Salt Lake Tribune | 1912-04-27 | Page 14 | Increase of Saloons to be Considered

INCREASE OF SALOONS TO BE CONSIDERED The cit-r commission s stand that the number of saloons in Salt iake City be not Increased will be considered by the entire district bench, according to an agreement reached yesterday. Aaror. Meyers, assistant- city attorney, will pre-M pre-M nt the dty's arguments early next week to two or three of the district Judges and w-in prepare a. brief in the case, which will be read bv the five Judges the district. The city commission went on record last week as opposing any increase In the number of saloons in operation, declaring that tho 133 bars In operation at present Is a sufficient number for a city of this size. As the district court has the granting grant-ing power in the matter of liquoi license, th commission Instructed Its lesal department de-partment to appear before the district court and contest the R-ranting of further licenses.