The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-17
THINGS DONE TO
SALOON ORDINANCE
Mr.. Stewards Pet Measure Is
Jumped Upon by His
Associates.
j.. ABUNDANT LEGISLATION
NOW, SAYS MR.. MARTIN
Debate Becomes Tropical, How
ever, While Matter Is Be-
ing Discussed.

After Councilman Stewards proposed or
dinance ahollsh!ng booths, wine. card and
lunch rooms in saloons had passed
through the fire OF the opposition at Mon
day nights session OF the council. IT had
been reduced TO q resolution so vitated
IN effect that It was hardly recognizable
Mr.. Martin led the fight on the pro-
posed measure, subjecting It TO ridicule
and declaring that there is enough saloon
legislation already If the chief OF police
will only enforce 1t. 1.-The chief of po-
lice has the power OF a car" declared
Mr. Martin. 'He is monarch of all ne
surveys" was another OF Mr.. Martin
.extravagant statements. "IIe doesn't en-
force the anti-saloon legislation already
Mr.. Stewart warmly championed the
measure. declaring that It was al non
sense about the power MI Marein aC
corded 10 the chief OF police. inc chiei
never has been able 10 secure convictlouS
on the present anti saloon ordinances.
declared Mr. Stewart The saloons nave
have as repeatedly broken their prom
tses and these laws. II Is time that we
made them come to time
Wake Up, Says Fernstrom.
III we don't wake up we'll hnd that
we are away behind the moral wave tnat
IS sweeping over tne country ss.'" ava :, /.
Fernstrom. I'm Roisc only last week
an ordinance prohibiting poolrooms was
passed These booths In saloons arc not
erected at great expense for the benefit
OF the morals OF the community
At this point Mr.. Wood suggested an
amendment 10 the effect that no license
hc Issued TO applicants who are not Git
izans Of the United states Then Mt
chief be instructed not TO recommend Tor
approval the application OF any saioon IN
which there are booths or In which III
IS proposed TO Install booths or wine
or card rooms In this rather vitated
form the measure was adopted,
Mr.. Martin. ia a lengthy talk, turned
n stream OF ridicule upon Mr., stewart
ordinance To abolish closed booths. card
md wine rooms In restaurants, which
brought Mr., Fernstrom 20 his feet as
Il strong champion of the measure. when
liquor and low element snail rule. us and
be- supreme. I want TO tell him that he.
IS away off, he declared.
Mr.. Fernstrom's reply brought applause
from four women who were present In
the interest of temperance Mr.. Martin
claims that the ordinance Will not hold,
for the reason that the restaurants with
booths could adopt the name OF hotel
and thus evade Ii. Mr.. Reedall suggested
that restaurants selling liquor be taxed
500 n year FOR liquor license in addl-
tion 70 their restaurant license. and %lth
this suggestion the proposed ordinance
wont back to the municipal laws and
license committees,
Recommendation Filed.
Chief OF Police Pitts's recommendations.
rendered TO the council February II this
year. that an ordinance be. passed pro-
hlbiiing any one In saloons between IL
o'clock Saturday night and that hour Sun
DAY night, wine and card rooms. re-
quiring an unobstructed view on Sundays
and preventing women from entering
saloon at any time, were ruthlessy filed.
The propricto:s of the Asroughton bar.
1iG West Second South street. must ap-
pear before the council next Monday night
and explain how they came to be oper
atinZ in violation OF the Sunday closing
law last Sunday or lose their license.
Chief of Police Pitt presented a COM
munication TO the council, In which he
set OUT that Detectives Schulze and
Wheeling had caught this saloon In the
act OF violating the Sunday closing law,
aad asked that the license be revoked.
Upon Mr. Stewards notion. however. the
place will ne given a chance to explain.
IL IL can, how 1t came to be running on
Sunday
Mr.. Fernstron1 did not call for his or
dirance directed against 0oi and con-
troled saloons. but declared that he would
Go so next Monday night