Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-12
PROCEEDINGS
OVER LICENSE
councilman 0'DonneII Touches
off a Few Skyrockets at
Regular Session.
yvLvEY GOES TO THE BAT
s,mcrican" Majority Works Up Nice
Iittlc squabble I'm Ranks With
Dinlnny as the Butt.

II was more or less Martin Mulvey's
-, .st bat in the fight between the
OF the license committee from
-. F,ua and the city attorney as to
~ methods the American" council
~. used tor the past four years in
r,sding liquor licenses. While the
..nittee reported. as II was expected
,bsf il would 40. 10 the effect that IL
m. aw had been violated in the
ss.s natter yet Mulvey had an Op-
,..uuIty. which he by no means re-
.,.,ed OF handing the city attorney a
II. labs which acted like balm 70 the
..gi of the big councilman from the
pulyey had two or three strong
t.-sers. two. and the sympathy OF
IN. council generally seemed To be
,vers or less with the committee
corucuman O'Donneil from the second,
vbom no one ever thought OF connect
,rg with anything that was not
..ouare" expressed his utter astonish-
,snf when he was told that the license
committee. Of which he is r member.
had been breaking the law for the last
fogr years with reference TO liquor
licenses. While city Attorney Dinin-
nj was unquestionably right as 10 his
attitude IN standing up for the enforce
,rent OF the city ordinances. even in
me matter Of procedure by the city
council. he did not appear 20 be in the
house Of his friends when that matter
came ID for consideration last night.
Tho minority members took little part
when the scrap" came up, which was
snst before the close Of the rather pro-
tractod meeting. But the fight among
thc majority was sufficiently entertain
irg and the minority perhaps thought
th,y would let II go az that.
FERRY's DECIDING VOTE.
The council had spent a great deal
Of time in discussing whether or no a
license 20 sell liquor should be granted
10 the drug firm OF w r. Clark at
Twelfth South and Eleventh East
streets and this was finally decided,
after a second roll call was had,
against the license. President w Mont
Ferry OF the council casting the de-
gliding negative vote. IL was apparent
from the proceedings last night that
President Ferry is actuated by his own
good Judgment OF what he considers to
be right. rather than to vote with the
sole purpose Of being lin harmony"
with the majority in the council. Petit
tons. unfinished business and several
other matters came up and consumed
The time until shortly before IL o'clock.
notion was made 20 adjourn. Before
Sc could be seconded Councilman Null
,ey asked that the council proceed TO
he consideration OF the report OF the
municipal laws committee on the mat
The matter came up.
COMMITTEE REPORT
The committee report was read by
Recorder Ben Rives. The report was
as follows:
In the matter OF the report OF the
city attorney stating that in his opin-
i1n the manner OF handling applica-
tons for liquor licenses has been con-
iraV 10 the laws or the state and the
city ordinances we recommend that as
Il appears that the custom followed
Che last four years has not been In har-
mony with the liquor ordinances. that
IN the future all applications for liquor
Licences be filed with the city council
and the law compiled with in every
respect"
MCKINNEY,
WOOD,
HALL
FEHNSTROM
"0f the Municipal Laws Committee"
The first man to start the skyrockets
was Councilman O'Donnell
TOUCHING OFF FIRE WORKS.
Il have been away two weeks" said |
councilman O'Donnell. and | don't |
Know where we are az on this Thing. |
Is u true as ! hear. Mr. City Attor-
ley that the municipal laws commit |
.re and The council has been violating |
me law in the matter OF issuing liquor |
censes?'
~ certainly is" responded the city |