| Show un ENfORCEMENT O OF lAW DEMANDED i Special Committee of the Deseret Sunday School Union Writes a Letter to Mayor Thompson About Sunday Saloons Yesterday Mayor Ezra J Thompson re received reo a n communication from fromn the tine committee appointed by b the Deseret Sunday School Union to look Into Inlo tho the violation of certain ordinances When approached last evening and to today today today day by b ot of the tine Halt Salt Lake Lal e press Mr Thompson declined to dl di the contents of oC the time letter leller To a n News representative this thin morning he lie absolutely refused to talk regarding the lie matter maUer as alf his reason that the communication was B distinctly n a private tate ate one to him personally A copy of or tho the letter however was WIS se so secured cured from runs another source It Is IR an follows Salt Lake City Utah I Aug mh Wl 1 lIon Hon Ezra Thompson Mayor Maor of ot Halt Salt Lake City Cit CIl Dear Dent We have the tine honor to ac nc mm knowledge receipt t of ot your letter of ot the tine received by us liS on time the morn mornIng InS Ing of ot the tho the contents of ot which we have hac carefully noted We note noto with ilith satisfaction that you OU have IN TIlE THE PAST PST Instructed the Chief of Police concerning the tho carry Inc ing In out of the ordinances s against the selling of ot liquors to minors We ob observe observe serve cre that you oU say lOr the laws against persons under IS years of ot ago age visiting saloons billiard or pool rooms are be enforced and that lint the tine law la prohibit prohibiting ing the sale pale of ot tobacco to persons un under under der tier 18 years ear Is receiving attention we hope that these too will be Included In Instructions to the tIne Chief of ot Police to tl en enforce enforce force Corce and we wo hope further Inking up another part of ot the tine subject of our peti pell petition I tion to the lie council antI and our letter of ot the tho to you OU which you OU have not nut yet favored us with a 0 reply concerning that hint you will viii Instruct the Chief of ot Police to enforce tho the ordinances and Ind laws relating to the soiling selling of ot liquors on tine tha Sabbath day d and gambling We have hae been Instructed by hy the tine Lat Saints Sunday Schools of this tWI city to seek eek to secure the tine enforcement of ot all the ordinances referred to in our petition and wo kindly I ask you ou to aid aliI aidus aidus us In this matter IO will you ou do so IIO Permit us iii to state why wh we look to you In order to secure tile the enforcement of these theae ordinances We read In section of ot the Revised Statutes of ot Utah Ulah ISIS 1838 that the Mayor Is inn the chief ex cx executive of or a city and speaking of his hlA duties he shall see Bee that the laws anti and ordinances ordinance ard are aro faithfully executed section same sanne volume You Vou show coo peo that thattie the tie laws and against I the tine of liquors to minors are en enforced enforced forced when you ou say If It any police officer of o this city knows of ot violations of ot any laws la WR or ordinances relating to minors and ond such officer hiss has not taken the proper steps to have hAIe the laws en enforced forced If It brought to my notice tiel he hall Khali be removed at once front from which declaration wo lye hope for tor greater vigilance 1111 lance ance on tine the part of ot the tine officers ol cen here atel and anil which we recognize Is with within withIn in n your our province under section 7 j of ot if chapt chapter r 25 2 sessIon cession Fe lon laws lais ot of 1599 1899 and andye we ye observe that under section S 8 of ot the lie ame anne chapter you OU mire are given Riven the same mine I tower Dower of ot removal as liS applied to the tine scads of or the police and tire fire depart departments departments ments WI We P further be beg beK to state that In our 7 efforts to secure tine the enforcement of ot the tha ordinances referred to wo we had baLl an nn In tersie with the tine chief of ot dur duro 1 In InK ing which whir w o railed called his attention to M thorn them and relied railed upon him as 11 such chief t of or to enforce them to which he replied in substance ref expressly ly to that prohibiting the sale of or Intoxicating drink drinks on the lie Sabbath Ony that the 1110 front minors doors of ot Haloon were wore now anti and tho the curtaIns drawn during durin that day 1 1 and there thre b be log IIII no need for tor or tine the general public to toI togo io go I O to lo tine th side or reAr doors of ot the tIne sa lIa loon II the said sail general public ned nel not nice nee tIne the condition ho h thought n II better on nine than would fol tol follow follow low Iowan an attempt on his hl part lart to enforce this ordinance and he declined to 10 take J any Rn action R In Inn the assuming that he Inc III IB greater than the tine hOlly body creating rr his bill olilee tine the legislature le and amid tine the Pity nty Council rouneil which refusal we wish I h to call your manors honors attention anti and request r such no tic notion lion tion on your our t tart art us as II will viii result In iii caus causIn caURIn In the tho chief of or police to do his duty which Is plainly laid down dOln In section 15 45 Revised ed Statutes illS ms which re rw farring to his hili duties says lIe He shall apprehend all persons p committing any I offense against the laws of ot the state Mate or orthe orthe orthe the ordinances of ot the city And at all nil times diligently d 11 and faithfully din ilia charge charR lila his hl duties and an ENFORCE ALL AIL ORDINANCES OHI and regulations of the city Ity for Cor the lie preservation of ot peace pence and good order It Is Ii now no two months month since we first I called the th attention of ot the city fathers i ii i to these thelle abuses and anti we se trust that fur further flier ther will be lIe avoided noll and that un under Under i der tine the powers vested In you OU ns IS the I elite executive of at our city Ctr the necee sarI steps will wll at nt ones once he be taken ta en to so se sea secure cure lie tho enforcement asked a for i Again we ask the IIII favor of o a prompt it response concerning the matters mn tiers n ed OIl upon upen hut but left unanswered In our let letters letera 3 tors era of ot the time 1111 antI and referred referral to again In la Inthis j this hits letter anti and bg leg to remain Very pry respectfully re r C n P FELT JA m W is VM M CANNON A AH H II J 3 WALK WAIN 8 S VV Committee ri |
