The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-05
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SALOON TOPIC
Council Will Try Again to Revoke
Licenses of Sunday Sellers.
POLICE FORCE FILLED UP
HALF-HoLIDAY FOR CITY EN-
PLoYEs ON REPUBLICAN DAY.

IN HE city council again attempted
last evening to revoke the liquor
licenses of salOonkeepers convict
ed Of violating the sunday closing or
dinance, but, as before, found that the
proper procedure had not been followed.
On the advice of the city attorney.
further proceedings were stayed, ana
the council fixed a date two weeks
hence when the Wagner Brewing COM
pany, which holds the licenses for r.
B. Moore's and BrowSing & Dahlstead' S
saloons, and when also A. B. Margetts,
proprietor of the Warm Springs saloon,
will be required TO reappear to show
cause why their licenses should not be
revoked.
Answering the citation to show cause
why its two licenses shall not be re-
voked, Attorney Benner X Smith ap-
peared for the Wagner Brewing COM
pany. Upon being informed that no
specific charges had been filed against
the brewing company, other than the
communication from the chief or police
stating the conviction of Browning &
Dahistead and r. B. Moore Tor vioiat-
ing the Sunday closing law, Attorney
Smith declared that il was a proceed
ing to enforce a penalty and was,
therefore, in the nature of a criminal
action, and his client could not be re-
CURED to go to trial in any such in
formal manner.
No documentary evidence of the con-
Niction Of the saloonkeeperS had been
offered. Attorney Smith added, and
even if SO it would not be conclusive,
as the defendants had taken an appeal
to the district court from the police
court. Continuing, Attorney Smith said
that the fact was that the Wagner
Brewing company had sold no liquor
on Sunday. but had advised its lessees
to not keep their places of business
open on the Sabbath
Manager Keyser informed the coun-
Gil that the brewing company paid FOL
the licenses of several saloons which
! handle the company's beer, receiving
weekly payments on account OF the
beer bought and the money adv2scee
| on licenses. AS matter of security tc
the brewing company, the licenses rur
| to it, he added, but the company has
no further control over the saloons
| and the keepers are not the company
authorized agents.
Breweries Are Responsible.
City Attorney Nye remarked that
| there could be no question of the brew
! ing company's responsibility for the
! violation of the law under the licenses
| but there was considerable force to Tho
contention of Attorney Smith that the
proceedings for~revocation of the IL
| censes were irregular. While suggest
| ing that further action be deferred, ht
| remarked that If there were any Other
| licenses outstanding about which there
is a question of responsibility, they
ought to be revoked.
In a communication. Mr.. Margett!
| pleaded that he was out of the cftJ
4 when his bartenders violated the Sun
| day law and disregarded his orders Il
/ keep closed. II his license would no
! be revoked, he promised that his aalooi
would not again be found open on thu
forbidden day. -
Councilman Eardley believed the de
lenses put up WoefulIy weak and pro
/ posed that all three licenses be re
| voked. but Thomas motion prevailed
1 postponing further action for TIVE
weeks and directing the city attorney
TO prepare specifications of charges
! against the offenders for service upoI
| them
Following the discussion over tn
revocation of liquor licenses, Robinson
1 introduced a bill to amend the liquor
license ordinance by providing that oil
! Sundays every saloon shall run up it
| blinds and remove all screens, so as t
| give unobstructed view throughout tn
| premises from the sidewalks. The bill
further provides that the ordinance
shall be made a part of the license re
| quirements. and that any conviction 70
4 violation shall be sufficient to work
forfeiture of license. Additional restric
lions in the issuing OF licenses are pro
vided for, and. among the proposed in
! hibitions relating to minors and fe
| males resorting TO saloons from tn
( hours of in the evening till tn
! following morning are named as spe
I cially restrictive. The bill was referret
TO the committee on municipal laws
Police Force Now Full
Chief Of Police Paul submitted tn
| appointment of Carl A. Carlson to b
! a member of the police force. in pIae
of P. J. McDermott. whose appointment
| is under consideration by the counci
! committee, and who desired to have hi
! name withdrawn, and &. G. Anderson
( to fill the vacancy in the department
/ occasioned by the mayors rejection o
| Burton S. Kimball. Under suspension
/ OF the rules. both appointments wer
confirmed without dissent.
] Hewlett's resolution directing tn
chief of police 20. set the prisoners i
| the city Jail at work breaking rock, re
| pairing roads and doing other labc
/ which viii not conflict with the inter
| ests of wage-earners, was adopted, o
! recommendation of the committee O
police and prison
An appropriation of sos was vote
to the chief of police to pay the rail-
road fares of the expert detectives VIII
have been employed from eastern an
western cities TO spot visiting crook
during Elks' week, and the chief wa
directed to arrange the transportatid
by telegraph.
The long pending ordinance imposin
a license tax Of 81 yearly on bicycle
and providing that the revenue sha
go TO the fund for the construction 4
wheel riders paths in the unpave