Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-26
u,vor Norris Calls on the City
~ cooucI to Revoke License Of
Notorious Joint,
pFs(sT OF VICE AND CRIME
,,a.ot Hewlett Makes a Statement
With Regard to appointment Of
CITY sexton and Engineer

and Is minutes 10 transact all OF i''
ss.lness last evening, which is certain
~ ,ommendable record. The most
ao,,ant matter considered was the
"D ',rmendatlon Of Mayor Morris tina
y, red Onion saloon, the scene OF th'
,.o.nt shooting scrape wherein Bruce
,,Ar,on the coored dive-keeper sho
r,l,. man by the name Of Burns, b'
49, WV" % soon as possible. a. j, Davis
uo ss an Intellectual attempt 10 have
a matter referred TO the license com.
sHs,Ss where IL was feared II would
WV bsep shelyed. But when Fernstron
,,nlalned that II had been the custom
1 ip,Se council to consider all matters
u.,siripe TO the revocation OF licenses
tbs committee Of the whole. the
auo ', voted to so refer this matter.
MAYORS LETTER.
Tho MAYORS communication on that
subject follows
pespectfury calling your attention
IA he recent ARRAY at the resort known
a, me Red onion saloon at II Commer-
All street. and being very reliably In
s,y,red that the said resort Is frequent
iy tbe scene Of most dIsorderly and dis
g-aceful brawls, making the place a
w,nace to the peace, morals, good or
Ssr and respectablIty Of the city, and
siso calling your attention to the fact
nat Inf, resort Is situated IN full view
a, orp Of our first class hotels, woulr
rs.bectfilly but earnestly recommend
HAL your honorable body, at once, take
Inc necessary steps to revoke the H.
eense TO Messrs, Yaney g. Frazier the
proprletors, and also close the resort,
/ viii state that the power conferred
upOn your honorable body In such cases
4 found In chapter So, laws Of Utah,
lsA'
DAVIS WAS ANXIOUS.
Al. Davis Immediately moved that
The matter be referred to the license
committee. lie said that he thought
he mayor was inconsistent in
refusing to sanction the expen-
dI,ure Of sl6S per annum for
elevator service on council meeting
nights under the pretext of economy
and then recommended that license
h revoked which Is paying the city
almost 500 per month. He insisted
that was the duty Of the license COM
mttee 10 investigate such q matter and
report to the council. Fernstrom stated
hat such matters had always been
considered in the committee of the
IhOle and that even II II were refer
I'd 10 the license committee and q re-
WI returned, 1t would have TO be con-
Gered by the committee OF the whole
anyway. IL was finally decided to re-
m the matter to the committee Of the
whole and Messrs, Yaney & Frazer, the
NoprIetors Of the place, will be cited to
spTear before the committee on We'd
ie'day night, Feb. 3. andI show cause
Why their license should not be re-
loked
ABOUT APPOINTMENTS,
Under the head of Iscelaneous bus
lness, Councilman Tuddenham asked
nat the appointments OF George W.
SNOW stlty engineer, and j. y. Ed
fedge ST., as city sexton, which were
submitted last Monday night by Mayor
Norris, be considered. President Hew-
,elt stated that the appointments had
oeen properly referred to the commit
Ices and made the following statement
u regard to his ruling,
as there seems 10 be a slight mis-
UNDERSTANDING In regard 10 the status
y 'ne appointments Of j. u. Edredge
b sexton and George w. Snow as city
Engineer submitted 10 the council for
9hllImatlon at our last session, the
mar VIII Oifer an explanation. As
'V'n appointments went through exact
y 'he same routine, we Will take the
'a% OF Mr.. Snow.
Nhen the communication OF the
.ayor was read appointing Mr.. Snow
y wy engineer Councilman A. j. pa
Us moved that 1t be referred to the en-
SSnserlhg committee. Councilman
,a'nes moved as an Amendment that
He appointment be confirmed. After
ome debate, Councilman A. ]. Davis
s. Tor ne previous question, but the
io ,p'', not nearing a second the ques.
N, ny was not put 10 vote. Councilman
.a W, asked whether we were 10 vote
y we previous question or the amend.
IVY OF councilman Barnes thar Mr.
mVH De confirmed, and was Informed
Tue chalr that IL was on the amend
,suv on councilman Barnes for con.
, ,asilOh' The vote was taken and the
was lost. Wv
ih' chair then stated that II there
40, no objection, the appolntment
,, oe referred TO the engineering
.,,u11inlI'ee, There was no objection or
no, ana the appointment nv unan.
' "'uS ,ollSent-and the minutes win
nno,n ,"v saIhe--was so referred The
''spnS'lJ,ullents were sent next day IN the
Icy now rest. " ""o'e hahus
,bs11 mas been n precedent estah.
n ttn 10y years Of referring matters NJ
, , @,.9 oy general consent. as we'll ne
~ '9''V'h 80 that the Character M n
,r,nen,o We paced at the head OF de.
, ~" w may be carefully looked into
M SNalrman, also as 10 his abIlItv
/, r,, lne once. There Is nothing IN
berS.lls S'atlng that II must be done
h.. ,se' On page lSS OF Rohertu,
.nSrai order II reads as follows, Nv
cts A. oonseht, that Ia, II no ono oh.
,n NJ w. rules relating TO the transac.
,rsd BUSINESS can at any time no Ig
,nin UNCUT the formalty Of a mo.
y, NEW FIRE ORDINANCE.
MIG me- new fire ordinance. Introdrcoa ~.
! co imam Hartensteln and referred ~
1 dDn,l,llees on municipal laws and
l,rcbp oa tlnent, provides that nj,
otbcr heaters, schoolhouses, hotels
,bed ,i plpic buildings, shall be f,lr.
ana t,n doors that swing outward
sqs w 'ufniSh twenty four lnches NJ
ol,y way FOR each 100 seating ce.
Va These exits must no ken, I'm
apd,"nu'een me houses are occupied by
Inc aye no chairs are 10 be allowed
No "a, so aisles All theaters OF b0o or |
N sva.ns capacity must be provided |
go "n ar shaft at the rear of ths
az w mat IN case OF fire HE gan as
IN INV Wlll De drawn up and away |
gi bo audience, Provision also |
20 w eo made Tor stand pipes on Ire |
ola ,onnected with the city malns,
"aiHl connections with tbo a. 80