Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-19
BUTLER GETS
SIXTH SALOON
Local Brewery Permitted by City
Council to Open Despite
Protests Of Merchants.
LIQUOR ORDINANCE ON ICE
stewart says Maybe Something Might
Happen n Measure is Passed
Fathers II. Then Obstructs

In spite OF the vigorous protests Of
the business mon. doing business u
that locality a license for q saloon at
Is west First south, was granted 90
Peter Butler manager OF the Butler
Brewing Co. az the session OF che city
council Monday night This win make
the sixth saloon under the "chaceron-
age Of AIR. Butler. the others being.
one at the Warm Springs. one at no.
$50 west South Temple street. another
known as "Hansou's' an Sixth West
and Second South. "Lemps Place" at
3t south Main. and "Rosenblooms' at
as east First South
Questioned as 20 the ACCESSIBILITY of
restricting the number of saloons iu
the city, 10 "a stipulated per capita 0t
the population, Councilman Fernstr1m
remarked that IL opened the way Tor
graft That there Is mo- Indication
81 graft la the granting of a. license
for another saloon on block which
already is cursed with five of those
establishments. along onc-half its dis
lance, goes without saying.
The action of Councilman Fern
strom, I'm advocating the granting az
the license tor the new saloon. came
In tho form Of "a surprise. after his
scathing announcement OF the manner
ia which some OF the saloons Hero be-
Ing conducted in the city Upon being
questioned today Mr.. Ferustrlm stated
that Mr. Butler had only two uhor
saloons under his direction. and that
they we're well conducted. and as tne
law permitted three 90 each brewery,
he felt that Nh. Butler should have
IN" same privileges as the others The
fact of the Butler Brewing CO. owning
hFe saloons already is news 80 the
councilman from the Third, apparently.
but such is the case. and what g. m,re
out OF the saloons, at the Warm
81 ,ngs is located upon city property.
lie fact of the brcwerys owner
ship OF these saloons was freely adj
mittCc IN a telephone conversation
With Mr. Butler this morning The
name and address of each saloon was
given by Mr. Butler. and wnen az the
close OF the conversation ne asked for
Tie name OF rh2 inquirer and was told
tta+ views c.slustel gruut came
back over the wire.
TAME SESSION.
The meeting Of the city council last
night was, by comparison with the lac,
one a rather tame affair The par
iicular bone OF contention last night
was the postponing OF the passage OF
the liquor license ordinance. which was
80 long ago prepared by Councilman
Stewart that he has forgotten the date
he went 10 work ON IL, and the passage
OF which ne has obstructed In every
possible way since.
Last night was the hrst appearance
OF the ordinance since the last time
u WAS tabled, and upon It's Introduction
Councilman Stewart al once got busy
with the bugaboo OF possible legisla-
ton, which might IN some vague way
interfere with the enforcement OF mo
terms OF the measure should II be
passed, and upon this well worn ground.
urged that the ordinance be laid over
for another six weeks
councilman FernstrOm. who had only
the night before been on a stunning
expedition, was strong in his opposition
TO delay, and told the council that the
only reason delay was asked for. and
for that the bogio about legislation
was being presented was because the
brewery interests demanded that there
be as little citation as possible al this
time when they were lighting prohibit
ton for their lives. lie openly charged
that open gambling was being carried
on In at least one place, and said that
he had beon told, when he visited this
house. the l4uXus on South State street,
that Councilman Stewart had seen the
whole thing, and that he approved "a.
Stewart. Of course denied this charge.
A. an upshot Of the controversy, the
ordinance was laid on the ice for an
other six weeks, when It's possible use
iulness Will have ceased. and 10 can be
TO die natural death.
BUY MORE REAL ESTATE.
After the reading and acceptance OF
The Mayors message, a special mes
sage recommending the purchase OF
more ground for the city use. was read
from the mayor and complied with by
vote.
The real estate which the mayor
asked the city council 20 buy, cou-
sists ~ piece OF ground $50 By $3.50 In
he middle Of the block immediately
north of the city and county building.
no price being $4,000. Councilman
SLACK explained further the mayors
reason Tor presenting the proposition
TO the council, bv saving that tho
ground was wanted for the erection of
a city stable and stOrerOom. and that
The site offered was the most central
10 be found In had been under on
Hon 10 the city for some days. and its
purchase was urged as am economic
measure.
something Of an argument resulted
rom the reading of "a communication
rom Street Supervisor Raleigh. ask
ms that be be- given the assistance on
b man with police authority to enforce
.hc ordinances respectIua tho streets.
which, be- said, were being greatly
damaged bY The practise uf coutrac-
ors and others, mixing mortar on the
asphalt. and by tho splitting of sand