Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-09
OGDEN.
CIT, Council observation-disclosures and
troboes County Anairs- Courts.


speciai Correspondence.
ogden. May p.--The council met at
s;ss last night with all the members
the mayor yetocd the IRE and po-
lice ordinance, giving M his reason
that the police detective. the IRE cap
talu. and superintendent 81 fire alarm,
md ali the fircmen should each have
an Increase In their salaries OF $50 per
nnnum. The mayors veto was Hus-
talncd, but no further action was
taken. In amending the orulna ,, ..
miscellaneous bills. amounting 70
SECS IL. were allowed and ordcred paid.
The contract for paving the cufps,
cutters and -wnlke, IN paNinH as.
frlrt No 2. wna let TO j. y. o'Neill, AZ
n rate somewhat higher than the en-
ginecr's estimate. There was only one
bid -,
a statement OF the amount due Weber
county for collecting taxes for 1879,
,esass. referred TO the finance com.
fnittec.
chief orson Riser asked for certain
materials for Use IN the IRE alarm s,a-
TEN, costing about SEQ. Nefcrrcd 20
the Committee on nrc with power TO
l.. W. shurtlin. y. u. richards and
Z. others asked the council TO nppto-
pirate such nm amount from the public
funds for tho heneft 81 the family Of
the late Captain W. a. Brown ~ their
Judgment might direct, and as would
reflect credit and honor upon our com.
inunlty. Referred 10 n special commit
lee. composed OF Councilmcn Jones,
and Watson and Mayor boyle.
The receivers OF the Watcrworka
company asked tho council To author
lac certain extensions Of water pipes
on Wall and Patterson avenues. The
company had decided 10 make such ex-
tension. deferred 10 the street COM
mittce.
John A. Bcltsor asked that tho council
feicct n committee to act With the ~
A. II. posts TO arrange for carrying out
q suitable program on Decoration day.
The president appointed the following
committee. Councilman brewer. Wat
ron and Woolley.
ne ordinance eliminating tho west
half of block n from the nre limits
passed. TO no Into effect upon publica-
tion.
An effort was made 10 reconsider the
action OF the council regarding the
grading 81 Madison avenue, but failed,
PayroilH amounting to Nib were or.
dered paid.
The council, after much discussion.
decided to let the sprinkling Of the
streets by contract. and that cOntrac.
tors be not allowed TO employ boys 20
run the wagons that the districts be
designated by the council. and that
contractors must be citizens of Ogden
city.
ON motion Of Councilman Watson tho
committees were instructed To report
on the estimated expenses ~ their
departments for the present year, -
that the matter ~ fixing the tax levy
could he settled upon intelllEcntiy.
ON motion ~ Councilman Jenkins u
was ordered that the electric iKht
company be requested TO make tho
promised Improvement In ~ iiKht scr.
Vice. which has been very inferior since
the new contract was made.
Councilman Wooli.y, Jones and Pin.
srcc were appointed committee on
boundary between the county ana city
20 act with a similar committee from
the county commissioners.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
The board met yesterday morning In
regular session. with ali the members
present. and disposed 81 tho following
business.
10 &. Walker was appointed road
supervisor u Eden. having previously
received the endorsement OF the lirpub.
iican club Of Eden precinct.
n was ordered by the board that road
supervisors be- Instructed In plowinE
roads to leave six feet unplowed ON
each side ~ such roads.
ON motion Of Commissioner Adams
the ordinance nNinE the time of meet.
ing u the board was amended 80 -
90 make the time a. M, Instead OF 10
a. M, from May 10Th 10 September tth,
inclusive.
An appropriation ~ fioo was made
% Commissioner Adams on account Of
The contingent poor fund,
The committee on tax matters was
authorized and instructed TO ABRAMS"
for the publication 81 th. W OF prop-
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