The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-04
MAY CALL UPON
CITY OFFICIALS
Means of SURPRISING Vice and
Crime Are Discussed.
POLICE FORCE is SCORED
COMMITTEE Is APPOINTED TO
MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS.

The joint committee appointed to con-
slider ways and means Of Kidding the
city of vice and crime held a meet
ing yesterday morning in the Office
of H. G. Whitney in the Deseret News
building and outlined plan of action
to be pursued. There was a full at
tendance Of those appointed to investi-
gate the matter and the various COM
mittees were organized into one perma-
nent committee to act until something
is accomplished. John Hansen of the
Deseret Evening News was elected
chairman and Mrs. E. E. Shepard was
chosen secretary.
The matters discussed at the special
meeting of the Ministerial alliance
were considered, much in the same
manner as at the meeting of the min
listers. 1t was decided, it was stated
by one of the committee, that some
recommendations should be made TO
the city council or the mayor as to the
increasing of the police force, the abo-
litiOn of the present fine system inn
posed upon gamblers and women. and
the enactment of laws protecting chill
dren from the evil influences of the
tenderloin districts.
Just what recommendations should
be made in this connection, it was
deemed best 70 leave to the judgment
of a special committee, and Mr.. Han
sen and Attorney stephens were ap-
pointed a committee to draft suitable
recommendations This committee will
report at a meeting Of the general
committee TO be called for one day
next week and they will also decide
whether the recommendations shall be
presented to the city council or the
mayor.
Postpone the Mass Meeting.
1t was also decided that it was bet
ter not to call the proposed mass meet
ing for a while yet. 1t is the purpose
of the committee to seek further evil
dence of the conditions that exist and
gather all proof possible. When this
shall have been gathered, then the
mass meeting will be called and the
facts as they have been found by
the committee viii be placed before
the public.
During the course of the discussion
the present city administration was
scored for Iaxity in the enforcement OF
the laws II was The opinion of some
that there were sufficient laws already
on the statute books to control condi-
tions such as exist, but that they were
not being carried out. In fact, it was
the opinion of some that it was need
( less to ask for legislation, but that con-
ditiOns should be borne until election
time and then the public should see "a
4 it that officers were chosen who would
carry out the laws that have already
! been made.
Police Are Indifferent.
/ In regard TO the proposed request fol-
an increase in the police force, it was
/ the opinion of the same persons that
/ il was useless to ask for more mer
when the officers who are on duty wall
( their beats and wink at the crime
/ that is going on all around them II
/ was the opinion OF some that the con
ditions should be placed before the pub
I lie and the matter be left in the hand;
/ of the taxpayers at election time.
/ Today every minister in the city vii
/ preach upon the matter. using the evil
/ dence that was presented to them a
the special meeting of the alliance
Mrs. Z. F.. Shepard will address meet
1 ing at the First Methodist church thi!
morning and another at the East Side
Baptist church tonight on this subject
I laying special stress upon the Victorii
alley expose and the dangers to thu
youth of the city that Turk in thes'
! places.
At ali of the ward meeting house!
this evening, the speakers will tail
upon this matter and will lay before TIT
people the conditions as they have beel
! seen