Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-18

lntln from nhNllS 10 Jake any aCllOn IN
this matter He was In favor of adopt
ing the resolution and argued that the
council should let the county commits
sioners know that Il Will close up tho
theaters on Sunday when they close up
the resorts.
MULVEY DON'T CARE.
Mulvey declared that he did not care
anything about the county commls-
sloners and that he was ready 10 face
the issue at once. AS for the American
members of the council he said there
WAS no doubt where they stood. as they
are opposed to closing the Sunday the
aters AT this time. He then declared
that Wells and his side did not make
any such attempt to pass the ordinance
when 1t was up last fall
Wells and Fernstrom both declared
that they made just as hard a fight for
the ordinance when 1t was before the
council last year.
Referring to the petitions which were
submitted earlier In the evening ask
ing that the ordinance be passed. Null
vey said: Il can go out and get a pe'.l-
ton signed by great many more
names than you have got, Mr.. Wells, In
favor of opening the theaters on Sun
days. All Of those people who crowd
those theaters on Sundays are certain
ly not in favor OF closing them"
Wells Informed Mulvey that he had
nothing to do with getting up the petit
lions which had been submitted, hut
that they were handed to him by Mr.
Garrett.
RESOLUTION DEFEATED.
"rhe whole thing is "A Wells move
Il.
his benefit alone"
Mr.. Wells emphatically denied such
statement, With that the argument
ceased and the roll was called on tho
adoption of the resolution. The result
was. as stated above. five I'm favor of ID
and eight against It, and IT was defeat
ed.
Wells then moved that his ordinance
on the theater closing be taken out OF
the hands Of the municipal laws com.
mttee and acted upon at once by the
council Barnes and Mulvey both sec
onded the motion, the latter declaring
that he was ready to meet the issue at
once
Something very mysterious occurred
however, within the brief space Of
to change his mind, as when the roll
was called on the motion he voted
against II,
Black raised the point against Wells
motion that II would require n two
thirds vote to carry 1t and the point
was sustained. This was taken by
Wells TO mean defeat to his motion,
and he said that II the American MEM
bers were not ready to be placed on
record IN this matter, he would con-
sent to have the motion go over for a
short time.
COULDN'T FIND ORDINANCE.
During the discussion the recorder
sent his deputy down to the office 10
find the ordinance. The deputy was
unable to find II at all. which con-
clusivey shows that II had been fled
away for good at the request Of the
committee. Mayor Thompson consult
cd with several members Of the coun-
ell, and It Is believed that his efforts
changed the attitude of Mulvey and
others In regard to taking the ordi-
nance out OF the hands of the COM
mittee.
When the roll was called. Holiday
was the only American who voted IN
favor OF the motion, and II was lost,
The result of the vote was: Ayes
Barnes, Fernstrom, Holiday, Holley,
Tuddenham and Wells. Nays-Black
Carter. Crabtree, Martin, Mulvey. o.
Donnell and Davis.
All of this action was taken IN re-
gard TO the matter In the face Of six
strong petitions signed by 1919 proml-
nent business men Of the city, which
urged the council to pass the Wells Or
dinance and close the theaters on
Sundays.
The petitions were submitted early
IN the evening and are couched in the
following language:
whereas, there is now pending be-
fore your honorable body, n resolution
designed to prohibit in this city the
opening and operation of public thea
tiers on Sunday, we, the undersigned,
earnestly subscribe ourselves favor
able to said resolution, and IN the In
terest OF public morals, the welfare Of
| society and the reputation OF our city,
| we respectfully petition your honorable
| body to enact said resolution
THOSE WHO SIGNED.
Among those who signed the petit
| lions are the Salisbury company,
Deseret News, w. s. Mccormick, Rees-
| lev Music company, Christensen & An
| son. ID. o. Wiley, Jr., H. $, Cutler,
| Iion's Savings Bank & Trust company,
State Bank OF Utah, u, c. NJ, l., r. S.
| Hills, George Romney, John Scowcroft
| e Co, Deseret Savings bank Poulton,
| Madsen owen x Co.. John Henry
| smith, Lambert Paper company, Hal
| liday Drug company, y, NJ. Sears, Or
| pheum theater NJ. II. Walker. j. II.
| Dooley, r. NJ. Breeder, II. c. Hoff-
| man, w. j. Donnellan. j. D. Spencer.
Spencer Clawson, Elias Morris & Sons
| Co, J. Q. Crltchlow, Fisher Harris, j.
| A. Greenewald o. II. Hewlett and
| many others equally as prominent in
| business circles.
An attempt was made TO file the
| petitions without taking any action
| upon them whatever hut this was not
| entertained by President Davis who or
| dered them referred to the municipal
| laws committee for consideration. IL
| remains to be seen what the COM
| mittee will do with them.