Show r L L. Sees Need if I f More Police r need to o h help heIp lp Improve Salt tys ty's traffic safety record Ismore is ismore more personnel and equip- equip officials d de declared e c I 1 a are red d day In promising that rec- rec of the National council toward such im im- sent erit would would be followed tr r possible with the city's elty's police pollee staff Improvements suggested In inS clis cli's report for 1945 have S been Instituted some de dc- S mentioned in the report exist but the others where ble Ible will be studied and acen acen ac- ac en on remedying the dePts deu de- de u the promise of L L. C. C Rom Rom- safety commissioner fC c. c Crowther police chief Need Officers ever ever there Is s not one at the police ponce departS depart depart- it S t cannot be corrected if ment Is given adequate el I 1 S and equipment Corn Com Romney declared assort assort- t if u such personnel and ent nt were available we could dents and arid traffic fatalities And d that goes for the Ule eneM ente en- en te eM teH he added fety fe council report on the ther theS r S tS traffic record was re- re e- e TueSday by Commissioner and recommended sweep sweep- pages In Salt Lakes Lake's traffic ration 1945 1045 traffic safety cont con- con it t Lake City in a group of J with populations between and nd placed In w J-w I law w enforcement In r record cori 1 system In traffic engineering and In school safety No rating was made on traffic death record or public education Both Commissioner Romney and i Chief Chic Crowther said they are planning planning plan plan- ning rung to ask the city commission for increased funds for Cor the coming year with which to employ more policemen policemen policemen police police- men and purchase additional equip equip- ment Seeks Increase Chief Crowther has asked the force be increased to men but said he would seek the full fun recommended recommended rec rec- by the safety council Present strength Is men inca men he said adding that he intended to ask approval of at four more within a week He and the commissioner said the civil service commission will be asked for fora a new candidates' candidates list as the old one one Is exhausted with the exception of two Negro applicants who Chief Chic Crowther said would I be interviewed soon Of some samo men who took the civil service examination ex ex- the l last t time only 23 qualified he said sald Engagement of a traffic en engineer eer for tor the city subject of several of the councils council's recommendations 1 runs up aJ again n into the finance question the two officials said Chief Chic Crowther said the department depart depart- ment would like to institute such sucha a department and expert expert work of which Is now being taken care of ofas ofas ofas as best we can by Detective Sergeant Ser Ser- geant F. F Clark Sanford who Is a graduate of the Northwestern universIty university university uni uni- police pollee school chool and head of S See ra Pace e 12 U C Column lumu 5 Officials Stress Need Of Traffic J. J Police Continued from Page Fage O One e ethe the traffic- traffic depar department ent but said cos cost ot of s such ch an expert wo would ld be i g CommiSsioner Romney said hir hir- hiring hirIng hiring ing of a traffic engineer woul would be asked of the city commission in his plea for ah as increased budget School ool Traffic Some question was raised by the e commissioner as to the placing of Salt Lake City as 31 t In in n. n school safety For 17 years we we have a e not had hada a serious traffic Injury or death at scho school l dont don't see how we ican an improve that record cord except by keeping the record clean J. he explained Chief Crowther Crowther Crowther Crow Crow- ther said saM the thc recommendations that private and parochial schools he bri brought into the police school safe safe- safety ty program with safety patrols an and regular traffic e education would be discussed with school officials Inthe in the near f future ture Space and nd money arc are the problems problems problems lems In in increased I mu municipal off off- the street parking areas recommended recommended recommended mended by the council Some work has been done since last year in m making king p parking spaces spaces available and in pai painting ting parking lane strips oh on on the hard surface areas to get the most cars in the spaces the chief hiet r reported It would be nice to have a separate separate separate sep sep- sep sep- arate traffic court as recommended recommend recommend- ed as City Judge Reva Beck Bosone Bozone Bo- Bo zone sane certainly has her hands full fun fullIn fullin In her court Chief Crowther said but again raised the money lem Wed likely need another judge judg and nd another court setup which again would run into additional additional addi additional cost and increased taxes he reminded Commissioner ioner Romney said the courts came under the jurisdiction of Mayor Earl J J. J Glade and it appears appears appears ap ap- apI ap- I pears it would require a change Inthe Inthe in inthe the state law to institute another court He Ho praised the e work of declaring he doubted It If another court could be handled as as' aswell welt well as hers Ano Another er on n the coun councils council's ll r report p rt was raised on on the recommendation recommendation mend that the police pollee department depart ment have access access to records of court action In traffic cases That has been the pr practice cUCQ for tor several years according to the chief who said the police department depart depart- ment kept Its o own y separate records of traffic cases and na completed themon them themon m mon on on reports of disposition received ed from the thc court His statement was echo echoed by th the commissioner m cr- cr who declared that court records arc are arc available to all an departments all the time Recommendation that the city's s 's traffic ordinance be be based on the councils council's model traffic ordinance In Inthe inthe the thc Interest of un uniformity received favorable comment comment from both officials officials who who however o veyer pointed out that many of ot the the model provIsIons provisions provi provI- do not apply to Salt Lake and its conditions However the newly revised model ordinance will be best st studied and portions applicable to Salt Lake City will be Included in recommendations for amendment to to be pres presented the h city commis slon lion Mr Romney said Pt Paint Faint nt Shortage Regarding the painting and maintenance maintenance main maln- of signs and pavement markings paint is holding up thed the d departments department's c current programs program the chief said reporting ng th that t th the f few w supplies es being ic received now are ow lire on back orders and no no orders are being filled by manufacturers Commenting on the recommendation tion that the chief of ot the traffic division be eq equal al In rank with the chief of f the det detective c division In division In the thc case of 01 Salt Salt Lake L ke City a lieutenant lieu lieu- tenant Chief tenant Chief Romney said promotional promo promo- exams arc are expected to be an- an soon by th the the- civil service commission and after those It it itis is PI possible there ther will be some som promotions promo promo- tons Salt Lake City a most aggressive Ive public education program program program pro pro- gram In co cooperation with the Women's Safety council in 1945 the tl councils council's report admitted but bul th the city failed to get credit for it it as that section of the report was II not t completed I Both Commissioner Romney anc and Chief Crowther said the depart depart- ment was conducting an ext and prak pr h cooperation o of i the press eP the SnIt Salt Lake Lak Telegram r rf traffic safety campaign I Ithe 1 beU beij the Telegram carried Ju Just t abo muc much traffic c safety as is ut ments menu and the only anly ode way we Cc get more space would be f for city to publish its ita own n nand nand now and devote all aU its co to subject Commissioner Ro no said |