Show GRAVE GRAn DANGER IS THREATENED Councilmen Fear That Lives of Peaceful Citizens Will Be He Im Imperilled Imperiled Imperilled periled by the Tom Show RESOLUTION INTRODUCED MAY PREVENT PRESS P ESS CLUB GIVING IVING PERFORMANCE Councilman L D Martin terrified lest les some harm might come to the people of fhe the city by reason of the ferocious ani animals animals mals to be Imported by the Press Pr ss club for Its Tom Show at the Salt Lake the theatre theatre I atre atro Feb 3 i last evening introduced a resolution in lit the council authorizing the I chief of police to prevent the exhibition if possible and the assessor of licenses to collect from 1000 to for each imported beast The resolution went to the sprinkling committee after an acrimonious debate debaCe Fears for Babe Councilman Ferry was solicitous for forthe forthe forthe the fate of his former colleague Mar Martin Martin Martin tin Mulvey I 1 understand said Ferry Ferr that Mulvey Is to take tako the part of I baby I protest against such an out outrage outrage rage Mulvey must be saved and I think we should take some action a Uon tion I Well VeIl I dont believe we can stop that bunch having their show said I Councilman Fernstrom but I think that all the members of the council had better go and aid the chief of police in keeping order and protecting the tho public I 1 fully realize the danger which con confronts confronts confronts fronts my friend Mulvey declared Tom Black I sympathizeS sympathize with his family I have been there and know all about it Martin wanted the resolution passed but President Davis sent it to the sprinkling committee where it can re receive receive the serious attention that it de deserves deserves deserves serves The text of the resolution which caused so much turmoil follows The Resolution Whereas It has ha come to the ears of the city council that an organization known as aa the Press club of Salt Lake City is preparing to present in the Salt SaIt Lake theatre next Monday londay evening a i burlesque or travesty on that Immortal play Uncle Toms ornS oms Cabin and Whereas The said club has caused caus d to be advertised the fact that It is go going goIng going ing to Import from Russia and other foreign lands ferocious bloodhounds bloodhound a ti tigers tigers tigers gers lions leopards hippopotamuses and other wild animals with which to pursue an Inoffensive female named Eliza together with her young child across the Ice therefore be it Resolved That the chief of police be and he Is hereby instructed to o investigate Investigate Investigate and ascertain whether or not said performance can be prevented And AndIn AndIn In the event that It Is la Impossible to pro prohibit prohibit prohibit hibit this most cruel and unusual ex exhibition exhibition of inhumanity Inhuman It Resolved That the said club be re required required required to pay p y a special license for each and every one of said animals the tax to be not less than 1000 nor more than in the discretion of the as assessor assessor assessor sessor of licenses |