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Show ruu the same as they are now dur-Jng dur-Jng all of Brewer's term of office except ex-cept the bhvrrtini that votes' wero needed.'' . ' Councilman Poery allowed , that gambling ought to stop In Ogden and to this end he made a-motion that the Chief of Police be Instructed to enforce tho letter of the law regarding regard-ing this rjuattor: Mr. Humphris eald he could not see that It would do any good for tho council to pass such a resolution for the matter was entirely In the hands of tho Ch.ef and the Mayor. He did not think the council had any power In the premises. Humphrls alBO elated elat-ed that he would not oppose the motion mo-tion but he thought that If it passed it would have about as much effect on the Mayor and the Chief of police as the pouring of water on a duck's I back. Councilman Austin wondered wheth I cr, if the council directed the Ch.ef of I police to stop the gambling game and I he had to break down the doors to i get to the gamblers and he should ho j killed In tho act, tho city would bo ! liable for damages. Barker thought ! that would make no difference with the city and that the fathers of tho municipality would not have the j Mood of the officers upon their hands J in such an emergency. Some member mem-ber of the council suggested that perhaps per-haps the Chief would not he killed. The vote on the question was unanimous un-animous that tho thing be tried out and the city recorder was Instructed ti. advise the Chief of Police that ho should proceed Immediately to close tho gambling houses and stop all forms of gambling. The Betterment league had nnoth- 1 or matter before the council. It being be-ing a petition that at tho Four State j Fair no license for the sale of liquor , j be granted and that pool selling on ' horse races be not permitted. This question was handed to the license I committee for consideration. j COUNCIL VOTES TO STOP GiBLIM Ileber Scowcroft appeared before the city council last night to talk for j the petition of the city Betterment ! League asking the council to Instruct Chief of Police Thomas E. Brownlnjr to enforce the city ordinances against gambling In tho city. Mr. Scowcroft stated that It was a shame that gambling should be permitted per-mitted In the city and he said it was bringing untold odium upon the city of Ogden In all directions. He had heard adverse criticism on the prac- tico in Idaho and Nevada and ho waj satisfied that It had spread to other sections of the western country. I Tho gentleman stated that the spec- j tacular raid of the netterraent Ixa- j gue on tho gambling houses of the city a short time ago was dne at tl j Instance and suggestion of the- May-jr and that they, the members of t'lc j league, were not altogether in syfc- j pathy with the movement. He also said that It did not help matters at I nil, for the gambling continued Just the same. He thought the city officers offi-cers should be forced to do their duty j In this respect and stop gambling, tho j same as they strive to stop other : forms of vice aud crime. President Browning allowed that It j "was a burning shame" that gambling phould be permitted In the city and felt that tho Chief should be notified that the council will be back of him in tho suppression of the crime. Ho paid Jhat Mayor Brewer stopped j gambling and that Chief Browning had enforced Brewer's order t stop It, i Tho gamblers, he said, left the city , under the Brewer order to close the I gaining houses. "Yea," said Councilman Dana, ' for about two months Immediately prior ! tn election lime. Ttu? houses were j |
