Show 0 I STOCKADE QUESTION PUT UP TO ro POLICE Salt Lake ci city y council last night by a vote of 11 to 2 put the West Side stockade question up to ta the chief of police and the city attorney and demanding that they take action Councilman L. L D. D Martin the architect who planned the stockade gave notice of his intention to move for a reconsideration reconsideration reconsideration next Monday night The action was precipitated by the presentation of ot the petition sent petition sent to the city recorder last week b Uy hy several hundred hun bun tired dred residents of or tho the W West st Side pra- pra testIng against tho the stockade Councilman Coun Coun- cilman P P. S. S l Fornstrom seconded by II T. T Cowburn moved that the resolution then tion bo be approved and that the petition be he referred to to the to-the the chief of or pollee police for his hits action Mr r. r 1 Fernstrom later amen amended ed the thc motion to take tako the city attorney Into Inta consultation with the thc chief of police Council II d defeated an amendment from Crom Councilman J. J J J. J Stewart who wanted to refer reCer the lie matter mat mat- ter t to tn the prison IHlson committee an and the city attorney to hear both bolh sides of or the tue question ami have it Jt bro up next no-ct week During the tue discussion n Councilman Fernstrom made madr a 0 warm vurn speech In which ho lie roasted the poll police co department t Thirteen members out ont of or the fifteen In thin tho council were present when the ho matter came camo up Immediately after atler tho the reading of oC the tho minutes C T. T R. R Black lack and W. W Mont 1 Ferry being the tl-ie tl only absentees hears hr Humor Fernstrom said he be had hoard heard rumors to Lo the HIP effect that tho the members of the c council nI would not daro dare to Instruct the chief of police pollee to enforce th the laws on n the stockade among amon- those these rumors be be- be- be Jug ing ono one to the tue effect that some of ot the tho Influential ones in the city's affairs were stockholders rs in iii tho the concern and anel he thou thought ht for this reason the council should place placa itself on oti record us as against the thc institution of oC Ice Mr Jh Fernstrom said suld If It there thero was wa anything any any- thing of oC a 8 disgraceful nature that S Salt lt Lake Loko had ever done nothing could surpass the non enforcement of tho ho laws in tn the last six months He lIe said sail the police of or the city have been on the ground round all Jill tim tho time tinie that they have Oe walked through the lie stockade night after night but buL have bavo never nC made madean an un arre arrest t. t You might as well face the problem now said h lie he as IOns to ta put It off oft until next week or to another late date Wo We passe passed a n liquor law not lon long a ago aJo o and won the thc applause of or the he public for our action I have In Iii Ill my bund hund however a R. record of fir till the juvenile court which I that 14 several saloonkeepers have b n bt n prosecuted ted for 01 selling Boiling nj to minors ono one of or these thes having pleaded guilty Wo We have laive had hind no knowledge of or It Was as a t the he liquor 1 law w enacted as al a it political I trick to 10 put UTe tile public to sleep MI Mr Fernstrom ho hn believed thore ix Is more mort gambling in the dt city than be before be- be fore and h sa said lei there a arc aro ro or ci- 30 per cent more loo loOIe c women In tho the city cU lie said tho tha people had characterized char char- the tho attempt made to get the tho council to enforce enore the tho laws against th the Institution as a political trick and anel that If rr It wore were such h he lie would be bc will will- lag illS lo to stand for Cor it IL If It tho the American party wants to Lo shoulder the stockade said aill he let them do clo It The speaker soul said ho he never nover promised ed hi his support sup SlIP port to the stockade and thought tho the council should enforce th the tho law Necessary 1 r j Mr Ir touched upon the ho matter mat mat- ter at of being a a- noco ary and said nations and cities which have hae shown A n. disposition to popularize the civil ovil and foster teeter It had gone gono backward Mr Ir Martin said ho lie was v.-ns In favor of quarantining t the Inmates of the tho stock- stock ail aliI o in this block and not letting them theta put their thell noses outside I The Tho vot vole e W was 8 taken on 1 Mr Stewarts Stewart's mot n to Lei send the ma matter to committee commit commit- tee which was defeated by the tho following fol fol- fol lowing howing vote oto Ayes yes Martin Martin 0 ODonnell O'Donnell na bould Stewart and ami President Davis Nays l I Hodg son Illey Hall Murdoch and Wood Mr Ir Stewart changed cd his vote voto to no for th the purpose of et moving to reconsider recon recon- skier sider but Mr Ir l' l Fornstrom called attention atten atton- tion Uon to 11 the fact that tin motion to ro- ro must be on the orl original mo mo- motion motion tion and not on the amendment The vote was Wa then taken on tho thin motion of or Councilman which passed DaMMed bv by tho the following vote Ayes yes tyes Cowburn Fernstrom Hodg son Non Hall Hull Martin Murdoch Stewart Wood Nays Nays r ODonnell President Davis Davit Mr rr Stewart then thou announced his in intention In- In cation to move toy for a reconsideration of ot the vote I by which the motion passed but before the end of or the council meetIng meet- meet Ing lag withdrew from this position Coun Coun- Martin then lien announced that ho would move t for roi l' l a reconsideration of or ortho tho lie question next Monday |