The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-03-31
WHISKY FIGHT.
OGDEN Liquor Dealers
Ps 70 Defeated.
..,rE FOR AND AGAINST.
Council First Thinks of Re
qbs City ID then Wisely Decides
du'ins' THAT it Won't.
.,.nee o. TIE HERALD

The hsayv set back in the action OF
p's 3D. d nsln5 l.. a set back which came
be C'y " the more ponderous force that
sitn D.. y in measure unexpected, :. By !:
i sas -ting, the liquor dealers of this
haFd mansged to convince ma
dt! Dad the City Council that the license
iohH w. high. and the Council had re-
',,,,S ID he question to committee with
i'Freo ,t + to frame an ordinance re-
in'lfuO'. .he license one-half. The com
dn'lnS ."me in accordingly, but the sad
Hi'''' their bill, I leave you to CLEAN
be u the report of the minutes OF the
ION u Wv as published in the Ogden
9 g',ag. Mayor reery presided.
Ter T D. Dee reported from
AlderLi"iit on laws; they having
the conl.L-,cted at the last Council to
zen inon ordinance reducing the liquor
PIe spas so per cent. for three months S
lcsI'' This M ordinance was to be framed
only, ,na the municipal liquor license
oTeossSSS9s down to $l1250 for the three
non ~ S- Commencing April list. Accord
nlohH .Se committee produced the draft
i1gy FINANCE to this effect Apetition
o. an ~ Sv 7g9 citizens and taxpayers
Sgnsa hat the liquor license remain
ssSl iam cor or be raised to $500 per quarter
was Gs slsC Ior B E. Rich moved that the
g Eunnce for the reduction of the
illnsa he rejected. The motion was
A tossanSed by Alderman A. 7. Wright.
S Gsnuncilof Boyle recognized the fact
~ OVI ~ mas hound to accept the recon-
1as 5 nt of his constituents, and that
aa C"pnoIl should be very careful what
ne they take SO as TO 90 tnat
Tbicb would be for the best good OF the
oitg He did not believe the Iqnor
I03Ie,s we're bad men. They paid a
C lsa.t deal INTO the Treasury, which was
::sTeat belp to city improvements He
: high license man, himself. but he
, say that a rebate in the liquor
g flSnS for three months, in conse-
, nUonce of he dull times, which were so
,n5arent to everyone, would not be
s sTt If piAoe; still while this was not in
secordsnce with the wishes OF his con-
stitueDts, he should vote for the reJec-
ton Of the ordinance.
G Councillor Pincock looked at the mat
ar fTom a financial standpoint. The
Council had licensed liquor dealers, and
nv N doing had made their business q
egtimate one. He CONSIDERED IL d
money making branch of business to
thecity and for this reason he made the
action at the last meeting to have this
ordinance prepared. The revenue de-
rived annually from the liquor dealers
OfOgden is $l7. 100, and they ask re-
Date Of 80 Der cent. for three months
enlv. and it was not the intention of
any member of the Council to make a
permanent reduction.
Councillor Driver was in favor OF a
medium license rate, and he thought
the one now in force was about the
thing, and most of the men who were
liquor dealers were favorable to $500
per year license. The liquor business
vas made legitimate by license. He did
rot see that morality would be in
creased by high license, or that i'm
morality would be fostered by low
enc. He knew that with some
people there were no redeeming features
n the liquor business, but there were
men engaged in the liquor traffic who
had done lar more for the benefit of the
masses than many others who labored
mother directions. He desired to do as
Ae will Of the people dictated, but he
I'D rot see that Ogden City would
Eject
Under a suspension OF the rules, Mr..
IA. KimbalI addressed the Council in
heintereSt Of the liqour dealers. He
bought there had been wrong con-
ceDton in the minds of the public in
hg9fd to the intention of the Council,
The reduction was only to be made
9f three months, and in his opinion if
ne matter had been understood by the
!@Pe there would have been nothing
M The liquor men had invested their
a5a1s and he thought they were EN-
s Taed 70 the consideration of the City
isa.Aers. It was not a party matter,
.. vas Of interest to the whole COM
SauiIy. The petition which was
Ssiilea IN, ne thought, had been gotten
+ Tia 700 big q hurry and the signers did
\. thoroughly comprehend the sltua-
The Reverend Mr.. Carroll also adj
S Sessed the Council. The gentleman
soSeg the i'll effects of the liquor traf-
n anu the expense incurred in having
sor employ police to keep it within
s5o mas he pictured the evil conse-
n s'ace o. the increase of saloons, which
Es.a5aalHa would be the result of a lower
ESs1Ss ana ne hoped the Council would
ce5 tI - " . the remonstrance and not ac-
C, " t .he wish of the liquor dealers.
Ora 1AaNorney R. K. Wilson could not
;be noment entertain the idea that
The ,a .s5nefs OF the remonstrance against
4sn ,SS- y, of license did not under
anon, s ~ they were doing, for h saw
aost in ;ls names those of some of the
he T%IIeiiIgent men in the city, both of
45s,sal and the Peoples party.
eTerv ra.LlI thomas d. Dee said that
Nlns, usllloee of the Council would be
sa5s ~; y sign the remonstrance as it
Eeensla,.ni1 ~ !, not to reduce the liquor
C0unc,i LOT 1t is not the idea of the
as 0 ma ~ reduce the license, except for
I'd Ma V[1 r yer. It is a matter of business
ait i ~ust look at it in the same light
3dvii5paTIaa Was personal affair between
lie S pSSail.oor B; f. Rich spoke up for
leducftToeal OF the petition against the
49otact an an and said if the Council did
lOrthe, 81 mat they were likely to hear
Eas8e u I'm the people. The motion
Vas Oasnsiuul and the proposed ordinance
iiAously rejected.
MAXIMUM.
Ask Rough on Coughs"