Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-05-07 | Page 13 | Merchants Seek Ordinance Change

MERCHANTS SEEK ORDINANCE CHANGE The city commission was asked Thursday by more than merchants merchants merchants mer mer- chants to modify ordinances anc and permit business firms to employ uniformed policemen in stores The petitioners pointed out that employment of uniformed officers especially at h holiday times is necessary necessary necessary sary and th that t it acts as a crime deterrent Dependable and experienced experienced experienced men cannot be hired for this purpose from outside the police department department de de- de- de according to the petition which was referred to the public safety department for study An amendment to existing ordinances ordinances ordinances nances suggested by the petitioners would permit payment to officers upon written recommendation o of the chief of ot police and approval of the commissioner of public safety Among those who appeared in be behalf behalf behalf be- be half o of the petition were Fred S SAuerbach S. S Auerbach vice president and secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary of the Auerbach company Sol Abbott Paris company Harold Bennett Bennett Bennett Ben Ben- nett Z C. C M. M I. I Ray H. H Butler secretary secretary secretary sec sec- sec sec- of the Utah State Retailers Retailers' association and others