The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-16
THOUGHT BARS
WERE CLOSED
Chief PauI's Interesting Plea to
City Council.
SHOOTING AFFAIR DISCUSSED
OASIS SALOON WAS RUNNING
WITHOUT A LICENSE.
SHOOTING AFFAIR DISCUSSED

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alive to the tragedy in the Oasis saloon
Sunday afternoon. when NJ. w ROM
ney. the proprietor. shot and danger
ously wounded his former partner.
Harry Strong. One was that the po-
lice had no knowledge that the estab-
lishment in question and the many
others in the city were open on the
Sabbath, in violation of the Sunday
law, and the other was that the license
Of the saloon had expired on Sept. 6.
The inability of the police TO gain
knowledge that the saloons were open
Sunday last was admitted by CHIEF
Paul, who attended the session or the
city fathers, and was called upon for
an explanation when the shooting az
fair was brought up for discussion by
Councilman Eardley. The fact that
the saloon was doing business with
out a license was vouched for by Dep
uty Recorder Simondi, who was also
in attendance upon the deliberations
of the council
The affair OF Sunday afternoon was
brought TO the official attention of the
council just before it adjourned by
Councilman Eardley. He said Salt
Lake was the scene on that day OF
a crime that had aroused the right
eous indignation of all laW-abidins
citizens, and which demanded an in
vestigation. Then he recounted the
unprovoked shooting in saloon which
was supposed to have been closed on
the Sabbath day. In conclusion, he
said that Chief Paul was present. and
that perhaps he had a statement TO
make When the president interro-
gated the chief, the latter rose from
his seat at the north end of the cham
Der and said:
Thought Saloons Were Closed
1.-THE department had no official
! knowledge that the saloon where the
shooting took place was open. We sup
| posed they were all closed
| The president asked him If he knew
who held the license for the Oasis sa-
loon The chief replied that he thought
| il was taken out by the Salt Lake
Brewing company. Then he sat down.
| While the chief was talking, Deputy
! Recorder Simondi informed Hewlett
that the license of the saloon had ex-
pired on Sept 6, and had not been re-
newed, nor had any application been
made for a renewal. Those facts We're
communicated to Eardley, who i'm
parted them to the council. Then the
president made some vigorous remarks
concerning the apparent negligence or
the license committee and the collector
in the city treasurer's ONCE.
The matter was dropped for the time
being by the passing of a motion made
! by Eardley that those in whose name
the license was taken out be notified
to appear before the council next Mon
day night and show cause why It
should not be revoked.
Liberty Park Water.
Yigus presented a resolution provid-
ing for the appointment of a special
water committee to investigate the ad-
visibility and feasibility of sinking ar
tesian wells in Liberty park and vi
cinity TO procure an additional water
supply for the city. The committee
was 10 procure estimates as to the
cost OF boring wells and the handling
of the water to flow therefrom, and
was restricted to the use of $1,000 in
expenses.
Davis objected to such an expendi-
ture of money until the city knew
what 1t was going to do in Parley's
canyon. Vigus said he had no idea
that more than SIS or $50 would be
used Eardley called attention to the
large amounts of water now going to
waste in Liberty park. and said II
should be taken care of before addi'
tional money was spent TO procure
water from other artesian wells.
After some further cross-fire de-
bates along those lines, the resolution
was so amended as TO strike out the
s.. 900 expense money. and the recently
| appointed reservoir committee was in
structed to make the investigation
without expense, and report as early
as possible.
To prevent the council being tangled
I'D in a predicament similar to the one
caused by the refusal of renewal OF
a LIQUOR license TO G. w. Dahlsteac
after his proffered fee had been placed
in the city treasury. Hewlett intro
duced the following resolution, which
. was adopted:
Money for Licenses.
That the city treasurer be, and hi
is hereby instructed that any and
, all amounts of money received by
him from any applicant for license
to sell or manufacture intoxicating
LIQUORS in Salt Lake City. shall b.
held by him as the property Of sucf
applicant, and not entered and de
posted as part of the funds OF Sal
/, Lake City until the license petitione6
for. and for which the money ha;
been paid. has been granted by th'
city council.
At the time the Dahlstead license wal
refused it was contended by some tina
the act was illegal. as his quarter!
fee had been accepted, a receipt giVei
and the money placed in the cit!
treasury.
The department pay rolls for the frs
I half of September, amounting L
2 SS.111.95, were referred for approval
= The Thiel and Pinkerton Detectiv
e agencies presented bills aggregatini