Salt Lake Tribune | 1900-08-31 | Page 3 | Sign Case May be Dismissed

Sign Caso May bo Dismissed It now looks as though the case against CS Martin who was charged With having violated the city ordinances ordi-nances by defacing the shade trees of the city with advertising signs will probably not come to trial There seems Lobo a clash between Judge Tlmmony and Prosecutor Diehl as to whether a case could be made out against Martin DJehl being of the opinion that there is good ground for a cause of action On the other hand Sergt Brown who swore to the complaint com-plaint says he I willing that the case should be dropped providing the defendant de-fendant will show to the proper authorities au-thorities of the city that he has removed re-moved or caused the signs to be removed re-moved In event of the refusal l to do this the sergeant Is now of tho opinion that he will take the case before some other Justice in case It Is not prosecuted 1 prose-cuted in the City Police court There Is disposition h on the part of the police po-lice said Sergt Brown yesterday to I persecute Mr Martin but X bellove that the signtacking that has been I going on for so long and the trees being be-ing disfigured thereby should be stopped As an evidence that many of those who have used the trees for advertising ad-vertising purposes know that the work is Illegal nearly all the signs have been put up In the night time I