The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-25
SALOONS To
GET LICENSES
License Committee Recon-
mends Granting of Applica-
tiOnS of 124 Retailers.
SESSION is LENGTHY AND
STORMY AT ONE PERIOD
Committee Also Passes Favor
ably on Five Licenses Pro-
tested by City Attorny.

Gil, a1lcr q Session laStnB an nour anu
hall. In which there were some fire.
works. decided Friday afternoon' TO rec
ommend the granting of licenses to ia
retail liquor dealers,
AT meeting OF the same committee
Wednesday afternoon l25 applications
were approved. but Thursday the chair
man OF the committee received Il commu-
nicat!on from City Attorney H. j. Dinin-
ny obiecting to the granting of licenses
TO A. Fred Wey, Finch. Rogers and Mul-
vey. the knutsford hotel, Frumkin Gou-
le, and c. H. Murphy. and at the com
mittec meeting Thursday night ii WAS
decided to hold all the licenses up until
Friday afternoon TO give the Ave appls-
cants named a chance TO be present and
show why the protest against licenses
should be disregarded.
The meeting Friday was called 10 or
der In the council chamber shortly after
2 o'clock In the afternoon by Chairman
the committee. Walter c. Lyme, Mark
Reedan. NJ. L. Mulvey and T.. G. O'Don-
nell being present Mr.. Wey Mr.. Mur,
ply, Mr.. Gouct and Mr., MuIvey appeared
knutsford was represented by Judge G.
c. Dey, Others present were City At
torney Dininny, License Collector Frank
Kimball Chief of Police S. NJ Barlow.
Drug company and Councilman a. j
Davis.
Dininny Protest Read.
Chairman Moreton read the communi-
cation OF the city attorney and announced
that the meeting of the committee We'd
nesday was n regularly called one. lie
also read a letter from the chief OF po-
lice approving the granting OF licenses
40 12J liquor dealers. The attention OF
the chief was called to one license that
the council and he explained that after
the application had been made under
firm name II had been changed TO but
one man and that he had approved OF
was decided that the application as
would have TO go through its
regular course in the council,
The communication from the city at
torney charged that tho five firms men
toned had been guilty of violating the
Law either by selling liquor between II
o'clock midnight and O'Clock in the
or with having booths in their
places of business or not having their
blinds so removed as 10 permit OF an
view during the time that
the saloon was supposed TO be closed.
Councilman Lyme said that ne Is IN
favor OF enforcing the closing from mid
night to a. m, as well as prohibiting
booths IN saloons or restaurants where
liquor IS sold.
Violations Are Charged.
City Attorney Dininny declared that the
law Is being disregarded; that he mas
but one desire, and that is TO see the
law enforced and that behind this de-
sire is the interest OF the party which
elected him. the party TO which he be
longs. II also is his sworn duty, he
said. lie declared that booths In sa-
looms and restaurants lead to a great
deal OF immortality: that his office had
received a number OF complaints about
saloons being open after midnight ana
before o'clock in the morning.
"Other businesses close al a decent
hour. Why can't the saloonmen do tho
same" inquired Mr. Dinnny ''If the
people do not like the law. let them
change it" He declared that there are
few, II any, saloons in the city living up
TO the law. III these men are willing
TO admit that they have violated the
law, then l say no license should oe
granted 10 them.' Continuing, In an
swcr to a question. Mr.. Dininny stated
that he was not prepared TO furnish evil
dence against all OF them personally, but
he would say that he had purchased port
wine In the Finch, Rogers G. Mulvey place
and at the Wellington hotel after mid
night.
"'You found il pretty good wine that
you got AT our place. cid yon not?
asked Mr.. Mulvey. with smile,
well, / think that what 7 got mt Muir
phys was a little better" returned the
city attorney.
Mr.. Wey Talks.
Mr.. wey asked the privilege of being
heard Mr. Wcy said that he was sur
prised that the city attorney had stated
that he had taken this action for the
pected TO hear him say that he had
taken this step in behalf of the citizens.
the taxpayers OF this city; whose servant
he is." said MIR. Wey. Continuing, he
a year too high. He said that he felt
that his place was being run within the
provisions of the ordinance, Turning 10
the city attorney, he said:
and told hat I
was violating the law Had you done so
7 would have done my best TO comply
with the law. You speak OF what you
have done for tho American party. Well.
I think that I have done just much
for the party as we'll as for the city"
Mr.. Wey stated that there is a slot
machine running in his place of busi-
ss"on IN hs bmt that he is
willing to take 1t out at any time and
will be glad TO get rid of 1t. Contlnu-
ing. Mr.. Wcy said
'Therc has been lot of talk about
driving horse racing out of this city.
Let me tell you that when the races
leave here you Will have the ID
deadest town you ever had. Get rid of
the touts and the undesirable element
ut the races. by all means. but do not
think that you are going to help the
city by driving horse racing away from
Mr. Wey also said that at the present
there is d number OF guests at his hotel
with the races. lie declared
that they are men of money and ..lat
they spend their money In this city.
Police Chief Interrogated.
Following the statement OF Mr.. Wcy.
the city attorney asked "A number OF
questions OF the chief of police. TO which
the chief replied that as far as ne knows
the saloons of tho city are being run In
a better condition today than ever be-
fore and that he believes that the sa
loonmcn are trying TO observe the law
For this reason, hc had recommended
tho granting OF the licenses before the
committee. he said.
1t was following this statement that
the rsa sensation of the meeting oc-
CURED. Chief Barlow said. Judge Din
inny has referred to politics, otherwise
l would not do SO. Two days before the
last election, his chief assistant, Mr.
DAILY came into my Office. He had a
slip containing a number OF names OF
those whom, II was said. tho Royal
Arch. organization Of local saloon
men, was going to support. The name
OF Judge Dininny was not on the slate
and Mr.. DAILY asked me, as chief OF po-
lice. 10 do all that I could TO get the
members OF the department To help
elect Judge Dinnny The members OF
the force worked like TroJans and Judge
In Un ole rtifI, nth.