Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-25
AMERICANS ARE
WITH SALOON MEN
Majority Members Champion
Cause Of Liquor Dealers
In Council Session.
FITZGERALD NAMED
,,.o chief GIorc Selects Fireman of
Experience TO Assist Him-Ap-
nointmcnt Held Up One Week.

rhe principal business transacted by
,,o city council last night was the
Granting of Il petition against the is
,rspco of a liquor license, If one should
No apped for, for the premises known
ne the old Hamlin paint shop, % west
ryrst South street The petition was
.icned by a majority of property own
,rs and business men east and west of
tbe place indicated, and the committee
IA whom the matter had been referred
recommended that 1t be filed, which
,ceant that the request Would be turned
| doEn but the report failed of adoption.
@uncilman Hall spoke strongly in
favor Of not adopting the committees
concentration. He said that so far
IS possible saloons should be kept
,aay from business centers frequented
ny women Four saloons already exist
m First South between Main and West
Temple on the south side of the street,
and he felt that it was an injustice to
strictly legitimate business interests for
tho council, which has exclusive juris-
dIction, to permit others to be opened
there.
BLACK FAVORED SALOON.
Councilman Black was in favor Of
ranting the license when applied for
nd when the vote was taken he was
apported by Martin, O'Donnell and
Wood the votes of Hall, Fernstrom,
Holley, Cowburn, Raybould, Hodgson,
Nurdock and Reedall carrying the day
Tor the petitioners.
FITZGERALD.
W. l.. FITZGERALD, for more than
year captain of fire station No. 8, was
named by Chief Glore as assistant
chief of the fire department. Black
stood alone in asking for immediate
confirmation, Martin sau1tering in
from an anterior. JusA~in time To
hear the announcement of the vote that
carried the matter 10 the committee on
police and fire.
Martin was absent from the room
again, and this time it was remarked
by member soto voce that he duck
ed" In order to avoid standing alone
on the Louvre cafe liquor license ques-
ton. At previous meeting he had
that he would move for
of the vote of Aug. II,
when Mr.. Willie of the Louvre was
voted permission to sell liquor in his
business When the matter was called
up last night Martin was missing.
MARTIN WILLING
In order that snap judgment might
bot be taken against him, he was
sought by the sergeant-at-arms, but
that official returned with the an
N0Nncement that Martin had said "let
her 60" and 1t went unanimously Mr.
While departing from the council
chamber with a smile.
A resolution was passed to the effect
that il persons residing just outside
the city limits, southeast, are willing to
be annexed to the city, favors asked
for in the way of water mains extern
sion will be granted.
WEST SIDE SIDEWALKS.
The counciImen from the Second mu-
ricipai ward, O'Donnell, Raybould and
Wood. united in asking that sidewalk
No. l26 affecting the west
side. be undertaken, as per agree
ment two or three years ago. They
that that part of the city
+ being Disseminated against and
demand was made that the section re-
iered to be given fair deal. After
some debate, during which Wood re-
marked that all the Second precinct
received is sympathy, and O'Donnell
said heatedly that he never would
have voted for the councils budget il
he had understood the matter thor
oughly, IL was decided to refer to the
finance committee with Instructions to
report at next Mondays meeting,
ADJUSTS WRONG SURVEY.
The council voted to sell F. j. Fa-
ban II feet OF ground adjoining his
property, six feet of which is covered
by part OF his house, for $500. A wrong
survey on the part of the city was re-
sponsble for the unusual situation,
Claims for damages against the city
for alleged personal injuries, We're de-
MED as follows: L. $. hester. $4,000;
Henry Wells, $500; Edna Houtz, s2,yJ,
Permission was given TO the chiat of
the fire department to arrange for a
representation in the parade on Labor
day.