The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-31
SAY GAMBLING RAID
WAS NEVER SINCERE
Mayor Glasmann Charged With
Playing to Galleries in
Spectacular Crusade.
Special to The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune
OGDEN, Aug. 30.-Heber Scowcroft OF
the Ogden Betterment league appeared
before the city council tonight and said
that the spectacular raid on the gam
bling houses a few weeks ago was insti-
tuted by Mayor Glassman. He said.
however. that gambling is still going on,
and asked that the council Instruct the
police to enforce the law TO the letter.
President Sam Browning OF the coun-
ell agreed with Mr.. Scowcroft. saying
that open gambling was going on now
within the city, which he considered a
shame, and he said that IL was nonsense
TO talk about not being able to enforce
the law. citing as an example that for
mer Mayor a, l.. Brewer closed the gam
bling houses up tight before going out OF
office
Councilman Dana declared that Mayor
Brewer had closed about two months be-
fore election, and suggested that II was
a political move.
After considerable discussion. in which
other members of the council took part.
the petition from the Betterment league
was read and resolution was unani-
mously adopted directing Chief of Police
Browning TO enforce TO the letter the
law against gambling. There was some
question about the authority OF the chief
OF police TO do this, as under the present
statutes gambling is counted misde-
meanor and the law does not allow the
breaking down of n door in such cases.
but after the action of the council II is
now up TO the chief OF police TO suppress
gambling In Ogden.
Mr.. Scowcroft declared that the spec
tacular raid was not sincere, because the
gambling still continued In spite Of the
fact that there were several cases before
the courts now.
Another petition was received from the
BettermenI league. which was signed by
President c. c. Richards and Secretary
John 5, Bluth. asking the council to re-
fuse to Issue retail liquor license 10
suppress any effort at bookmaking at
any of the racing meets at the fair
grounds to be held in the future, This
petition was referred to the license COM
mttec.
Pat J. Moran OF Salt Lake City was
awarded the contract for the paving OF
Hudson avenue between Twenty-fourth
and Twenty-fifth streets and Washing,
ton avenue between Twenty second
street and the river bridge, His bid
was SAT SCI s66 for the paving and S99liZ6
for laying the three intersections on
Washington avenue All this work is in
cluded In paving district No. lOS. The
| recorder was instructed to direct Moran
to begin now. before cold weather sets
| in The contract Is TO be completed
within ninety days.
The contract for the curbine and gut
tering In the same district was awarded
TO the ]. p. O'Nell Construction com
bid being Sl7ss This company also sub
mitted the only bid for the relaying oi
the. water drains in the City cemetery
which have been clogged recently, caus-
| Ing the graves 10 be flooded This was
referred to the city engineer and the
sewer committee.
petition from the Salt Lake & Ogden
Railway company asking the city TO al
low the poles OF the Utah Light & Rail-
way company to remain In the center
| Of Lincoln avenue. between Twenty
| fourth and Twentv-fifth streets. tempo
| rarIly was refused by the council