The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-02-02

curse of intemperance, and so your pc
tItioners will ever pray.
(signed) JOHN BRoUGH,
A. MARTIN,
BENZ. JOHNSON,
g. j. SUEDBACK,
LOUIS 5. KELSEY,
b. ID. FISHER.
Il was moved that the petition be
received and referred to the commit
tee on license, to be considered IL
connection with the other petition on
their hands on the same subject.
Pending action on this motion, the
Rev. DR.. Fisher, who WAS present
with Mr.. L. s. Kelsey in behalf Of
the Reform Club, arose and addressed
the Council in advocacy OF the peti.
ton. The gentleman said that be
was aware that in many places where
legislation for the controlling OF in
temperance had been discussed, the
question Of the amount OF revenue
derived from licensing liquor saloons
had been cited as q protective argu-
ment to the liquor traffic, butWhile this
reyerue might be directly beneficial
to The interests of corporation, he
deemed that it was derived at too
great an expense to the body polite
to receive consideration, and hoped
that the Council, as the guardians of
this beautiful city, would not be in
fuenced by such an argument. The
question of lntemperance was being
sgitated all over this great republic
IS we'll az in England, and with the
tide Of popular feeling il favor of
temperance, he looked forward to see
great changes wrought in the present
manner of dealing with the evil.
The gentleman was not sufficiently
with the organic act of
the territory, or with the charter
given to this city, to understand how
far the Council could restrain the
sale, or whether it could limit the
numoer OF saloons within the city,
but believed that if the powers OF the
were deficient in this re-
gard, that they should be strength
ened by such additional legislation as
would enable the Council to prohibit
the sale OF intoxicating liquors. In
considering the subject he could not
understand.why the liquor traffic was
permitted to be carried on as it is; he
could not see why it was allowed
TO flourish as it does-despoiling so
many homes and blasting the lives
spiritual and eternal-of so
many people. He could see nothing
in it but evil, evil and only evil. The
Mckenzie Reform Club, which he
had the honor Of representing, had
upon its roll over 1000 members,
some of whom had formerly been III
yeterste drunkArds. These men,
the Influence of this club,
were now reformed and we're working
to provide for their families, although
still tempted on every hand. The
speaker did not wish to occupy the
time of the Council, but merely came
to ask in few earnest words for the
of intemperanoe so far as
possible. and to say that any measure
taken by the Council to that end
would be backed by the people OF this
country. Some of the legislative as.
semblies OF the United States had
passed laws prohibiting the manufac-
Iure of liquors. and espeaker hoped
to see the day when Utah would be
admitted into the sisterhood OF states,
With such such prohibition clause in
her enactments. In the meantime,
be thought We should do the best We
can, but invoked the Council in
name to restrain and curb
The evil IS much as it was in their
power to do so. The Reform Club
heartily endorsed the sentiments ex-
pressed in the petition already under
consideration: and earnestly prayed
favorable action thereon.
The chairman of The Council in
formed the committee on behalf OF
the Reform Club. that the petition re-
ferred TO was in the bands OF a com
mittee who would do anything within
their power to restrain the use and
sale of liquor. whereupon the COM
after thanking the Council for |
their attention, withdrew.
The committee on streets and |
alleys, to whom was referred Ibe pc
.ition Of Charles W. Penrose and |
others, asking that Fifth South street,
Second and Third East
streets, be repaired, reported thereon
avorsbly, snd recommended that the
of streets be instructed to
perform the labor in the due course
If business. Adopted.
The committee on public grounds,
o whom was referred the petition OF
!. II. VanNatta, for the purchase et
/ certain tract of land in section "a,
ownship 1 north, range l west, held
y him tor fifteen years as a lime
tone quarry, reported fsvorably |
hereon, but pending action upon the
ldoptian Of said report, on motion it
vas laid on the table to be taken up
after the report upon petition of J. ].
SMELL is submitted.
The following bills for the month !
7ANiDb oobONAy DASAI 4OOAg HSAd pre- /
lented and allowed; Marshal's ex-
pense bills, $505. IS; expenses of fire
department.. $137. so; prisoners board |
bill. S370.16; gas fer street lamps and
city buildings, 81, 015 63; jauitor of
City Hall and assistant jsilor, $50;
medicine and medical attendance
to city prisoners, $37.75;
dog tax, S17; nightwatch.
ng Market Lot, IS; coal, s13O.5O;
on Washington Square,
s25. go.
An appropriation of $1,000 was
made to street improvement account,
10 be drawn upon the order OF the
street supervisor.
The bill for an ordinance establish
ing Washington Market was takel
np and discussed at length. The bill
vas finally referred back to the COM
nittee on municipal laws for slight
amendment.
Adjourned for one week.