Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-16
Mulyey's Resolution and Petition
OF Frank Knox Gets
A Jolt.
SALOON MEN ON THE CARPET
Cited 10 Appear Before tho Council
And Explain Few Things
About Late Hours.

At a meeting Monday night at :
| o'clock. six members Of the municipal
laws license, and police and prison
committees met aud decided to report
unfavorably on the petition Of Frank
Knox and others. asking for 30 days %,
horse racing in the spring and 80 days
| In the fan Of each year.
When the report Of just half the
members OF the committees was read
| towards the close Of the council SEES
| zion proper. Councilman Mulvey was
taken entirely by surprise, protesting at
once thdt ne was "A member OF the com
mittee 10 which the petition was re-
ferred and did not know of The meet
Ing Monday evening at 7 o'clock. Coun-
Gilman Mckinney Informed him that
the committees were supposed To meet
last Wednesday night, but that ma
1ority never attended and that they
decided TO meet Monday night Mu-
vey requested that the matter be laid
over for one week. and as HOlley con-
CURED, this course became inevitable.
Even though the petition should re-
ceive favorable notice from the COM
mittees, the city attorney says that
he is helpless in the matter OF draw
ing up such an ordinance as the law
Of the state gives TO cities merely the
power to prevent" horseracing and
not To regulate" Il. Judge Morse has
said that horseracing with its attend
ant evils Of poolselling and betting
comes within the state statute forbid
ding gambling
SALOON MEN CITED.
Another victory for the peace loving
citizen was the passing OF Councilman
McKinney's resolution which cites the
proprietors OF the Heidelberg and the
Bank saloons and James Tedesco be
fore the council next Monday night at
o'clock to explain why their places
were open after midnight In each
Of two Of the places named n murder
occurred lately after that hour and I'm
the Bank saloon the Heidelberg muir
derer took refuge. Councilman Holley
was in favor OF citing all Of the ga
loon men in the city before the council
es AL Of them are guilty" ne suid.
Chairman Davis said: Gentlemen, do
not waste the time talking about things
YOU do not intend 20 do; all those In
favor say yes. those against no. and
Councilman Holley was still talking
when the word next order came.
DRUG ORDINANCE.
Various other matters Of importance
were attended to by the council Mon
day night. Councilman Mulvey in
PRODUCED two proposed ordinances on
the sale OF opium. morphine and al
lied drugs TO take the place Of the or
dinance vetoed by the mayor on &C,
count of insuflicienCy. one of the new
ordinances introduced by Mr. Mulvcy
Is approved by the druggists and the
other by the physicians. Mr.. Mulvey
says that the matter is Of more i'm
portance than he had at first thought
and that the council should meet as q
Of the whole next Thursday
night 20 consider the ordinances and
listen to various opinions on the mat
ter.
MORE EXPENSE
when the committee on estimates
and appointment fled it's report with
the council, Mr.. Fernstrom objected
10 two items: one. the granting Of 81,
p22 additional TO the police ana prison
department. and the other the grant
Ing Of an increase In salary OF SIPS 20
The sealer OF weights and measures
All admitted that the chief % police
had promised that n the council would
buy him an automobile he would not
ask anything additional In his appor-
tionment for tho coming year; but here
ne had within a few months asked for |
b. 922. the price OF the automobile. and |
he very thing he said he would not do |
Even Councilman Moreton admitted |
his. but said the automobile was |
needed. Councilman Fernstrom re- |
orted that other tricks of a similar |
'ature would be played n this one /
vas permitted but his motion was
ost while he was still on his feet.