Show n Y i rn YS a i r If Iff f J r l' l A I I Ii r it A r 1 Gr s. s rJ l' l r Y r J 4 F I 1 r r t X XI V I Police Fire Chiefs Present Problems lice Uc Chief F. F Clark Sanford left and i icey city fire chief take lake their turns I f before the Salt Lake Cit City Commission to explain explain ex ex- plain and talk over problems of departments II I S s. L Police Poke Department Due by Chief I New Chief of Police F Clark I i Sanford Monday londay told the Salt Lake City Commission he will I begin immediately a program to pep up the police department b by striking at the worst spots first firstI i I aim to instill confidence in inthe inthe inthe the pol police ce department personnel to inspire the men to do a real job as asserted Chief Sanford who took over last week the position position position tion vacated by L. L C. C C Crowther I The commission meeting in its 1 chambers in the City and County Building heard reports of or department department department depart depart- ment heads in m a new program to try to better the functions of local government Calvin A. A Behle chairman Salt I Lake City Civil Service Commis Commis- sion and Fire Chief J. J K Piercey also addressed the commission The commission was urged by Mr Behle to sanction an independent independent inde inde- pendent over-all over survey sUr of the pol police ce department The whole police department problem however r revolves e o e v o l I v e s 5 around cooperation between the City Commission and the Civil Service Ser Commission asserted Mr Behle He asked the commission to support state legislation that would change the retirement act to remove the monthly maximum maximum maximum max max- pension for classified civil service that cost of living increases increases in increases in- in creases be given classified civil service that full support support sup sup- port be given a revision of the police departments department's records bureau bureau bureau bu bu- bu- bu reau and training program and that support be given construction construction construction tion of a new city jail and additional additional additional addi addi- fire stations He also said the police department department department depart depart- ment is undermanned relative to leadership He pointed out that police department heads do not have sufficient power Mayor layor Glade G lade expressed surprise surprIse surprise sur sur- prise that there were not enough trained men in the police department department department de de- de- de to fill top jobs of those who may retire He turned to Public Safety Commissioner Ben E. E Lingen- Lingen felter and said Now that we have a new police police police po po- po- po lice chief lets let's see if we can get geta a new start in making an appreciable appreciable appreciable change for the better in inthe inthe the police department Mr smilingly reI re- re See Page 3 Column 5 I I S. S L. L POLICE Continued from Page e One Mayor what do you think we have been doing for forthe forthe forthe the past two and one half years The conversation on the issue then immediately was discon discon- After hearing Chief Sanford explain what he intends to do to bolster the department Mayor 1 Glade suggested that the new chief should make contacts with our leading citizens to obtain their ideas and get their cooperation cooperation cooperation tion in helping the police department department department depart depart- ment function Chief Piercey told the commission commission commission commis commis- sion the hottest thing to come from the fire department in a along along along long time was the discovery of torch sweaters sold in m Utah by transient peddlers Credits the Press He gave the press credit for bringing the inflammable sweaters sweat sweat- ers to public attention Since stories appeared in the newspapers Fire Marshal l W. W J J. J Smith has had more than calls from persons who purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased the garments from peddlers peddlers peddlers ped ped- in various parts of the state asserted Chief Piercey No one will know just how many lives have been saved by bythe bythe bythe the press directing public attention attention atten atten- tion to the dangerous sweaters I explained the chief I Backs Discipline I City Attorney E. E Ray Christensen Christen- Christen sen also appeared before the commission and informed it that the chiefs of police and fire departments departments departments de de- de- de do have the right to discipline any of their department department department depart depart- ment personnel The UThe heads of these departments departments departments depart depart- ments can fix a punishment by suspension up to 15 days without pay he lie said They have plenty of power to discipline |