Show A ACTION nON DEFERRED N r lI Burton Indorses Public Safety ty Request of Chief J. J E. E Burbidge Action on a request of Chief of Police Joseph E. E Burbidge to the city commission that the commission commission commission commis commis- sion authorize the immediate Increase in increase increase in- in crease of the Salt Lake police force by at least five men was deferred by the commission Wednesday and will vIii probably come up for consideration consideration consideration consider consider- Thursday T. T T. T Burton commissioner of public safety has Indorsed the chiefs chief's request and urges favorable action by the commission The urgent urgent urgent ent request of the chief of police Is a repetition of appeals that have been made by him previously The chief points out that due to the rapid growth of or the city the immediate immediate immediate imme imme- diate necessity for establishing an adequate patrol of residence districts districts districts dis dis- dis- dis for having enough men to meet the growing demands of merchant merchants mer met chants chant and others for protection during transfer of or mone money for givIng giving giving ing protection to an increasing number of Industrial plants and business houses removing to outlying outlying outlying out out- lying districts and the pressing needs of protection In the shopping districts prompt his action at this time Chief Burbidge included with his letter a report showing the distrIbution distribution distribution distri distrI- of ot the present force or men three Thirty-three men are on beats ten in th the automotive bureau nine on traffic six assigned to alleys fix gix on six at depots depots de de- de- de pots seven in the detective bureau and the remainder on various other duties |