Show Mayor Pledges to Enforce All Traffic Laws Rig Rigidly Executive Tells Civic Safety Group All Salt Lakers Must Observe Code Strict enforcement of all traffic regulations in an effort to re- re Erwin at a meeting of the traffic safety committee of combined duce Salt Lake City's traffic hazards was pledged l to Mayor E. E B. B civic organizations s Friday in the chamber hamber of commerce The mayors mayor's pledge was given after Gus P. P Backman executive secretary of the chamber had outlined outlined outlined out out- lined the committees committee's goal goal to to make every Salt Laker aware that punishment punishment punishment pun pun- for traffic law violations is certain Iii M Traffic officers nave flare b been n alert but prosecution following arrests has been lax We Ve do not believe the pull of the accused or his attorney attorney attorney at at- torney should result in postponement postponement postpone postpone- ment of oC a a. case month after month When continuations are arc the rule rather than the exception we feel there is something radically wrong Mr Backman said V. W. S. S McCarthy committee vice chairman and Rotary club representative said violations endangering endanger endanger- ing human life should be punished severely and that no reduction of charges in these cases are justified Mr Mc McCarthy arthy said a survey of 11 drunken driving cases showed I an average o of 29 days elapsed between time of arrest and trial Salt Lake Lale City's prosecution staff should be blamed for laxity of enforcement enforcement en en- said W. W D. D Rishel committee committee com coin chairman and president of the Utah State Automobile tion Commissioner William Murdoch of the city finance department suggested suggested suggested sug sug- tho the police judge and prosecuting prosecuting prosecuting prose prose- attorney might be placed under direction of the public safet safety commissioner if iC other enforcement measures prove ineffective in re reducing reducing reducing re- re traffic toll Mayor Erwin outlined two changes in traffic law enforcement soon to be inaugurated I 1 After January 15 traffic tags may be fixed only upon authorization tion of the city commission 2 2 All traffic tags will be numbered numbered num nuni- and must be accounted for forby forby forby by policemen issuing them |