The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-22
MERCHANTS PROTEST
AGAINST LICENSE
Prefer That the 100000 by
mnisaton be Paid by Increasing the Taxes-This
Doubling the Taxes of Ogden City to Which the
Small Property Holders Will Object

That the ordinance now in the
hands of the city council which pro
vides for a special tax 70 be levied on
merchants and practically every
class OF tradesmen doing business in
the city Is unpopular with merchants
was shown last night when represen-
tative body OF business men voted
unanimously against It's passage or tho
passage OF any ordinance of similar
provision,
The meeting. which was called by
the city council as a committee OF the
whole, with an invitation 10 all par
ties who are interested In the ordi-
nance 10 be present. was well at
tended President Sam Browning OF
the city council presided at the meet
ing and announced the purpose for
which IL was called
AS spokesman for number OF other
merchants of the city. Angus IT.
Wright said that he was opposed TO
the passage OF the ordinance, but ad-
mitted In reply TO q question from
Councilman Barker that some time
ago he was not opposed to a proper
ordinance Of this kind MI Wright
contended that the merchants OF the
city are now paying heavy taxes for
police, FIRE and other protection, and
that the requirements OF the ordi-
nance now being considered by the
council would work q hardship should
II be passed. Mr.. Wright said that
one objection TO the ordinance ie that
II classlfics the merchants In the city,
requiring them TO pay license ac-
cordlng TO the size OF their respective
stock, while saloons, humble and pa
latIal. are required to pay the same
license.
Attorney Chez Speaks.
Appearing on behalf of the motion
pictures OF the city, Attorney Joseph
Chez said that either by accident or
design the ordinance was made es-
pecially severe on this class OF amuses
ment houses. and insisted that the
license imposed by the ordinance was
out ofreason compared with the profits
made by these picture houses With
each moving picture theater already
paying $40 year occupation tax. the
attorney declared that should the ordi-
nance be passed IL would be more det-
rlmental to the interest of this class
OF thenters than any other business
In the city He agreed with the mer
chants In their stand against the pas
sage OF the ordinance by showing that
while II Is supposed TO be patterned
after the one In Salt Lake. the IL
censes are far In excess IN some IN
stances than those levied In the cap"
ital city. Mr.. Chez remarks were
greeted with applause by those in the
council chamber.
Councilman George Wilson. who is
the father OF the ordinance. spoke In
its defense He admitted that the or
dlnance is radical as>lt now stands.
but insisted that If the merchants and
business men of the city would get
together and agree upon a reasonable
license for each class of business car
ried on In Ogden. that II would event
ually prove to their advantage from
the protection which would be derived,
Defends Ordinance.
The mayor spoke in defense Of the
ordinance. The mayor, like Council
man Wilson, agreed that the present
draught Of the ordinance is radical,
and that the amounts OF the respect
I've licenses should be modified. but
declared that a similar ordinance
should be passed. The city. he says
Is laboriDg under an Indebtedness OF
100000, and the passage of the ordi-
nance is necessary to raise a revenue
10 pay off this debt and the yearly
deficit
"And Everybody Else"
Replying 10 Henry J. Mclaughlin.
who declared that If he held license
from tho state TO solicit orders for en-
larged pictures, he could come into
Ogden and carry on his business with
out being disturbed by the city. Mayor
Glasmann said:
IF this ordinance is passed | Will
see that the license is collected from
portrait peddlcrs. II they can be
within the purview OF the ordnance
"Of course you are excepting the
Four State Fair" interposed Attorney
Chez.
The mayor said he was through with
tho fair and therefore any shots at
future fairs did not touch him. He
said he had paid in cash more to give
the last two fairs than any other ten
men In Ogden and he would not do It
again. so II you want 70 discuss the
fair" he said, go ahead
Attorney Chez then recalled
some prediction promises, made
by Mayor Glasmann, among
which the latter declared that when
he left the mayors office at the close
Of his last term the city was out OF
debt and had a surplus Of $4,000,
You had no such ordinance then,
and you were able to get out of debt.
why Is II necessary now" inquired
Mr, Chez. The mayor was given no
opportunity to reply.
ColIoquy Becomes Heated.
The colloqOy between the mayor
and Attorney Chez became so heated
thnt President Browning was com.