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Show ASKS NEW LAW FOR ROOMING HOUSES Chief of Police Grant Says Forfeiture Clause in Licenses Li-censes Would Help. K P. Grant, chief nf police, will som ask the oi v commission to enact a law providing for more stringent rrgula lion of rooming houses. The police have mrtde a number of raids recently on downtown rooming houses and have arrested many women on statutory charges, Chief Grant declares that t.hn effort necessary to regulate tbat hou.see takes up much time of his entire en-tire force. These places, according to the chief, are responsible for much of the disorder and crime in the city. ''Rooming houses are licensed by the city," says Chief (irant in e.xpla nation of his plan. 'If there is w provision pro-vision mude that the license will be revoked if the holders aro found guiltv of violations of the law, I think it will result in a great improvement. Saloons aro assessed a hlh license ami ure sub-iect sub-iect to forfeiture of same if they e.oun-tenanoe e.oun-tenanoe irregularities and 1 think the same rule if applied to rooming bouses v.ill go far towards BOlving the problem." prob-lem." The chief says the license should be issued in the form of h. contract, the rooming house proprietor being made to agree to a provision of forfeiture if he violates t he law, |