The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-09
COUNCIL GRANTS
MANY LICENSES
One Hundred and Fourteen
Saloons Are Now Safe Until
September 30.
DININNY HOLDS PARK
LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Legislature, He Says, Exceeded
Its Authority in the
Matter.

Under an action OF the cltS Souhc'
Monday night. the majority of the sa-
looms Of the city can run unmolestcd nS
the new liquor law. which Is supposed
to go into effect today. until SEPTEMBER
80 next The council. on the motion OF
+, s. Fernstrom. sccon.cd by j. IS. More
ton, granted III advance liquor licenses
for the three months beginning July /.
All but TWO Of these are old ones, the
two new applicants being the Hotel ttall
and G. II. Reagan. i59 South Main stTe"l'
A week ago the greater portion OF these
applicants applied ior a five months Il
ccnsc, beginning May !, and asked that
the council refund the two months re
mainng In this quarter OF the OLD H.
cense. Under an opinion OF TIE city
attorney however. II was held that IL
was impossible To refund on the licenses
and hence the applications were rcturn"i
to the applicants and they were m
structed 10 change them from five months
TO three months. This was done and ire
licenses granted for the three nlonths N
advance.
Under the new law many of ihc com
panles which now hold licenses will De
required 10 dsncorpora:c IN ordc: TO Sc
cure licenses and others VIII 10 out OF
business. and hence 1t WAS deemed prop
er To grant them additional time in which
TO set affairs Strengthened out before be-
Ing required to secure their licenses Tn
der the new law.
Getting Ready for Battle.
The council concurrcd In the action Of
the city recorder in letting the contracts
Tor sixty ballot boxes and ffty-five booths
Of four compartments each TO be used
al the liquor election To be held on juno
"a. These same boxes and booths VIII
probably be used at the primary election
In the fall. The contract for the boxes
was awarded to the Salt Lake Corntce
and Roofing company whose bid was
Sl32 for, sixty boxes. and for the booths
10 Smith & Adams, whose bid FOR Ifiy
he a6 IL
An opinion in which the new public
park law enacted by the recent legisla-
ture is held 10 be unconstitutional, was
rendered by the city attorney. n. j
Dininny holds the law unconstitutional,
unreasonable and unjust for the reason
that under the constitution OF the state
the legislature has not the power 10 con
fer the right OF taxation upon any per-
son OF board not elected by or respon-
sble 10 the people TO be taxed.
Section IL Of the new law, which Is
known as chapter 141 laws Of 1911, pro-
vides that upon the recommendation of
the park commission the council shall
assess and collect upon each dollar of
taxable property in the city and that not
shall be appropriated for purposes speci-
fed in the act. This is held To be un-
constitutional by City Attorney Dininny.
who claims that it is in violation of
which provides tina. the legislature shall
not Impose taxes FOR any county. city.
town or other municipal corporation
which shall have such power vested in
themselves.
Drinking Cups Tabooed
The recommendation of City Health
Commissioner S. G. Paul that an ordi-
nance be drawn doing away entirely
with public drinking cups on the streets
and in public buildings and other public
places, was concurred in by the council,
and immediate steps will be taken to
draft the ordinance.
A resolution introduced by Councilman
L. S. Fernstrom amending The resolution
recently passed providing that clause
be inserted In all contracts for public
work providing that preference be given
10 bona fide residents and taxpayers and
so on to read that preference be given
to bona fide residents and particularly
heads OF families in this city was adop-
ted
cess OF the former appropriation. TO pay
special policemen for four days extra
work
motion to reconsider the action OF the
The use OF Second West street between
South Temple and First South streets
between the hours of and 0 a. m.. for
market purposes. was lost. and It was
agreed that the farmers should be given
the use OF the street temporarily at least.
or course. should complaint be made by
the residents OF the vicinity. who. II is
understood. have agreed to the plan. the
action will he rescinded.
No Change Made
A special committee. appointed several
weeks ago 10 look into the matter of d
municipal asphalt street repairing plant.
reported that the old plant which the city
had was of no possible use. but u did
not recommend the purchase OF new
one al this time. The recommendation
was made and concurred in by the coun-
Gil that the street repairing for the pres
ent year. which will amount to abou,
$4,000 according To the city engineer. inn
mediateIy be done under the old con
tract. Mayor Bransford sent in com
munication calling attention to the need
OF immediate action in the matter of res
pairing the streets, but the adoption al
the committees report took Its place.
The employment OF a bacteriologist was
authorized In the health department al
a. salary Of 500 month and the salary
some of the duties which now devolve
upon the new officer. was reduced tc
500 month.
the city sewer farm next Thursday morn
ing to look into the recommendation oi
Mayor John 8. Bransford that the sewer
be extended by the means Of laterals
from the present terminus of the grav.
1ty sewer near the Jordan river to thc
Great Salt Lake, The matter has beer
referred to a special committee consist
Ing OF the sewerage committee with tho
mayor and the city engineer associated
The members OF the council will meet a
the Wilson hotel at 10 O'clock Thurs
automobiles.
The council WILL meet as committe,
OF the whole Thursday evening to con
slider the proposed electrical ordinanc,
which creates the position OF city eIec
trIcian. whose duty 1t shall be to inspee
all electrical wiring.
The offer of c. w Earl to sell 10 th
city site for municipal lighting plan
in Spanish Fork canyon also Will be con
sldored by tie committee Of the who'll
at this time.
AUXILIARY MEETING is
TO BE HELD THURSDAl