Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-01
SUNDAY SALOON
MEN CARED FOR.
Get Licenses Notwithstanding Their
Violations Of Law.
A NOVEL PUNISHMENT.
eve Were Had but Got What We
wanted. and n We Are had We Can
Again Get what we want"

The renewal Of licenses TO saloon men
who have been convicted of violating
the Sunday liquor ordinances, was the
chife subject under discussion by the
city council last evening. The matter
came up when the license committee
recommended the issuance Of liquor H.
censes to twenty saloon keepers Of the
city, among whom were the names of
A. B. Margetts, proprietor Of the Warm
Springs saloon, and Orson Spears. who
Is said 10 have purchased Browning &
Dahlstead's saloon
Both places were recently closed for
violating the Sunday closing ordinances.
1t Is claimed that Browning e. Dahl
stead sold their place to Orson Spears
who applied for a new license. At the
committee meeting II developed thar
Spears Is a brother-in-law Of Dahlstead
and the latter Is detained as a barten-
der. Many OF the councilmen declared
last night that the transaction was
merely blind to enable the place to
Keep open. Dayeler insisted that the
quite discussion ensued between he
and Tuddenham, who was Just as posi-
tive that the deal was a blind,
President Cottrell called A. J. Davis
TO the chair and took hand In the ar
guments. He said that the council
should take some decisive action In this
matter and cease passing worthless res
olutions. He insisted that both licences
Ia nj 90 Ats
Cling with the question. The people,
he said, are waiting for some action 10
be taken, but as yet nothing has been
done but 10 pass resolutions which
avail nothing.
He moved that the names Of A. Il.
Margetts and Orson Spencer be stricks
en- from the list OF applicants. The mo-
ton was lost by vote OF 10 to g. Rob-
inson, Virgus and Cottrel voting In
favor OF IT, So the licenses OF those
two vioators Of the Sunday liquor or
dinance will be renewed and they will
continue to do business at their old
stands.
Hewlett then offered n resolution
which was passed, which provides that
whenever liquor license is revoked
10y the council no other license shall
same place for a period Of ninety days.
LIGHT FRANCHISE INvEsTIGA.
TON.
The electric light SER
vice which mas been afforded the cti-
zens OF this city for several months
past by the Utah Light & Power COM
nany was discussed AT some length by
the council, and special committee
was appointed to investigate the mat
ter OF reyoking the franchise II the
company does not Improve It's service.
| The following resolution covering
| that point was introduced by Daveler
and passed by a unanimous vote;
THAT a committee be appointed with
| instructions 10 investigate and report
upon the status OF the franchise Of the
Utah Llght& Power oompany,why they
are not furnishing sufficient light TO
their customers In the city and wheth-
CT or not there Is an opportunity now
10 revoke the said franchise"
President Cottrell appointed Daveler
Hewlett and Tuddenham as the special
committee. and they will be associated
with city Attorney Nye In the investl-
CATION. A thorough investigation will
be made az once and steps VIII be TAX
en- TO insure the citizens the lights to
which they are entitled Many parts
Of the city have for a considerable
length OF time been deprived Of lights
and many complaints have been made,
consequently the council thought II
time 90 take some action IN the mat
ter.
TWO NEW SPECIALS
Chief Paul sent in the appointments
OF j. A. Holmes as a special police
man at the Oregon Short Line Yards
and Edwin ID. Smith, as a special po-
liceman at the Grand theater, both to
serve without pay from the city, They
were both confirmed