Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-27
POLICE REMOVAL.
Chairman Salisbury FaTors Taking
Everything 10 tho New Building.
cOnnIssIOSER EMPTY OPPOSES IT.
Councilman COIN says the Contract
Win the touniy i, y Perpetual
bar 10 the scheme.


lux the city Uiilcei to the new Joint
building, speculation incfeates as TO
whether OF not the police department
should be included IN this exodus from
old 10 new quarters. a few official
pulses were io.t by Nsws man Ia his
rounds today, aui with Ihv following
tusuli
Mr.. o. }. Salisbury, chairman oi the
hfo aud police COu IN zion politely aud
gtaci IuHly Hubmittuu--aa the gentle-
mau always d0us--lo an Interview on
tue subject but pfeiaced his Z, m trks by
saying, 81 wisn 81 speak Simply a. an
Individual CiuLcn anu not nH mum.
Cipul uillcial.D
Continuing no said with pronounced
emphasis, you may quo,r me ne say
log ihat l am urciiolIy Ia favor "
moving the whole bu incss--chici ot
Ioiice. captain, desk setgcants, patrol-
men, court, clerk anu all sppunuagrs
from present quarters down TO the
joint city anu county building. What
Ia tue world, let me nsk, n that uulim.
iJcd space covering structure for, II not
10 ust2 IL has cost this city Auu cUun.
" uigh unto q million dollars anu the
time Il ripe for US TO got something out
OF such an Investment. | cay move
everything that belongs 10 the police
department down there except the
lail.D
When In the course OF his converse
ton Mt. Salisbury spoke VI the jail no
waxtd eloquent 10 his denunoiaiion OF
That "blot on salt Lake civilization"
"lts REMOVAL" no sail, "is matter VI
vital intefe, / 90 humanity aud IL should
ue taken down with ~ little delay as
possible. Tue ground upon which II
stand. tnd that where the present city
hail T. should be sold aud tue proceeds
Used towards building n structure OF
suitable q, desisn aud sanitary Ar.
Engagements. IL monty enough could
not be raised Ia that way then l would
mortgage every piece OF pf0pufty-un-
used properly u uOutse-untll sufficient
NAs had. We tnrUw hu nan beings IA
thAt Jail Ne though they were animals
of the lowest degree. IL 1 were to put
my horses Ia there aud keep tue IN
there my arrest would be Of4sfed by
this humane society for cruelty 10
Auimais.
"Yss, I cay again, II us move the
| who's aepsT. ment ~ u Joint nuiiu
ing. 1 don'l know why Gasro shoul'
be special objections 70 that. ~ 70 ""
police court hHsicg soeomy 81 ~ y,
iheie, have but 10 ssy AZ th.ronsIl
be- room for all the courts OF this citl
there for Quo hundred years hence
That building will accommodate =
municipality Of halt million people.
The room, a. have said, IL there, anu
should be- used. 1t certainly isn't too
nice TO utilize. 5omo people have
pariOfa that are too handsome 10 make
use VI. But 1 want 70 say have no
such parlof In my house aud | don't
think this city should have one"
As ~ tue criminal classes that the
police court would take on 10 tho
/ grounds aud Into the building, Mir
Salisbury feared no contamination at
all, Such fears he thought were en-
titoly groundlUss.
Mf. Empey, another member OF the
commission, when spoken TO on the
question this afternoon, gave his views
substantially aa iOllows; 81 think all
Things considered that there should be
no removal " police headquarters.
Nor should the Police board, 10 my
opinion, have offices In the new build
ing. My idea would be- TO NJ up oiiice
rooms for them In the old hall that they
IA gut be ~ close communication with
thulp0lice aud fire departments. As u
holding police court In the new build
ing that / should say would hot do nj
all, Drunken men, shameless women
and criminal characters Of all kinds
are seen about police courts. such
lers ne and the idlers who necessarily
attach thereto should not be allowed
on OF about the grounds Of the new
building. Let the policemen by all
means remain In the business part Of
tue city near TO the places where crimes
are most frequently committed. A
very good police courtroom can be
made on tho upper door VI the old hall.
rhs lower story can DO turned over u
tue patTolmen aud detectives"
Councilman C0hn, chairman OF the
new fire AMI police committee, said
III am IN favor OF kosplng everything
pertaining 10 the police right whvrs
ihsy are now. IL must be- 10 for the
reason that there II a specific clause IN
the original agreement between tn,
| city aud county that the police Rnl
| tOlce courts cannot At any time b,
given place IN the new building,
That 10 a perpetual bar aud can neyel
beOvetclme."
Mr.. CheetmAn, member Of tho
City Council and Oint city aud
county building, said he was decidedly
opposed to the police beltg removed
from present quarters. The commits
! zion might take on SEES there but the
police anu police court could not and
would not be permitted 10 DO 90.