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Show GOV. CUTLER DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT "RIPPER" BILLS TOR SALT LAKE "This is the first time T have heard this mentioned." declared Gov. John C. Cutler this morning. when asked whether the next Legislature would pass a bill creating a fire and police board for Salt Lake City, to be appointed ap-pointed bv the. Governor. The purpose would be to take the control of these twodepartments ont of the hands of the city government. The "Governor denied having heard that another bill was likely to be introduced intro-duced making Salt Lake City and Salt Lake county one precinct. "Both of these were brought up at the last. Legislature. '' he continued. "For some reason they were turned down. I do not remember just now why they were not put through the Legislature. I was spoken to about them at the time. "The matter has not been brought to my attention again until now. Further Fur-ther than that. I Know nothing about it." The police and fire department bill, if passed, would take away from the city the right to eontrol its own fire and police department. - |