Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-07-17 | Page 13 | Police Check Taxi Drivers

POLICE CHECK TAXI DRIVERS Tr Traffic Violations Will Bring Operators Promptly Into Court I Members of the police traffic squad have been ordered to keep a close watch on on taxi drivers for any violation of traffic ordinances by Captain O. O B. B Record head of the traffic division following sentences imposed on two drivers in police court Orders have beep been issued by Captain Captain Cap Cap- tam tain Record to all aU his men requesting them to make a thorough check on all taxi drivers Pleading guilty to fo two charges charges- speeding and failure to yield the right of way to a Arden Arden Barnson 21 of or Lucy avenue taxi driver was sent to jail for six days when he was unable to pay a fine On the speeding charge Barnson was fined 15 or five days and on the theother theother other charge was fined 5 or one day He was arrested Monday afternoon at Fourth East and Second South Soult streets by Patrolman Sherman L Christensen Henry Cook Jr 27 of Easl EasI Sr Broadway dway taxi driver er was was sentenced to pay 10 or serve five days when he pleaded guilty to a charge of ot failing failing failing fail fail- ing to k yield the right of way to a pedestrian He Hc was given a a- a stay of 01 execution until Wednesday He Hc was arrested M Monday aft afternoon ern o on at S South uth State street by Patrolman HL HL H H. L. L Burton Another taxi driver A. A G. G Black 27 of Richards street charged with reckless driving following a ii collision col col- ision between his machine and another another another an an- other car driven by L L. B. B Furman 43 13 of Kansas City Mo in an accident accident accident acci acci- dent Sunday night at and Second South streets who pleaded not guilty Monday had his trial dismissed dismissed dis dis- dis- dis missed Tuesday for lack of evidence Ross Bartlett 40 who was arrested Monday afternoon at Twenty-first Twenty South and Main streets on speeding charges pleaded not guilty and his trial was set for Wednesday He is accused of driving his c car r 50 miles an hour on Main street from Seventeenth Seventeenth Seven Seven- South to Twenty first South streets I