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Show City Council Approves New City Marshal A special meeting of the City Council was called Monday morning at 9:00 a. m. when the problem of selecting a new city marshal became necessary on resignation of Walter Durrant, who had been previously named for this office. A letter from the Utah county commissioners, urging the city to release Mr. Durrant so that he might continue to serve as county deputy sheriff, had been received and was read and discussed by the council. A vote to release Mr. Durrant Dur-rant to the county followed. Mayor Tregaskis then presented the name of Clyde Chestnut for city marshal and Albert Birk for night policeman. The council immediately im-mediately confirmed these appointments. appoint-ments. Mayor Tregaskis then announced a meeting for 7:30 Monday evening. At this meeting all officers were sworn in and their bonds approved. Following the swearing in of officers offi-cers the council discussed problems pertaining to the city dump grounds which matter was referred to the public property committee for investigation. in-vestigation. Officers sworn included: Irving L. Pratt, Justice; Clyde Chestnut, Marshal; Albert Birk, Night Policeman; O. DeVere Woot-ton, Woot-ton, City Attorney; Thomas A. Greenwood, Water Superintendent and Street Supervisor; G. S. Richards, Rich-ards, City Physician; Boy Steele, City Sexton; William Conder, pound-keeper; pound-keeper; Walter B. Devey, Fire Chief. |