Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-27
Despite the Fact that Many Tax
payers Protested to City
Council.
REPORT NOT RECONSTRUCTED.
Property Owners In Locality of Donn's
Place Said 10 be mp In Arms
Over Action.

vicinity protested against the council
granting liquor license to Mathew
Dom for his saloon on the corner OF
Sixth West and Second South streets,
the city council az ts regular meeting
last night refused 10 reconsider the re-
port granting the license and thereby
approved its action OF week ago and
allowed the license 20 be Issued.
At the meeting a week ago the license
committee recommended that the H.
censc be Issued and the report was
adopted. but Councilman Barnes gave
notice that he would move 10 recon-
slider the report at the meeting last
night, When the matter was reached
Barnes moved that the report OF the
committee be recOnsidered, and I'm sup
port Of his motion he stated that the
property owners IN that locality were
up In arms over the action Of the coun.
ell In granting The license and hal
called him up over the telephone since
he arrived IN the council chamber and
stated TO him that they we're bitterly
opposed to saloon being located on
that corner,
DOM ON PROBATION.
Black and Fernstrom both stated that
they had at first opposed the license,
but they We're Of the opinion that IL
would be all right 20 grant Il, and were
willing TO try Dom for a few months
at any rate.
Wells ana Holiday both spoke In ia
Nor OF the motion 10 reconsider and
against issuing the license They stated
that If the property owners objected to
the saloon, the council should not
grant It.
Garter stated that he had made a
personal Investigation and that he had
found none of the people IN that block
who opposed the license, and he could
see no reason why II should not be
granted, O'Donnell also favored the
license, az Dom had already expended
sil00 in furnishing the place, and he
did not think that he should be COM
PEELED 90 lose that amount OF money,
VOTE OF EIGHT TO THREE.
The roll was then called on the mo-
tion to reconsider, and It was lost by
q vote OF three TO eight Barnes, Hob
day and Wells voted for the motion,
and Black, Carter Crnbtree, Fernstrom,
Ferry, Mulyey, O'Donnell and Tudden-
ham voted against IT, and there were
four ahsentees. BY the motion TO
reconsider being lost, the action OF the
council IN granting the license last
Monday night stands approved,
The report of the committees on en-
cheering and sewerage recommending
the change In name OF the streets es-
pecially In the Fourth precinct as sug-
gested by the city engineer was re-
ferred back 10 the three conncilmen
from that precinct with the city engl-
neer associated with power to make
the changes in names and report to the
council,
REPAIRS FOR CONDUIT
Upon recommendation Of Supt. Of
Waterworks Hines the sum VI $500 was
appropriated for repairs on the Parley's
canyon conduit.
The matter Of paving South Temple
street from Tenth East TO the reserya-
tion was laid over for one year upon
the recommendation Of the committee
on streets, This step was considered
necessary on account OF the condition
OF the cty's finances.
The report OF the committee recon-
mendng the construction OF two new
bridges across the Jordan 4 Salt Lake
canal. was adopted by the council.
A petition was received from Mrs Il.
q. Kidder, secretary Of the Woman's
American Club OF Utah. asking that
new sign posts be placed at the inter-
sections OF the streets throughout the
city and that the streets around the
city and county building be paved with
asphalt, The petition also opposed the
changing of the names OF some OF the
streets as proposed by the city engi-
neeG. The petition was referred TO the
committee on streets.
APPOINTMENTS BY AUDITOR
The appointment Of c. 3. Stevens as
deputy city auditor vice II V. Meloy
resigned was submitted to the council
by Auditor AIN and was confirmed by
Il unanimous vote
The auditor also submitted the APP
polntment of George r. Hancock as
bookkeeper IN his office, which was also
confirmed unanimously,
CAHOON NOW A CAPTAIN.
Chief OF the Fire Department Chas
II. Vail submitted the following pro-
motions and appointments In HIS de-
partment; Lieut. W. Il. Cahoon TO be
captain; Jesse l. Burnett as secretary
90 succeed II. 4, Cowburu, resigned;
George Reid as a fireman to succeed
w. II, Burnett, resigned. Tho APP
poiutments were confirmed
Francis Mcdonald petitIoned the
council for the privilege Of leasing g.
portion OF the water IN the Big Cot
tonwood conduit Tie asked 90 be al
lowed TO tap the conduit az his own
expense SO as 10 get the use OF the
flood waters during May and June OF
each year. The petitioner offered TO
pay the city 90 scents per second foot
for every "a hours time the water is
used The matter was referred TO
the committees on w0terWotks and en-