The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-06
LIMIT ON SALOONS.
Council Decides There Shall Be
But Seventy-nine.
NUMBER NOW In CITY
DECISION TO OPEN LIBRARY ON
SUNDAY.

BY resolution the city council last
evening decided to limit the number
Of licensed saloons in Salt Lake to
seventy nine, the number that is now
I IL existence The resolution was adopt
/ ed after a sh Jrt discussion, and after
an amendment had been voted down to
refer it to the city attorney, the evil
dent belief of the counciimen being
Z Jhat the resolution meant but little
anyway. As to the real purpose behind
/ the resolution, il was limited that it
was designed 20 forestall the IegisIa-
tUre in tinkering with the liquor Ii
! CenSe law.
! The resolution was offered by Coun-
Gilman THOMAS and recited that in the
judgment OF the council enough Ii
censes to sell liquor are now in force
Therefore it was resolved that until
/ the council rescinds the resolution no
I licenses be issued to parties cOntem-
| plating opening new saloons. and that
| the issuance of such licenses be lin
! tied to those who are now engaged in
the business
Fernstrom was the first to attack the
resolution as being a species of class
legislation that could not be enforced.
lnaSmuCh as there are only seventy
nine saloons in the city now. and that
this number is only four greater than
at thiS time three years ago, Fern
strOm was of the opinion that all new
applicants should be granted license.
/ Finally, the member from the Third
wanted to know why. with the city's
I finances at such a low ebb. an effort
should be made to nut the financial
condition in a still worse fix.
HaTtenstein wanted the resolution re
ferred to the city attorney for advice
as to its legality, but the proposition
was not received with favor
1t was merely COntended by Thomas
that there are enough saloons in town
now, and that the council has the pow
er 10 take the action proposed in the
resolution
In Cannings estimation the resolu-
ton was a jug-handle proposition, be-
cause the lift is all on one side.
The resolution was adopted over the
negative votes of Canning and Buckle.
Opening Library Sundays.
The committee on control of the city
and county building recommended the
granting of the request of the library
board for authority to keep the public
library open on Sundays. provided that
the expense be paid out of the library
fund, and that the trustees arrange
with the county commissioners tor
heating the rooms.
On the score of expense and fearing
that the Librarians viii have to do ex-
ira d[ty for the Sunday opening. G.
r Howe opposed the granting of the
desired authority. Canning agreed
with Howe, and Cottrell took the stand
that nothing should be open on the
Sabbath.
Hewlett confessed that he had
changed his opinion and now believed
that ii would be as good plan to have
the library open on Sundays as to per-
nit pleasure resorts to be open on that
day.
1t was pointed out by Hartenstein
had petitiOned for the innovation. and
that no city in the country the size of
Salt Lake or larger closed its public
library on Sunday. He added that
many wOrkingmen and boys would fire.
quent the library on Sundays and thus
keep away from demOralizing infiu-
enceS.
The committees recommendation
was then adopted.
Under suspension Of the rules, the
renewal contract with the Utah Light
< Power company for lighting the
streets for six years from Sept. 1, 1900,
was taken up for consideration and APP
proved in the form recommended by
the committee on improvements. The
only modification since the contract
was up for consideration last week
was in inserting clause giving the
city the option 10 cancel the contract
on Sept. 1, 1903. after giving ninety
days notice of intention so to do, and
fixing the contract bond from the COM
pany at $4,000. The contract provides
for the use of 425 or more arc lamps
Of 2,OO0-candIe power each, single or
double carbon, alternating circuits, and
the price to be paid is as now, So per
lamp yearly. Instead Of the all night,
every night service, provision is made
to turn off the current during such
hours on full moonlight nights, for
which the council may grant permits
sion.
Without opposition the contract was
approved and the mayor was author
lied to sign it on behalf of the city
after the city attorney has approved
the form.
Buckle-Dooly Resolution
The report of the committee of the
whole was called up, stating that the
resolution Of President Buckle calling
for the removal of Chairman DOOly
from the board of public works be
cause of his alleged disqualification,
had been fully Investigated, with the
result that it had been decided by a
vote of 5 TO that the charges had not
been sustained. The committees rec
ommendation that the resolution be not
adopted prevailed over the negative
vote of Buckle, with Beatty, Davis and
Edgar Howe absent.
The special committee having in
charge the proposition to induce the
p
the state fair grounds from Exposition
square TO Agricultural park, was au-
thorized to meet with the house COM
mittee on appropriations at the request
of Representative Smith, its chairman.
Chairman Thomas Of the council COM
mittee gave notice that his committee
would meet this evening at . o'clock
at his office in the DoOly block.
The Eighth Ward Relief society Pc
titiOned for the cessiou or sale at a
nominal figure to IL OF the 4 1-3X165
feet of ground owned by the city and
the ward meeting house on
the east. The matter was referred to
the committee on public grounds, with
the land and water commissioner as
sOCiated.
Fire Chief Deviue's appointments of
Captain c. +. Wood as secretary Of the
department. vice L. VI. Earl, resigned. {
and OF Amos MOTetOn as a member Of
the department in place of William
resigned, were referred to
the fire committee.
Auditor ReiSer submitted the depart
ment payrolls for latter half of Jan
uary. and the rolls We're referred to the
finance committee with power to ap-
Prove. Exclusive of the salaries of the
officials. policemen and firemen. the
rolls aggregate $4.S6S.SO
BY request Cottrell offered "A reSOIu-
ton directing that before the carriage
driving season opens. the electric lights
in Liberty park be moved to such To-
cations that the glare of the lights viii
not obscure the view of drivers of We
hiCleS going in ounOsfta directions