The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-16
Opposition Develops to Fern
strom's Brewery Owned ,Sa-
loon Ordinance.
MAY RESULT IN HOT
FIGHT IN THE COUNCIL
Mr.. Stewards Booth Measures
May Also Precipitate Red
Hot Debate.

Saloons in general and browery-owned
and controlled saloons In particular
will, in all likelihood, come in for
lively raking over the Goals at tonight s
session of the city council.
f, S. Fernstrom, councilman from the
Third ward. author of the ordinance
directed against brewery-owned saloons,
will call his proposed measure up and
insist upon its passage. 1t was intro
duced to the council ten weeks ago,
but has been safely resting IN the
pouch, unsigned by any of the license
and municipal laws committees to which
it was referred.
Section $50 of the present saloon or
dinance reads: "Not more than throe
licenses to sell intoxicating liquors IN
Salt Lake City shall be issued at any
one time to the same person, firm or
CORPORATION. and no license to sell lntoxl"
eating, liquors shall be issued to any
firm or corporation, any members or
stockholders of which. combined, hold
u total Of three such licenses.
Mr.. Fornstrom S proposed measure
amends the ordinance by requiring the
applicant for liquor license to own
the fixtures and control the lease on the
premises in which the saloon is to be
located, if he does not actually own the
property The applicant, before the IL
cense will issue to him, must take
oath that he owns the fixtures in the
building and the lease on the premises.
False oath Will constitute perjury,
which is felony, and Will be punish
able as such upon CONVICTION
Opposition Develops.
Considerable opposition to Mr.. Form
strom 8 measure has developed and 1t
viii have rough Shedding in all proba-
I. t. =. lnl u 1,.
ents of the measure that 1t will not
remedy the alleged conditions it is in
tended TO reach. BY executing q chat
tel mortgage on the fixtures in favor
Of the operator of the saloon, the
brewers owning the fixtures and furn-
ishlng the money for the payment of
the lease on the premises could thus
cvado the proposed measure aud mako
the ownership of the property impos-
sible of proof. This would absolutely
defeat the amendment, it is contended
by many, among them several council
men.
Mr.. Fernstrom says there are fifty
seven saloons in Salt Lake City either
owned or controlled by the threee lead
ing breweries. and be will make d
strong fight for bis measure.
Some more oratory is promised on
Mr.. Stewart S two ordinances, intended
to abolish closed booths in restaurants
and booths of any sort IN saloons. Bit
ter opposition to the former measure
has sprung up and it is likely TO be
defeated, but the latter measure may
pull through. These measures also pro-
hibit wine or card rooms in, or at
tached to. restaurants or saloons. Un-
like Mr.. Ferustrom s ordinance, both
of these measures have been recon-
mended for passage by the license COM
mittee. AS no report has been made
upon Mr.. Fernstrom g ordinance. he
may have some trouble in getting it
out of committee.
Milk Ordinance Expected
If the city attorney is ready, the
dairy ordinance will come before the
council. Wholesale milk dealers con-
plain Of the present ordinance on the
grounds that 1T requires them to pay
both wholesale and a retail license,
and the new ordinance will segregate
the wholesale license from the retail
and thus afford the desired relief, 1t
is claimed. The ordinance, as it now
stands, requires the dairyman to pay
SS month for the first five gallons
disposed of daily. and $3.50 month for
each additional five gallons daily con-
against the ordinance has been pre-
seuted TO the council and others are
expected.
Among the important Improvement
matters that will come up will be the
recommendation of the streets com.
mittee that the intersections from D
to Virginia street, and from Brigham
to Second avenue, be paved with refined
asphaltum. The proposed improvement
will cover thirtytwo blocks and cost
the city in the neighborhood of $4,000.
The final test is to be made or the
outlet pipe for the west side sewage
station today. and it is likely that
some of the councilmen will be present
at the making of the test A report
on its condition will probably be made
to the council.
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