Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
OGDEN NEWS.
s,nrS DECEMBER 80. 1899.
RETIRING CITY COUNCIL.
n,.,rlct Court rig Damage suit
Marriage OF Miss uocneh -Lo-
cal News Notes.


,lon nj $3.50 o'clock y. m. last night with
mn the members present except Coun-
cllnpn cullen and Williams. The may
or.ei.ct and councilmcn-clcct had been
invited and all were present except
u..srs carr and Jones.
After the reading OF the minutes John
Whrslwrlght was allowed S2b as u
,sund ON the amount paid for the use
oi the city hall square last winter as
skailng pond.
on report Of the special committee the
funeral expenses. and the back salary
due ihc late capt. w. A.Brown.nmoun
lna to $3.50. were appropriated In fun
settlement OF all claims against the
city.
lst VI warrants which had been un-
called Tor In the recorders Office during
the four years ending Dee. 3iat, 1897.
total u S1g.22. a motion to publish the
lIst was lost, and II was afterwards or
dercd filed.
Cliy Attorney Il. NJ. Allison. Jr., pres
suted q lengthy report Of the lnbora OF
the attorneys Office FOR the year 1893.
cases pending or settled In the courts
IN which ogden city Is Interested. A
long aud interesting exhibit OF the stnt.
Us OF the case Of ogden city W the
Bear River Irrigation and ogden Water
Works company was read. The report
was accented and ordered filed
Poll Tax Collector Moronl Poultcr re-
ported iGS labor taxes paid ana % cnah
poll taxes collected during the months
VI November ana December. and sub
mlticd q list Of 1872 names OF doiinqucnts
unsolicited. with 60 names which were
uucollectlble His bill, amounting to
1850 FOR services was ordered paid.
Street Foreman jos. Sanders submit.
ted report showing the total appr0-
pflations TOT streets Tor 1899 10 be 80
i,1Ii. which was si05O3 less than the
amount expended In 1895 lie reported
~ miles OF streets graVelcd during the
year. There had been i.3iS poll taxes.
amounting to 1884, collected In labor
showing n decrease for the year Of ~
taxes or 1881. The sprlnkllng Of clgh-
teen miles ~ streets, including i've new
sprlnklerahad cost Tor the year s5.iig.1S.
which was an Increase over 1895 OF
81 6i0.bS He recommended that next
year additional stand pipes be- erected
60 facilitate sprinkling. The report was
ordered filed.
ON motion Of Councilman woolley
So were appropriated to the mayors
contingent fund.
There being no further business be-
fore the council the remainder Of the
time was spent In fellcitous speech
making by members Of the old and the
Incoming administration. Mayor Boyle
vas the first speaker and was followed
hy the mayor-elect. Matthew =, Brown
Ing. and by the president Of the coun-
elf. Thomas Il. browning. Speeches
were also made by Councilmnn-clcctJ j.
W. Abbott. Councilmon y. II. WOollty
nnl job pingrce, Councilman-clect Jo-
Tenh Parry. Councilman VI. l.. Jones,
Councllinan-elect II. j. Powers. and
IN
rprrches were full OF congratulations
"a the members Of the council who were
retiring for the careful manner In
which they had conducted the admin.
istratlon for the past two years, ana
with Wishes Of success TO she memb'is
who we're about 20 enter upon their
duties
Councilman Jones took occasion to in
vite everybody present 20 gee the lire
department and TO witness an olatnL
This was afterwards takci advantage
" and the proficiency OF the depart
meut was fully demonstrated TO the
gttnt delight Of chief Orson Riser as
well as TO the visiting dignltnrirs. The
ilr,msn. however. had cold awaken
ing, though they expressed thankful.
ness that there were no two hours or
labor with fire and water at the end OF
the run.
ON motion OF Councilman Brewer
lhT ircfiucnt ulpulntfu tuuuNlnnfn
Watson. Wooley and Brewer COM
mlttee 10 approve the minutes, and az
Just ten minutes after ten o'clock y,
m. on motion OF Councilman NJ. l..
Jones. the city Council Of 1859 passed
into history by adJournlng sine de
SECOND DISTRICT COURT.
In the matter OF the estate OF Joseph
Surk. deceased; the petition Of Magnus
Goodman and Bros. heretofore filed.
praying for an order requiring the ad-
mlnistrator to turn over To petitioners
all Of the goods now on hand received
from said petitioner ana stlll remaining
unpaid for a, q. Horn ESQ, appeared
for petitioner, ana r.. Y. Iiulnniski for
administrator. The court heard the
arguments and reserved the decision
aud ordered that the administrator
forthwith file n report. showing 70 Tar
~ can be ascertnined what portion of
the goods mentioned now remain In his
possession.
q. y. Garner vs. A. Van Patton; court
ordered that citation be issued requir-
Ing plaintiff herein TO appear ON Janu-
airy ., 1900 at 10 n. m, TO show cause
why he should not be compelled to pay
all court costs In this action.
RIG DAMAGE SUIT,
The Troy Steam laundry" having
been placed In the hands Of a receiver