Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-04
DAVIS s HEUSER
MUST GO TO WORK
II. They Don't Begin Again On.
The Aqueduct, viii For
felt Contract.
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HEATH BROS. DISCHARGED.
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Council Thinks They We're Not Tech
nically Guilty Of Selling
Liquor to Minors.
HEATH BROS. DISCHARGED E:

Unless Davis & Heuscr. the firm hav-
ing the contract for constructing tho
aqueduct on North Temple street, pro-
eeed with the work of constructing
The auieduct within two days, the city
council will take the contract and finish
the job itself.
This was the purport of resolution
introduced in the council at its session
last evening by L. s. Fernstrom and
passed without a dissenting vote. The
step was taken upon receipt of a COM
munication from p. f. Rich and other
west side property owners setting forth
that no work had been done on the
aoueduct for some time. The resolu-
ton is directed to the board of public
works, instructing them to notify the
contracting firm to proceed with the
work Of completing the equeduct within
As hours or forfeit 1t.
The case Of Heath Bros. who con-
duct a saloon on the Salt Palace
grounds and who were charged with
sellingAlquor to minor, was taken UP
during last evenings session. After
the introduction of the evidence of sew
feral witnesses, including that of the
minor who secured the liquor, the case.
was dismissed upon the ground that the
Heaths were technically not guilty of
the offense charged.
SOLD BEER 10 THE BOY.
According to the testimony produced,
Ernest Bohren, an enlploye of the salt
Palace on the 10th Of July was called
to tend the bar temporarily while the
Heath brothers were called away on
business. g During his temporary in
.ct,1nbency a. boy by the name OF Har-
rison Butcher. Is years old, appeared at
the bar with a bucket. The receptacle
contained note and 10 cents, and the
bartender, after reading the note.
poured some beer into the bucket and
gave it to the boy, who took theallauld
z to the man who sent him. Eugene Bur.
ling, a blacksmith at T3a south state.
street. The lad claimed he did not
know what was in the bucket. and
Burling said he sent the boy with the
note and the money. The council de-
cided that the boy was blameless in the
matter and that the bartender did not
sell the beer to the boy as such, but
upon authority of the note. Bohrem
had pleaded guilty in the police court
to selling the beer and had paid fine
OF $40 he said. on the advice of the,
police Judge Heath Bros, he said. had
not returned him the $40. nor had they
agreed to do so He quit their employ
two weeks ago.
The case against the Albany bar,
charged with selling liquor on SUNDAY.
went over on account Of the fact that
the case was still pending in court.
4 ARRANGE FOR PARADE.
The board Of works was instructed to.
have all holes in the streets filled In
before Grand Army encampment week,
and to issue no more permits to public
service companies to tear UP the streets
until after the encampment SIN old
soldiers in the employ of the city We're
given a weeks leave Of absence in or.
der to permit them to attend the en-
campment The recommendations Of
the street committee, with reference TO
the G. A. R. parade were adopted. IN
der this section Main street from South
%Tempel to Seventh South, and South
Temple and First South from State TO.
Richards streets, Will be closed between.
s a. m. ard IL IN. Wednesday. Aug. IL.
but the intersection of Second South and
Main streets VIII dhtii
one hour before the parade starts. The
streets will be roped and vehicles must
keep off them during the parade
SLOT MACHINE LICENSES.
The amended ordinance providing for.
the reduction in the amount OF license
charged for merchandise vending slot
machines was discussed at 5some length.
and finally went over at the request of
Mr.. Holley The ordinance as amend
cd proposes to assess slot $inaehines OF
The variety named in the sum of Sl.50
per year for penny machines. s. per
year for nickel machines and s15 for.
11O-cent machines.
Mrs Ora Brasllore. who conducts
number OF these machines in the city
and who up to the present time has
maid no license at all. was present and
was given the privilege Of the floor
Mrs. Brashore claimed that the license
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