The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-20
COUNCIL BOUNDS
LIQUOR DISTRICT
Warm Springs Is Eliminated
by a Vote of Eleven
to Three.
PARK APPROPRIATION
MATTER GOES OVER
Appointments and Promotions
Are Made in the Police
Department.

After a lengthy discussion. the city
council Monday evening passed an ordi
nance designating the business district or
the city. for the purpose OF the issuance
Of liquor licenses under the provisions oil
the liquor law enacted by the last ieSis-
laturc. The ordinance has been under
consideration for several weeks. ana had
IL not have been for communication
from Judge +. G. Loofbourow oi the
Third district court IL would not have
been ected upon until after the special
election TO be held on June - 10 deter
mine whether or not the sale of intoNi-
eating liquor shall be permitted In Salt
Lake City,
A number Of applications for licenses.
however. have been referred TO the court
as provided In the new law and before
taking action upon these Judge l.oot-
bourow asked the city council to desig-
nate the district in which licenses can
be granted. referred to in the new state
law as the business district
Following is the district agreed upon
by the council as the district In which
licenses may be granted for the sale 'of
Intoxicating liquors:
Beginning at Third West and the south
side OF North Temple street: thence east
to the east side OF State street: thence
south TO First avenue, thence east TWEEN
" rods on First avenue, thence south 10
twenty rods south OF Fifth South street;
thence west to First West street. thence
north TO Fourth South street; thence west
twenty rods west OF Sixth West street.
thence north to the north side OF First
South street. thence east TO Third West
street; thence north 10 place OF begin
ming,
Districts Eliminated.
The ordinance as proposed also includ
ed the Salt Palace grounds and the prop
erty on which the saloon is located al the
Warm Springs. BY amendment. however.
these two separate districts were elimi
mated after a warm discussion. There
was little protest raised 10 eliminating
the Salt Palace grounds. but several OF
the councilmen were opposed to taking
t1f ss
saloon on the ground that IL would put
man out OF business who had run for
years and about whose place there had
been no complaint. However. the dis
trict was finally eliminated by q vote OF
eleven TO three, Couucilmen Fcrnstrom.
Holley and Lees voting FOR the saloon
and the remainder against 1T.
Several other amendments 10 the ordi..
nance were suggested and after heated
discussion were lost.
The proposed ordinance prohibiting the
placing OF innammabe and combustible
signs III front OF buildings and across
public thoroughfares went over for one
week
The contract with the James Kennedy
CONSTRUCTION company for seweY extern
sion No. AS also went over one week.
The extension takes in all streets not pro-
bounded by First North street, West Teni-
pie and Ounce streets, Fourth North
street ana West Capitol and State streets
Goes Over for Week.
The recommendation OF the finance and
salaries committee that the uneXpcndeu
portion OF the park board appropriation
be placed To the credit of the board undc:
the. new park law likewise went over one
week, There is some question as TO tin,
constitutionalty of portions OF the new
law and members OF the council are de-
slrous of ascertaning the exact status OF
the law before turning the money to the
board and thus transfer il from the con-
troll OF the city council.
The council extended the city limits 10
l,.csndc another portion In the southeast
ern part OF the city. This time tbe new
ly annexed territory includes that SECTION
2ounoed\ by Tempest avenue on the north
sugar avenue or Twelfth South on the
south, Seventeenth East on the east and
FIiteerth East on tho west
ore hundred and sixty dollars was ap-
propriated TO defray the expenses of Dr.
Samuei u Paul. who will attend the an
nual convention of the American Madi-
cal asatt tiation, 20 be aeld at Los Ap-
seles. -
The council accepted the bid OF C T.
MITCHELL. manager OF the Mitchell Van
Il Storage company. to purchase the tim
othy. lucerne and wild hay growing up
on the citys property In Pariey's CANYON.
MltchelTs bid amounted to $3.50
On recommendation OF Chief OF Police
5 M. Barlow Arthur Miller and Cha rles
Mabbutt were appointed city patroimen
u. a. knapp was appointed special officer
10 act in the Denver & Rio Crande rail
road yards, and Dan Grundvig, w. H
nenorickson. Henry Potter aud j. r.
10 motorcycle officers
me council. on recommendation Of
G:Ined Gh,el of Of the Fire Department W II
1,oJ E.Ure , save the chief permission to en-
new com bination fire engine which has
recently arrived In the city.
Inc city pay roll for the half month
vu'nS Was nssse Seae To- amounting TO $50 9955 So