Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-26
DRUG ORDINANCE
FINALLY PASSED
Council Decides to Restrict Sale
OF Opium, Morphine and
Other Drugs.
TO REGULATE GATHERINGS
ordinance Requiring Permits FOR Street
Meetings Referred TO Commit
tee Of the Whole.

A short session of the city council
Thursday evening resulted in a general
cleanup Of the old business. included
IN which was the passage OF the or
dinance against the sale of morphine
and kindred drugs without the pre-
---'Y,lon of reputable physician. In
the list of now matters considered came
the ratification of :. NJ. Barlow's APP
pointment OF II. NJ. Beckstcad as chief
OF detectives, the granting of several
saloon licenses and the referring of the
ordinance requiring all persons TO get
pernits from the chief Of police before
holding street meetings 20 the commit
Zee Of the whole.
The ordinance against the sale Of
morphine, opium, cocaine, heroln, pare
aorlc soothing syrups" and allied
drugs without the sanction OF q rcpu-
table physician was passed after q brief
oppositlon by Councilman Lyme, who
IA vored the ordinance. but wanted the
wording changed. A speech by Coun-
Gilman Mulvey, who said he could In
two hours show the councilmen the
horrlfying results OF the use OF these
drugs. brought the measure trium-
phsntly through the gauntlet
ORDINANCE HELD UP.
An ordinance making It necessary for
ali persons desiring TO hold street or
park meetings to get permits from the
chef Of police was about to he passed.
but Councilman Mckinney objected to
the hasty consideration Of an ordinance
which concerned so deeply the freedom
Of speech for which America is noted;
and therefore. on his motion, the ques-
lion was referred 10 the committee Of
the whole.
Tho former action OF the council Or
derlng the removal Of the fence from
in front Of the Kearns building WAS re-
scinded on motion Of Councilman Nc
Kinney. who said that he had inVesti-
gated the matter and found that tho
building is now at its most dangerous
polnt as a terra Gotta block being
placed on the high stories would glance
FAR out into the street should u fall,
Councilman Hall. however, pointed out
the rule which forhids the resembling Of
IN ordinance passed by the council, AT
n special meeting unless at the special
meeting there are as many in attend
ance as at the meeting when the meas
ure was passed. on account OF this
technical point the matter will be
passed at the next meeting,
ROUTINE MATTERS.
Bianco and Curran we're granted a
tAoon license for 1871 west First South
street and James Demiris was granted
n license for SO west Second South.
The petition Of Judge Bowman for
the appointment Of three -day-a-
year bailiff' WIS referred 20 the COM
mittee on municipal laws with the city
attorney associated
W. II. Glore. chief OF the FIRE depart
fnent asked for 5000 feet OF hose but
she matter was referred to commit
Tee 10 await his return.
The resignation OF p. c, Howell from
the police department was accepted II.
J. Curran likewise resigned as patrol
mani X. NJ. Beckstead was appointed
30 take the place Of Chief Detective
Sheets. resigned, and Police OFFICER u,
j McMartin was suspended for nVe
days without pay by Chief Barlow,
An arc light vas authorized at the
corner Of Virginia and Perry avenue,
The prefer OF compromise OF $500
by Sarah A. Hess In her suit against
the city on account OF the raising OF
the grade I'm front OF her house on sew
enth North and Second West was ac-
cepted on the recommendation Of tho
city attorney; and the compromise ot
tho claim of Walter Robertshaw next
door to Mrs. Hess. was accepted at
Sili 90
The Emigration Mountain Home COM
pany filed protest against the chang
ing 81 the sheep trail in Emigration
canyon on the simple ground that the
new trail would run over It's land