The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-24
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had been filed and referred TO the
chief of police, and about two seconds
later Mr.. Mckinney moved that the
action of the council in referring the
petition to the chief of police be re-
scinded and the petition be denied.
Councilman c. H Reed broke a 81
lence which had lasted for three ses-
SiOnS with an appeal for fairness to
Mr.. Lehman, saying that the Salt
Palace license question was one which
would surely cause trouble in the city
council, and the petition should re-
ceive proper consideration Mr. Nc
Kinney replied by saying that the
mem bers of the city council should not
be treated with such contempt as had
been displayed in the application Tor
license within a few minutes after
the question had been decided. COun-
Gilman J. b. MOreton said that Leh-
mann had submitted new PROPOSE
sponsible for the conduct of the re-
sort, and he would maintain good or
der.
The Trick Exposed.
Mr. Moreton said his reason for
withdrawing his motion to reconsider
the license matter was that Mr. Leh-
mann had promised that he would con-
duct the business in decent manner,
and he knew that another application
was to be filed with the promise to OBJ
serve proper regulations 1t was at
this point that Mr. Hall called atIen-
ton to the trick that had been at
tempted in persuading the citizens
who attended the meeting to leave the
council chamber, believing thsst the
matter had been settled. he said If
Mr.. Moreton knew of this trick he
should have Informed the council and
the citizens that another application
was to be filed.
There was a general laugh when
Mr.. MoretOn objected again TO con-
sideration of the license question, for
the reason that the citizens had left,
and it would be unfair TO vote on it
again when those interested in the
matter were absent
81 want to be fair to both sides and
give cue consideration to the petition
of any citizen, but this application for
a license for Salt Palace has had the
full and careful consideration of this
council, and we have decided that we
DO not want liquor sold at that place,
said Mr.. Mckinney. The applicant
has come in with all sorts of prom
ises. He would build a six-foOt fence
around the place and station special
policeman at the gate to prevent the
entrance of minors, and all that. He
would promise to move heaven and
earth If we would allow him a license,
but it would be an inferno-a Ver1t-
able plague-spot on the map OF Salt
Lakeland we have decided that we
do not want it"
The question as to whether the ap-
pIicant for a license had complied with
the law in the matter of filing bond
with his application, and, believing
that the bond filed with the previous
application would stand for the sec
ond, the license collector said the law
had been complied with.
As a final move before the vote was
taken, Councilman Moreton asked per-
mission to read letter from +. Heath
ST., to Emil Lehman. in which Mr..
Heath appointed Mr.. Lehman as CEN
sor of morals for the Salt Palace
grounds, and said that there would
be no dance hall in the event a license
were granted, unless permission was
given later by the city council" Mr..
Moreton added that he had enough
votes on the floor of the council to
grant the license, but, "out of fair
ness to the citizens who had left" he
wanted the petition referred to the
chief of police, so that il might come
up next week The vote showed that
Mr.. Moreton had counted wrong. for
the count was: To deny petition
Fernstrom. Hall, Lees Lyme. McKin-
ney and Ferry, 6. For petition-Hol-
ley, Moreton, Mulvey, Reedal and
Reed, s.
On the former motion, when the vote
was taken in the presence of the
women representing the Mothers con-
gress, W. c. T. L. and the Juvenile
court. the only votes in favor of the