torney's office. The mayor also said that the resignation of Sergeant Charles Layne had been received and he expected other resignations would bo forthcoming, and that he would be prepared to pass on the recommendations recom-mendations of Chief Browning at an early date. The bonds of A. E. Wilson, city sexton, and A. G. Harris, poll tax collector, col-lector, were approved and placed on file. The bonds were in the sum of $2000 each. The petition of property owners for a light on Farley avenue, between Twelfth and Cross streets, ivas referred re-ferred to the superintendent of streets. The monthly report of the waterworks water-works department was accepted and placed on file. 00