Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-15
NEW COMMITTEE
MAY BE NAMED.
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viii Handle LiquoriLice Only
For the City Coun-
Gil.
MCKINNEY SUGGESTS PLAN
siorcton and slulvcy Arc Much Excr-
ciscd Over the Proposed Change
In the Matter.

Councilman j. w. Mckinney is the
latest of the solons to tackle the liouor
question and TO offer what he thinks
Is IL measure that will effect q strictcr
regulation. AT the session of council
last night he announced that he would
present resolution next Monday night
which, If adopted. means that the
granting of liquor licenses VIII be taken
from the present license committee and
placed In the hands of new committee
of five, to be designated the "luuor IL
ccnse committee
Councilman f. Z. Fcrnstrom stated
Sunday that he would call up his rcso-
luton last night. but the action of
Councilman Mckinney at the begin
ming of the session acted as {; stay.
The notice Of Councilman Mckinney
IS as follows:
70 the Honorable President and Mem
bers of the City Council:
conference.-the hereby Is given
that Monday evening, Nov. 81, 1910. at
the regular session of this council. the
undersigned will introduce a resolution
proposing an amendment to rule 10 OF
the rules of this council whereby there
shall be created II standing committee,
to be known as and to be called the
liquor license committee, said COM
mittee to consist of five members to
be appointed by the president of this
council.
A rapid fire of questions greeted the
notice. Councilman Morcton, n mem
Der OF the present license committee.
wanted to know the object and IL Mr..
Mckinney proposed TO establish spe-
cial committees. Mr.. Mckinney re-
hal Ia no tt,,r q ,,l, nj
What would become of tho license
committee Mr.. Mckinney said that it
would have plenty of other business to
attend to. and that the motive back of
all would be fully explained at next
Monday nights session of council, Mt
which time the proposition will be
thrashed out.
ME TOO" SAYS MuLvEY.
When Mr. rernstroms liquor deal
resolution was called up, proposing to
limit the number of saloons and thus
eliminate them from politics as II
power. the license committee and
saloon supporters were given another
surprise. At the request of Council
men Lyme and Davis 1t was laid over
for week. The election is over and
Mr.. O'Donnell. ME too" replied Mr..
Mulvey, with more force than gram
mar
With view OF remcdying condi-
ton which now exists. In that the
minimum receipts from licenses on
manufacturers OF beers and manu-
faeturers. agents in some Instances are
falling below the $500 mark established
In the state statutes. the following
resolution was introduced by, Council
man Mnreton and referred to the J.:
Censc committee:
''Whereas. AS our present liquor ordi-
rance provides that manufacturers of
1ecrs and manufacturers agents be re-
CURED to pay into the city treasury 10
cents per barrel on the amount sold,
and by this method the required mini
mum of 500 per annum has not been
in some cases. therefore, be 1t
"Resolved. By this council that the
city attorney be directed to bring in an
amendment to the liquor ordinance re-.
nuiring the minimum of $500, as pro-
vldcd in section 1874 of the state stat
Ntea,"
HIGH SCHOOL MATTER ADJUSTED,
The high school site matter is salts
factorily adjusted. The city agreed to
give Boutwell, e McConaushy a aka
rod strip of ground off Eighth South
street from Thirteenth East street to
the reservation and in return Boutwell,
& McConaughy will give tho city 80
feet on the west side of Thirteenth
East street, between Eighth South and
Ninth South streets, making that thor
Nughfarc the regulation width Of l32 feet.
The city also will set aside the dcdica-
ton of Sunnysidc avenue and the two
alleys splitting the tract in three parts.
The council passed the ordinance Civ
ing the Oregon Short Line Railroad
company n franchise to build a spur