Show I BURTON BunION IS GIVEN R Confronted with an admission from Public Safety Commissioner T. T T. T Burton that it is impossible impossible ble to give the protection that we weI I- I hou should without the hiring of ot more men men the Salt Lake Lae city commission commission commission commis commis- sion has without comment or dissenting dissenting dis dis- vote authorized Burton to employ half halt a score more officers for tho the next 30 days Consent to tollace place the extra officers was founded upon Commissioner Burtons Burton's letter letter letter let let- ter to the commission as follows Due to the heavy Christmas shopping where large quantities of money money are being transported to the banks and carried over in merchants merchants' merchants merchants' merchants merchants' mer mer- chants' chants safes sates and also duo to the people leaving their homes for shopping purposes both day ay and night we find a very hazardous situation In the city Our men arc are working a great number of hours trying to cope with the situation situation situation sit sit- but I feel it is Impossible ble be to give the tho protection that we should without hiring more menI men r I therefore recommend that the chief of ot police Immediately hire an additional 10 men for the next 30 days We Ve have already been solicited by the business men for additional protection but hut I believe believe believe be be- lieve this is the only way of handling han han- dUng the tho situation Unaware that tho commission had granted Commissioner Burtons Burton's Burtons Burton's Burtons Burton's Bur Bur- tons ton's request for help and that additional additional additional ad ad- officers already were on duty in alleyways and In the residential residential residential resi resi- district on the tho alert for prowlers gunmen holdups attackers attack attack- ers era of ot women and like Ilk IlIc a Salt Lake Lalee chamber of or commerce commerce com corn merce committee composed of ot E. E O. O Howard president of ot Walker Valker Bros Bankers G G. G P. P Backman as assistant assistant assistant as- as general genera manager lager of the Z C. C M. M I. I and J. J J. J Burke president president president dent of ot the tho J. J J. J Burke Burco company called on Commissioner Burton Durton of offering offering offering of- of fering assistance and cooperation of ot the tho business organization in getting getting getting get get- ting more men They were in informed informed in- in formed that the additional men mert had already been obtained With the temporary appointments appointments appointments appoint appoint- ments tho the Salt Lake Lako police de department department department de- de has the largest number of ot officers at work In the history history history his his- tory of ot the tho city When asked if any of ot them were to fo be placed on liquor and vice Chief Burbidge replied with emphasis No sir Of Ot the tho six officers regularly detailed detailed detailed de de- de- de tailed to the tho squad only two are aro active the tho other four being being be be- In ing assigned to patrol duties They will not be relieved of ot their bandit chasing duties for some time It was Indicated at h headquarters leaving two men to carry carryon on with liquor gambling and prostitution law nw enforcement No comment on the chamber of commerce attitude toward tho the police police police po po- po- po lice activities was forthcoming forthcoming- from the commercial headquarters |