The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-14
viii Investigate Reasons Why
Convictions Cannot Be OBJ
tanned in Courts.
RELEASE OF GRAVEL PITS
STILL VEXING QUESTION
Chief of Police Asks for In
stallatiOn of Patrol Box
System.

BY unanimous vote the city council
Mondsy ever;no adopted resolution
providing for sn investigation as to
whv tho city cannot secure convictions
OF certain criminal clements OF the
city The resolution. which was
introduced by Councilman T. ).
Fernst-om, provides Coz meet
ing of the city council as a
committee OF the whole with the chief
of police and city attorney mex; Thars-
day evening in order that The matter
may he thoroughly looked into, lne
resolution is aimed especially at nc
failure of the city 20 secure convIct-oc5
IN the cases against women arrested
in The restricted district The rcso!u-
ton was adopted Wit bout any discus
sion whatever.
The question % releasing gravel pits
about the city was considered II length.
coming up on a petition of nearly QUO
citizens. asking that the city release q
gravel PIT in City Crock canyon. Sour-
Gilman MulVcy was in favor OF the
gravel pits being worked under the di-
rection of the city and the gravel DIS,
posed OF by the wagon load 20 those
desiring IT, This met with the approval
Of other members OF the council, and
after long discussion 1t was agreed
that the councilmen meet at O'Clock
next Thursday al the Wilson hotel and
visit the gravel pits IN body, AFTER
the various members have invest gated
the matter for themselves it is thought
then it viii be easier TO reach set
tlement Of the question which has
troubled the city council for years.
New Street Car Line Extensions.
The new franchises asked by the
Utah Light & Railway company pro
the Site of the proposed new high
school and from the end of the Sugar
House line southeasterly TO the city
limits went over one week 10 be drafted
by the city attorney.
W. NJ. Wantland S application to con
meet with the gravity sewer to his prop
crtv near Bcck's Hot Springs was
granted, but Councilman Hogdson voted
in the Affirmative in order that he could
move fer a reconsideration of the mat
ter next week. This virtually put the
matter over for a week.
Chief Of Police s. NJ. Barlow recon-
mended to the city council that $4,000
be appropriated for the installation OF
n patrol box system of twenty boxes
in the business district and at the ran.
road dcpots. The matter was referred
to the committee Of the whole to be
considered next Thursday evening.
New Stables for City.
The matter Of new city stables Will
also come up for consideration by the
committee of tne whole Thursday night.
City Engineer George f. McGonagle
submitted plans and estimates for the
stables. which will be gone over before
the committee makes its recommends
tons.
j. r. Raleigh, street supervisor, rec
ommcnded that Immediate steps be
taken for the repair of holes IN the
paved streets and the matter was re-
ferrcd to the committee on streets. a
recommendation that telephone ilnc
be constructed from the brick tank IN
CITY Greek canyon 10 the new high line
at ar expense of $60.50 was concurred
in by the council,
City Attorney II. J. Diniuny was in
lstructed TO draft an ordinance creating
the office of inspector in the fire depart
ment, whose duty it shall be TO inspect
all buildings regularly in order TO guard
against loss by FIRE.
| Mrs. Olive Havens, on the recon-
mendation of Mayor John 5. Branstord
was appointed probation officer in the
| iuVcnile court.