The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-28
Nothing Is Done With City At
tOrney's Communication ReIa-
tive to Applications.
M'KINNEY RESOLUTION
ADOPTED, WITH CHANGES
Salt Palace Again Denied Lii
cense; Controversy Over
Aqueduct Closed.


council Monday night was tho consider
| alton of about $50 liquor licenses for drug
Glsts, wholesale and retail liquor dealers,
All the licenses were granted us .he pro-
tests against several saloon licenses had
| been attended to by the committee on
| licenses. and nothing was done on The
city attorneys communication in regard
| TO that matter
The license committee divided the drug
| Sists' liquor applications into Two classes,
one OF druggists inside the business dis
| trict. where police protection Is given, and
the other In tho residence districts, where
there is no police supervision. There was
| an objection from Mr. Hall against the
granting of liquor licenses to drug stores
| IN tho residence districts. but he With
drew the protest and consented to the
granting OF them this time. with the un-
derstandipg that II there are any COM
plants against any of them when they
| apply again he VIII insist on the licenses
| being denied.
Doull Drug Refused:
The application of the Doull Drug COM
| paHS Tor license denied on the
ground that MIR. Doull had been convicted
OF or Violation OF the liquor ordinance
The Schramm-Jo Johnson Drug company
also was denied liquor license for its
store at 1i9 South Main street because 1t
already had secured licenses for three
stores and that is all the ordinance per-
| mlts to any one person or firm.
When the license committee reported in
favor of granting licenses 10 124 saloons
in the city. Mr.. Hall objected TO the IL
ccnsc for the Warm Springs bar because
it is too far away from the business sec
tion OF the city and Is not under police
supervision.
In connection with the report Mr.. Null
Vcy stated that there had been protest
against about six OF the saloons named in
the list, and he was free to admit that
there was some ground for the kick. Hs
agrees with the city attorney, but he
agreed with him in this protest. The
committee, he declared had gone into the
objections TO tho saloons and had rem
cdied the evil and there Is feeling
whatever because OF the protest, lie
thought it was good thing for such
matters to he brought TO the attention OF
the committee, as II helps to detect v.o-
lations OF the ordinance and bring the
saloon men 10 account and keep them
within hounds.
Mr.. Hall withdrew his objection o the
Warm Springs bar for the present and all
tho 12d licenses wero approved, with
seven others presented 10 the council
Monday night.
McKinney's Resolution.
There was considerable discussion on
the resolution OF Mr., Mckinney provid-
ing that no license be granted to So
loon with exit or entrance TO a turf
exchange. bucket shop or gambling place
or which sells or serves drinks TO aEy
of such places. The license committee
referred the resolution back to the coun-
ell without recommendation. Mr.. Nc
Kinney moved that the resolution be
adopted.
Mr.. Hall suggested that as the resolu-
ton provided IN effect for an amendment
10 the liquor ordinance it be referred 10
the city attorney to draw mp an amend
ment in accordance with the resolution,
Mr., Fernstrom contended that the mat
ter already was covered by ordinance.
but declared that the chief of police never
n
thought it would be wise TO adopt the
resolution ana see II he would enforce II.
Mr., Mckinney finally agreed to elimi-
nate that portion of the resolution per-
tanning to the selling or serving of drinks
to any gambling place and with that
out the resolution was adopted.
Quick work was made Of the application
of Gus Ling for liquor license at the
Salt PALACE bar. a protest was received
against the license and Mr.. Morcton
moved that the application be denied: as
IL was the sense OF the license committee
that on license be granted at the Salt
Palace this year The motion was car
rIed and the license denied without any
discussion.
Interurban Franchises Ended.
The special franchise committee recon-
mended that the applications of Il. @
Howard and of Jesse Knight for inter
urban franchises be denied The report
was adopted and that ends all the inter-
urban franchises which have been applied
for this year.
Mr.. Hall introduced a resolution which
was adopted. authorizing the health COM
missioner and city attorney to draw up |
an ordinance providing for the sanitary
care of toilet vaults TO the end that the |
spread OF typhoid fever by flies and other |
agencies may be lessened and prevented
If possible.
The end of the controversy over the |
Davis & Heuser contract on the North |
night when the council appropriated
sl3 1858, 90 TO the contractors as settle |
ment in full for the final estimate on
the job and also for the extra eXcayating
done under the contract Davis & |
Heuser put in a bill TO the board of pub |
lie works for S81 600 for extra excavat- |
ing. but the board reached a settlement |
with them for about one-slxth OF that
amount and the money was placed on the |
authorized list to the credit of the firm |
Monday night, and tho incident Is now
thing OF the past This means a big |
saving to the city,
The Salt Lake Telegram was given per-
mission to use South Temple street from |
Tenth East TO the military reservation on
The afternoon Of July 30 for it's automobile |
hill-clmbing contest.
Routine Matters
The proposition OF r. j. Robinson 10 sell |
the city his rights in q power plant site
and water appropriation for power pur-
poses in City Creek canyon was referred |
to the waterworkS committee.
The council accepted the Invitation OF
the Provo Commercial club TO attend the
outing OF the Commercial Travellers in |
that city July and ).
The board of park commissioners re-
ported that it would cost about s250o 20
create and fix up park In City Creek |
canyon from Second TO Fourth avenues.
The matter was referred TO the commit
tee on estimates and apportionmcnt TO
provide means for the work,
The petition of the committee from the
African Methodist Episcopal church that
an ordinance be passed guaranteeing
equal rights to all American cltlzena. ra-
~ N
restaurants in the city wns reforrnd 10 the
municipal laws committee for consdara=
tion,
City Treasurer GIdoon Snyder suhmii= /
tod fhn lr,tr ,nr,I II NNnlLan IaSIa