The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-26
BULLDOG is BANlSHEO
Canine Policeman Tabooed-Couneil
Committee Favers Taxing Trad
ing Stamp Dealers $500.

Olltldl log Cdlcnef HUGO HOMER ap-
peared before the council committee on
markets last night, in response to
summons, to explain why he has used
or permitted the use of a vicious bull
dog in catching and impounding other
dogs. He tried to convince the MEM
bers of the committee, C0uncilmen
Black, Hartenstein and Wood. that the
dog used is a mifd-mannered beast,
without pedigree or viciouSneSs. But
his statements did not, in the opinion
of the members of the committee, justi-
fy the brutal exhibitions which his ne
public streets of the city during the
past six or eight months, and they told
him he must dispense with the bulldog
and resort to some more humane meth
cd of dog catching if he wanted TO re-
tain his job He promised to do so.
Chief w. J. Lynch urged the mem
bers of the committee on police and
prisons last night to bring in a report
to the council at its next meeting add
ing twenty patrolmen to the present pO-
lice force. He presented a compilation
Of statistics showing the population of
a dozen cities ranging from $4,000 to
90 900 population, and the number of
members and cost of running the police
departments of the same These fig
ures show that Salt Lake City has a
smaller police force which is run
cheaper than any other city of it's class
in the United States.
The members of the committee an
nOunced themselves as in favor of add
ing ten men to the force. but deferred
taking definite action upon the request
until after a conference with Mayor
Morris, which viii take place today.
Trading Stamp License.
The council committee on municipal
laws met last night and decided to
make a favorable report on the ordi-
IL
stamp companies. The ordinance pro-
Vides:
Section /. No person shall engage in
the trading stamp business or deliver any
goods, wares, merchandise. money or
other property, or grant any concession
privilege or preference in any way, upon
the presentation or IN the redemption OF
any trading stamp. coupon, ticket or
other device, sold. given or otherwise is
sued by any other person in connection
with or in consideration of the sale. eX-
change disposition of any goods, wares,
merchandise. or other property. without
first procuring license as hereinafter
provided.
Sec. ? Persons required to pay a license
under the provisions of section l of this
ordinance shall each pay $500 per annuna.
The licenses hereby fixed shall be in adj
dition to any other licenses that may be
paid by the person affected
Sec. g. Any person violating any pro-
visions of this ordinance shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanOr.
Sec. T. This ordinance shall take effect
upon approval
The committee on sewers last night
instructed the city engineer to bring in
estimate to the council Monday
night of the cost of lowering the sewer
in First street. between + and F
streets. This section of sewer has been
found to be one foot too high. and
property owners along the street are
unable to make connections with it in
consequence.
The members of the committee on
public/grounds will visit Liberty park
day for the purpose of inspecting the
lake i'm the park with a view TO enlarg
ing it. They Will be accompanied by
City Engineer George w Ritter, who
will prepare plans of the proposed en-
larSement.