The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-01

and Mr. Hall agreed on that point
In explaining his vote on the license
for the race track, Mr.. Hall said the
races were by no means conducted as
trials Of speed. but. rather. they were
conducted solely for the gambling ele-
ment 70 furnish means for betting
at the track and the pool rooms He
said the council might just as well
| grant a special license for the upper
rooms in the Cliff house. where hold
up men we're able to find gamblers,
even though the police missed them
The license was granted, however,
with only Councilmen Hall and Fern
strom voting I'm the negative
Mckinney Inconsistent.
Councilman Moreton accused his
colleague from the First of incon-
sistency in voting for the Buena Vista
license when he had voted against the
salt Palace license. and Mr.. Mckinney
came back with his idea Of the differ
ence between the places. which he ex-
pressed in no uncertain terms.
There was no other petition for
liquor license for salt Palace. but the
Ingersall Amusement company pre-
sented n petition asking that inasmuch
as the patronage OF their concessions
had been cut down by the refusal Of a
liquor license to the resort their con-
cession license be reduced to SIS for
the season. This petition was referred
to the license committee
Ninth East Poles.
There was an interested gallery of
property owners present when the
/ question Of wood or steel poles for
| the light wires In Ninth East street
| came up. and the resolution was final
! ly referred back to the committee
/ again. after COuncilmen Mulvey and
/ Fernstrom had argued at length in
I favor Of wood poles. Mr.. Mulvey
l wanted TO allow the use Of wood poles
/ for two years. with a provision that
/ at the end Of that time they should be
| replaced with steel or iron. Some of
the members doubted that a change
would be made at the end Of that pc
/ Rod. Mr.. Mckinney was the only
member Of the council TO object to re-
ferring the matter back to the COM
/ mittee for another week. and his ap-
peal for an immediate decision on the
matter brought a round Of enthusiastic
applause from the gallery.
A communication from Mayor J. S.
BransfOTd was read. saying that the
mayor expected to be absent from the
city and state for some time, and sug-
I costing that the council elect a mayor
pro tenn. W. Mont Ferry. president
OF the council. was chosen to ill the
place
Miss Hoy Resigns.
The resignation Of Neva Hoy as
stenOgrapher and secretary TO the
park board was presented through the
city auditor, and Ellie T. Hitch was
appointed TO the place. A report v as
made TO the council by W. II. Glore.
chief Of the fire department, covering
the work of fire inspection during the
r last month. This showed that ESQ
inspections had been made and las
places had been cleaned Of debris
tending TO increase the fire hazard
. The work Of the inspector also result
ed in fifteen defective and damaged
stand pipes being repaired and TWEEN
ty-thrce INSTRUCTED fire escapes were
cleaned.
5. NJ. Barlow. chief Of police. made
verbal report to the council to the
effect that. acting under the orders
[ received from the council, he had sue
! Ceeded i'm driving all farmers wagons
1 20 the private markets, and the chief
b could not understand why the mem
: bers Of the council wanted to correct
his statement by saying 1t was only
F the wholesalers who had been
2 driven from the streets.
The produce dealers came in for an
other inning when the ordinance set
e ting aside certain streets was again
P. referred back to the committee SO
r that the remaining two places could
D be cut out Of the ordinance. These
{ places are now the square occupied by
P the car barns and by the High school
, Councilman Moreton objected to the
7 car barn site, and Councilman Holley
P viii present objections TO the High
: school square at the next meeting. and
thus the proposed ordinance viii die
a peaceful death.
Councilman HOlley. with the assist
lance Of Councilman Lees. succeeded III
preventing the passage OF the or
dinance which would stop the ship
ment Of diseased veal, pork and NUT
ton into salt Lake without inspection
/ and the ordinance went back 70 the
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