The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-21

Without dissenting vote the city
council. at it's session Monday evening
adopted a resolution introduced by Coun-
Gilman j. ". Mckinney mcmoralizing
the state Legislature 10 enact a stringent
measure providing for the publication by
all political parties of a list OF campaign
contributions preceding election day, to-
gether with a law attaching "a severe
penalty for the violation OF amy Of its
provisions. The measure WAS intro
duccd by Mr.. Mckinney in view OF the
fact that il has often been alleged that
certain political parties nave received
contributions TO their campaign funds
from the liquor and other interests
The city budget went over until next
Thursday evening when the city Coun-
ell will meet 10 consider It as a commit
tee of the whole. The matter of increases
in salaries OF various city employees,
likewise, will come up for consideration
at that time. motion Of Councilman
Moreton 10 this effect being passed
unanimously.
\ motion 10 rcscnd the action of the
city council last week revoklng the IL
ceuse OF The Exchange rathskcllar on Ex-
change place, was made by Councilman
Il. G.. O'Donnell. but after Il long discus
sion of the matter. which involved vari-
Gus legal and parliamentary tcchnlcali- -
ties. the motion was lost by vote of
six TO six. The license of the rathskcl-
lar. therefore. stands revoked.
Dispose of Liquor Licenses.
on the recommendation of the license
committee the application OF Bogdan
Mandarich Tor the transfer of saloon
license from so North Third West to ~
West Second South street was denied.
The action was taken on the ground
that there already are too many allen
saloons in the vicinity of the place To
which Mandarich. wanted the license
transferred.
b. a vote of eleven to two a club
liquor license was granted TO the Rail
road Mems Colored club. rear Of l$9
East Second South. NJ Brant was al
lowed transfer OF liquor license from
302 South West Temple street TO SO West
Third South street.
communication was received from
Chief OF the Fire Department w. II.
Glorc stating that several false alarms
recently have been turned in from the
saloon at 80 East Second South street
and suggesting that the ordinance rcla-
tive TO saloons be so amended as to
make the turning In Of false alarms suf-
fcient cause for the revocation of the IL
cense, The matter was referred to the
police and fire committee
On the recommendation Of Chief Of
Police :, NJ. Barlow, a. o. Langton was
appointed special officer for the Denver
* Rio Grande yards without pay,
Street Repair Plant.
4 recommendation from tho board OF
public works advocating Il municipal
street repairing plant was read. Tho
recommendation was similar 10 that in
cuded In the annual report of The de-
John S. Bransford last week. The coun-
ell referred the matter 10 the MAYOR. city
engineer and the street and engineering
committees Of the city counc! for in
veStigation.
On the request OF CounCilmen Mckin-
ney and Moreton the application of The
Motor club. 225 South Main street for "a
liquor license went over one week. The
application was reported upon unfavor-
ably by the license committee.
An ordinance amending section &li Re
vised Ordinances 1903, providing thaI
whosocver shall keep a lodging house
sufficient 10 accommodate twenty or
more persons shall be declared TO be a
hotel keeper. was referred To the com
mittcc- on municipal laws.
An ordinance introduced by Councilman
Rcedall, amending section 63i Revised
Ordinances. providing that II shall be the
duty OF the board OF public works 10 ad
vertiSc for bids and lei the same to the
lowest responsible bidder on contracts
for making of sidewalk improvements,
was also referred to the municipal la VS.
committee. Under the ordinance as IL
now stands bids must he advertised FOR
between December | and 81. and as that
time now has passed Councilman Reedall
thinks that il would be proper to change
the ordinance To permit The council 10
advertise for bids along this line now
II II should desire.
The city council accepted an invitation
Of tie Young Mems Republican, club ia
attend a smoker To he given at the La
dies Literary club hall Wednesday
evening.