Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-09
SESSION OF CITY COUNCIL
Weber County AHaits--DeadIOck on Liquor
Question IN County Board.
Browning Automatic Arms Company
Incorporates for s25O,0OO-Hap'
py Wedding Chimes.

Browning Brothers Of this city have
launched another large corporation In
our city to be known as the Browning
Automatic Arms company. The articles
OF Incorporation Of the new company
were filed last evening with the county
clerk. The lncorporators and officers OF
the company are John NJ Browning,
president; Matthew S Browning, vice
presidents Thomas S. Browning secre-
tary; George f. Browning, treasurer;
and they with Jonathan II. Browning
form the board OF directors, The COM
pany Is Incorporated for period OF oO
years, the principal place OF business
shall be ogden City, Utah. The business
persuit of the corporation VIII be to
manufacture, buy and sell firearms, am
munltlon, machinery and other mer-
chandlse. and TO hold buy, sell or lease
such real and personal estate as may
be necessary for the welfare Of the cor
poration.
The company Is organized with cap
ital stock OF $3.50, 900, divided into 2bVO
shares Of the par value of 500 each.
The corporation has accepted In full pay
ment for 1920 shares Of capital stock,
the exclusive right 20 purchase from the
manufacturers thereof, the Browning
automatic shotguns, during the life OF
the patents thereof, for the purpose OF
sale thereof throughout the United
States and the District Of Columbia, the
fair cash value of which exclusive right
is 1920, 900 and the corporation has pro-
cured a grant OF such right to be exc
cuted by John NJ. and Matthew y.
Browning. the owners Of said patents,
to George h. Browning as trustee In
trust OF and for the corporation,
COUNCIL SESSION.
The city council met last night and
transacted business as follows:
The ordinance passed at last meeting
regulating and restricting restaurant
keepers, etc, was reconsdered, amend
ed and passed again.
The resolution passed at last meet
ing allowing city treasurer extra COM
pensation was vetoed by the mayor and
action on same was deferred for one
week
The mayor sent In communication
suggesting improvements to the city
hall building Referred.
Claims and pay rolls amounting to
Sl29S were allowed and council ad-
Journed.
WEBER COUNTY AFFAIRS.
At the meeting Of the board OF county
commissioners the following matters
were considered
An application for license TO sell
liquor In Ogden canyon az the Hermit
age was presented by Commissioner W.
G.. Wilson, but no definite action was
taken on the matter and from present
Indications the application will not be
granted. Commissioner Towers stated
he was in favor Of granting a license TO
Mr.. Wilson. Chairman Stanford said
that he stood the same on the matter Of
granting liquor licenses to sell liquor
in Ogden canyon now, as when the
"Oaks" made its application, against
It, and as Mr.. Wilson Is an Interested
party he cannot vote on the proposition,
hence with Mr.. Stanford against and
Mr.. Towers in favor the vote will tie
when II is taken and the license VIII
not be granted.
In the matter Of the school consoli-
datiUn, the following trustees were APP
Iointed to act until the election In July;
District No. l-Archibald Mcfarland,
West Weber; Frank STAFFORD, Wilson;
Henry =. Green, KanesVlle.
District No. Wv. II. Stewart War
ren; c. II. owens, Farr West; John +,
Vause. Plain city. Commissioner VII
son did not vote upon the above.
The resignation OF II. j. Craven,
county surveyor, was rendered and ac-
cepted.
Or. Forbes reported that he had en-
gagged a nurse 70 care for the small
pox patients at the pest house,
on recommendation Of Commissioner
flowers It was ordered that the sur
yey Cor the new road from Warren to
the Great Western Salt company's re-
nnery be made, and that the wires and
poles be bought for the fence. The
residents will give the property and
grade the road.
DID NOT IAfPERSoNATE OFFICER.
Before Judge Rolapp in the district
court the case OF the State of Utah
against j. y. Fowler charged with i'm
pcrsonating an officer and making the
arrest Of a descrter from the army
was heard. The state was represented
by Dist. Atty. Halverson and the de.
fcndant by Atty. J.. A. Wedgewood, OF
salt Lake City. a number OF witnesses
were examined, among them being
lrivato Fitzgerald. the deserter, whom
Fowler took IN custody. From the tes-
tlmony introduced It was very appar-
ent that Fowler lid not impersonate an
ufflcer in order 10 make the arrest, but
the descrter admitted TO him that he
had left the army without permission
and suggested to Fowler that he take
him TO salt Lake and get the $50 reward
for his capture. Accordingly Fowler
took Fitzgerald to Salt Lake and de-
manded the $50 reward. The court