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Show Adequate Police j Protection Promised Sugar House Better police protection for the Sugar House area was promised by Chief of Police Skousen when and if an increased budget is allowed al-lowed by the city commission. Speaking of the needs of the department de-partment as a whole the chief pointed out that in accordance with the National Safety Council Salt Lake City's police department should be augmented by 158 men but that even with the Increased amount of money hoped for only 73 could be added to the force some of which would be assigned to the Sugar House area. In 1940 Sugar House had 33,800 people which has increased until now there are over 80,000 This has meant a great upswing in residential building from about 9,500 dwellings in 1940 to around 30,000 at present. In addition the (Continued on Page 7) Police Protection (Continued from Fage 1) business district has expanded and attracted such large concerns as Keith O'Brien's, J. C. Penny Co.. W. T. Grant Co.. a large theater, several banking houses, a host of other retail stores. The area is also a great furniture and appliance appli-ance outlet. These with the accompanying neighborhood centers mean that in a 15 square mile area the Sugar House police sub-station has a gigantic task. At times there is only one police vehicle on duty which if called to emergency leaves the Sugar House area without protection for various amounts of time up to an hour. Under ideal conditions one police officer for 1,000 people is the objective. Sugar House has one for 5,000. An alert Sugar House Chamber of Commerce called this to the attention at-tention of the City Commissioners and the Chief of Police late last year. Since that time other needs have arisen to the degree that a supplementary budget is being considered con-sidered which if passed will mean relief for the Sugar House area as far as police . protection is concerned con-cerned the chief said. |