| Show r Justices Move Moue to Confront By BOB nOB HALE Embattled justices of the peace of Salt Lake county moved Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- to seek seel a showdown on newest criticism directed at them them them- assertions that at least some of these nonprofessional jurists jurists' arc are not hot complying with statutes requiring requiring requiring ing reporting of traffic violations Justice of the Peace Arthur B B. B Bringhurst of South Salt Lake leader of a movement to organize the justices into some form of ot association association as as- said he and his colleagues colleagues colleagues col col- col- col leagues want a to face-to-face session with the state tax commission which has asserted few of the states state's justice and city courts comply comply comply com com- ply fully with the law The proposed meeting expected to be called for next week also will be for the purpose of ot answering answering answering answer answer- ing criticism by Rufus G G. G Jasper National Safety council engineer who held that justice courts counts of ot the county are altogether too lenient in handling traffic violators Mr Jasper made his criticism In a report on a county traffic survey he made here In April He suggested legislative reorganIzation tion of justice courts if the latter cannot be raised to a satisfactory standard with less than 10 per cent of moving traffic violations re receiving receiving receiving re- re suspended sentences Tee T tax commission charges Made by H H. p. p Leatham commission commissIon commis commission commis- commis sion member burned up the jus tices once again He asserted that unless the lower courts comply with the law requiring them to report j all traffic convictions to the Critics in Showdown on on Charges of Leniency and to be taken against offending jurists The commission requires reports I on traffic convictions for Its guidance guidance guid guid- j guid-j ance in suspending or revoking drivers' drivers licenses Justice of the Peace Bringhurst said he and his colleagues never had been informed they were to report all violations We report faithfully all the convictions convictions con con- in our courts for drunken driving and reckless driving he said All convictions In our courts are reported to the county attorney attorney ney and enforcement officers re report report report re- re port all convictions to the capitol We would be glad to report all convictions directly to the tax commission commIssIon commission com com- mission but have never been requested requested requested re re- re- re quested to It would mean extra expense to us with no provision to meet the cost from our fees Justice of the Peace Bringhurst said he would ask the county at attorneys attorney's attorneys attorney's attorneys attorney's at- at torney's office for advice on duties duties duties du du- du- du ties of the justice courts in re reporting reporting reporting re- re porting violations He also was to confer with Justice of the Peace Reg White of ot Sandy on a date and place for the meeting We will ask the tax commission to attend to-attend attend and thresh this out he said And I believe we should have an association on of justices of the peace as other states have Meanwhile Justice of the Peace Herman Gygi of South Salt Lake criticised by the South Salt Lake Lak Laketown Laketown town board for asserted leniency with traffic violators moved to clear his calendar by Issuing warrants warrants warrants war war- rants for 12 all alleged ged traffic vio vio- vio who did not appear after receiving arrest tickets Warrants were Issued for Francis Francis Fran Fran- cis LUnd Steele 1488 South Main street S Salt lt Lake City accused of speeding 58 miles an hour in a 40 mile zone Vernal Pettit 1618 Park street Salt Lake City charged with driving a car with faulty brakes a broken light and no state certificate of inspection John Meyers Second East street Salt Lake City accused of speedIng speeding speeding speed speed- ing and driving on the wrong side of the road John A. A Woodruff 57 C street Salt Lake City charged with speeding and driving a car without a muffler Louise Moore Midvale accused of speeding Dallas Dallas Dallas Dal Dal- las Mooney South First West street Salt Lake City charged with driving an unregistered car Edwin W. W Brones 48 Van Buren avenue Salt Lake City accused of speeding and running a red light John Davis South 1300 East street charged with i ignoring a red light Harvey Fredricksen South East street accused accused ac ac- ac of speeding and driving a acar acar acar car without proper registration without a tail tall light and with with- only one license plate Rex Reese 1631 Twelfth East street Salt Lake City charged cha with speeding Lee Mitchell Sandy accused of speeding speeding speed speed- ing and Melvin Heath East East Fourth South street Salt Lake I City charged with speeding John K Lay 1617 Wilmington avenue Salt Lake City admitted running a red light at 2700 South and State East streets and paid a 5 fine |
