The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-02

whole business as flibustering, upon
which Councilman J.. r. Han came for
ward with a motion that any of the sa-
loon men or their attorneys present De
heard He did not think il fair. he said
to allow the chairman of the license COM
mittee tMr Stewart TO defeat the OBJ
ject for which the meeting was called.
r. G. LOOfbOurow produced the lease OF
Hanak & Rumph for whom he appeared
with affidavits OF the parties concerned
These were passed over to the city attor-
ney. and it looked as If this form or pro
cedure would be adopted. No other doc-
uments were presented, however, and MI
Hall came TO the front with another mo
ton which was to the effect that IT al
the affidavits accompanying the applica-
tons We're in order, the tWenty-Iour IL
censes be granted. MI. Martin seconded
this
Hall Gives Reasons.
In support Of this. Mr. Hall argued that
these twenty-four men had been practlc-
allv charged with perjury by the chair
man of the license committee. " TINS Is
true. they should be prosecuted lot u
and il was entirely matter 10 DC
thrashcd out later. Then the couhSli
would nave ground on which 90 revoke the
licenses. but at present could not go bach
of the affidavits- He SAID Indt licIt vas
no means for the council TO know lidt
the papers Of the one hundred ana zen
whose licenses have been reccmmenGe q
are all right OF if they have not also maze
false affidavits. -.
The only way Out OF lNe lhueuA1 i-iNN
which the chairman Of the license COM
mittee has got us, said he, rs 70 grant
Nr Stewart was then heard from to the
effect that the affidavits were not what
the council should act on under the OF
dinance but only proved that II was Wheh
he read the section. He Inen DesdH 20
tell what the committee had fouhd on tle
county records. He said there were over
twenty salOOnkeepeTs shown 70 oe IN
premises owned by the Salt Lake Brewing
company, the Wagner Brewing company
owned twenty or twenty-five ana tHe
Fisher company as many These mao Desl
discovered by investigation and leo 70 lhe
action of the committee IN refusing JHeSe.
Mr. FernstrOm was as opposed 70 Whoie-
sale whitewashing as to wholesale holo-
ing up. The question the council was 70
consider was whether thesea people mad
made false affidavits and their cases
ought to be considered one by one
H. J. Dninny. city attorney. mere naq
something to say. He had been eXamln-
ing the papers Of Hanak & Rumph, hand
ed him by F. c. LOOfbOUrOw, and mad
found them Irregular
Then r. r. Black made a speech justify
/ iTy the action Of the license COMMIT Iee,
of which he is a member. He moved that
the committee of the whole rise and leaVe
further Investigations 20 that committee.
All in the Air.
There had been a whispered consultation
between the city recorder, attorney and
/ President Davis which led to the an
nouncement from the president. There IS
nothing before the council These TWEEN
tv-fouT applications have never been IN
| the hands of the C ity recorder and are not
before the council.
! Il have never seen them said the re-
corder
MIR. Fernstrom agreed that this was
right and quoted the ordinance To SHOW
/ that these applications, as all oJhef peu-
/ tons to the council, must come through
| the recorder.
Mr. Hall said that the irregularity was
| the fault of the license officials VINO nave
/ been proceeding Illegally.
J IF anyone is to blame, SAID MI Stew
art 1T is the auditors Office
When the applications are properly
made we can consider them ana not Oe-
fore" added President Davis.
This ended the meeting. Before break
| ing up Mr. Stewart said that Hanak q
RUnnph had closed Thursday and he want
1 ed II understood that there was no dis
elimination against any firms MI erIl-
/ strom said that il was understood that ali
I were TO keep open until the licenses were
all granted or refused. II was explained
that this firm had closed on advice OF thelT
/ attorney, F. c. LOofbOurOw.
| There was general understanding lhal
| the license committee would give each case
| a fuII hearing and that all saloons would
keen open until the whole business was
/ settled