Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-20
COUNCIL AMENDS
LIQUOR ORDINANCE I.
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attempts to Filibuster by "lnter.
ested Councilmen' Prove
Unsuccessful.
TOO MANY READY TO PASS 1T
Druggists Made No Provision For in
Amended Rcgulntion--Clubs
Given Special Privilege.


lation ordinance last night for it to
again be passed to reference. the
result being that in three respects, Salt
Lake has new law governing the
sale of liquor. But one member Coun-
Gilman Walter c. Lyme, voted against
the amendments to the old ordinance,
drafted by Asst. City Atty DAILY.
With the Introduction of the amend
ments. Councilman N1ulvey was on his
feet strenuously Directing to consider
alton of the proposition at last nights
session. He proposed that it be refer
rcd to the committee OH municipal
laws. associated with the committee on
license Councilman Fernstrom had
some well defined ideas regarding the
amendments and the immediate need
of a change, which he presented with
the result that on the vote which fol-
lowed, the motion for immediate con-
sidcration carried.
The amendments came before the
council without signature. Following
the reading, Mulvey asked for the
name of the sisner. There had been
none attached. While Mulvey was OBJ
jecting to the measure on the ground
il was unsigned, Councilman Mckin-
ney attached his name to the instru-
ment. explaining he desired to get the
matter before the council without fur
Their delay.
FEATURES OF ORDINANCE.
The new features OF the old liquor
regulation ordinance, after the council
finished building 1t over last night, are
several in number. First Of these
clear definition of the term manu-
facturer as used In the ordinance Is
given, the privilege of license Is
taken from druggists the license for
restaurants is placed at s375 a quarter,
or s1500 a year; rooming houses or
hotels without bars in connection Will
not be issued licenses. The remainder
of the amendments are merely rehash
of the old ordinance.
First of the amendments TO be taken
up was that regarding a 500 quarterly
tax on manufacturers and manu-
facturers' agents. The old law speci-
fled a tax of 10 cents barrel on all
beer sold by these concerns, 1t having
been the superstition of the trainers OF
that ordinance that Decent per bar
rel tax would yield the city greater
revenue than the straight $500 year
license. This llns proven untrue ana
to this extent, the amendments alter
the old law regarding manufacturers.
The motion of Councilman Moreton
that this amendment be adopted pre-
vailed.
councilman Mckinney moved that
tho amendment providing for Il quar-
terly license of S375 for restaurants
selling liquor be adopted. Councilman
Hall opposed this amendment on tne
ground that the license specincd Is Ine
same as that provided for saloons. he
declared the principal business of
restaurant Is to serve meals ana tno
sale of liquor Is side Issue. whereas,
tho sale of liquor Is the business or the
saloon and he could see no fairness IN
taxing the restaurants on parity
with the saloons. !.
The question coming to vote, IL
was apparent that Councilman Haits
yicws we're shared by none others OF
the council ana his was lhe o''o "''
senting voice.
II was set forth in the defense OF the
restaurant amendment made by sew
crnl OF the councilmen that there are
numerous restaurants IN the CITY sen
in;r linuor with no license other than
federal.
DRUGGISTS LICENSES.
Tho provision for a quarterly license
of s3I5 for druggists came next In
order and provoked IL lively debate for
few minutes. Reedall moved that
druggists sale of intox!cants be re-
stricted to physicians prescriptions
with the retail license denied them.
Councilman Lyme declared that If the
druggist wanted to pay the 1915
quarter for the privilege OF selling IN
toxicants. he should be permitted to do
so. Mr.. Hall suggested that all mem
ton of license for druggists be elm
mated from the amended ordinance,
thus leaving no provision for this class
of license. Reedali's motion was put
to n vote and carried to 3.
The amendments provided for
quarterly license of $3.50 for legitimate
clubs. Councilman Muvey objected
to the clubs being allowed lower rate
than saloons. He declared the council
had no right to discriminate In this
sides with the clubs and cited the
victory Just won by the Commercial
club and its auxiliary organizations
which will save the people OF Salt
Lake many thousands OF dollars
through the reduction of the price Of
coal. This was merely one of the bell
cncts the city derives from clubs OF
the first order. he declared, and he
was not In fnvcr Of slappinS the or
in the face when they were
bonding every effort for the good Of the
city.
Mr. Fcrnstrom also held TINT the
adoption of the amendment would give
the city much needed hand hold on
the illegal clubs which arc selling
LIQUOR with no license ut all. Mr.. Reed
made the motion to adopt the amend
ment, HoGgson alone voting against II.
The amended ordinance was then
passed as whole. with Lyme alone
voting in the negative.
The resolution presented last Mon
day by TaSpnyer MulveN was VIII
drawn by Councilman Mulvcy after
tho work of revnmpinG the ordinance
had been finished
One hundred and fourteen appilca-
tons for liouor licenses were held UP
Il general Investigation or the
manner in which the aprl'cant1 nave
al have not been complying Wit tne
IAN In the past A committee was
to nssist Chief Of Police |
s. NJ. Harlow in making this inHnstiEn-
.lon. consisting OF the following mem
rers: Mckinney. O'Donnell, earn
strom, TYNE and Nu|vef
COUNCIL ROUTINE.
I,eGrande Young agnin protested to |
the city council last evening". N
communication to thnt body. that no
had suffered a loss in his deal with the
city. ieallegcs that In the purchase
Of certain land which he purchased
from tho city, he had been 'short
purposely--hut never
tselaEs. cfrcctually.5 In short, both MI.
Young and the members OF the CITY
council, WIN went to. look over the
land In question before the negotia-
ton was, completed. thought nc was
buying n certain 10 ncrcs, which n