The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-12
PLAY TENNIS WITH
LIQUOR LICENSES
City Council Bats Drug Stores
and Saloons Over 0rdi-
nance Net.
SUGAR HOUSE WINS BY TIE
PLUMBERS ASK FOR NEW IN
sPEcToR FOR CITY.

Consideration Of liquor licenses formed
the bulk of the council business last
night and resulted in denying the right
Of the w. A. Clark Drug company to
sell liquor at Twelfth South and Eleventh
East streets, in pra ctically agreeing to
deny the application of Charles Sturgis,
2lS West Second South street, and in fail
ing to take action in regard to the Illegal
sale OF liquor at the saloon of c. s
swain, "A West Third South street, on
Sunday, April 3.
Swain appeared and admitted that
beer had been handed out in his saloon
on the sunday in question. In explaining
TINS ne said that he was Just treating d
lew friends. Patrolman Dan Grundvig
who made the arrest, was the prosecut-
ing witness
The matter was finally referred to the
Incense committee and chief of police
who viii report back to the council next
Monday night. 1t is believed that the
cancellation viii be allowed and that the
license VIII go to Hill & Warmack
swain applied for a cancellation last
night, and the application of the new
LIQUOR men was also received.
Chief of Police Barlow recommended
that the council deny the license asked by
Charles Sturgis, PIG West Second South
street. This was referred to the license
committee The position of the council
mas been that there are enough saloons
m SAT- Lake and that no new licenses
should be granted.
Fight Over Drug Store.
A real fight developed over the Clark
9rug store application, and it was finally
deIeated, with the council standing seven
ana seven in the voting. Residents of
sugar House had presented protest,
ana IL was declared that the council
should stand by them in the demand. The
license committee had reported favOrably
recommending TO the council that the
license De granted. But on the commit
Tee report tie vote was cast This tie
vote defeated the committee report and
denied the license.
The council got as far as the report of
the municipal Tvs committee report on
the liquor application matter when the
members decided they had gone far
enough and took a recess until Thurs
day night at 1880 O'Clock to consider the
0ther matters which were left undone
last night.
J. P Fowler sent in a petition protest
ing against allowing the farmers of Davis
county to ba ok their wagons up in front
OF MS place or business on West Temple
street, near First South. The matter was
referred to the streets committee and the
chief of police.
Poor drainage on Glendale avenue. be-
tween South Temple and First South
streets was called to the attention Of
tne council in petition from Charles
Slndar and others, who declared tina Z
water was standing in the streets in
stagnant pools and was both bad to the
nose and eye, causing considerable sick
ness The matter was referred to the
sanitary and streets committees.
Want New Inspector.
A decided kick against the slow meth
ods OF the plumbing department was re-
ceived from the master plumbers of the
city, who ask that another inspector be
employed IN the plumbing department so
tnat II VIII not take SO long before in
spections can be made by the city.
Ihe special protest committee of Ninth
East street residents sent in a very mild
protest to the council last night, when
they learned that the city could not force
the corporations to take out tbe wooden
poles: The report was signed by Lester
Merrill, Andrew Jensen. L. f. CamOmile.
J. N. Anderson, ". NJ. Johns and Ed
ward A. Evans. 1t was referred TO the
committee on engineering.
Inc council gave the mayor and the
recorder power to sign a two months
contract with the Salt Lake & Ogden
Ra-lWay company for the hauling of the
city garba &c. The rate will be & 30
per car instead OF $3.50, which has been
charged under the contract Of the last
three years.
The park board asked to be given the
power TO advertise for contract to take
LOO cubic feet of soil out of the lake
In Liberty park in charging the pond.
ana the ma tier was referred to IA. com
mittee on public grounds
The resignation Of PatroInaan A NJ
Kast was cOncurred in and George II,
Cleveland was confirmed to succeed him
hasJ quit the department March a.
Inc council approved the contract with
+: j. Moran for asphalt paving near the
Mo GIdhue depot at cost of $23. 495. Is