Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-11
Returns Resolution to City Coun-
Gill; With Lengthy Ex-
plantations.
DEFENDS COMMERCIAL CLUB.
says Such Bodies should be Immune
From Certain Require
mCuta.

Mayor Brausford today vetoed the
resolution passed by the city council
Monday evening. calling upon clubs
firms or individuals dealing in the sale
Of liquor under a government license
to take out q municipal license The
executive intimated yesterday that the
measure would not meet with his APP
proval, and today he returned the
document TO the council, accompanied
by The following letter.
TO the Honorable the President and
Members of the City Council, Gem
tlemeu.
I return herewith, without my APP
prevail resolution No. 10. introduced
by Councilman +. s. Fernstrom and
passed by your honorable body at
your regular meeting held February
3, 1903, and which resolution was re-
ferrcd 20 me for any action. approx
ing or otherwise that I might deem
fit 20 exercise The reasons for with
holding my approval are as follows.
namely.
I. The resolution as originally iu-
trOduced was intended Co Doe operative
mainly the Commercial club. am ore
gauizatlon composed almost entirely of
the best citizenship of our city. and
whose object 10 ls TO advance 10y every
legitimate means. the material and
moral progress of the city. iu the ace
complishmeut of this high aim DO has
made known to- every class of CltI-
Gems of the country the advantages of
our city as "a place where the business
men and man with capital might
safely invest their money. as also its
desirabiity as "a place Of residence
for the man who desired 90 have q
nome where he could Doe reasonably
assured of obtaining employment and
the very best educational institutions
How well it has fulfilled its purpose
its work will prove.
-. The resolution contains a mis-
representation Of the facts as regards
the attitude of the Commercial club iu
relation to ITS position, socially The
statement that the club ls operating
liquor business 8e well as the 9th
az statement that such is done in de-
Nance OF law be- susceptible of no 9th
er Interpretation than that. whatever
else the Commercial club may under
take TO do, DO is engaged iu the sale OF
intoxicating liquors as o. means of de-
irving profit thereby t0 the detriment
OF the city 10 i- true that from the
time Of the formation of the club un-
an the present time. "a bune has been
an adjunct Of the Organization. but
the use of this part of the establish
ment is permitted Co members only.
except on extraordinary occasions. IL
Is not and is not designed 10 De- oper-
ated as a means Of making money. but
as already stated is managed eXclus-
lively for the benefit Of those holding
cards which enuue them 90 club priW-
leges.
3. I am advised that IN almost every
city in the country, legitimate clubs OF
the character OF the Commercial club,
enjoy and are regarded as entitled 70
certain privileges by virtue OF their
strong community interest, 20 being UNI
derstoOd or course that such privileges
as inhere 10 these Institutions, are per-
mtted TO members only. And in this
particular the Commercial club OF Salt
Lake City has endeavored 20 merit the
esteem OF every one by rEdly follow
ing the general rule. The employees
have been instructed not 10 dispense
liquor 20 anyone not holding a card
which euuue them TO the club prlv-
leges.
g. The citizens generally are now
and ever since the Organization OF the
club have been acquainted with the
particulars relative TO the matters
herein set forth. besides the laws and
ordinances now iu force are sufficiently
comprehensive and the officers fully
capable or looking after all infractions
thereof without the necessity Of en-
deayoriug 20 deal with the situation by
means Of "a resolution.
For the foregoing reasons return the
resolution herewith, without my APP
proyal.
Respectfully submitted
j. $. BRANSBORD,
MaNOr