The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-02-16


taxation. Few cities licensed the
liquor traffic; such should have the
benefit of the funds so derived, in
stead of placing them to the the in
tereSt of distant parts of the terri.
tory which were not peStered with
such business.
MI. Thurman cOncurred in some
of the views of Mr.. Dalton, but as
the influence Of the sale of LIQUOR in
large cities was telt in distant Dor
tionS OF the territory, be was in
favor Of the % per cent. of such
moneys received to be expended in
the public interest. The private
interests Of any municipality were
foreign to the present legislation.
Did not consider the present school
fund half large enough; it could not
| consistent with other purposes. be
too large.
Mr.. Atwood considered that mas
much as drunkards usually paid the
licenses for the sale of intoxic9tlnp
| liquors the bill should be so amend
ed that the drunkards' children
should receive the benefit OF the III.
version of such moneys received.
Mr.. Booth presented a schedule
of the per cent. of the appropriations
made in 1872, 1876, 1878 and 1880,
showing thatgenerally over seventy
five per cent. of all appropriations
had been for the purposes of expen-
diture in Salt Lake County. The
| indebtedness of counties for terrific
rial taxes amounted to about
100000. ever one-half of which
Salt Lake County was owing. Other
counties had incurred this indebted
ness since the 31St of May, 1881. Re
ferred to the annual income and ex-
penditureS Of the municipality of
Salt Lake. For the liquor traffic
alone the city received for a year,
as net income $22,50O, after paying
$10,500 towards public school pur-
poses. The records of the police
court showed that at about every
three months raids were made
on houses of ill-fame, the in
mates of which were fined and
set at liberty for another period of
three months. 1t looked more like
a license than a suppression. Salt
Lake City had seventy-nine miles
of water mains and wanted seventy
nine miles more, and could not
spare dollar for the education of
the youth aside from the territorial
appropriation.
Mr.. Jaques was opposed to the
section for it's inherent viciOusness,
unjuStneSS, unrighteOuSness anG in
EQUITY. IL gave to men an opportu-
nifty to steal under color OF law. The
section not only allows such theft
but compels it. Those cities not pes
tered with the liquor traffic would
perhaps like to reap the benefits Of
the traffic in other places, and do it
under color of the district school
law.
Mr.. Smith repudiated the insinu-
alton that he was in favor of the
liquor traffic. If he had the power
no liquor would be sold except for
medicinal, sacramento or other
really necessary purposes. The re-
ceiptS for the licensing of the liquor
business had been placed too high.
| There are other expenses arising in
the business Of a municipality that
were not mentioned by the honora-
BILE gentlemen who had pretended to
give the net income Of Salt Lake
City. Referred to a number of such
omitted expenses. The school SyS-
tenn was not dealing out justice, as
all religious denomination were
taxed and the teachers emClQve1
! We're of only one church. IF the
regulation Of the liquor traffic were
| not entrusted to the cities, then it
would be just to take portion Of
| the license fees for educational pur-
poses, if the Territory would regu-
late and control such business
and take the responsibility.
The motion being put aid not pre-
vail, and section II was retained in
the bill.
A communication from the Coun-
Gil stated that that body concurred
in the House amendment 10 C.. F.
Is, designating public holidays;
also, that II. F. 40, to change the
names Of Mr.. StOnehOuse and family,
had been passed. Also, that the
Council concurred in the House re-
solution concerning the printing Of
the report of the territorial superin-
tendent of district schools, but had
made an amendment in the manner
of distribution. The House con-
Cured in the amendment. Another
message stated that C. T. p, relat-
ing to dogs, had passed the Council.
House adjourned till Thursda y at