The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-29
CLASSED
'DAMNAbLE INSULT
Mulvey Uses Strong Words
Anent Attorneys Objection to
License Body's Methods.
ANNEXATION PROPOSITION
LAID OYER FOR A WEEK
Ninth East Street Residents
Want Steel Trolley Poles;
Other Matters.

ninny against the method Of the H.
cense committee in passing upon license
applications was read in the city coun-
Gil meeting Monday evening, Mr. Null
vey member Of the license committee,
cIassed it as "a damnable insult"
The protest came up Just before the
report of the license committee recon-
mending the granting OF about 100 ap-
pllcattons, was reached.
Mr.. Dininny said that the law requires
that all applications for liquor licenses
be filed with the city council and then
referred TO the chief of police. who shall
report back TO The council within five
days, the council then to refer the ap-
pAcations to committee for further con-
slderation, Under the present system the
application is fled with the license asses
sor and then referred TO the chief OF
police. who makes his report TO the Ii
censc committee OF the council and the
committee then reports 10 the council
"hethcr the license should be granted.
No Chance to Protest,
The attorney said that frequently the
license was reported on by the commit
tee before the people in the vicinity OF
the, proposed saloon knew that an appli-
cation had been made. and thus they
Mr., Mulvey moved that the cornmuni-
cation be referred 10 the license and po-
nee and prison committees. Mr.. Hall s
substitute that IL be referred to the mu-
nlclpal laws committee was carried. 9
TO 6
When the license committees repor,
was reached, Mr.. Moreton. chairman OF
the committee, moved that the applica
tions be started on the course indicated
by the city attorney as being regular, The
present method he explained, had beer
in vogue for two years and the commit
tee simply followed the old custom.
Mr.. Mulvey again classed the city at
torneys protest as the most damnablt
Insult, he had ever heard read in Tho
Mr. Holley's substitute that the appli.
cations be granted for the beginning
three months. and In the interim the Ii.
censes be checked upon for the mex
three months. prevailed. The same course
was pursued as 10 wholesale and druggIs
liquor licenses.
The annexation of the territory be
tween Fifteenth and Seventeenth Eas
streets was laid over for a week. witl
Instructions 10 the petitioners 10 fle {
new annexation petition and insure th'
bringing OF the streets to the prope
grade.
Want Steel Poles.
4 protest was received from ], w
Simons and about 200 others against per
mtting the Utah Light g. Railway com
pany to place wooden poles on Ninth
East street. soon to be paved The resi-
dents along the street want steel poles
The matter was. referred to the street:
and engineering and sewerage committees
for hearing Thursday night.
The matter Of public market agar
J. II. Barlow. Jr,, and several hundred
other farmers of Davis county, who asked
that such n market be provided, The pc.
tition was referred TO the sanitary ano
markets committee,
Mayor Bransfords appointment o
Thomas 6. Fowler as inspector under tn
city veterinarian, To succeed Frank c
Cooley. resigned, and Of Howard Page a
Inspector in the same department. to sue
ceed p. G. Hampton. resigned. were re
ferred to the sanitary and markets com
mittee,
The franchise OF the Utah Light &
Railway company for an extension OF IL
Second West line from Ninth TO rentl
South street. and also for line on Nintl
South street from Main TO West Templ'
street, were passed.
extending the limits within which tn
paving OF alleys is made compulsory Il
apply to the district from First Yves
to Second East street, and from Souti
Temple 10 Fourth South street
Fireworks Restrictions.
Mr.. Mckinney introduced an ordinance
making IL unlawful for any person L
keep or have for sale or sell any fire
works inside the city limits without frs
securing the written consent OF th'
mayor stating the time and place wher'
such fireworks arc 30 be displayed. TIL,
penalty is a fine of Sl00 or imprison
inent not TO exceed 100 days. The ordi
nance was referred TO the municipal law!
committee.
a new saloon ordinance was Introduce
by Mr.. O'Donnell and referred 10 the Ii
cense and municipal laws committees.
The Salt Lake Driving club again pc
titloned the council TO construct a speed
way In Liberty park. The petition wa:
referred to the public grounds commit
tee.
Heber S Cutler and Il number of othe
property owners protested against tn
sewer being emptied into the Ninth Soutl
street canal on account OF the stencil
arising from the sewer, The matter vii
be investigated by the sanitary and en-
gineering and sewerage committees
Beginning next Monday night, the coun
ell meetings will he called to order at
o clock instead of 1:30