The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-29
City Council Adopts Strict Or
dinance Against Bookmak-
ing and Pool Selling.
SALE OF MORPHINE AND
COCAINE IS PROHIBITED
Severe Penalty Provided for
Persons Who Supply Drugs
Without Prescription.

When It come to getting down TO real
business. tho session Of the city council
held Thursday night will stand az a rec
ord-breaker for some time. Within less
than two hours and half tile council
transacted more real business than 1t has
done in many months. Filibustering. use
less motions, long talks and dlly- dallying
were cut out. and the thirteen members
present got down TO real work and did
1t In IL way that will doubtless meet the
approval OF Il majority OF the tnxpay-
ers. While every member OF the council
was given opportunity TO say what he
pleased. and there was an utter lack OF
any attempt at cutting off remarks, the
members appeared 10 realize that It was
up TO them to do something. and they re-
sponded
In addition TO passing the tax levy for
the year 1910, the council passed two
most important one was that for which
w: e. Lyme stood sponsor, and which pro-
hibits book making pool-selling and other
ga.mollng devices being operated in this
up by the city attorney and was substi-
tuted for one offered by Mr.. Lyme sew
eral weeks ago. was passed under a sus-
pension of the rules by Il vote OF II ayes
10 l nay.
Mulvey Is Opposed.
Mr. Mulyey said that he was opposed
TO the ordinance for the reason that he
believed that II would mean the shutting
off OF horse racing at the state fair, as
there were many persons who attended
the annual races who liked TO bet lit
tie. He announced that he was in ia
vor OF good, clean horse racing. II meant
better horses and better care OF horses
If the object OF this ordinance is to
stop stop. poolroomS5' POOL G5 then / am with you.
stop clean horse racing In this city / am
opposed to It," said he.
The New Ordinance.
The ordinance as passed is as fol-
lows:
An ordinance prohibiting book-making,
pool selling and operating gambling
games and gaming devices In Salt Lake
City.
Be II ordained by the City Council of
Salt Lake City. Utah.
Section /, II shall he unlawful for auy
person. firm, corporation or association
to carry on. or permit to be carried on,
book making, pool-selline or any gam
bling game, or TO operate any gaming
device at any place within Salt Lake
City.
Section O. Any person. firm. corpora
provisions OF this ordinance. upon convic-
ton thereof. shall be punished by n fine
OF not more than S299 or by inprson-
ment in the city jail for a period of
Section g. All ordinances and resolu-
tions. or parts OF ordinances and resolu-
tions, in conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
Section 4. This ordinance shall take
effect upon approval.
Law Against Drugs.
Councilman Mulvey was the author OF
an ordinance, introduced TO prohibit the
sale of morphine. cocaine or opium. ex-
cept on prescription given by regular
pract1cing physician. The ordinance pro-
vides for fine OF 500, or six months I'M
prisonment, or both, for any person con-
victed OF violating the ordinance. He
asked that the rules be suspended and
that the ordinance be passed
Mr., Lyme objected. He said he did not
think that the author OF the proposed
ordinance had given il careful thought:
that by the wording of It. 1t might mean
tie OF paregoric, He wanted the ordi-
nance referred to the municipal laws
committee. in order that the druggists.
and, II necessary. q committee represent
ing the State Medical association, could
be present and express their view OF the
matter.
Gilman Hall TO his feet with the state
ment that while the proposed ordinance
did not forbid the sale of that drug II
would be good thing II IL did.
'"rhere are thousands of mothers who
dope their children with paregoric and
similar drugs who do not know the dan
this kind OF stuff 1t would be a good
thing n II the ordinance prohibited the sale
physician" he declared.
Ready to Prove.
In defense of his ordinance. Mr. Null
vey declared that a majority of the drug
gists arc selling morphine, cocaine and
opium In any quantity and amount, from
this council who thinks that I do not
know what I am talking about ] want
him to 30 with me for two hours after
this meeting adjourns. I want him to go
to the police station and talk with the
chief of police and the members of the
force. T want him to learn and to know
that the sale OF these drugs Is filling the
alleys Of this street and the jails with
the poorest degenerates we have 10 deal
with; and I want to say that there is
not city of the size OF Salt Lake In this
country that has not as strict or strict
er ordinance than that which is before
you tonight.
The ordinance was passed without Il
dissenting vote.
Councilman Hall introduced a resolution
calling on the city engineer TO chock ur
the quantity of cement used on all public
works 1t was passed,
Councilman o Dopnell introduced n res
olution for an accounting OF the Warm
Springs property and the amount OF mon
clared that reports had reached him that
the sanitary condition of the district west
Of the springs was not OF tho best owing
TO the water flowing from the springs,
The matter was referred to the public
grounds committee.
Partial estimates on paving extension
61 and sewer extensions go and 249 were
approved
Tho city recorder was instructed to
purchase copies of the new traffic ordi-
nance at Il cost not to exceed $40.