Salt Lake Telegram | 1948-12-01 | Page 17 | County Building Pigeons Defy Ousters

Tenacious Birds County Building Pigeons Defy Ousters Even lightning jack hunting techniques are arc not overcoming the increasing bird rate of the pigeons in the Salt Lake City and county building tower Commissioner Fred Tedesco said Wednesday tl that a although pigeons were captured during the during the fhe past three nights no appreciable inroads on the total number of birds buds in the tower have been made Following request by the city commissioners to eliminate the birds who have been responsible for numerous complaints he appointed appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed two men from the city parks department to undertake the task Cliff Peterson and Alexander Jarvie Jane captured 98 in Wednesdays Wednesday's predawn hours 44 41 the night previous previous previous pre pre- and 32 the night before One held a flashlight while the other grabbed the pigeons For reasons unknown according according according accord accord- ing to the commissioner the rate increase during durinS' recent months has been most unusual