The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-24
SALOONS
TO ONE HUNDRED
Council Adopts Mckinney Reso-
luton to That Effect, Three
Members Dissenting.
VIOLATORS OF LAWS
TO BE WEEDED OUT
Auditor Alff Charges Two Es-
tabliShments With Selling
Liquor Oh Sunday.

With three dissenting votes and three
members absent, the city council. at its
meeting Monday evening. adopted the
resolution introduced by Councilman j.
w. Mckinney several weeks ago restrict
ing the number of saloons In Salt Lake
City to 100 and providing that the num-
Der be kept down to that limit hereaf-
ta- and requesting the chief of police to
report on all violations Of the liquor and
gambling laws.
Ferry, Holley and Hall voted against
the measure. while Fernstrom, Lees.
Lyme Mckinney, Moreton O'Donnell,
Recdall, Reed and Wood were in favor
OF It. Davis, Mulvey and Hodgson were
absent,
Some of the councIlmen voting in ia
vor OF the resolution did so. they said,
taken that would tend to better the con-
ditious with reference to the liquor traf-
fic and not because they were in sympa-
thy with all the provisions OF the resolu-
ton. Hall especially was opposed to the
resolution. as he claimed that II would
cause a monopoly and he said that he
thought IL would be better plan to raise
the liquor license-even as high as $4,000
a year, II that were necessary,
In support OF the measure. Council
man O'Donnell explained that in reducing
the number of saloons. the council, act
Ing under the resolution. would simply
revoke the licenses OF such saloons as
were not obeying the law.
Declaration Of Policy.
Councilman Mckinney made plea in
favor of his resolution, arguing that its
adoption would simply make plain the
attitude OF the council on the matter or,
in other words, would be a declaration OF
policy. Under the resolution however. IL
II is adhered to, no more new licenses will
be granted. as the number now exceeds
100 by a neat majority,
Acting under the resolution. the coun
ell denied Andrew Pappas. S12 West Sec
ond South street, license a few minutes
after the measure had been adopted.
On rquest OF CounciImen Hall and
Fernstrom. Mckinney's resolutions pro,
viding that restaurants hall pay a liquor
license in addition to their regular H.
granted to no one except American ciu-
zens hereafter. were laid on the table for
one week.
Before the adoption OF McKinney's res
olution with reference to the restriction
In the number OF saloons the application
of II. r. bartlett for n liquor license at
street was referred to the chief OF police
for report. license was granted TO ].
3. White for this saloon. but White sold
out and left the city. A number of the
Bartlett the license. but. under the new
resolution. If IT is adhered to, this will be
impossible.
Club Licenses Held Up.
Applications for club licenses approved
by the chief OF police were submitted
street and the Dunbar Social club, SIS
State street a list of other clubs ask
Ing for licenses, reported on unfavorably
sented, This included the Fred Douglas
club, 36 Edison street; the Walters So
eial club, li9 South Fifth West street;
the Railroad Mems club, 1s9 East Second
South; the American Social club. AZ
Commercial street, the San Pedro Social
club 152 West South Temple street, and
the Labor Union Mems club. II Continent
tai block The applications Of all these.
including those approved and disap-
proved Tg{Hrrda by tn, the ,o chief OF police. were
y resolution calling for the revoca-
ton of the licenses of the Louvre cafe
and the Exchange RathslSeler was sub
Is alleged that these places sold liquor
In the bottle and by the glass to guests
at an early hour Sunday. morning The
involved TO appear Monday night TO show
cause why their licenses should not be
revoked.
Salt Lake & ogden railroad. presented
his proposition in writing TO haul the
stable refuse from the city at the rate
OF 81 q car. 1t was referred TO the mu-
nlcipal laws committee, the mayor and
city health commissioner.
Recommends Fixed Insurance.
Chief Gore OF the fire department
recommended that fixed fire insurance
he placed on the various fire stations of
the city. This was referred TO the fire
committee.
Health Commissioner S. C, Paul recon-
meuded that an extra quarantine in
spector be employed for the next thirty
days. The recommendation was con-
Cured in.
On motion Of Councilman Reedall,
George T.. Brown was appointed ass!S-
n JP,r l,n
thirty days to take care OF the office In
the illness OF Plumbing Inspector Farrell.
The resolution providing for the reduc-
tion Of the pawnbrolSer license from 5000
10 500 year passed its final reading.
ITNCIF SAM HAS J0ST