Ogden Daily Standard | 1910-06-28 | Page 5 | Liquor License is Refused

LIQUOR LICENSE BJEFD3ED An application for a new liquor license, li-cense, presented by Rrownlng & Drowning, came In for a heated discussion dis-cussion at council meeting Inst evening. even-ing. It being finally turned down largely on tho arguments presented by Councilman Browning, who bitterly bit-terly opposed It. President Browning declared that lie was opposed to the granting of a 1 new 1. cense anyway, as the council ! had gone on record to tho effect that no more new ealoon licenses were to bo allowed In Ogdcn. Councilman Dana was of the opinion that the new ordinances annulled all previous actions taken by the council and that tho license should bo granted. President Browning then called Councilman Austin to the chair and proceeded to give other reasons why he was opposed to granting the license. li-cense. He Bald that ho was Interested Inter-ested In the llrm of Browning Brothers Broth-ers and he considered ll an Imposition Imposi-tion for the council to allow another firm of the same name to encage in tho liquor business and thereby subject sub-ject the councilman's firm to all manner man-ner of Inconveniences, such as mis-sent mis-sent liquor hill, etc. He also stated that he had been given to understand that six of the counellmon had been approached on tho subject and had agreed among themselves to grant the license. Councllmen Dana and Wilson hastened has-tened to clear their skirts of any lm-1 plication In such agreement and Conn- oilman Flygare moved that the II cense bo granted. The matter was voted upon and was lost, Browning, Barker. Flygare and Wilson voting "no," and Dana. Austin and Larson voting "yes." Nino old licenses were renewed.