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Show f 31. I96A REVIEW,-Marc- Barker Juddy Dispute 9 "It was because the County Sheriff and City Police are distinct and separate agencies, Mr. Holmgren wrote, and the one has no control, and can be given no control, over the other, that the city and county agreed to vest full responsibility for the jail in the sheriff. Nor can the sheriff Inject himself into the operation of the city police operations so as to require the police to furnish cme or more of its members as employes of the sheriff. The Intent of the agreement is clear, said Mr. Holmgren: mat it is the sheriff and the personnel employed by him that are to operate the jail facility. Chief Deputy Arthur Allen told The Review Wednesday that the sheriffs suggestion was a proposal, not a demand. He said that in recent discussions between personnel of the sheriffs department and those of the City Jail staff, it was the proposal of the officers in- volved that die city should furnish four booking officers and four clerks to process city prisoners and records attached to those prisoners. Once the prisoners have been committed by a court, they would be turned over (Continued from page l) If it is shown flat the county must to county control, Chief Deputy A Ilea said. house, feed and process prisoners book- d under state statutes, Mr. Barker Said Commissioner Barker, this con- tract is the first and only agreement ia agreed, the city will need to take another look at present practices of booking existence providing for geiidne cooper , ation between the city police department ' felony suspects in city jail and paying and the sheriffs department.... .and Hy far their keep while they are in city the sheriff is proposing that die agree-- . custody. It may be that such prisoners would be booked directly to the county ment be broken. He pointed out that the Nielsen pro- - jail for routine processing by the county posal is based upon opinions of rank attorney. In any event, if it is shown that the and file officers who are anxious to protect their present assignments with county bears the full burden of keeping the police department. prisoners booked on state offenses, city No ranking or adminstradve officer authorities are seriously considering of the police department, ConmlsskiMf. making arrests, wherever possible, on Barker and Police Chief Ralph C. Kw4 . charges, 'With few minor exceptions, cityordin-propos- al son told The Review, has discusswd this or agreed to such a proposal, anees generally are duplications of state Chief Knudson said that the only dis- - statutes, It has been observed that in many missions authorised by the police admin- istration were concerned with adoption cities in Washington, Oregon and Califor-o- f certain procedures necessary to meet nia, booking of prisoners on state charges wherever possible has been influential the needs of the city. Commissioner Barker indicated, in pointing the direction of law enforce-me- an while, that his latest request forai ment development, opinion could modify the procedures now " being followed in city payment of feeding of prisoners. r Card carrying anti-wa- r demonstrators put on quite a ... show last Saturday Parking Must, Trees Go? (Continued from page 1) t The very idea of such infringement on the plaza, it was apparent, was frighten- -, ing even to those who discussed It. urging of Brigham Yotmg. The trees were brought from Austria, Norway England and other countries and planted they were plant througnout the valley ed on Washington Square. So, said Mr. Barker, why do we have to move the trees? Why cant we retain them as part of the landscape and engineer public parking in space between them? Parking will be abit more complicated ....a bit less convenient than would be rows of parking stalls.. ..but Mr. Barker is not for letting the past or die future interfere with one another....blendthemI . Washlngtqn Square has a history (me day older, in bet, than die history of Mormon occupancy in Salt Lake Valley. July 24, 1847 is celebrated as the day of the entry of die first permanent Commissioner Catmull suggested that the city would tell Mrs. Carter what they plan to do, how and why, T11 bet shell approve. So, the commission assigned Mr. Catmull to work with Mrs. Carter, the city traffic engineer, and the city parks and zoning departments in reaching a solution. Thai Wednesday. Mr. Barker was exposed to a bit or history. The trees about which Mrs. Carter is concerned, Mr. Barker was informed, came in handcarts across die plains with die first Mormon pioneers. They are part of some 300 trees of 45 varieties brought as baby shoots at the if Mormon settlement in the valley. Washington Square was occupied cme day earlier, July 23. 1847, by the advance party of the Willard Richards Company. Orson Pratt and William Carter ploughed the soil after the ground was irrigated with water from City Creek. The ground now occupied by a building having the address of 451 Washington Square, previously was occupied in Mormon history as a central point for cattle drives, as a haymarket, as the square for circuses, carnivals, medicine shows, a skating rink, jousting tournaments and baseball games. The LDS Church deeded the square to Salt Lake City in 1887 as a public park....Jt was called Emigration Square .....The original name was restored on February 7. 