Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-09
BOARD DISCUSSES
RED LIGHT MATTE
Scheme Denounced as PernicIous
In a Resolution Passed
last Night.
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WEST slDERs HAVE RIGHTS
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WEST slDERs HAVE RIGHTS
G. S. Martin Only Member of Board
"a OF Education Who Did
Not Vote.

Shall the women of the underworld
be removed to the West Side? The pros
and cons of this question We're discus
sed almost until midnight Tuesday at
the regular monthly meeting OF the
cussion the following resolution was
adopted by n vote of eight, G. S. Mar
tin passing his vote.
Whereas, definite plans have been
devised by certain individuals for the
removal to tho west side of the women
of the underworld, and
Whereas, certain buildings special
~ adapted to the immoral purposes
contemplated by these plans are near
ing completion, and,
Whereas, this rendezvous of immor-
atty, drunkenness and crime Is sought
h to be planted In a residence district,
ana between two public highways lead
'nE directly cast and west TO and from
\ certain schools, and in the midst OF
the homes OF hundreds of school child
rem, whose lives and morals cannot
but be endangered and seriously af-
Il iitected by the communicating influence
4 thatlWould emanate from such place,
now, therefore, be 1t
Resolved. by the board of education
of salt Lake City, That we denounce
q ms scheme as pcrnicious and subvar-
q slVe to the interests of the school child
T rem living west OF Second West. and
y Go now commend the efforts Of the par
8 ents.ln doing what lies In their power
10 check the progress OF this scheme
MS means that the entire board, ex-
q cepI one, is strictly opposed to the re-
y lnoVal5 of the red light district and that
the same Will be opposed with all their
\ means.
After the current business of the
month q motion was made that tho
y resolution concerning the red light dis
( I.iLtot pc referred to the committee Of
4 me whole which was carried and an
open discussion followed. G. S. Martin
was the first upon the floor and the
Il only on member of the board to oppose
1 Inc passing of the resolution.
AGAINST RESOLUTION.
Several months experience and many
u years of study concerning the red light
4 district have convinced me,' declared
Mr.. Martin. that it IS very din1cult
y to locate the bounds Of the same. The
travelling public are continually being
4 &C ls Geosted.3 Task you what kind Of n
y morally bad and am told that Il trav-
eler cannot walk from the Knntsford
IL 20 second South street but he will be
approached by from | to IL women n
am sure that gentlemen are being ac-
I costed by these women and had you
time to investigate I could prove 1t and
( show You that any other section OF the
Il city Will BIO more agreeable than tho
= present location, where they would be
3 away as. much as possible from the
public. Then IL the rule is established
that they Will not be allowed to carry
on business in any other part of the
city It VIII be possible to carry out a
/ house cleaning III general. The rail-
Fourth and Sixth West streets and
&even;if 1t Is n detriment to that dis
Strict,. 1t will be only coal yards and
warehouses.
LITTLB ITALY.
Perhaps You all are not aware that
In that vicinity now there exists q lit
tie Italy and so far as tho schools CO.
there will be very few school child |
5ren from that district and tho nearest |
school Will not be closer than two and |
n half blocks. Children who pass there
now, will not pass there then. And
when they do pass the red light dis
trict will be ut rest.
AT present young boys are contin-
7nally walking through the district and |
no iden in what sort OF a locality their
children are running around.
NO POLICE.
( Sand can say that in the last four
months I have never seen n policeman |
III tNaC district. IL Inc OlStrlCI Is moved |
Ut will be got out OF the way and chill
ydren Will not be brought in contact |
with 1t. VIII it be as bad IL these wom- |
EN- are placed behind q barrier and not |
permitted outside the wall.
BRING SALOONS.
/. SALOONS will be established but 1T
cannot be worse than 1t Is now, There
are houses on First South street at this
very moment of a nature where boys
and girls may SO In at any hour of the
night. II we acknowledge 1t we can
guard against 1t. A place could not be
Selected that it would hurt less than
the district now proposed"
FAVOR RESOLUTION.
Mr. A. G. Giauaue took the floor and
spoke With some force upon inipracti-
raltty OF the arguments of his conrpa-
triot.
us it possible said he. ito conine
these women In limit? From my own
experience / doubt 1t and am certain
that IT cannot be done. TO say that all
or these women can be confined within
the limits OF a single block is almost
an absurd tale DO you mean to say
that the better class of these women,
If there Is a better class, will be ilerded
into a corral. Why is it allowed TO ex-
The more prosperous will apply their
trade as they apply IT today. If the
police expect to modest them. why not