The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-10-03

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water, proposed to filter the sewage,
and thus obtain greater supply.
/ Mr.. YOUNG with a shudder) THAT
IS economvs
Mr.. DooLY-The fact that we have q
far greater supply of water than most
people are aware of, should be made
known. and at once. Another thing.
the flush tanks would all be locate d
near the North Temple Street aque-
duct, and the water from this stream
as well as from the canal, could be used
for the purposes of flushing. There
could not possibly be any scarcity Of
water. The motion was put and car
ried, the committee being instructed to
report as soon as possible.
THE POLICE UNIFORM ONCE MORE.
When the motion above referred to
had been adopted. member moved to
adjourn.
Mr.. ROBERTS objected, and moved
that the Council take up the bill pro-
viding for an ordinance to uniform the
police. The bill was read, and then
Mr.. Young wanted to know whether
the pole had been cen ult2d in regard
to ii. He was in favor of uniform,
especially since the recent homicit e,
but as the police would have to wear it.
be thought their feelings IN the matter
should be consulted.
Mr.. MCCORMICK said, SO far as he
was able to see, the style al present
worn suited them best.
Mr.. ROBERTS desired 10 state, for the
benefit of Mr.. Young, that the police
had been consulted with on the subject,
and had selected the color of the cloth,
O No CT nf hat 10 tnor
The committee was in favor Of blue,
but while opposed TO wearing any uni.
form, the police preferred the gray if it
came to question Of baing compelled
to wear it.
Mr.. TEAsDEL did not think it was eI-
actly the right thing to command, as
the bill Indicated, that the members OF
the force should furnish their own
uniforms.
Mr.. SowLEs-Replying to Mr..
Teasdel, Il b, lieve the police should be
compelled to purchase their own uni
fOrms. If the boys were not Low being
paid enough . enable them to dress
decently, then their salaries should be
raised. 1t needed no argument TO
prove that uniformed force would be
o much greater service to the city than
ole not uniformed. Mr.. Young's idea
that the police should be consulted was
all wrong. In San Francisco the pc ice
kicked hard-harder than our police
are kicking-but they eventually had
to wear it; the police won have to
come to it hers-the only question was,
whether the time was now ripe for it.
Had the two policemen who were
standing on the corner. when the
deputies passed with Stokes been
uniformed, the deceased would have
been turned over to them, and his life
saved.
Mr.. RITTER suggested that the Mar
shall was present and that he be al
lowed TO address the Council on the
subject, giving his reasons for or
against.
MARSHAL SOLOMON stepped forward.
In times gone by he had thought con-
siderable abs a. the matter, bus it was
50 long since the question had been
sprung that he had really forgotten
what ideas he had entertained in re-
gard to it. He did not, however, believe
Ia unIformipg the force, and thought
the memSers could 60 better work in
citizens clothes; that they were much
more liable to drop on to off nders
when dressed in such manner. If Il
uniform were adopted, five policemen
would be required where there was one
employed at the present, and he did
not believe the service would be
any better. The record of the Salt
Lake police was away ahead of that OF
any other place of the same size in the
world. and this the marshal attributed
mainly to the fact that the men were
not uniformed.
Mr.. RITER-Ap' many men have
you?
MARSHAL SoLoMoN-Fifteen in all,
inspectors, etc. We have eight patrol
men-two being on duty at the same
hours.
Mr.. ROBERTS ridiculed the statement
that the toughs did not know Salt
Lake policeman because he was not
uniformed. 1t was ell rot. There was
not tough or scalawsg struck the
own but who knew every mem Der of
the police force within three days after
he came here.
MARSHAL SoLoMoN-If the police a-e
uniformed, We shall need an equally
large number of detectives.
Nh DooLY-Mr. Marshal. do you
suppose that Omaha and San Fran
cisco are in error when they uniform
taeir police? Or even Sacramento?
The Marshal replied that while the
plan might be a good one in large
city, lie did not deem it applicable to a
place like Salt Lake.
There was considerable more discus
sion of lie nature, and the bill was
finally def FRED for one week, or 10
come up whenever called.
Adjourned.