The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-23
OGDEN CITY COUNCIL.
What Was Done by the Solons Last Evening
The Union Square Waterworks, etc.


OGDEN, Utah, Nov. 22-[Special to THE
HERALD The regular weekly session OF
the city council was held to night, Mayor
Kiesel presiding, and all the members
present except Aldermen Whalen, Pre-
shaw and Fell, and Councillors Turner and
Griffin.
J. W. Booth offered to act as inspector OF
the fire alarm system, the remuneration to
! be decided by the council.
| Eugene S. Austin petiuoned the council
! for the position of policeman.
| A H. Nelson and twenty eight other citi-
Zens petitioned for the opening of Wall
avenue through Pincock lane, and that
TWenty-ninth and Thrtieth streets be OPP
ened from Lincoln avenue to Pacific street,
and that the property necessary TO
carry out the scheme be condemned, dam
ages awarded for the land taken and as
sessed upon the property which shall be
benefited by reason thereof. The prayer
of the petitioners was granted and the city
attorney was instructed to take the neces-
sary steps to carry out the object of the
petition.
Samuel e. Belcher applied for the posi-
ton of engineer of the steam hire engine.
Referred to the committee on fire depart
ment
dUUOTUON
pare an ordinance repeating the tax on
bootblacks.
The committee on ire department re-
ported they had received 800 feet of hose
from the Mineralized Rubber company, of
New York.
The chairman of the committee on fire
department reported that they had ex-
amined the stable building i'll Union square,
with the purpose in view of utilizing IL
r Al quo and
other paraphernalia of the department. 1t
was also stated that it was the opinion of
the members of the council that the part
of the city hall building now used by the
fire department be used for a jail, and that
the present jail building be turned into a
city hospital The subjects above men
toned were, on motion, referred to the
committees on public grounds and fire de-
partmenJ.
The committee on public buildings were
instructed to order John NJ. Dee to vacate
the stable on Union square as soon as pos
sible.
The committee to whom was referred
the petition of the chamber of commerce
for the purchase of a portion of Union
square, reported substantially as follows:
We recommend that the city sell the ground
asked for at reasonable price, or to the
highest bidder, the city reserving the right
TO reject any OF all DluS. lue report was
referred back to the committee on public
grounds.
A protest was received against the piling
of building material Oh Twenty fourth
street. in front of the buildings now being
erected west of the Coop
The marshal was instructed to see that
the law in the case was observed by the
owners of the property. They were also
notified to put down sidewalks at once.
A statement of the receipts aud disburse-
ments of Ogden city for the quarter ending
November II, showed the total receipts to
be 40.4Sl.15; expenditures, "a, 1885 81. Elk
cess of expenditures over receipts, 81, OIL 81.
A communication from V NJ Silva, in re
lation to the electric light failing to shine
according to contract, was referred TO the
committee on public works.
Alderman Preshaw made a verbal report
of his visit east to examine into the merits
of calomine pipe He was fully impressed
with the good qualities of the calomine
pipe and will make full report in writing
to be submitted to the council at its next
meeting.
j. j. Dicliey, superintendent of the
Western Union Telegraph; L. H. Korty,'
of the Union Pacific lines;
G. L. Dillingham; and L. M. Rheem, of the
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone company,
arrived in Ogden from the north last night.
They are on tour of inspection and will
leave for Salt Lake to-day.