The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-06

are false to your oaths as Councilmen
and are not good citizens. -
Councilman +. IT. Preece (Mormon)
said he could point out where gam
bling existed at the present time. Coun-
Gilman Martin offered to leave the
Council chamber at that moment, aud,
with Detective Frank Wheeling. who
was present, go with Mr.. Preece 10
make the arrests. Mr. Preece promptly
declined 10 take up Mr.. Martin S offer.
and remained in his seat, amid jeers
from the American members of the
Council.
Councilman Black pointed out in
brief speech that the Ferry resolution
was necessary because Of the rapid
growth Of Salt Lake, and declared that
the city had never progressed as it
had during 1906. New conditions. he
said, demanded new methods of meet
ing such conditions,
Wells Backs Water.
Councilman Wells made another
speech in which he denied that he per-
sonally favored open gambling. but
charging that it. existed, and insisted
that the city might as we'll derive a
revenue from it He also denied that
his party-thc church Democratic par
ty-had had a majority in the Council
during the Morris administration Coun-
Gilman Holiday and others, who were
in the minority when the Mormon
Democratic Republican combine ruled
in those days, laughed outright at this
denial by Mr. Wells
Councilman G. J. Crabtree Chairman
Of the Police Committee. replied sharp
ly to the Mormon members.
Before this administration came
in,' said Mr.. Crabtree, "it was com
mon. everyday occurrence for wives and
children to line up at the police sta
ton every morning and ask police aid
in getting back the money the husband
and father had lost in the gambling
houses. Usually An officer was detailed
to 20 with them to get back part of the
money.
''You men say said Mr. Crabtree,
that gambling is still going on in
THIS town. tell you these complaints
of women and children are not made
TO. the police any more. They are
thing of the past, and the reason is
that gambling in Salt Lake, barring
possibly an occasional card game which
you can stop, has been stopped"
Fernstrom Charges Corruption.
speech, alleged that the police depart
ment of Salt Lake was corrupt. and
rotten. He dragged in the McWhirter
case. and said he knew OF an instance
where q man had been beeced out of
$50. and had notified the police, and
that the thieves were warned to get
away before the police came.
Councilman HOLIDAY demanded to
know why Fernstrom had not furnished
this information and made complaint
before. Fernstrom replied that he was
willing TO do so at any time.
Continuing Fernstrom championed
open gambling =, without reserve
VI l,xyn,
said, "and there always will be fallen
women. You've got to regulate them,
and how to regulate them is merely
question of policy
Councilman Carter declared that
Fernstrom should be compelled to prove
his specific charges against the police
department.
Councilman Mulvey made a speech in
which he defended the Ferry resolution
and rebuked the members for intem
perate language.
Mr.. Ferry closed the debate by point
ing out briefly that the discussion had
degenerated into partisan war. and
that the main subject-the necessity
for levying three-mill tax for inter.
est and sinking fund purposes-had
been lost sight Of He pointed out thai
II was impossible to meet the interest
of the city and at the same time carry
oD public improvements under the pres
ent system. He admitted that the op-
position Of the minority to the resoIu-
tion would probably prevent the Lepis-
lature from taking any action, but in
sisted that there be vote. The roll
was called on the resolution, and it was
adopted by the following vote:
4eas-Blaek Carter, Crabtree, Ferry.
HOLIDAY, Mulvey, 'Donnell and Presi-
| dent Davs-S.
Nays-Barnes, Fernstrom, Hollev,
Preece, Tuddenham and Wells-6.
Absent-Martin.
Mr.. Martin was called away from
the Council chamber before the vote
was taken.