Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-31

SLOT MACHINE HEARING OVER
.Fernstrom Attempts to Smoke out''
Deal. but is Prevented by Nlajor-
its--Thc veros Case.

An effort was made to give the un-
accountable actions of the ..American"
party officials in granting permission 10
the slot machines to resume business
an airing In the city council last. even
ing, but Councilman T. z. Black. with
inc assistance OF L. p. Martin and
Mark Reedall. managed to have the
resolution introduced by Councilman
e. = Fernstron sent over for week.
Mr.. Fernstrom intimated that deal
had been made by which the machines
We're permitted to operate and said that
ne intended to smoke it out. In his
opinion there could be no necessity of
sconfiscating the machines SO that the
decision of Justice Stanley A. Hanks.
could have no bearing on the case The
notice. II they desired. could arrest the
fproprietors Of the stores where the ma
chimes were used
FERNsTRoM's RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Fernstron's resolution. which will
come mp again at the meeting next
week. reads: X IA 75
w hereas. The chief Of police was in
structed some time ago to close gam
bling within the city ard, /,
Whereas. Said instruction was COM
piled with and the city was fairly
cleansed from this evil until last week,
when some bargain or deal was perfect
ed whereby gambling was again opened
up, and it
w hereas. The chief of police is seem
aingly in the deal not to enforce the law.
under the fiinlsy pretext that a decision
has been rendered in Justice of the
peace court that the chief of police has
right to cnnfiscate property and
Whereas, The chief of police at the
aforementioned instance when gambling
and slot machines were stopped found
that no conflscation of property was
necessary: therefore. be Il
| Resolved, That the chief of police be
and he is hereby Instructed to enforce
the laws and ordinances as far as the
stopping Of gambling and slot machines
| ifs concerned, and have all guilty parties
arrested: but not to conf1scat tie properts.
Funtil the said case is finally disposed
iof" %
he SO me policy of delay iwasE applied
to the trial OF Veros & Demeros. con
! victed In the police court of selling
lgliquor on Sunday, but whom the admin
iistration does not consider 1t advisable
to punish by revoking their license sc
soon before an election Councilman
Fernstrom fought against continu-
Y
| sbeen pending for some weeks. but !
was continued until Thursday evening
at 8 o'clock
PATIENTS CHARGED So PER DAY
The council formally authorized TIL
charge of 81 a day made to patients a
the isolation hospital. The county vii
be made to pay for those not able t
bear this charge. Councilmen L. =
Hall and Fl. 7. Cowburn objected t
the manner In which this charge wa
levied, but 1t had already been deter
mined upon.
DIR. s. g. Paul reported that the ar
arrangement with the Salt Lake & Og
Eden railroad for hauling garbage ha
!been unsatisfactory and that negoti
Etions hive been opened with the Saltai
road. The Bamberger road is quit
willing to hand over the contract an,
the Saltair line willing to take 1t. I
is intended to pay the latter $3.50 ca
to haul the stun to the city's propert,
west of the Jordan river The BAN
berger line received $3.50 n car. TIL
Saltair cars. however. are a third long
er.
T. r. Black came In with a resolu
ton authorizing the starting of til,
elevator on the city side In the cit,
and county building. This went to thu
improvements committee and city en-
gineer to prepare plans and specifica-
lions. The cost will be about $4,000
Councilman F. S. Fernstrom moved 4
resolution providing for the laying Of
5watermains on Eighth West street be-
tween Seventh and Ninth North streets;
on Chicago street between Ninth and
Tenth North; on Ninth North between
Eighth West and Chicago streets and
on Tenth North from Chicago to Tenth
West street, to cost sl,161.1o and to be
paid for from the bond fund.
The word veterinary was stricken
from the clause in the meat ordinance
providing for the appointment of an
inspector.
Appointment Of A. c, Langton as
special policeman for the Denver & Rio
Grande to take the place OF f. j.
Crowley was confirmed.
There will be n special session OF the
council on Thursday evening.
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