Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-26
PATRIOTS SIGN
WILL STILL STAND
,u,rt Trick to Defy the City Or
' dinance Goes Through
The Council.
,ouE OVERLOOKED" ITEMS
nollars for Police DEPART
'" ~, Included IN the Municipal
-, l. Rallroadcd Through.

q, example Of the beautiful 'har-
~ r.nlch exists among the patriots
n s. aAmericau" majority in the city
q ny .,as developed in the council
e-. .,.v last evening. when Councilman
p nan raised his voice in protest
j p ,he wilful violation Of the spirit
= M city ordinance which prohibits
.,.cinr OF signs on fences buiit
~ ga sidewalks on the main business
,' 0 during the process Of erection
A. new buildings.
Tia particular instance referred 70 Is
- me property OF Thomas Kearns,
Main street between First and Sec
south streets. where new building
~ Nurse OF erection and fence has
y. hu,lt out around the sidewalk.
Inside the fence is a large Sign
,-,,sinr American" party candi-
~ TX 81 being far enough inside
.a,,,e 40 evade the ordinance which
ilsti,s nlacing signs 'on tho fence,
,.,is ain IN the public street and not
N prvate property.
Va .as a .sainst this piece OF effrontery
~ parf OF American" party man
- hat Councilman Han objected,
'ss.s,terizing the act as "a smart
$50 ma pe done with the intent to
~ ths rity ordinance and to take an
.,si- advantage because the property
.ssrs ne sign was haunted was owned
~ A notorious American
TRICK DENOUNCED.
svo doubt the American party
sought il a very smart trick TO place
'ts ION inst inside the fence, instead
~ IN Il " said Counciimen Hall. And
,bna h is not q direct violation Of the
LITER If the ordinance. il is a violation
n ne spirit Of IL, and Of the rights
N M pubHc as &c Is on public property
srs should be removed. / denOunce the
,ghole business as a smart trick on the
eart on the American party, and de-
msnd that the sign be removed"
INST here Is where the machine-like
action OF the American" majority be-
came apparent IN all its fabricated
rad,ness for action. During the dis
cassIon Of tho sign matter, Councilman
naybould had occupied the chair AS
chairman Councilman Raybould ruled
On some remarkable misapprChensiOn OF
farIamentary procedure that Council
man Halls motion that the sign be re-
moved could not be entertained, and
snnounoed that II he wished It con-
sdefed he must place L in the form OF
q resolution. Councilman Hall protest
81 that il was not necessary TO submit
saca a matter as a resolution. but
Cnlman Rayb0uld insisted.
AZ this juncture President Davis re-
ausd the chair. and after gathering
a. isfead OF the discussion, ne. too.
gnradd IN demanding the matter be
Wssuied in the form Of a resolution.
rs there would be no record OF il If Il
WE only a motion" wisely added tho
ii-lnt
cog.clman Ferry with gentle sar-
casn mersd TO alleviate the injured
feelings d Councilman Hall by subsu-
iglag The name OF W r. Wallace, the
DemWaiio nominee for MAYOR. Ia place
Of Toe nants on the American" sign at
the keans place, but there was 40 sec
oad to this motion.
The natter was finally brought up
isain m the form Of a resolution as
lsnanded By the president Of the coun-
fA By Councilman Hall. and when put
10 vote was laid over until the next
meetng Of The council by 10 to 2 The
i'Ai meeting Of the council viii be held
% Nov s, two weeks hence. so that II
pl iacn be safe 10 pass the resolution,
10y the sign viii be down os il will be
lAer election"
FORGOTTEN" ITEMS.
Another instance Of "Iailroading''
hnilers through Was that of the re-
lll.'uon OF Chlf Barlow for $500 worth
OF htures and carpenter work in i'm
proving police headquarters last Iauu-
~ which had been left of" the bud
ttt "a a mistake and also a bill from
me ehiei for $40 for motorcycle, the
runs having also been forgotten
'lfo'2n an euor" The bill was al
.sAea under sanction of the majority of
lha council
councilman Hall also protested Wig
golsy against the motion 10 appoint
Two special police officers 10 be present
y tAeh OF the polling places on election
l nut the american" members
,san gave him the MAJ hal" and ap-
iop.alod SEA for the special officers
=, 'aal DAYS work. Councilman Han
s ., y might be an right 70 have some
4' Officers az the downtown polling
- Mnefe II was possible they might
n needed, but" said be, Il do not
s s..A y a good thing 90 impose two Of
s upon the peace loving voters OF
"'V district To- the city"