The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-28
SEEKS BARRING !
OF DRUG STORES.
Mulyey Calls for Amendment 70
Liquor Ordinance to
That End. b
WANTS CITY ATTORNEY
TO DRAW UP MEASURE
Upon Request Of Two Members.
Matter Goes Over One
Week.

Members Of the city council we're In a
more or less pugnacious mood Tuesday
evening. Nearly every member jauntilv
carried chip upon his shoulder IL was
real joyous meeting. but practically no
business of Importance was transacted
The combativc spirit first made Itself
manifest In the reading OF the minutes
of last Monday evenings session. When
the minutes relating to the liquor ordj.
nance were read Mr. MuIsey wanted to
know II the council did not mako it i'm
possible for drug stores to obtain Ii
piled that they thought they were do
Ing so, but that they had another large
sized think" coming.
Mulyey then wanted To move that the
city attorney he directed to draft an
amendment TO the ordinance eliminating
drug stores. while Mr. Lyme thought
that IL drug stores wanted to pay $500
"A year for the privilege OF selling liquor
they should be allowed to replenish the
Golfers Of the city to that extent
President Ferry finally ruled every
Mr.. Fernstrom had rendered an opin-
ion" TO the effect that the minutes were
simply a history of what the council
actually did. and not what 1t may have
intended TO do,
Bars Drug Stores.
This ruling put a. quictus upon the
ma tier until II was reached later In the
session and then Mr.. Mulvcy moved that
the city attorney be instructed to submit
an amendment to the ordinance that
would prevent drug stores from obtaining
q license TO retail liquor.
Mr.. Mckinney demurred- He called
attention TO the fact that d number OF
the drug stores carried large stocks OF
liquors and said IL would be unfair to
pass an ordinance in q. rush that might
mean serious loss or embarrassment TO
them,
Mr. F'ernstrom and Mr.. Hall were In
nance that would prevent the drug stores
from obtaining licenses, although Mr.. Hail
said that he would oppose any license
that would permit the drug stores to sell
liquor over their soda fountains.
On request of Mr., Mckinney and &r.
Wood the ma tier went over for one week.
Preceding the action taken upon this
ordinance. the following clubs filed ap-
Dlications for liquor licenses under the
ordinance as amended last Monday even
ing: Commercial club, Chesterfield. Alta.
American, Colorado, Dunbar Social.
Railroad Mems. State Street. Walters.
Fred Douglas. Eagles. Elks, Moose and
University. These applications went to
the committee on license
To Report Thursday Night.
Another matter pertaining to the same
subject was that OF the special commit
tee appointed at last Monday evening 8
on q round OF inspection to ascertain
whether the saloons were obeytng the
law relating 90 having their interiors
open to inspection from the outside When
they are supposed to be closed. This
committee comprised Mckinney. Lyme.
Fernstrom ODonnell and Mulvey. Mr.
Mulvey resigned from the committee and
the president appointed Mr. Wood in his
place. Mr.. Wood announced that he
would decline TO serve. as the police, ne
said. were paid for this work. but the
president refused to excuse him.
This committee Is expected TO report
Thursday evening, In order that the IL
ceuses may he issued before January l.
1911
Commenting upon the Importance OF
the committee doing Its work at the
earliest possible moment. Mr.. O'Donnell
said that II the committee did not re-
port before next Monday more than l4O
saloons would be compelled TO close their
DOORS II the Iaw was complied with, How
ever there is little question that the
committee will be ready with its report
Thursday evening.
Before the liquor license discussion was
allowed to entirely subside. Mr.. Mckin-
ney introduced n resolution against the
granting of licenses TO aliens. This reso-
luton went over for a week.