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Show REVOKE LICENSE I If LfflVBROKEH: ! Commissioner Ward An-! nounces City's New Policy Dealing With Hotel Men j j A new policy In meting out punish-j ment to proprietors of rooming houses find hotels of Ogdcn who violate the .law In rcgand to the sale of liquor on. I their premises or other violations will! imean thatlicenses will be revokod In I the future Instead of the usual penalty of a fine, according to J. Itay Ward,' commissioner of public safety. Mr. Ward said today that the revoking of the license of L. Laner, proprietor of the Alpine hotel on Twenty-fifth street by the city commissioners marks the placing in effect of the new policy and that similar action will follow where violations are discovered in the future. "Experience has taught us that to exact a small fine as a penalty for rooming house violations is inadequate and that it docs not accomplish the purpose which we seek, that of climi nallng practices, or liquor Hales and other violations, in the futuro a close watch will be kept by our investigators investigat-ors and following the gathering of evidence evi-dence which shows conclush ciy that the law is being broken, the evidenco will be presented to thp city commission commis-sion with recommendation that the licenses of the offenders be revoked Immediately." oo |