The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-23
Saloon Legislation TO Be.
cussed by City Council
This Evening.
MEASURES ARE DRASTIC
in SOME PARTICU]
Should Propositions Go Thr,
There VIII Be Increasr,
in Revenues.

Salt Lake City's solons ton;y,
take another turn at the sween;
loon and temperance legislat;a,
posed in committee reetinc Tn,
night.
The proposition is to raise tha
of the drug stores from S400 Ia
a year and mako every holdsy
government license take ont !
license, too. Heretofore MANY r,
houses and the like enioyinv
mense liquor traffic have been
ing with paying only S25 a wear
government license. The pronosa
nance raising tho license Ia {,
year Will make the possession OF
ernmeut license prima facic AZ
that the holder IS selling liquor (
city license viii be imposed 4
further evidence.
Many Of the drug stores. esu
those centrally located. are sail
much whisky and wine as the {
IL is charged by the saloons, and
ing from the temper of the con,
discussion Thursday night. The
stores Will be raised without an
junction. One assertion was 10
feet that one drug store sold "a
barrels OF whisky in one week
member Of the bartenders' con,
that waited upon the council con,
said that another drug store cs
located sold fourteen cases Of
few Sundays ago.
To Increase Revenues.
The proposed increase for the
ing houses and other houses N
most Of them out Of business.
agreed. which will throw that
moro trade to the Legitimate" )
1t is predicted. SO the city will n,
any considerable increase in z
from this source. but it is bolieve
the raising of the drug stores \
crease the city's revenues imm
There are about fifty-two drug
in Salt Lake City that pay only
year each for a liquor license. II
these took out licenses the In
would add $4l,600 q year 20 the
revenues. but, of course, the a,
viii be prohibitiye to many and
will be q falling of in the mum
licenses. This Will be made q
"and then some,' however, in Z
vance in the license.
Special stress will be laid up.
proposition to close up places tha
violated the liquor laws for six .
thereafter. This viii make the pr
owner sit up and take notice. beg
doubt. In many instances the pr|
are so arranged that they are uf
able virtually for other than saloo
poses and the closing up OF Z pla
violation of the ordinance will
that the premises will be Will
tenant for six months afterward.
will seriously affect the owners 4
book, and he will be vitally CON
in seeing that his tenant lives
the laws.
The first place that will proba|
made an example OF will be the 3
ton bar, at l46 West Second
street, which is charged with Il
open Sunday before last. The 81
police has already recommends
this saloon s license be revoked a
council appears to be in a tenn
follow the recommendation
Another Measure.
Another iouor measure that Wi
up is Mr.. Stewart s ordinance TO
booths. open or closed, and va
card rooms where liquor is sold
taurauts and saloons. The ordinaI
latiug TO saloons was reduced
vitiaied resolution last Monday
but the MAYOR refused 70 appr'
and sent ii back 10 the council
recommendation that the proposes
nance be passed, as the resoluti
his opinion. gave the chief OF
too much discretionary power. =!
olution in fact placed the SALOON!
at the entire mercy or the en-
police in case he disapproved q
plicatiou. but il contlicted with tn'
eut ordinance on that suo]ect q
an extent that 1t is douotiuI II ~
have been of any force.
There is one question that me g
appears undecided upon, and q
whether 10 raise the restaurants,
liquor, TO $1,000 year or not
likely will receive a threshing q
night. along with the other saloo'
temnerapce legislation pToposed.
Fernstrom viii also cal up nls
nance requiring the applicant
liquor license 20 make oatn i. ~
owns the property. or controls tns
on it, and the fixtures. !,
The contemplated increase ~ y
loon licenses has dropped out Oh
for the time being, II appears
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