The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-11-21
OGDEN PUT IN PANTS.
The Junction City Elevated
to the Second Class.
RESULT The LATE CENSUS.
She Has a Population of9,8I5-Nsyor
EccIes' Certificate nd the Gov
0rnOr's Proclamation.

Ogden has been raised to the rank of
a city of the second class. the census
recently taken showing that she has
population of 9,S15. This action is
taken under the law on the subject
passed by the recent legislature, which
provides that after a city has been
shown, by census, to have a popula-
ton of over 5000 and under 10000 in
5itants the Mayor shall make certif-
cate of the same 10 the Governor, who
b. proclamation shall declare the city
to belong to the secon claIs. Ses
The principal difference this will maket
10 Ogden, is III the number of Council
men and in the mode of electing them
Under the old law Ogden had five
Councilmen and three Aldermen.
! Under the new law Aldermen are abol-
Ished and, wltn the privi'e yes of q city
of the second class, she is entitled to
ten Councilmen. Heretofore there has
been but one voting precinct and, while
the Councllmen AMI Aldermen were
chosen from their respective municipal
wards, they were elected at large. Now
the city will be divided into five mU-
tofoIe and two Councilman shall be
chosen by the qualified voters of each
ward and elected oy-these wards, res
pec!iYely, i'll ,tead of at large as hereto
fore. he Mayor will be chosen and
elected by the qualified voters of the
city at large.
With the above calculations. the fol-
lowing certificate and proclamation will
be intelligible:
CERTIFICATE.
WHEREAS, ogden City, on the 7th day "a
November, A D 1888, appointed six conez
missioners, whose duty 1t was to take the
census of said city for the purpose of ascer-
tanning to what class said city belongs; and.
Whereas, said commissioners have taken
said census and made return thereof in due
form to the City Council of said city; and,
Whereas, it is shown by said returns that
said city belongs to the second class;
Notc therefore, |, David Eccles, Mayor Of
said city, do hereby certify that the mum Der
eight nun ired and fifteen (9.Sl5)
As witness my hand aud the corporate
seal of said city, this 19,h day OF November,
SEAL. DAVID ECCLEs,
Mayor OF Ogden.
City Recorder.
To His Excellency, Caleb w. West, Cow
ernor
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS under and by the provisions of
an act of the Governor and Legislative AS
sembly of Utah Territory, entitled AN Act
Providing for the Incorporation of Cities"
approved March Sth, 1885, David Eccles, the
County. said Territory. did on the 10Th day
OF November, 1888, certify, to me, Caleb w.
West, Governor of said Territory under his
signature, and the seal of said city, the
number of the inhabitants OF said city, to
wit; Nine thousand eight hundred and
fifteen.
Now, therefore 1 Caleb w West, GoverzSr
aforesaid, do proclaim and make prOclsLla-
ton tn 1t said city of ogden belongs to and
sha be known as city of the second class.
In testimony whereof have hereunto
subscribed my hand and caused
[sE the great seal of the Territory to be
affixed at Salt Lake City, the goth
day of November. A d. 1888
CALEB ". WEST, Governor.
By the Governor,
WIN. C. HALL, Secretary.
WHAT FOLLOWS.
It will now be necessary to take a
vote on the question as to whether the
citizens of Ogden desire to incorporate
as city of the second class, and if tbs
result is affirmative it will be necessary
for the town to be re-incorporsted.
There was question in the minds OF
some as to whether the Governor
should have made, this proclamation
until after this election had been held.
but careful reading of the laws shows
that the proceedings so far have been
perfectly proper.
Ogden has oeen put in pants, and if
the voters think the town is old enough
to wear them with becoming dignity
they will buy a pair of suspendefs in
the form OF new incorporation.