Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-01-05
AVENUE VS. STREET.
A Weak Attempt 10 Side Track III,
Social Evil Controversy.
DrNIALs THAT no Aor DENY
A Cry Of "someboiy rs, is Also Rent
ing buildings 10 Abandoned W..
men, Why Not ~


men, Way not y"
Indignation widespread and dsor
rooted las token POSSESSION Of the rub.
llc miud villa reference 10 the action
OF the head OF the police dcpartmu I Of
THIS city ia allowing a building OF
which himself anu another mrmHsr of
'he municipal government are suu.l
owners, 20 be tUuautcd byac'ssl OF
iFc4len'iy confessed and convicted
women OF loose aud Immoral character
Tho explanations that have begn
mAio In Justification thereof are adj.
mis.ioua iu tho fullest measure OF ,n
That has been said agalutt that c5ndi.
uon by Iho NEWS. A mNcelIspg,ut
lot OF incidon,al isu1a arc b,lug
brought 10 aud forced TO the front Ina
ebert 10 bolster anu cover up
Tue facts Ia the case. Tho Nrws
cares nothing Tor the controversy
between Chief Pratt aud sgsuc,r
C'awaou. Neither does it caro- for tho
pcisonai ilght THAT may De on between
tlp oWaef. OBJ property on COMMERCIAL
street hlu franklin Avenue. me lr.r
issuu uni p.lut ut controversy nud
matter oi regret ls that Chiui pratt
hlioWud nuG stiIl allows iu yleH uf the
rug te9us iudl nation OF moral UuIpi.,
nia hulIlius 90 DC occupied by women
wa IN hp would not permit 20 como
IN contact WI.h his own iHmIly Cor ull
the wealth OF The world. Tno knUwl.
cage oil that Fac. DE- what bh0cks unI
VIII continue 20 ghaak moral public
uu'li the tvil hns boon alatcI. May
shAi holr come SOU tuA. 10 may cease
io DO spoken Of AID forgotten for OIL
time.
sYuNclLNhS CLAwsoE AGAIN.
Councilman Clawson was fosnbya
NLWs man this afternoon. lie sAil
bhAt hl' attention had been called 20
GA interview IN morning cotemp0Tafy
wan Nhlei fIgtt Tho latter did not
ln elect deny Hlusiu accusation made
against him butsough. to Justify him.
suli by alleging that others were guilty
OF tho same uiienac.
'4ir. Ifatt,' continued the council.
mart vi hn'ume he isquoted correctly
aye / dld not speak, upon or against
tue icltlun which was presented 10
Tie council In relation 10 the matter.
.he gentleman was mistaken. Ii was
on my motion that u was referred to
himtelf. IL did not g1 10 the comma.
sionots ~ ho says. Here 10 copy OF
the record secured by myself this mora.
iug'
Petition Of OF J.lI. Bonbrook OF al, ask.
ing Tor the removal OF the Dsmi Monde
from FRANKLIN avenue, presented ~ tho
CITY Council, October lG, 1874. Ou mo-
uon OF councilman Clawson, referred TO
tho chief ui police.
Council Record 2, page 577.
Petition Of a.. Gardiner Of aI. asking
same rs above, presented October g3,lsgl,
and referred TO chief OF police.
Council Record . page a,O.
Above Is rue copy VI action Of CITY
Council on tho maltors named as az
pears ON Ttc1ud 10 my office.
Hero follows the aItost Oi City Re.
cJtdcr BaCEmau.
"Bg,lru my motion 90 refer 10 the
chief / ill express mysult aud 1 did No
vigorously, saying that there was
plenty VI law 20 ubatu the nuisance
Rud that the chioi OF police should DO
hiB duty or be forced 20 resign. / make
the same statement now.
"Ihcn as 10 the allegation that there
aru some bad characters In buildings
that stand on ground owned by tho
Brigham Young Trust CUmpnny |
have this 10 say; We have no know.
lodge OF any such condition, but We
propose 10 huJ out aud II on luyustlga-
don the statement 10 found 10 be tFus
those tenants Will 20 into the street la
short order. We have a clause In
every one uf our contracts between
tenants and ourselves that permits
ut 10 cancel the lease forthwith
when IL h proven that they or
their tenants are engaged In immoral
Calliugs U, any kind. We DON'T want
that kIud OF money. We WON'T have
% no matter how BADLY OIL We may DO
To illustrate: Weluarned
lnUC-u1t right reCuntly-that Two ot
our buildings were put 10 immoral use.
Trouble eusuud. Tue lease money
Was always promptly forthcoming, but
We refused 10 accept 10 though teuierpu
time aud again. Finally 10 get RID OF
one Of these tenants We had 10 buy
MIN out, (lhe puIclAse rice WIS
slo,ulU) Again 1 say we would
rather nave AL cur improvements,
anu Investments prove 90 be-
au amending financial loss than 90
have them converted into good revenue
yielding institutions when that revenue
comes from sinful ana degraded call.
lug.
"iho last tenant We have IN our $780,.
lOJ building has notified US no pr1.
poses 20 vaCate unless the character
li Commercial street Is changed. And
do not blame him. Rather than rent
u or any part OF II 20 "A single indivil.
lal OF tho many bad characters who
have applied Tor IL Offering good rent
AZ, 1t must stand empty for ever.D
Ia conclusion Mr.. Claws9n said:
Il The fact OF tho matter 30 aud tho
mistake Pratt has made II that no dis-
the law altogether in the
Curtailment or control OF
he social evil aui relied wholly upon
lis own judgment rs to what ough, 10
10 done"
VIII Sneak 10 County Teachers.