Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-10
THE SUNDAY SHAVING BILL.
II Vas Killed by The Council hltsf q
Warm Discussion.
rHE"sLCREn" CONCERT QUESTION.
Debate on Increasing Chief Stanions
Salary.-NeW Sewer Districts
Created.
rar"sloREn" CONCERT QUESTION.

An adjourned session OF the City
Council was held last night, Mayor
Baskin in the chair. The following
eouncilnen were In attendance; Rich,
POLAND, Moran, Bell, Bcardsley, heis-,
Evans, wantland, booibourow, Horn
Handy, Ewing, Lawson and Slmondi'
Absent-Karriek.
II was s:lOwhen the Mayors gaVoi
fell ON hi, desk. Twenty minutes were
consumed In reading the minutes Of
Friday nights session, after when inc
following business was transacted
SUNDAY CONCERTS.
The petition Of the "Wonderland"
management asking that they he nj
lowed to give sacred concerts came up.
Lawson moved that tho petition be
granted.
Horn seconded II.
Bell think that the granting Of
licenses to those who give Sunday
concerts IL lust as important rs grant
ing franchises. | DON'T think that the
proprietors have sufficient room toglve
concerts n, their show house. | move
that the matter DO referred TO the
license committee.
Horn did not SEQ that Il was neces.
sary 10 refer II to the license committee
"a that body was not In favor OF grant
ing the petition. Further, half OF the
proceedings would be devoted to the
charitable Institutions OF the city.
Lawson said he was opposed to ro'
ferrlng the petition to the license COM
mittee. Some people preferred u 40
10 meetings on the sabbath day, others
TO entertainments, the latter class
should be provided for.
Folland said no was In favor Of re-.
fegring II TO the committee. IL was
hardly the proper thing 10 grant the
petition without investigation. The
performances given on Sunday night
might not be Sacred"
Beardsley inquired II the Theatre
were not used fOr similar purpose.
Rlch-NU; II Ia used for preaching,
but no admission fees are charged.
Benrdsley-rhe hat IL POSED around
hHh - fAAA'NhAAh hRh'h WhANh 80
much the same thing.
Harry said he believed the matter
wis covered bya Territorial statute and
that the Council had no power 10 graut
the petition.
Tie motion to refer to the license
committee finally prevailed.
SUNDAY SHAVING AGAIN.
Wantlhnd's Sunday shaving ordi.
Aance was again called up. The Ordl.
nance was read and before iurther
action was taken Moran stepped to the
front with written protest from
nearly all of the BARRIERS OF the city
asking that the measure bc not passed.
Simondi-That can only be done by
unanimous consent
Moran-Mr. President, I pro
Simondi-I have the door aud will
not grant Permission unless | am also
given the privilege Of Introducing a
petition ON another question.
Mornn--Mr. Pre-
Simondi-l have the floor and want
to say
The Mayor-"Sunlcieut unto the
day Ia the evil thereof"
Morsn-I move that the onRotinR
clause ofthe ordinance be stricken out.
Horn seconded II.
Wgntland said, with n bust OF ear.
casm, as he glanced scowlingly Mt
Moran, that IL n very lne stroke Of
policy by parllamonthrian. / think
the matter should be- fully discussed.
Moran then quoted the following
from the Complied Laws Of Utah OF
1883, on the matter;
"Every person who keeps open on
Sunday any store, workshop, bar,
saloon, banklng house or other place Of
business, for the purpose Of transacilnp
business therein, Il punishable bv huC
not less than liyo nor moro than 500"
Mainland said that such an ordin.
aGce was In force In other large cilies
and II should also be here.
Rich taid that all tue bntb6Ts hut
four In the city were opposed 10 the
measure, and their WISHES Ia the mat.
ter should he respected
Horn eaid that the newspaper reports
that he was opposed 10 tlu BARRIERS OF
the city ON account Of hs scnuty
hitsuito was bald headed misrupre.
sentation. (LAughter).
A vote was taken aud the ordinance
killcd-Wantland, Heiss, Ewing and
Lawson only voting against. Moran'i
motion.
FIRE INsPEoTOR's SALARY.
The question of giving. Chief Stan.
ton an extra 5000 M sRlnry for dutiei
Performed M IRE inspector came up.
Bell and Rich spoke agains, Ia,
granting Of the petition on any In
crease In that oilicials salary. Bel
moved to refer II TO the finance com
mittee. Lost.
Rich moved that the report OF IN,
finance committee recommending Ia,
granting Of the petition be rejected.