Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-13
BarroomS Were Vacated at Mid
night Last Night Under
New Ordinance.
POLICE WILL ENFORCE IT.
Chief Barlow Says the Letter Of the
Law Must be- Ob-cr,cd-Rld,
Streets of Luafcr..
ANY old place cam hang my nat

amy old place cam hang nay n4t.
la home. sweet home 20 mo-"
This IS the soft refrain sung by
gangs Of saloon Ioafers last night.
The new liquor ordinance passed by
the city council and signed by Mayor
] John $. Bransford. went into effect at
midnight and when the stroke OF 10
was heard an tho saloons wore CLOSED
When The III O'Clock SHIFT OF patrol
| mon went Oh duty. each man had iu-
structions from Chief Barlow 90 notify
The proprietors or every saloon ln the
clty that the ordinance would be enc
forced TO the letter and that the doors
must cloao promptly al IL O'Clock. and
the loafers and vags and everybody ina
| The places elected.
The enforcement OF tho new ordn-
anco brought gorl,lw to the saloon men
and also to the rif-raf that hangs
about such places an night long by
1880 this morning the streets were pga.-
tlcally deserted and whore tho loungers
went TO is a mystery The saloon men
have no particular objection 20 the or
diuance except the clause compelling
them TO shut their doors az - o'clock
some OF the saloon men have am idea
they can avoid abiding by the law Ion
the matter OF free lunches a state
street saloon Keeper said he would SELL
the lunches and give away the beer
while others think they can circumveut
the new law in other ways Il has been
suggested that a tray OF sandwiches
might be kept under the bar and given
to the customers without violating the
free lunch section.
For about an hour after tho saloons
closed last night groups OF men. hang
er5-nn and vags could be seen in front
OF their fayorite resorts discussing tho
new law and "Cussiug' the council and
the police. They did not know where
10 20 and thought II an outrage. They
apparently found places, however as
few were TO DE seen after 80. Cheap
rOomiughouses. tine Volunteers and Sail
walton Army barracks found many OF
Thorn, while others loafed an vacant
buildings and in alleyways.
CHIEF BARLow's EDuCT
with reference to the new ordinance
and his purpose as to enforcing IT,
CHIEF Barlow said.
.'As long as ] arm at the head of the
police department ] viii enforce tho
ordinance TO the letter Some saloon
proprietors may fool us for little
while, but eventually they WI De
fooled to d greater degree We expect
that there are many who win try TO
beat us I'm various ways which might
appear reasonable TO themselves. Yet
not TO as. We do not expect to be
beaten at our own game. and if thoy do
not conduct themselves within the lim-
its Of the ordinance we viii recommend
that the city council revoke their H.
censes. II win not be as 81 they could
bring the matter up IN court and win
out through q technicality. The mat
ter viii De- put up 10 tho council
The ordinance prohibits free lunches
and this will be enforced. Cold meats
and bread, or any manner OF lunch. will
b. prohibited. but as far as olives and
potato chips are concerned, / do not
look upon those things as being within
the meaning Of the ordinance, and the
practise may continue, as far as j am
concerned.
"As % tho matter OF arranging
booths and making an unobstructed
view from the street through the sa-
loon after closing hours, following the
requirements Of the ordinance, no hard
ship will be pIvotised upon saloon
men.
They win he warned and given am
plo time TO comply with the ordinance.
Very many saloons can remain as they
now are. II win be necessary for others
10 remove Opaque glass on parts Of par
titions that a clear view may be had
through the establishment during closed
hours. A blind may be used during
hours of business"