Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-05
ANOTHER FLOP
By AMERICANS
,,,,bers Of the City Council
Aoaio Reverse Former Ac-
ton Taken.
uow IT is TAX ABATEMENT;
,.u, 10 the support OF Mayor
thompson in His Veto of Mar
tin Resolution.

WI. ..neplcan" members of the city
~ again reversed themselves last
eV 9us, Al The council meeting ana raj
,,9s to the support Of Mayor inoHpso''
n's ,nto Of tho Martin resolution pro-
,anr FOR abatlng a special TAX
counting to $500 on public scnoo'
.arortv on east Second south street
rW ~ oro the council voted nhahi-
W. W. - abate the tax as the law does
ny, giye the city council power 10
" = ,ax against any public sInooi
levy The resolution was submitted
piViyraror Thompson and, atter colisui.
w., M city attorney, he Vet9eu y on
10y no mat the property mas peeh
w w hy The board OF education 10 an
s, .Ssr y Marty and the abatement wou.a
w W.. IN favor Of the other party anu iio'
N fayor OF the board. a.. ,,,r
WHEN the veto camo before the 0v",
a iast night Crabtree moved that II pe
.ns,sined Fernstrom moved tnat the
,Sstter be laid over for a week loi aui
.ssr Inyestlgatlon as he was satls nps.
Ne. ne council had no right 10 colle.t
ne tsy. His motion was lost by ,ote
ngstoS The roll was then caileu Oh
Nc veto and 1t was sustained py Note
nSSto 4. In order to clear me tllle ol
,so lien Of the special tax against tle
,,onerty. il Is necessary Tor the ppalu
~ he purchaser to go INTO court anu
t,st the legality Of the action OF tllt
rouncIl in levying the tax against
school property.
POOL. ROOM ORDINANCE
Martin introduced an amendment TO
,sb moo, room ordnance which promo,
ne minors from frequenting pool ana
bllisrd rooms. Heretofore the orolh-
snce only prohibited minors from ile-
ouenting pool and billiard rooms Wnele
louor was sold. The amendment pro,
hints them from going into any poor
room regardless OF whether or noe
o,lor is sold there. In support OF ms
amendment Martin declared ihaF ne
had recently discovered nine boys III
pool and billiard room on Conlliltl
cial street and that they had been pay
ing truancy from school and spent their
time in that place. The arlenunleuI W
the ordinance was referred 10 tne u
cense and municipal laws committees
and is as follows 49,
,,ssd ordinances OF Salt Lake City of
1903 be. and the same hereby is amend
ed and re-enacted so as 10 reau as loi-
lows.
Sec. s2i. Minors, Indians Insane or
1dlotic Persons In saloons or Billiard
Halls prohihited.--lt shall be unlawful
for any person 10 send or take, or for
any owner, agent, bartender or em-
Move 10 permit or allow any person
under the age Of q years. or Indian or
insane Or idiotic person. to 20 TO or re-
main al or be In any saloon, wine room
or apartment whatsoever. where iptox-
Jaatillg drink IS sold or dispensed, ex-
repting drug stores and the dining
rooms OF hotels or restaurants. or to
permit any such minor to visit, frequent
or remain In any billiard or pool room
or hail."
EXTENDING CITY LIMITS.
The report Of the committee recon-
mendlng the granting of the petition
of Earl Dunshee for the annexation to
the city OF about 60 acres of land be-
tween Eleventh and Twelfth South and
Thirteenth and fifteenth East streets,
was adopted by the council, and the
city attorney will draw up the nee
essary ordinance which will he sub
mitted at the next council meeting.
The new district has been plated into
city lots and IS known as Westminster
Heights.
SOME PROTESTS.
A protest was received from ]. l..
shue against the action of the Rio
Grande Railway company in allowing
ears TO stand on Fifth West street for