The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-12


VIII Obey CcanciI.
Here Fernstrom interjected this per-
tinent query: Now. if re council in
structs you to enforce the law which
master viii you obey?''
I'm do the best can with the force
I have to close the saloons on Sunday
| il the council so directs"
At this Juncture Canning made a hot
little talk against Sunday closing. He
made the point that If the saloons were
shut on the Sabbath there would be
more drinking than If they remained
open- Men would take whisky home
with them to drink. IF we close the
saloons we will keep many strangers
away from the city" Canning went on.
Many of them like to meet in a pri-
vate room of a saloon and have a few
drinks. I can't see that anybody is
harmed If they do
Edgar Howe figured that the ordi-
nance ought to be repealed. for it
looked unjust to leave it on the books
! and laying the officials open to a charge
/ OF not enforcing it.
Il can see that by adopting this res
olution as it stands we will be doing
! an injustice to the chief Of police.
| said Fernstrom. I'VE should also in
strCCt the mayor to enforce the law,
/ for we all know it is the mayors pol
l ity that has been pursued and the chief
| is not to be blamed. We should de-
mand reform from the party who is
! responsible for existing conditions. The
resolution certainly should be amended
so as to include the mayor
Cottrell opposed including the mayor.
/ He doubted the authority of the coun-
/ ell to take such a step. But" he went
ola. we have the right to call Oh the
chief to enforce the law and it is his
I duty to respond
Aren't you aware Mr.. Cottrell."
asked Fernstrom, that the statutes re-
| Quires the mayor to enforce the laws?
Then why not instruct him TO do so.
&
this non-enforcement as the chief and
1 say it is wrong to place all the blame
on one man."
Wanted Council included.
Robertson had been remarkably quiet
up to this point, but he could stay out
of the battle no longer. ''1C is the duty
of the council also to see that the laws
are enforced. and I now offer a second
the resolution. This resolution is not
introduced for reform purposes at all,
but for political effect. I've heard more
politics in the council tonight than at
any time since the last county cleo
ton
Mr.. Cottren is trying to put some
other members of the council on record,
and those members are trying to put
| the mayor on record. If Mr.. Cottrell
had been truly conscientious he would
! have introduced his resolution at least
twelve months ago instead OF waiting
until this late date ] believe our pres
ent system is the best that could pos
sibly be adopted
1T is a rare thing to see a man
drunk on Sunday. We viii not be able
to stop tSc sale of liquor on the Sab
bath. All the mayors and all the chiefs
of police and all the councils on earth
can't prevent man from getting d
drink of liquor on Sunday If he wants
il. The result of Sunday closing viii
he that pints and quarts viii be car
ried home instead of one or two drinks
being drunk in the saloons"
Have you ever lived in a prohibition
town." asked Buckle of Robertson.
No" answered Robertson, and I'm
afraid of having to do it"
Talk of Impeachment.
Then CottreH again brought up the
proposition as to the right of The coun-
ell to instruct the mayor to enforce
the law. Howe. Edgar. insisted that
such action could properly be taken
Now if We instruct the mayor to en-
force the law and he fails to do it will
you vote TO impeach him?"
Il certainly will. returned Cottrell. |
Chief Hilton had the last word. He
said he wished to correct an erroneous
impression that might be gained from
what he had said about drunk cases in
the Monday police court 1t was true
that Monday was always the biggest |
day but this was because of the Sat
urday night cases and not because of !
he arrests for drunkenness on Sunday.
RObertsons amendment to the Fern !
Strom amendment was adopted without !
division FernstrOm's amendment took |
the same course ana then came the |
vote on the resolution. as amended. |
There was a disposition TO let this go |
through as the others. but Robertson
insisted on z division. He was the only
man voting against the adoption of |
the resolution. even Canning going in |
FAVOR of it, The other Alternatives /
were Cottrell. FernstrOm. Hartenstein.
Edger Howe. Reid. Tuddenham and I
Buckle Thomas had to leave before J
the lnvestgation began. and Beatty. /
DAVIS Hewlett, c. r. Howe and /
Whttemore were absent. An immedi- /
ate adjournment was taken.
Although last nights action was by /
a committee Of the whole. there is no /
doubt but that it will be Confirmed at /
the regular meeting next Tuesday 4
night Chief Fif On is so sare of This /
that ne said ate the meeting that ne /
would begin enforcing the ordinance
next Sunday. Il believe existing con- /
ditions are best and the records of
the police department viii bear me
out he went on. but at midnight
next Saturday I viii try to close every
saloon in Salt Like