Show Officials Draft Measure to Protect Jenkins Declares S S. S L. L 18 Months Ahead Of U U. U S. S in Program Measures 1 fo Co provide utmost security security security se se- for were being drafted Monday by defense bodies lof of city county and state as officials cals bent every effort toward providing providing providing pro pro- I viding maximum protection within with with- in the shortest possible time Mayor Ab Jenkins meeting with 25 civic and business leaders explained explained explained ex ex- the city's defense organization organization organization and requested suggestions for improving it Salt Lake City the mayor said is 18 months ahead of most other Utah cities in the matter of defense defense defense de de- de- de organization to guard vital areas Lashes at Reel Red Tape The mayor lashed at red tape which hinders the defense work and complained of bickering among members of the city commission com com- mission mission We Ve have five separate governments governments governments govern govern- ments and cant can't seem to get to together together together to- to gether he said prompting one civic leader to remark Well weve we've got the nation to together together together to- to gether now as a result of the war we certainly certainly should be able to get the Salt Lake City commission to to- gether The meeting was called by Mayor May May- or Jenkins who presided Finance Commissioner Oscar W W. McConkie and elect Commissioner-elect l Fred red Tedesco Tedesco Tedesco Te- Te desco also attended Urge Cit State City State Meet l It was the of those attending attending attending at at- tending that the mayor should confer confer confer con con- fer with representatives of the state defense council to determine whether the city or the state would provide e guards for specific areas The conclusion was s reached after the m mayor pointed pointe o oat oat t Moun Moun- Mountain taro tain Dell s rm gt gl ed and that Yf uie dam De am aged the whole of oe Sugarhouse would be swept at a away y Advisability ity of changing the city government to conform to recommend recommendations for a strong strong- strong strong-I mayor or city manager type as suggested sugg-ested by y a Chicago firm which made an efficiency survey su of the present government also was discussed discussed dis dis- cussed Charles P P. Schleicher associate professor of political science at the Continued on Page Seven Column One I 1 1 STATE PUSHES 1 1 DEFENSE PLANS Continued from Page Pate One I University of Utah and executive secretary of the newly-formed newly Z Utah chapter American Society for for Public Administration said his 7 group plans to hold a public hearing hearing hearing hear- hear ing ing on the survey and bring it I before the public point by point Meanwhile Governor Herbert Herbe B. B Maw aw chairman of the state defense council met with Gus P. P BackI Backman Back- Back I man council vice chairman Attorney Attorney Attorney At At- torney General Grover A. A Giles State Engineer Ed H. H Watson and Superintendent P. P L. L Dow of the state police force with these results results re- re The attorney general was asked to j prepare an opinion on the authority au- au I of the governor and the 1 Estate state hate defense council I j The governor announced the tate state will provide guards for I aln water supply sources in those places daces where counties or irrigation lon lion companies are unable to meet requirements I Mr Dow was requested to study expansion of the state highway patrol with a view to having it patrol industrial areas in addition to o its present duties 1 Formation of a state ski patrol I was i-as i authorized with a preliminary I survey urvey to be undertaken by M. M A A. 1 J Strand and G. G M. M ONeill O'Neill Mark Anderson director of the state tate fish and game department was requested to form reception committees for parachutists in various sections of the state the committees to be composed of sportsmen familiar with their biome home territory and important Places places to watch and who already are equipped with firearms Map trap Motor Corps Preliminary Preliminary outlines of a plan for tor emergency mobilization of motor motor vehicles veun were wen a approved approved PP roved b bv oy DY Y motor motor vehicles veun were wen a approved approved PP roved b bv oy DY Y oythe the governor The plans were drafted by Bert L. L Penn chairman of the vehicle mobilization committee committee committee com com- of the state council and Dilworth S S. S Woolley chairman of the truck and bus subdivision In Salt Lake Cit City Mayor Ab Jenkins and Chief of Police Reed E. E continued their efforts toward organizing defense committees com com- and coordinating activities of those groups with the county defense council Abandoning his previous plan for closing the mouth of Parleys Parley's canyon Wd land diverting U. U S. S highWay highway high- high Way yay 40 traffic through Emigration canyon canyon Mayor Ab Jenkins suggested suggested suggested sug sug- at least two checking stations stations stations sta sta- be established in Parleys Parley's canyon immediately above and below below below be be- low the Mountain Dell reservoir 1 I. I City Commissioner George D D. Keyser in charge of the city water department warned citizens not to park nor loiter near any of the reservoirs or conduits which supply supply supply sup sup- ply water to the city It has been necessary to have all strategic points under the surveillance surveillance sur sur- of armed guards night and day he said Particularly at night it is dangerous to stop and visit around any of the principal principal principal prin prin- cipal waterworks of the city Salt Lake county commissioners commission commission- ers deferred action on a suggestion from W. W D D. Beers chairman of the board of canal presidents governing governing governing govern govern- ing body of the Associated Canal companies that the county supply armed guards at three points for protection of irrigation supplies The he organization Mr Beers said is composed of all canal companies I handling water from Utah lake Cites ites Vital Places f He asked guards at the tle diversion dam am at Jordan narrows at the pumping plant at the north end of Utah lake and the pumping plant at t Pelican point on Utah lake The canal anal companies Mr Beers said now ow have men at those points eight hours a day and he requested request request- ed the county to provide two shifts of guards at each point to pro- pro tIde tride hour 21 protection Meanwhile Governor Maw requested requested re- re quested officials of all qualified cities to submit a list of qualifications qualifications of possible sites for a large government hospital r The hospital the governor was informed by Senator Elbert D. D Thomas is to be constructed near neara a city of from to popUlation population population lation will require acres of land and must be removed from areas which might be designated as target areas It is not certain certain certain tain the hospital Is to be constructed constructed constructed con con- in Utah Senator Thomas said |