The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-04-13
PROVO.
WEDNESDAY,
April IS
THE CITY COUNCIL.

Liquor Saloons Near Churches and Schools
Must Move-In DarknesS-0ourt Notes.
The city council met on Monday evening.
Hyrum Hatton and Henry Elliott made
application for compensation for assisting
the fire department and the police force.
The same was referred to the committee on
police and city prison with the marshal
added.
The Russian famine relief committee of
the United States presented petition
which was referred to the mayor, who was
authorized to call mass meeting of the
citizens TO consider the question.
THE LIQUOR TROUBLE.
The committee on license reported the
following:
We. your committee to whom was referred
the applications of Julian Riley Rawlings &
Gray and Henry Harrison for licenses of retail
liquor dealers respectfully report thatw have
considered these applications and find that the
application of Julian Il ley is to sell intoXicat-
ing LIQUORS in a building located within 800 feet
OF church used as such, and therefore recon-
med that such license be not granted. In the
applications Of Henry Harrison and Rawlins &
Gray, we recommend that licenses be issued.
w. l.. HoLDAwAY, hartman.
City Attorney Houtz was present and
discussed the liquor question at consider
able length. He was of the opinion that
the statute on this subject applied equally
to drug stores which sold Intoxicating
beverages, and would compel those now
running under licenses within 800 feet of
a church or schoolhouse to discontinue.
OTHER MATTERS.
Pollard & Sharp and John E. Taylor &
| Co. were granted licenses.
| rlar III, zcS C.
was extended for sixty days dating from
March 20.
The following claims were allowed:
Provo foundry. laying pipe--------s7 81 81
James Gray, road supervisor As %
j. L, Clayton, wiring jail 81 30
NO ELECTRIC LIGHT.
Councillor Simmons introduced resolu-
ton providing to discontinue the electric
light service from date. An animated dis
cussion followed, after which a vote was
taken as follows: Ayes-McCullough
Hannberg, Halliday, Ham5er Simmons,
Probert; noes-Barney, Farrer, Maiben,
Holloway.
This will dispense with the luxury OF
street lights and tue money will be used to
beautify the roads and walks.
FURTHER BUSINESS.
Chief Stanton, of Salt Lake, inquired the
pEaCo VI iuo 6uklH6 luo CITY has LOT SAFE. A
committee on fire department with the
mayor added, were authorized to act in the
matter
1t was decided that the city pay Rhodes
Brothers in notes drawing per cent in
terest, the amount of $1,000, payable half
in two years ana half in three years, for
laying pipes and work done in connection
with the asylum. Adjourned.
COURT NOTES.
In the case of T Hanback, vs. Orange
Seeley, the jury awarded 500 or the mare
in dispute.
Sheriff Fowler and Marshal Brown re-
turned from Sandy minus the escaped
convicts which were said to have been seen
, there.
Marshal Brown said yesterday it would
be his duty to close all saloons which are
running within 800 1eet of church OF
| school, whether their license had expired
or not.
In the case of the Singer Sewing Machine
company vs.. William Probert the Jury re-
turned verdict in favor of the defendant
allowing him SIS he had paid on note, To-
gether with his old machine or $25, the ma
chine company TO take their machine back
Consolidated Implement company VS.. j
, a. De Valley, was continued for the term
, sUNDRIEs.
Late Saturday evening the Tiutic Range
: railway Office at Spanish Fork was entered
? by burglars and several articles taken
among which are one coat, two Ogden anC
return railroad tickets and an expires.
package containing a watch. The thieve!
are still at large.
. The following officers were elected by
the directors OF the Provo East Coop. at ,
! meeting held yesterday: Directors, A. o
[ Smoot, j. p. r. Johnson, Albert Jones, G
Z. Sheets, II. II. Cluff, Reed Smoot, v &
Halliday, j. G. Graham and Albert Single
ton; secretary, j. w. Bean, treasurer, S
L. Chapman.
The union veterans of tie county vii
meet to-day TO perfect arrangements 70
the observance of Memorial day. MAY 90.
j. L. Rhodes, of Denver, is in Provo.
II. j. Gears, of the Ogden Paiut company
came down from the junction yesterday OF
, business
The saloon men on Centre are little dis
turbed over the impending ordinance
; which will compel them 10 remove 800 fee
from any church, there being some VIII
viii come within this law
7 Ike Woolf came down yesterday 10 lool
i after some matters OF business.
Judge Henderson and Mr.. Marshall at
torneys, of Salt Lake, were seen on tn
streets yesterday.
A cablegram from England announce
that Hon. Samuel Thurman has set sal
= for America, and will be in Provo within
few weeks. lie has been laboring in tn
q ministry about eighteen months in III
vicinity of London, and will next be en-
listed in the cause of Democracy IN Utah
: il will be remembered that Mr.. Thurman
was foremost in the Inauguration OF sage
Il brush Democracy.
o MOUNT PLEASANT DEMOCRATS.
They Hold an Enthusiastic Meeting and Ad
5 New Members to Their Club