The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-07
.CITYS LAW ON
PRIZE FIGHTS
CounciImen Unable to Decide
If Has Been Violated.
MEAT LICENSE TAX is VOID
QUESTION OF BUSINESS POLICY
IN ISSUING WATER SCRIP.
MEAT LICENSE TAX is VOID

& PROLONGED session Of the city
4 council committees was brought
\ to a close last night By the COM
mittee on police wrestling with Hew-
Iett's resolution directing that the po-
lice department enforce the ordinance
prohibiting prize fighting in this city.
While admitting that he had not seen
any of the pugilistic scraps recently
pulled off. the sponsor of the resolution
declared he could produce ample proof
that the so-called sparring bouts were
bloody. brutal prize fights. so much so
that a physician had to be summoned
to revive one of the participants.
Councilman Fernstrom could not
credit that prize fighting had been go
ing on, for the police attended the
scrans to see that the law was not
violated. He believed that a little jeal-
ousy on the part Of a rival athletic
manager had inspired the resolution,
and PECULIARLY insinuated that if season
passes for cOuncilmen and their friends
had been forthcoming. this moral spasm
would not have Deen ready Tor throw
ing.
Thomas favored referring it to the
chief of police to report whether the
law has been violated by permitting
prize fighting. In order to suit Eardley,
the suggestion was modified TO make
the reference to Chief Hilton for infor-
nation. Then Hewlett had to be pla-
Gated by further modifying the motion
to merely refer the resolution to the
police chief.
Improbable Water Service.
The proposed ordinance making water
scrip issued in payment of taxes for
water pipes non-negotiable for period
OF seven years was the topic for a
lively discussion before the committee
on municipal laws Robertson main
tanned that because of the laxity in
issuing negotiable scrip water mains
had been extended to sparsely settled
parts of the suburbs in. the interests of
boomers, and the municipality had
been unable to get an adequate return
on the Investment, and. besides. the
city could not supply the more thickly
settled parts with sufficient water.
Both Thomas and FernstrOm pointed
out. that the policy complained OF had
encouraged the growth of the city, and
had added to the taxable value of prop
erty sufficiently TO make il worth while
10 continue such a liberal course.
When it came to voting to recon-
mend the passage of the ordinance,
only Spence voted with Robertson.
Vigus had the deciding vote. but he
was given until just before the council
meeting on Tuesday evening 20 an
nOunce ii.
Tuddenham's resolution to require all
wa ter takers in the Business district to
be provided with. water meters by July
1 was endorsed by the committee.
No More Street Lights.
After deciding to grant two petitions
for additional street lights, and to deny
two such petitions, the committee on
improvements agreed 10 a resolution,
which viii be offered al the next coun-
ell session. declaring that no more
applications Of this kind win be con-
sidered. From 81, 400 the eity's bill for
street lighting has grown to the large
sum Of s., 700 monthly.
The sewer committee voted to grant
FIVE years lease to J. c. Leary, on
his proposal, of the city sewer farm.
The lessee viii pay $3.50 yearly, main
tain the bitches and dispose Of all the
sewage, conducting the iTTigating water
to the land of the stock Yards.
on an opinion from the city attorney
that the license ordinance applicable to
meat dealers is unconstitutional. in that
the tax imposed for conducting this
kind Of business discTiminates between
dealers, according TO the volume Of
monthly sales. the committee on IL
cense decided to dispose of various pc
titiOns of meat dealers for a revised
/ schedule by making a new schedule
based upon fat rate. Robertson and
Tuddenham viii recommend a rate OF
$50 for retailers and S125 for whole
50 lers and commission dealers. Hew-
lett viii stand for a rate of $40 and 500
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