The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-29
SAYS COMMITTEE
VIOLATES THE LAW
City Attorney Charges Irregu-
larities on Part of Council
License Board.
STORM WILL BE RESULT
COUNCILMAN MULVEY CHARAC-
TERIzES 1T AS AN INSULT.

GnlGE0 40 AIN tNSOEts
The first rumblings Of the coming
storm between City Attorney H. ]. Din
inny and Councilman Martin Mulvey
were sounded last night at the council
meeting, when a communication was
read from the city attorney, practically
charging the license committee of the
council with knowingly violating the
law IN allowing liquor licenses and with
shutting out all opportunity for pro-
tests.
The communication of the city attor-
ney was lengthy, and several times re-
peated the charge that the committee
was not carrying out the provisions
OF the city liquor ordinance. Following
its reading and after the full burden
OF the city attorneys charges had
soaked in, Councilman Mulvey declared
II was an insult to the intelligence of
any councilman, especially the members
OF the license committee" and that he
would reserve his statements for the
discussion before the committee, and
later, when the communication is re-
turned to the council when a denuncia-
ton of City Attorney Dininny is prom
Used.
The city attorney pointed out that
applications for liquor licenses are filed
now with the license assessor alone,
then handed to the chief of police
through some arrangement, and then
brought before the license committee.
The first notification the council has
OF these licenses, he said, was when
they came before that body in a report
from the license committee, either for
approval or denial, and the council
had nothing to go upon further than
the report of the committee. No chance
was given for protests to be received.
he said. The statutes are plain, the
city attorney pointed out. in that the
applications must come before the city
council the same as petitions, then be
referred to the chief of police and a
committee, TO give opportunity for pro-
tests, before being reported back to the
council.
Minority Motion Wins.
Councilman Mulvey voted to refer the
letter to the license committee and the
police and prison committee, but Coun-
eilmen Walter c. Lyme, Mark Reedall,
James Mckinney and President W.
Mont Ferry voted to send 1t TO the mu-
mclpal laws committee, and, by Join
ing the minority, made the vote 9 to
in favor of this action. Then il was that
Mulvey declared the communication an
insult to the council from a city Off
cial.
In spite of the letter of the city at
torney, the members Of the council
voted sOlidly to approve the 100 retail
liquor licenses, 10 wholesalers and 81
drug store permits. which had been re-
terred up by the license committee. 1t
was done in the old manner this time,
with the understanding that in future
the custom will be changed and the
applications will have to come before
the council in the form of petitions
from the men who want to dispense
liquors. A fight was started against
license for George T. Brice for convic-
ton for sale to minors, but it was
dropped.
The little strip of ground between
Fifteenth East and Seventeenth East
and from Tenth South to Eleventh
South streets was not taken into the
city, though petitioned for by A. J.
Weber and others. The council decided
to lay it over for a week, and to insist
that the property owners file a bond
as has been required of others, that the
streets would be brought to grade.
Decide Pole Question.
In answer to the demands of the
property owners along Ninth East
street that the Utah Light & Railway
place iron poles along this
instead of wooden poles.
rs passed by the council two weeks
igO, the council last night rescinded
he former action and the company will
De notified to cease placing wooden
poles along the street until further or
Tered. Thursday night was chosen
when officials of the Utah Light can
appear before the engineering and
streets committee, as well as the prop
srty owners, to fight the matter out.
The ordinance for the Utah Light &
Railway franchise for an extension of
heir Second West street line from
Ninth South to Tenth South street, and
or another line between Main and West
Temple streets on Ninth South, was
passed. The Second West line is to
De completed by October 1 of this year !
Mayor John S. Bransford sent in the |
lames of Thomas 8. Fowler as a meat |
Inspector. to take the place of Frank |
:. Cooley, resigned, and Howard Page, |
o succeed P. G.. Hampton, resigned; |
10Th recommendations went to the san
tary committee.
Farmers want Market.
About 300 farmers of Davis county, |
eaded by J. H. Barlow, sent in a pc /
ition asking that Salt Lake establish |
entral market for the produce from /
Davis county. 1t went to the commit
ee on markets.
Walter c. Lyme. having failed to have
street paved. filed a new petition.
skiing that the street be graded, |
urbed and guttered between South |
temple street and First avenue.
Heber c. Cutler and other property |
wners near Ninth South and West /
'emple streets protested against turn
ng the West Temple street sewage into
he open canal at Ninth South street.
hey declared this had been done AL
winter, creating terrible stencil"
he matter was referred to the commit
ees on engineering and sanitation.
L. H. Curtis and James Devine, |
resident and secretary, respectively.
f the Driving club, asked the city for
ne west drive In Liberty park as a
peedway this year and the matter
vent to the public grounds committee.