Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-20
PROTEST FILED
BY MRS. COATES.
Mother of Girl Who Sells Papers
Seeks to Have Proposed Or
dinauCe SheIyed
MARTIN COMES BACK AT HER.
Saws Ordinance Was introduced to
Cover Just Such Cases Resolution
or Sympathy.

At the meeting Of the city council last
evening Mrs. NJ, r. Coates, who, with
her daughter sells papers on the
streets. submitted q protest against the
ordinance introduced by Councilman
Martin on last Monday night which
prohibits girls from selling papers on
the streets. She stated In her commu-
ncatlon that she Is a widow with eight
children, and that her Oldest girl As 10
years Of age and helps her sell papers
She says that she needs the help of her
clrl In order 10 make O living for her
family, and that the girl is modest IN
her ways and there rs no harm in her
being on the streets.
MARTINS VIGOROUS ANSWER
Martin said that the ordinance was
introduced to cover just such a case as
Inc Coates family He said that Mrs.
Coates and her children used TO live
near him and he had personal knoWl-
edge Of the cruel treatment which the
children received Ina the matter Of SELF
ng papers on cold winter mornings,
he said. that woman made her children
get up at 4 o'clock and 30 to town ana
selI papers on the stress AS to her
being poor he said that he knew DIFF
fefent, as she is the owner of several
pieces Of property M the city, and gets
rent from them, and don't need the as
distance of her little girls 20 make a
living In regard 10 the girl being mod.
est he said that III anyone would watch
her sell papers a few m uutes they
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one week
RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY.
The following resolution of sympa.
thy for Street Supervisor Seldom on ac-
count Of the death of his wife was in
troduced by Wood and unanimously
adopted:
Whereas The Great and Almighty
Ruler has In his infinite wisdom. seen
NJ to take from our midst Mrs. Flor
ence ssddon, the beloved wife of our
friend and fellow worker In the munici-
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be held Tuesday. nee. 20, 1904, at the
Fifth ward Westinghouse; and
Whereas, the sympathy Of the coun-
ell is extended 10 $. NJ. II. Seldom In his
great bereavement; therefore, be It
Resolved That the Mayor and this
Council attend the funeral In a body
and that the city employees Of the
street department be given a half holi-
DAY TO attend the funeral"
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Inc ordnance granting an extension
OF uihe 10 the utlli llBnl * hdHWay
company uhlll yet ~ lSJo' 10 complete
we extension Oh lts ilne from dnliu ana
streets souih along thirteenth
East street 10 ruin 0oulh' was passeu
WIN lhe provision that Ine iine pc eN-
MIued ron SECOND 70 lhlru SCUM Oh
Ia!rteehth Fast Withlh W days
nance reducing the license of merchan-
dlse brokers rom SluO TO Szo per- per- anh9 l,l
ana OK ticket brokers' from {lVO 70 soy
psi anhuh was passeu ny 'he couHVu
oy a vote OF TO o.
APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED.
NhIel OF plre department W. H. by
wafer submitted tne loilo"ihs appoint
menus ana promotions IN the Depart
nen' when were confirmed by uhail-
NOUS vote Lieut. DE- W. wilson 10 cap
yam az STATION NO = 10 succeed capt
~ W, Love removed 10 station no. u
W H. Cahoon as lleutehant az s,9Iloh
10 l. TO 8uoceeu D. w. Hsohi H. ~
orhloh as a member OF lhe department
70 succeed Willlam brlh'on promoted
Ie'er FeGersen as inetnDer OF lne
Impairment 10 succeeu AluerI Hopleh-
An amended ordinance was passed by
the council Increasing the salary Of the
clerk In the city treasurer's office from
S5 TO 800 per month"; the assistant
license collector from SO to $50 and the
delinquent water tax collector from
Ail 10 $50 Der month.