Deseret Evening News | 1904-04-26 | Page 1 | "Slot Machine" Men Call on Mayor Morris

Slot Machine M Men Met Call Cal on Mayor M 01 Morris City CI Executive Says Sa s Mo I Ic Wi VilI Penult the th Trade Machines 1 to Run I un Under a License Of o 3 POI Per Month Each EIl Ea h But the flue Money or 0 Oh Chance Affairs Ha s Must of oi o Police Polen So Instructed A delegation of ot slot machine owners OWIN called upon Uon Mayor Inor Morris this morn mornIng log Ing nt ot his and hind had 11 it 1 lengthy consultation with him In II regard to the operation of machines In this city et Those Tho p present ent were owners of ut cigar and trade mile machines which ore are operated In saloons ond cigar stands It I was Wil stated that only n a fair tall was real realized lcd from Crom the he machines which pay pa In iti II drinks or nr rigors cigars nod and nl that lint the til customer generally gets sels value ulue i revived received I 11 The he gentlemen present thai hint those these machines 1 he ho ht licensed at Lit lt 53 3 per month aunt and 1111 that butt they be he regulated r by bythe I 3 the t he police department the tho Ihl license II IFO to 10 be ho collected by II the lie Ih chief of or police I This request was by Ii h the tho mayor 1101 and amid lie hp Instructed thin the chief of police to take of oC thin the th work of or regulating r thin the Ihl I machines and t collecting the tho license ICel p which tile owners of nf machines gree a to 10 pay hillY IU at lt 0 t tin t lit police i oh Ice station I ion ouch oleh month Ii IiNo No o money machines bach iii s of o any Ol a ny character cli a roe tot whatever will wil be allowed to 10 operate and the thin chief chi Is II i Instructed to prohibit tin use List 1 I of if any Ol machine which Is II loaded or ortin unfair tin It I r The legitimate legit I m nate trade rude t machines mach I ins nich as a s gum ni lien t music U S lc IC and 1111 It Ii Ii ho siring itt rh ig machines I ties will wil II I be hL allowed a ho to run Ii the lie II sur HIP a 11 5 usual under a license of oC 10 per pel PC I ft IOU iii as OR n they t lie me nl 1 IC held Il to 10 t 0 be hc pe I legal by h l the lie city cly attorney