Show WOMEN'S CLUBS FIGHT MOVE TO SLASH LIGHTING Declare Plan Would Increase Crime in Protest to City Commission 1 i 1 Formal protest against the proposal of the city commission to extinguish one half the street lights in Salt Lake beginning Aug August st 1 as an eco economy omy move was expressed Saturday in a petition from the board of f f- directors of the Salt Lake City Federation of Women's Clubs On motion of of- Public Safety Commissioner Com Corn missioner John M. M Knight the commission commission com corn mission unanimously adopted the measure Wednesday In an au effort to effect savings of a month All se sections of the city except the business busi ness district and specially lighted areas reas would be affected Meanwhile Commissioner Commission r Knight I of f the public safety department said that hat lights of the city's street light light- I ing ng system will be extinguished after alter Monday I Firemen under the direction of of Chief Walter S. S Knight were working Saturday to select the location of the thc lights to be removed Although it is Inevitable that the lights will be missed considerably by Salt alt Lakes Lake's citizenry every effort is being made to make certain that the public safety will not be endangered by y the decreased street lighting Commissioner Com Corn missioner Knight said The petition signed by Mrs Eleanor Eleaor Elea Elea- nor or M M. Blayney president and Mrs Arline K Cummings assistant secre tary of the federation follows As the board of f directors of the Salt alt Lake City Federation of Women's Women's Women's Wo Wo- mens men's Clubs we h have ve taken occasion to o invest Investigate gate the prop proposal sal that the cit ity's itys S lighting service be reduced in inthe inthe the he interest of econom economy FAVOR TAX SAVING As home owners and taxpayers we c are sympathetic with the thought and nd with the intentions of the city commissioners to avoid increasing the present resent heavy burden of taxation and we ve believe with you ou that ef efficient consistent methods should be adopted and nd put into operation that will yield substantial relief to the people of this community At the same time we are conscious con con- clous of the fact that in our present distress we are arc liable to resort to Continued on Paso Paro Twelve S I WOMEN OPPOSE LIGHTING SLASH Continued From Pats Page Seven 1 measures that In Inthe the end would prove more injurious to us than the savings savings- would be beneficial We believe thatto that to be the ease case with the reduction of the present lighting service for th following reasons in inAs As you well know light Is is' isan an en ene-d ene my to crime and since crime is now on the increase due to the widespread wide wide- spread financial distress we fear that thatto to o increase the shadow zones along our streets and highways would be bel belan an out and out invitation to the crim element to ply their trade which in turn would add to the duties and responsibilities of our safety depart depart- ment our courts and our Jails jails all of of which would mean that indirectly w wi would be paying immeasurably more than the proposal would save SEE HEAVY PENALTY We sincerely believe that severe sever penalties will be imposed upon ui us not only in dollars and cents but our sense of security and safety Women and children especially would hesitate best hesi tate to go upon our streets at night under any system of reduced lighting service We are convinced that to plunge the city into semidarkness would prove to be an extremely expensive ex cx- pensive and hazardous experiment We do not think that we can compare corn com pare ourselves ourselves' with other cities of more congested population We are arc rather unique in the fact that we have a a small community covering a wide area and therefore demanding more lighting service Therefore as mothers wives and citizens we wet respectfully request and urge that you abandon the plan for forthe the decrease of the lighting service and that you seek elsewhere for op opportunities Op- Op to economize Our study of the situation has revealed to us US' many such opportunities for savings saving without impairing the efficiency government We suggest the consid of a readjustment of wages and salaries including the staggering of employment which we believe would many times offset the small savings which you hope to effect through this precarious proposal |