Show TOM PM PITT SAYS HE HAS NO AUTHORITY cannot close clubs even if council orders it to be done salt lake aug I have no authority to close the bars bara connected alth various clubs in this city on sunday said chief of police pitt yesterday afternoon in answer to a question as to what he intended to do a te matter of requiring the clubs to close their bars on sunday chief pitt said that thai the matter has been tested again and again and that the city has failed to make a conviction ic tion in any ady case have you made an effort to force the clubs to close their saloons on sunday he was asked no ho he replied well why not was asked for the reason chat t aaa there Is no of or vinance kli narice requiring it and the chief of police has riot not authority to handle id it does not the city ordinance arid under r which you require the ho saloons in the city cily to close on sunday apply to any and all classes and kinds ot of saloons and to the club bars was next ask ed 1 I dont think so bo came tho the answer at a meeting held inthe chiefs of office several days dayl ago wilen chief pitt and ed G odonnell J L stewart and T R black were present the main topic of discussion was the matter of forcing rooming houses and houses bouses of ill repute to cease selling liquor and particularly on sunday no mention was made of In forcing ahe he matter insofar as the clubs are concerned chief pitt arid and probably all of the councilmen composing we police and license committees of t the council are members or various clubs in the city that have bars |