The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-17
CLOSING IN ON SALOONS
Councilman Peery Introduces Ordi-
nance Stricter in Provisions
Than Mayors Orders.

Supporting Mayor Brewers reform
movement Councilman H. E. Peery intro
sduced an ordinance at last nights council
session which includes all of the mayor S
recent orders as to closing the saloons
and gambling houses OH Sunday and at
one o'clock each morning during the week
In fact the measure draws the lines a lit
tie closer and absolutely prohibits the sale
of liquor to women in cafes or elsewhere.
1t provides that d violation not only
works a forfeiture OF the license but takes
away from the offending person the right
70 hold another license in Ogden. A num-
Der of increases of the regular license fees
are also included. After passing two
readings the ordinance went to the license
committee with instructions to report
Monday.
Immediately after the special lighting
committee had reported that it was una
bic to do anything concerning the Willard
canyon power deal a communication was
received from Frank Moore, the former
owner of the power right, in which he
gave the city ten days to settle. He said
that If at the end of that time the city
did not show signs of keeping its part OF
the agreement he would institute a suit
The communication was referred to tho
special committee.
A petition signed by 16S persons asked
that the Ogden Rapid Transit company
be granted a franchise to lay car line
on Wall avenue south from Twenty-fifCn
street. The traction people in a letter
said that their franchise gave them the
right to construct lines on all streets of
Ogden except Wall avenue, and asked per
mission to amend the ordinance to in
clude that portion of the street. After the
amendment passed the first reading a sus-
pension of the rules was asked to pass ii
over a second reading. This move brought
forth vigorous protest from Councilman
Powers who said that there was some
thing behind the movement. He handled
the street car people without gloves and
fafnFn In tod hWr 20 I'M hat
afraid of Mr.. Bamberger or some one else
who might come into ogden. A suspension
of the rules was voted down by d vote of
six to four and the amendment went to
the law committee and the city attorney.
The ogden WaterWOrks company sent in
bill foe $3.50 for hydrant rental for
1907. Mr.. Peery moved that after So 20
occupation tax for 1907 and 81. $50 tax for
the first half of 1908 was deducted from
the bill that the balance of $50 be paid.
This was ordered done.
Chief of Police Browning notified the
council that he had readjusted a part of
his department and had appointed Ser
geant Pincock as regular afternoon ser
geant, and also TO act as license cGllec-
tor; also that he had appointed George
Wardlaw. former license collector to sue
coed Patrolman Cooper Chief Browning
requested that the red light. located at
Twenty-fifth street and Washington ave-
nue.. as signal for the officers. be
changed to Twenty-fifth street and Grant
avenue and that another light be estab-
lished at Twenty-fourth street and Wash
ington avenue. In addition to this he
asked that telephone be placed at
Twenty-fourth street and Grant avenue.
These matters were all referred to the DO
lice committee.
Engineer Parker submitter estimates for
three kinds of bridges to be built across
Ogden river near the mouth of the can
yon and all were referred to the street
committee.
The recommendation from the street ST.
pervisor that the sweeping of streets be in
the night time was referred to the street
committee.
The sanitary inspector reported 1888 cases
of contagious diseases under quarantine
One hundred and two of these are
measles.