Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-11-18 | Page 1 | Club Official Urges Police System Shift

CLUB OFFICIAL URGES POLICE SYSTEM SHIFT Deficiencies Listed 5 Man Commission Proposed Charging the present system makes it more easy sy to exploit the public through graft Mrs W. W T T. president ent of the Salt Lake City district Utah Federation o of Women's clubs Monday listed six deficiencies in Salt Lake City's GUys public safety department anc and blamed them on politics Mrs recommended a five five- man commission appointive or elective elective elec elec- tive be cr created to administer the department de de- de- de She listed the following den 1 Salt Lake City has a Woefully woefully woefully woe woe- fully low rating in traffic safety compared with other cities 2 2 Too many flagrant law violations violations violations viola viola- are excused fixed o or only spasmodically prosecuted 3 3 The police force is too small 4 Efficient officers arc are re removed removed te- te moved for political al expediency 5 The present system sacrifices sacrifices sacrifices the good name of the tho commissioner commissioner commissioner com com- missioner of oC public safety 6 Salt Lake City has too large an underworld vote Mrs said a public safety safely commission of five responsible to the city commission would be less influenced by politics than the present present present pres pres- ent system Where there is a single commissioner commissioner commis commis- and a chief of police it is ismore ismore ismore more easy to exploit the public through graft gratt than would be possible possible pos pos- sible sibe under a man five-man commission she said We Wc are doing considerable sermonizing sermonizing ser ser- on law enforcement anc and traffic safety but the trouble with that type of activity is that the sermons sermons sermons ser ser- mons reach the law abiding citizens citizens citizens citi citi- zens but not those who really need to change their ways was Mrs urged that the city health department be placed under civil service and that the civil service service service ser ser- vice system be placed on a more efficient basis She announced she would ask asle a vote of ot confidence in the January 20 meeting meeting- when she will submit her proposals as the districts district's project for next year ear Other speakers were Dr Charles C. C Johnson University of Utah who warned against habitual use of ot sedatives Mrs Mary Stewart Hair district vice president who spoke on the project to furnish tho the county jail recreation equipment equipment equipment equip equip- ment and Mrs Leo Lee Wright who asked for cooperation with the Salt Lake Visiting Nurse association in giving a Christmas part party