The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-21
OGDEN CITY COUNCIL.
Steps Being Taken to Secure Public Build
ing-0ther Matters.

Steps Being Taken to Secure Public Build
ing-Other Matters.
OGDEN, December co. Especial telegram
to THE HERALD. THE council was called
to order by Mayor Kiesel, and on roll cal
all the members were found to be present
except Alderman Snyder and Councillor:
Carey and Griffin.
Lieutenant Colonel Barratt, ON behalf o.
the first regiment of Utah national guard:
asked for the use of the city hall for {
dress ball Oh the night of February 81
Referred to committee on public buildings
The joint committee to whom was re
ferred the two plans for building for the
fire department reported in favor of the
plans submitted by Architect d'Heme
court Report adopted.
The city engineers estimate of the total
cost of placing drain of siX-inch tile across
the central block of the city to a connec-
tiou with the Twenty-fourth street drain,
was $3.50.
Alderman Preshaw said it was necessary
to nave drain pipe extended down Tuen-
ty fifth street, as the buildings on that
street was almost uninhabitable on ac-
count of the water in the cellars.
On motion the CITY, agreed to make the
extension, if the abui q, g property owners
would bear the expense.
The report of the committee on the petit
ton of Colonel Kiesel, of the Utah national
guards, for the use of the pavilion on Sun
days for drill and business was favorable.
On calling the roll on a motion to adopt, the
report was rejected. The noes were Shil-
ling, Whalen, F'rell, Preshaw, Douglass,
Hurlbut, Chapman, Zeimer, Turner, Yeas,
Anderson, Hank, Corey, Griffin.
Blaisdel moved that the finance com
mittse be instructed to obtain signatures
of thirty or forty of the heaviest tax pay
ers to a petition of the council to Congress
to increase the borrowing power of the
city. Adopted.
Councillor Griffin said he desired to talk
on the subject of street paving. He had
investigated the cost of matchmaking, and
found that it was from 80 to IS cents per
square yard. At this rate the cost to
property owners would be ST. Il per front
foot. The matter was referred to the
etreet committee to find out what part of
the expen of macadamizing Twenty fifth
street the railroad company would be viii
ling to bear.
On motion the city marshal was in
structed to see that the proprietors of the
Woodmansee- March buildings, now in
course of erection on Twenty fourth street,
property Immediately.
Alderman Preshaw moved that the ques-
ton of asking Congress to appropriate for
a government building be placed in the
hands of the city attorney and the mayor,
and that they send the same to Senator
Stanford at Washington.
The committee on public buildings was
authorized to receive bids for the con-
struction of fire department building.
Alderman Preshaw thought the jail Ques-
ton had been lost in the shuttle. He was
in favor, as he had always been, of utiliz-
ing the basement of the new city hall build
ing for city prison. The matter was re-
ferred to the committee on public buildings
and the street committee.
The police commission submitted the fol
lowing names to the council for the posi-
ton of policeman: ]. M. Wagner, Eugene
Austin, 7. B. Johnson, L. McCarty. A
vote was taken with the following result:
6; Austin, 2; Johnson, 5; dc
Carly, l. On the second ballot the vote
stood: Wagner, 6; johnson, z; no choice.
On the third ballot Wagner received and
Johnson 7votes, and the mayor broke the
tie by voting for Johnson, who was de-
clared elected.
Miss Mabel Nolan demanded the reward
offered by the city council for the arrest
and conviction of fire bugs, especially
French and Golden. The matter was re
ferred to the police committee to report.
A similar petition was presented by H. A.
Watson and wife and received a similar
reference.
The city attorney gave notice of the in
tention to open a street through block
96, plat A The notice was ordered pub
ished for twenty days.
A bill of John M. Dee for repairing the
roof of the tithing house barn, leased by
lim, was read, and on motion laid over in
definitely.
Alderman Preshaw, chairman of the
street committee, wanted to know what
.he council thought about the sidewalk