The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-13
LIQUOR MATTER
AGAIN DEFERRED
Council Postpones Action For
Another Week.
DISCUSS BRIGHAM PAVEMENT
PROPERTY OWNERS ASKED TO
APPEAR BEFORE COMMITTEE.

The liquor ordinance question was
again laid over another week by the
city council last night. Comcilmen
Wells and Hartenstein said that the
city attorney ought to be consulted
with regard to whether a distinction
could be made between beer and wines
and other liquors as Is made in The
ordinance before the council for adop-
ton. Assistant City Attorney Bramel
said that he could not give an opinion
off land on the matter Councilman
HOLIDAY, who is the father Of the or
dinance, offered the information that
The city attorney had helped to draw
81 up therefore it ought to be al right.
The motion to refer the matter to the
city attorney to report at the next
meeting was voted down.
Then Councilman Hartenstein said
that a prominent attorney had given
as his opinion that the ordinance could
not be enforced if passed. and was
therefore no good. Councilman Martin
suggested that the council pass the or
dinance and put it up to" the mayor
10 pass upon its legality. When it
came 10 a vote to pass the ordinance,
IL was voted down 9 to s.
Councilman FernStrom then offered
substitute for the ordinance which
prohibited TIE sale of any kind of
liquor by restaurant keepers.
Councilman Holidays ordinance al
lows restaurants TO sell beer and wines
only with meals at a license of $400 a
year, the same as they now pay. C0un-
Gilman Black moved that the Fern
strOm ordinance be laid over a week
and each member of the council be
furnished with a copy in the mean
time. The motion was carried by a
vote Of 10 to o.
Money Set Apart.
The sum of $3.50 was placed upon
the appropriation list to be used TO
purchase the Wells property near First
and State streets. The property was
condemned by the city for tie puT-
pose of widening the Canyon road, and
the court yesterday decided that $1,650
was a just price for the land.
a protest was received against the
leVying Of a tax for the assessment of
property on Canyon road from Second
10 Third street and on Third street
from Canyon road to A street in sewer
district No. !, for the construction of
Il sewer. The protest viii defeat the
averred they We're out of the city when
notices were sent them so appear
against the levy. Tie matter was re
ferred to the city recorder.
An ordinance was introduced for the
having of Canyon road from State
street TO Second street, in paving dis
trict No. 20.
Bids for Brigham Paving.
The board of public works reported
on the bids received for the paving of
Brigham street: Barber Asphalt Paw
ing company, S112.6S1; p. J. Moran,
SlOl912. If concrete instead of stone
steps are used. the bid of p. J. Moran
VIII be $4,000 less than the bid of the
Barber company. Models of the city
engineers plan for paving the street
and the property owners plan were
submitted to the council. on motion
of Councilman FernstrOm the matter
VIII be discussed by d committee of
the whole Wednesday evening, at which
time the property owners will be re-
quested to attend and present their
views
The petition of the Real Estate Mems
association for a speedway at Liberty
park was again laid over for week.
The chiefsof police was instructed TO
nave the city prisoners work on the
City Creek canyon road.
On motion of Councilman Black. the
estray pound keeper was instructed 10
collect 81 month rent for all horses
ana cattle Dastured in the pound.
me street supervisor was instructed
To order the contractor at the new
Postof1ce TO keep the fence around the
structure IN safer condition.