Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-11
MAYOR VETOES
THE HAM SHOW.
Returns to Council Press Club
Petition Without His Official
Approval.
DEYS FAVORABLE OPINION.
City Attorneys Weighty Legal Advice
Fails to Move Executive Head of
Municipality.

Not only did the city council Of this
city place innumerable restrictions up
on the petition OF the Press club, ask
ing for certain privileges in connection
with its Ham Show" to be given at the
Salt Lake Theater on May 16 and H. but
Mayor Morris today vetoed the whole
matter. city Attorney Dey in very
welghty legal opinion on the subject,
advises the mayor to allow the show
to be given as advertised and the mayor
may be prevailed upon to do so. The
veto of the mayor fol- Jws in full:
May IL, 1874. To the Honorable, the
President and Members of the city
Council. Gentle nen:-l herewith re-
turn to your honorable body, Nlthouf
my approval petition NO. ga, OF the
Press club, demanding certain astound-
ing concessions from this municipality,
for the following well defined reasons
towit:
mo names I'm the cast being given,
eXcept that of Race whitney there-
fore, IL this gentleman is TO be the 1T
OF the show the public had better De
forewarned Mr.. Whitney, whose early
life is shrouded In mystery Is, by the
terms of the petition TO be permitted
to smoke vile cigaroOts i'm the usual
manner before an alleged mammoth
audience Of culture. surely TINS 20
against the provisions Of the statutes
and should be passed upon by your
committee-in-t he-hoe before receiving
the executive appendage thereto,
2-If. as the petition prescrlbes, this
pork show Is 10 be a reflex upon the
life and Character Of that immaterial
bard, Shakespeare, ! would suggest that
Willie be present at his own obsequies.
He formerly lived i'm Ogden until the
result Of the last census was known
when he HE'D him TO Woods Cross to
end his days. He desired to live In
larger place. i recommend that he be
dug up and enact his own character,
that of the ghost.
3--The properties and paraphernalia
caravan proposed for Main street would,
in my )pinion. seriously interfere with
blcyclsts desiring TO turn & short cor
ner at the intersection Of Second South
street. IN Sc wheenen should be pro-
teoted at all hazards and Mt cny cosp
30 the public. II this parade, s0-calleu.
couid be pulled off on Fourteenth East
street 20 az not to interfere In the least
with bicycles | will gladly approve the
petition.
4--Reference Is made 10 the city treas.
urer and city recorder absenting them,
selves from the duties Of their respec-
tive offices, This, IN NY opinion, would
most seriously Interfere with the gem
eral detail Of the city's business aud
would therefore strongly oppose this
section Of the petition.
$50 far as the claims Of Councilman
Fernstrom that this is to be simply a
leg show ! will state that the coun-
cilman's remarks have no weight with
me, since b. secured the postponement
Of my last veto for week. ! attribute
the gcnteman's opposition based upon
the fact that he Is lnsanely Jealous thar
the city recorder and the city treasurer
are 20 be permitted 10 wear tights In
idll View Of the public while the sam,
privilege, owing to certain unexplained
circumstances, Is denied him,
Finally, gentlemen, on general prln.
ciples base my objections on the sor.
rowful fact that ! came from Missouri.
and have not, as yet received my one
hundred passes
Very respectfully,
RICHARD +. MORRIS, Mayor,
owing 20 the fact that II was dlscoy.
cred ms morning that the stalls I'm the
Salt Lake Theater were leased for the
season, I'm justice to the holders, Il was
decided 10 call of the auction OF seats
and boxes. The demand for seats
promises to be greater than the supply
Already members Of the club have been
approached by over 200 individuals who
sought to have seats reserved. At tne
box office communications have beer
received from ogden, Park City ana
Provo for seats for that night II Is
definitely announced that no seats win
be reserved prior 20 the opening sale on
Friday morning At 10 o'clock
Rohcorsals OF "Thc Ham Show" for
the remainder ~ the week and IN "a
the hour Of the performance win take
rlace as follows:
Tonight, NJ Salt Lake Thoater. all
principals 1880 sharp Al, members of
the mob at sharp
Friday evening full rehearsal with
scenery, properties music and ilght,
Principals at 1880, mob scene ut $50.
Sundayfull dress rehearsal for every.
body. beginning ot If n. m. and con.
tnuing until perfection Is obtained