Show M MORAN RAN M MOVE Vf l TO SN SEND i OFFICERS EAST EASTy S Says y ys' ys Learning to Enforce Laws Is All Bunk FAVORS HIGH FINES Matter atter Referred to City's Law Department Branding as bunk the iori thi of sending court officers of the they Cl y yeast east to conventions to learn aw v v to enforce the law Commissioner Commissioner Commis Commis- P. P J. J Moran raised objection T to a recommendation Ironi f n Commissioner T. T T. T Burton that Judge Gaylen S. S Young and J ity Prosecutor Alonzo W. W Watson b sent to St. St Paul at cit city expense a convention of municipal judges and prosecuting officers Some of the other commissioners 0 to the expression at city expense pense without limiting the ex expense ex- ex pense nse and the matter was finally r inferred referred to the law department to tot t report leport port back how much it would c cost st the city to send the two officials to the convention URGED BY BURTON 8 In In a 8 written communication Burton recommended that the city send the two officials tc mSt St St. Paul to attend the convention b because cause traffic problems and other problems which the city has to face dally in the checking and ji particularly in the handling of traffic trat- trat LIc fic c are to be subjects of special dis- dis Mr Burton explained that he lie considered it valuable to to the t 3 that the officials directly charged with handling cases cases arising der traffic lc regulations and criminal criminal crim crim- i inal a cases should attend and get the b benefit of ot exchange of ot ideas The The commissioner also pointed 0 t that during the first half halt of this year ear the city court had in- in f ased the amount of fines tines collected collect- collect ed edt by more than over the themes flOes fines collected during the corresponding corresponding corre corre- spending period of last year I Commissioner Moran Immediately raised objections It Is all aU bunk send tJ send city back to conventions conventions con con- to learn how to enforce th the law he retorted The thing r for r them to do Is to enforce the law Impose impose fines to the limit and place b bonds at a figure that will win prevent jenders from forfeiting the bonds nd l running away The thin thing to do doJ J to to enforce the law and raise the ines fines They dont don't have to go cast learn this SEES NOTHING GAINED f fAs As s for traffic we ma may be hanling han- han ling it here just as good as they ire elsewhere It is the same em n everywhere and I cant can't see yli where re anything is to be gained by ending someone to a convention to tolK alk lK about what is being done else I believe in stay- stay ngon g on the job and doing what is to toe je e done here Commissioner Finch pointed out Tat nat t no s specific amount was men- men ed to cover the expenses of ot the thel l legates and he thought a figure should be named L Commissioner Burton then hen con- con I I that the matter be bo referred the law department for a report L ig the expense necessary The is to be held August 23 0 25 25 Inclusive If |