The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-17
BUSY EVENING
FOR COUNCIL
Many Matters of Importance
Scheduled for COnsidera-
ton Tonight.
SALTAIR FRANCHISE
AMONG THE NUMBER
New Liquor Law Ordinance
AlsO Probably Will BE
Passed.

With several matters OF unusual nm
portancc scheduled TO come up pusy
pccted tonight. Among the especially
important matters To come up are inc
application OF the Salt Lake 81 Los
Angeles Railroad company for fran
chise 10 construct, maintain and operate
an electrical railroad over NUMBER o,
streets In the western part OF the city
and to run Its electrical cars over Ger.
tain tracks OF the Utah Light & Railway
company the investigation of work done
by the James Kennedy Construction COM
pany and an ordinance covering prov
isions OF the new liquor law.
The Saltair railroad franchise matter
will likely canse an animated discussion
in the council. Councilman Mckinney
is not In favor of granting the franchise
unless provision is included 70 make
25 cents the limit OF The round fare trip
TO the resort He is also against granting
the franchise for longer perloo tnali
.ifty years ,
4 YEAR ago when the company applied
for an almost similar franchise MT
Mckinney contended for the 25 cent pro-
granted.
An ordinance covering certain provis-
ions OF the new liquor, law. introduced
two weeks ago by Councilman f. S. Fern
strom was taken out OF the hands OF ire
municipal laws committee at an ,- ad
journed meeting OF the council last
Thursday night and laid over 10 come UP
tonight,
Provides for Inspection.
This ordinance provides that the chief
Of police shall inspect all places where
liquor is sold at least four times a year.
and also that any person conducting a
shall twice have been convicted OF un-
lawfully selling liquor, shall no longer
be licensed to carry on his business.
This matter probably VIII result In
warm discussion. several members Of the
council being desirous OF giving the whole
matter careful Investigation before any
more ordinances are passed Action on
day night pending a decision by the dis
trict court as to several technicalities o,
the new law. which might be affected
nance.
TWO petitions signed by 300 residents
of the Third municipal ward and 3oC
respectively, asking that the license dis
t,ict he enlarged to include the warm
Springs saloon Will come up for con-
sideration tonight.
Recently Eliminated.
When the city council recently passed
an ordinance under the new liquor law
designating the business district or the
district In which liquor licenses can be
granted. the Warm Springs saloon, the
Fair grounds and the Salt Palace were
eliminated. This put the Warm Springs
saloon out of business, and now the pc
titioners desire TO have this district SO
enlarged as to include IL, SO that 1t may
again open ltS uoorS
The Investigation OF the work OF the
James Kennedy Construction company
which went over until tonight at the re-
quest OF the company also promises 10
furnish some fireworks. The matter
comes up on the recent awarding of two
sewer extension contracts to the company
by the board of public works:
Councilman A. ] Davis will introduce
n resolution tonight to appropriate $500
to pay of the mortgage on the home OF
the widow OF the late Police Sergeant
John Henry Johnston.