The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-17
ROOM|NC HOUSES
DENIED LICENSES
In Refusing Renewals Rec
ommendation of Chief Is
Not Acceded To.
VOTE IS THREE TO TWO
Contract for Sewer Awarded;
West Side Residents
Are Heard.
VOTE IS THREE TO TWO

Recommendation of the chief OF
police that a license be granted the
Tourainc hotel, 42 East Third South
street, was not acceded TO by
the city commission last night and
the license was denied by vote
Of three to two. The same ac-
tion was taken on the applica-
tion of Mrs. V. p. Sprague, 225h South
West Temple, which the chief had
recommended for license
Commissioners Lawrence, Morris and
Shearman voted down the recommen-
dation of the chief of police in both
cases, basing their actions on the re.
port submitted by the chief. Chief
Grant reported that the Touraine
disorderly women resided there. Gam
blers make 1t their headquarters, he
said, but he was unable to obtain suf-
ficlent evidence TO warrant denial OF
the license and therefore recommended
that it be granted. A similar report
was made on the application Of Mrs.
Sprague.
Ordinances adjusting the licenses
imposed en- dancing teachers and
dance halls, were passed last night;
The dance hall ordinance was amended
SO AS to exclude dancing academies,
though all others will be forced TO
pay $400 year. The dancing teach
ers' license was reduced from $50 to
$25, but it was extended to include all
classes of teachers, amateurs or profes-
sionals, who charge for their services.
This amendment will affect number
of young women who have lately
started classes IN the tango and other
modern steps.
Delegates Are Wanted.
A letter was received from the Ma
tional Association Of Unemployed ask
ing the city TO send delegates to the
convention of the association this year
in order that conditions in Salt Lake
with reference to lack of employment
may be reported.
The ordinance providing for the is
sue of refunding bonds to redeem an
old issue was amended so as TO reduce
the interest the bonds shall carry from
bonds carry 5 per cent interest.
Ryberg Brothers, contractors, were
awarded the contract for the building
OF the Ninth South storm sewer on
their. bid of $l5,295. The estimate
of the city engineer was 100000.
On recommendation of the city en-
gineer, $500 was appropriated to defray
the expense of making surveys de-
manded by the war department at
Washington in passing on the city S
applica ton for a reservoir site on the
Fort Douglas military reservation. Ma
lor Uline, of Fort Douglas, has in
formed the city engineer that the war
department requests that the city de-
ternline whether or not il is possible
to obtain u reservoir site outside the
reservation, If this is not possible,
the war department wants complete
survey of the site and all adjacent
Of the land, before passing on the city's
application.
West Side Protest.
A delegation of west side residents
appeared and protested against the
practice of the Denver & Rio Grande
railroad in blocking traffic on First and
Second South streets by switching cars
across the street and allowing them to
stand for long periods, They declared
that dozens OF workingmen had been
forced to move from the western part
of town because they were delayed so
often that they found it impossible to
cited of men losing their positions be-
cause of being delayed at tho cross
ings. Street cars, it was charged, are
often held ~ ten and fifteen minutes
by strings Of cars.
The delegation asked that the rail
road be forced either TO build viaducts
at the crossings or else exercise due
caution to observe the traffic regula-
tions.
The commission promised to take the
matter up with the railroad at once
and patrolmen will be placed at the
crossings with orders to arrest all
train crews who tied up traffic need
lessly or without regard to the traffic
regulations.