The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-22
Mayor Clark Wants the Sunday Law
Enforced.
MESSAGE TO THE COUNCIL
SUGGESTS PASSAGE OF AN Or
DINANCE.
Would Require Drink Dispensers to
Put In Clear Glass Fronts and
Leave Their Curtains Open On
Sunday so That Passsrs Can See
Whether or Not They Are Open.

Mayor Clark is or the warpath
against saloon men who are alleged to
be violating the ordinance which re-
quires them to keep their places OF
business closed on Sunday and other
specified days Last night the execu-
tive sent a special message to the coun-
Gil covering his ideas. and asked that
an ordinance along the same lines De
introduced
Mayors Message.
Mayor Clark's communication follows;
To the Honorable City Council, Gentle
/ understand that the license law which
prohibits the keeping open of saloons and
the sale of intoxicating liquors on the
Sabbath day is being violated. ana that
such violations are increasing. There
seems TO be some difficulty in controlling
this business, the present ponce force
Is sufficient only for the regular and or
binary requirements of the service, and.
with the limited number of officers under
his control the chief is unable TO give
this unlawful traffic such attention as its
importance demands. The financial condi-
ton of the city will probably not admit
Of much. if any. increase in the force,
but l am of the opinion that If the chief
were authorized to employ limited num-
Der of special policemen for Sunday ser
vice, TO assist the regular force, much OF
this Illegal Sunday hquor-selling would De
discon tinued.
AS a further protection against viola
lions of the license laws. | suggest that
an ordinance be passed requir ing the pro-
prieIorS or managers of liquor saloons,
or other places where liquors are sold, 10
have the doors and windows of the places
where their business is conducted con-
structed, in part, of clear, Imprinted
Transparent glass. and so arranged that
when the blinds and screens are removed.
a free and unobstructed view of the in
terror can be had from the sidewalk or
nfb ar ntfhIfs nd thereto and
that on the Sabbath they be required to
keep their doors and windows uncovered
and in such condition that free and I'M
obstructed view can be had OF the IN
IeTior.
l also suggest that the license law be so
amended as TO admit of the revocation OF
the license of any proprietor or manager
of a saloon. or other place where liquors
are sold, upon his conviction of selling
liquor on Sunday. and providing that the
license of any such person, SO convicted,
shall not be renewed nor a new license is
sued TO him.
| believe that these and such other
measures as your honorable body may
deem necessary and proper to enact. will
exercise such a restraining influence on
the Sunday liquor selling as to practical
IL cause a Cessation of this illegal traffic
/ therefore recommend that at as early
a date as practicable the present law be
amended in accordance with these sug-
gestions and to that end herewith sub
init some proposed amendments:
The ordinance offered by Mayor
Clark covered every detail in his mes
sage. 1t was read the first time and
consideration deferred until the next
meeting of the council.
Offer to Compromise.
City Attorney Hall reported an offer
made by the attorneys for j. H Crit
fin. who has had a suit against the
city for some time on his Sprinkllng
m fOD1DroO1iSo the case The
terms offered were the payment within
ten days to Griffin of $9,39S.1l.
This is a reduction of more than
thousand dollars in interest and costs.
Attorney Hall wrote that under the
recent decision of the supreme court
the only question involved was to how
much the city owes Griffin. He recon-
mended that the offer be referred to
an appropriate committee. 1t went TO
the committee on municipal laws.
Protest of West Siders.
a protest signed by w. A. Hodges, j.
L. Openshaw. J. Lawrence, Peter Reid
and Eli A. POLAND against the closing
of certain streets by the railroad COM
panies, was read. The protestants
made specific objection TO the closing
of South Temple street between Third
and Fourth West streets and the west
half of Fourth West street from Fifth
North street to Fourth South street.
Ii was suggested that it would be
proper 10 require viaducts wherever
the railroads touch street intersections.
In conclusion the committee asked that
the ordinance relating to the speed of
trains inside the city limits be more
strictly enforced. The communication
went to the committee on streets and
municipal laws.
The pay roll of registration agents
was submitted and approved. It
showed that the registrars received on
an average of S25.29 each for their
work
Special Policeman Named.
Chief Hilton reported the appoint
ment of j. T Melloy as special police
man without pay The rules were sus-
firmed The same official asked per-
mission To purchase five dozen quilts
for use at the city Jail. Referred to
the committee on prisons
The committee on improvements re-
commended the placing of arc lights
on First South street between Seventh
aad Eighth West streets. on the
corner of Third North and Eight West
streets and on the corner of Third West
and Ninth South streets. The recon-
mendations were approved
Patrick. at the close of the meeting,
called up the report OF the street conf
mittee relative TO the 3 street grade
which had been laid over at the last
meerhg. After some discussion the
report was adopted. 1t recommends
that the present grade be the estao-
lished grade with some slight altera-
tions 10 make the street conform TO
the general contour of the surround
ings.