The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-09
REOPENS BAR
AT THE FAIR
GROUNDS
MURRAY Is GRANTED LIQUOR
LICENSE BY COUNCIL.
Turfman May Sell Intoxicants at the
Grounds for the Next Three
Months.

The action taken by the city council
at an adjourned session Tuesday night.
In refusing a retail liquor license to
H H McIver at the Four-State fair
grounds. was rescinded at a special
meeting held last night when w NJ.
Murray. manager of the racing asso-
citation and a business associate Of
Mr.. McIyer. was given permission to
sell intoxicating liquors at the grounds
for the next three months.
This reversal of action resulted af-
ter long and somewhat stormy exec
utiye session had been held in the
mayors Office. The application Of Mr
Mclver for n liquor license at the fair
grounds was refused Tuesday night for
a lack of a majority vote.
AT the executive session directors
Of the fair association and Mr.. Murray
were present and laid their case be.
fore the members OF the council AT
ter II had been agreed TO Issue the H.
cense 10 Mr. Murray the council was
called together by Councilman Sam
Thomas, who was made president pro
tenn In the absence of President
Browning.
The call for the special meeting.
signed by Councilmen Dana and
Thomas.
Councilman Dana OF the license
committee moved that the license be
granted to Mr.. Murray The motion
was seconded by Councilman Wilson.
All Of the members present voted In
favor of granting the license, except
Councilman Humphris, who. with
President Browning and Councilman
Powers voted In the negative when
the application of Mr., MoIver was
brought up the evening before. Neither
President Browning nor Councilman
Powers was present at last nights
meeting.
Reason for Change
In explaining their votes both Coun-
cllmen Peery and Dickson said that
they were at first opposed to granting
a liquor license al the fair grounds.
but after talking with business men
and after learning that the fair asso-
citation would be benefited TO the eX-
tent of $1,000, they had decided TO
vote in favor of Issuing the license.
Mr.. Peery suggested that the council
inform Mr.. Murray at once whether
OF not he can expect a renewal of his
license, so that he can govern himself
accordingly at the termination Of the
quarterly license which he now holds
Mr.. Murray has obtained a lease of
the race track at the fair grounds for
two years and according to a commu-
nication which vas read from the OIL
GERS of the fair association. the asso.
citation has received four times moro
from him than from any other con-
cessionaire on the grounds.
Wants Personal Damages.
When the liquor license matter had
been disposed of n communication
from George T. Terry. in which ho
demands $500 damages from the city
for injuries resulting TO his property.
was read. Mr.. Terry asserts that the
city. by changing the grade on Twen-
ty second street between Van Buren
and Harrison avenues has rendered a
brick dwelling house owned by him
almost inaccessible. The petition was
to the law committee, the
sidewalk committee and the city at
torney for a report.
j. d. Skeen appeared before the
council with a complaint that the lines
run for sidewalk improvement on Har-
rison avenue between Twenty-second
and Twenty-thlrd streets will inter
fere with his property abutting the
.horoughfare. He asked that the work
be delayed until the street can be Wild
ened at this point, The matter was
referred TO the street and sidewalk
committee and the city attorney.