1951 Y Police Study Brass Ratio Ordinance (Continued from page 1) that of the sheriffs department. It is his objective, said Mr. Barker, to steadily de and professionalize the police department so that it could demand competitive pay scales. " (Continued from page 1) retirement. It was understood that after voluntary retirements, demotions would be put into effect ta reduce the command levels to a chief A. dcputy chief six captains,' nine lieutenants and 40 sergeants. legislature. Attorney General Phil L. Hansel, who the state statute to be unconstitutional, also has indicated that recent decisions of the U. S. Supreme Court place additional barriers before the Provo Ordinance. Based upon a telephone report from, the eastern seaboard on the Supreme Court decision in the Ginsburg-Er- d case, Mr. Hansen expressed the offhand opinion that the Provo Ordinance would make Ginsburgs of all dealers who affirm that their reading material may be obscene for minors. Thus, the ordinance requires dealers to label their merchandise an obscene.... having the effect of presenting testimony against themselves. las declared Patrolmen, $491; deputies $560. Police sergeants, $515; deputy sergeants, $600. Mr. Barker left a happy note for all members of the police force. Police lieutenants, $575; deputy lieutenants, $690. Police captains, $650; sheriffs captains, $700. He served notice that after the maximum of efficiency and economy has been achieved through retirement, demotion and other reorganization, he will be going to the city commission for still more pay increases for all police officers. the city minority groups are holding meetings with PTA Joint sponsorship intent upon Imposition of similar or constitutionally modified obscenity ordinances in other areas of the state....and in the. state He cited the present Inequities between city police and sheriffs pay as follows: Mr. Barker also indicated that a more detailed study of the police department, and placement of cadets in positions now filled by complaint desk sergeants, could reduce the sergeant total even further. He compared for Utah. And, as the ordinance awaits trial, Mr. Barker and Mr. Hatch agreed to meet Thursday at 1:30 P.M. to discuss with police representatives the alternative proposals. parroll with ity Catmull Draws Job Fire ' The hiring practices of Commissioner George B. Catmull for the City Streets Department came under criticism this week from Ronald Coleman, negotiating representative of the State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CI- . O. Mr. Catmull clearly resented efforts of Mr. Coleman to enforce ordinances regulating the manner in which the head of the streets department will hire new men to fill vacancies in the Streets Department. Apparently unable to see the difference in job classification and salaries entities Mr. Catmull wants his surveyors to get at least as much pay as his engineers, because his surand as intelveyors are ligent as his engineers.. ..aad they could do the jobs of his engineers if they had to. job, but was deter- mined that so long as the law was there, Mr. Catmull should obey it, just as the other City Commissioners do. In the past two years, Mr. Coleman complained, Mr. Catmull has consistently ignored and violated the ordinance Mr. Catmull has failed to post the job vacancies in Streets Department for the required five days, except once and in that case he did it under pressure from me, Mr. Coleman said. The say Mr. Coleman talked, Mr. Catipuli is the only thorn in the side of , Mr. Coleman observed that they got the raises. Mr. Catmull observed that they didnt join the union. , Unimpressed by what surveyors could do as engineers, if they had to, Mr. Coleman warned the city commission that to reclassify the lour men at this time.... instead of waiting until July l for wage increases as originally agreed the commission would be opening a Pandoras Box....they would lay themselves open to receive complaints from some 150 city employees who received no salary increases in the Jcb reclassification. Some were older some younger. .... l Nothing was said about reports of the past that the engineers under Mr. Catmull have vigorously resisted participation in flower funds. upon Mr. Coleman showed no great anxiety Mr. Catmull protested that Mr. Coleman wait among his workers and guaranteed them wage increases if they would join the union. well-educat- ed The ordinance, in effect, gives present city employees first crack at Job openings before commissioners may go outside the payroll to fill the position. for Mr. Catmulls Increases were to receive the same benefit asked for Mr. Catmulls employees. Some elementary union philosophy was developed during the Coleman-Catmu- ll debate. Under the job classification program adopted recently by the City Commission, based on a study by E. R. Cox and Associates, the four surveyors were classified as surveyors.... and they were recommended for no salary adjustments. Mr. Coleman protested that Mr. Catmull has ignored an ordinance that requires the posting. of job vacancies so that persons already cm the city payroll can seek to qualify for better jobs as openings occur. Mr. Coleman complained that Mr. Catmull tailed to follow procedure as required by city law to hire a truck driver. Mr. Colemans protest against violation of the ordinance upset Mr. Catmull so much that on two occasions during the discussion he urged that if Mr. Coleman wanted to run the streets department he would have to get elected to the Job. ' (Continued from page 1) organized labor in municipal government in Salt Lake City. Friction roused sparks between Mr. Coleman and Mr. Catmull when Mr. Catmull had a list of four surveyors before the Commission for reclassification as engineers. -- AM Mr. Coleman observed that if the union handt been putting on the pressure to have the men join, Mr. Catmull wouldnt have gotten his men the raises. Commissioner James L. Barker Jr., emphasizing that he wasnt trying to run the streets department, suggested that since the ordinance has been on the bocks for six years, Mr. Catmull should abide by the ordinance. Mr. Catmull protested that he hired a man as an experienced heavy machine operator....with a reference from a private contractor that the man was a qualified heavy machine operator. But Mr. Catmull didnt like to trust references, so he hired the man as a truck driver to try out for heavy machinery. Mr. Catmull didnt like the man as a heavy machine operator and kept him on as a truck driver. Mr. Catmull indidcated that the four Mr. Coleman protested that if the surveyors will be eligible for retirement in three years....and all four are city doesnt enforce the ordinance, the city will backslide into the same labor irreplaceable. rut the county is in and The commission shelved the reclassif- Lord behold us if we ever ge ication for the time being and directed like Salt Lake the city auditor to conduct a survey of the city payroll to determine what the Immediate cost will be to the city .,lf aiLthose. who. received so. salary County 1 lheitwav j00 a rinwntftwn sidewalk , and fmaik.-hnm- a 4 |