Show PROVIDES MAIN FEATURE Of COUNCIL MEETING He Introduces Resolution I Aimed at Racing No Definite Definite nite Action Be Be it resolved by this city council That the chief of police be and aDd andis is hereby authorized to prevent the tIle making making making mak mak- ing of books or any other form of gambling ambling that may be found in Salt Lake City and he is hereby instructed to enforce all aU laws prohibiting gam gain bling in in this city This was the ther r resolution introduced in I the city council last night by Councilman Council Council- man r L. L D. D Martin lartin After fter a a short but hut spirited discussion the resolution was laid over until Monday r night The introduction of the resolution followed the passing of the rest of the payrolls for the half month eudin ending May 31 n. n amounting to and created a mild sensation In speaking to the resolution Mr lr Martin said that horse raring racing racin has been run out of most mOl of the principal eastern cities and off the Pacific Pa ra- coast and there is no reason reason so far as he can see why it should be tolerated here I 1 Mr Ir Fernstrom favored the tIle resolution expressing the opinion that it is broad enough as far as it goes but that he would like to have Mr lr Martin define gambling so eo as to include other forms of gambling ane alleged ed by him to exist here In practically every cery saloon in iu i iSalt I ISalt Salt Lake City stu stud stud- stud poker poker oker js is being played declared Mr Fernstrom m. m Professional Pro gamblers may be found sitting sit sit- i tin ting around every table fleecing suckers I out of hundreds of dollars while their families remain at home in want and sometimes in destitution I would like to see these things included in the resolution reso reso- lution O'Donnell's ODonnell a Confession Here Mr 0 ODonnel Donnel made a startling admission I guess I have violated my oath of office confessed Mr Ir ODonnell The resolution I take it is aimed at the at the fair fair- grounds Well I Ive I've e attended tho those e races myself two or three times an and they're all aH ri right ht so o far as I J can see Ive I've I c won a little and lost a a. little too and when I won I took it mighty well I want to tell you Maybe Mr Martin would take it a little better if he be bet beton beton beton on the ri right ht horse hone The races appeared orderly to me and amid I also observed that some of the best people of the town including the society folks attend them too Im I'm against the resolution Mr lr moved that the resolution tion go over oyer until Monday fonday evening and Mr Murdoch h gave e a his second Before the vote voto on the motion was IS taken takeD Mr Martin lartin made another speech in which he classed the as RS a robbing gambling sucking blood crowd robbing the people of the city of their E. E mone money fJ- fJ And H if this Ji resolution iol isn't isn broa broad d I broa broad d I enough enough- to put them out t f of b business busi- busi Ii ness I J will brin bring in JD enough amendments Monday evening to make malie it broad enough h and binding enough to stop the races I propose to put every councilman councilman councilman council council- man on record in in this matter as to gambling Do YOU von call can this thiR gambling ambling in in- in Mr fr ODonnell Ye Ye sir ir shouted 11 Martin arti n of the rotten rottenest est rankest sort It has been pruned out of practically every e other state in the union Faro roulette and the like are arc tolerated elsewhere but not hor and here where we dont don't even tolerate faro roulette and should allow horse- horse the like why we racin racing Wood Favors Resolution I 1 am in favor of the resolution interjected intersected Mr 11 Wood but abut I am wonderfully wonderfully won won- surprised at the source from which it it came rame A few months ago a certain lady came down here from Ogden Ogden Ogden Og- Og den with a a proposition to establish an institution here and there was lots of talk from certain sources as to the resultant resultant resultant re re- re- re benefits to the city If we have one of these propositions I dont don't see seewhy seewhy seewhy why we shouldn't have ha all he concluded con con- eluded sarcastically This This didn't come front from Ogden and Ind neither did that proposition retorted Mr Martin and with this the discussion closed the resolution going over to Monday Monda night without objection It is authoritatively understood that Mr Ir Wood will wi como conio in with an amendment amendment amend amend- ment Monday evening authorizing authorising the chief of police to proceed against the west side stockade to drive drive the present inhabitants out an and close the buildings against a the alleged immoral use they are bein being put to If the rel resolution is is adopted and it its enforcement is is attempted it is said that its constitutionality will ill be bo at at- tacked |