The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-14
OGDEN COUNCIL
DEF|ES THE PEOPLE
Court and Taxpayers Set at De-
fiance by Public Ser
wants.
PEOPLE BE DAMNED,
SAY THE CITY SOL0NS
Question, Is Chambers a Mem
Der of Council, or Is
He Not?
Special to Tho Tribune

special 10 Tho Tribune
OGDEN, March 13.-At the meeting of
the City Council Monday eve. VIM Craig
member from the Third ward against
whom charges OF approprating Illegal
fees were filed and who escaped by a
verdict Of n jury from the same penalty
meted out to Fred W. Chambers, for the
same offense and on the samo or stronger
evidence. WAS elected president Of tho
Council and later was elected Mayor pro
tenn during the absence OF Mayor Conroy,
who has left on n visit TO California.
Taxpayers Again Affronted.
Fred w. Chambers. the deposed mem
Der, was not present In pcrson, but the
same arront that was offered to the de-
cent people OF Ogden a week ago was re-
peoted tonight, only In @ more aggravated
FORM, as shown above, and also In the
fact that on every roll call Chamborss s
name was called Further than that, the
City Recorder announced that he had q
transcript OF the verdict and the judg~
Inent In the Chambers case showing that
he had been deprived of office. This an
nouhcement, however. was passed over
10 come up In It's final order and a very
apparent effort was made not 80 consider
IL at all,
Judgment Set at Naught.
Finally. when all other matters had
been disposed OF and Il motion TO ad-
lourn had been made, the Council remem-
pered the matter OF the Chambers case.
IL was evidently mere passing matter
OF no Importance to the peoples elected
far less TO the people, but eventually they
deigned to read the courts decision In
the meantime Mr.. Craig who had been
chair and called upon Mr. Flygare to
preside. The transcript OF the Judgment
Wa read and on motion OF Councilman
Thomas the matter was laid on the table
People Are Again Defed,
II was another haunting of the flag OF
defiance In the face OF the people OF Og-
den. and while II suits the city Council
men and the proprietor OF the organs OF
graft In this city. 1t Is regarded as d
direct insult to the large majority OF tbs
community 1t Is regarded question
able now In some minds whether Cham
bers Will ever be deprived of his Office
1t Is virtually an absolute defiance OF tho
authority OF the law and of the court
which entered judgment and some people
tonight dcnounce 1t ns contempt OF the
courts findings.
Other Matters Of Business.
Among other business transacted by the
Council was a denial of the claim OF the
Street Supervisor for more salary. which
was provided for under the ordinance, but
which the Council denied holding that
the Increase could not take effect during
the Supervisors iHcumbcnCy.
an ordinance relating TO script pay
mentS Tor sidewalk and other city I'M
proyements was referred to the Law com
mittce and the City Attorney.
An ordinance relating to the speed Of
automobiles and imposing Il penalty for
tho violation thereof and q new ordinance
for tho regulation OF bowling alleys
passed their third readings and will be-
&C me laws on the approval OF the Mayor
Want FiftyYear Franchise.
The Ogden Rapid Transit company sub
mittcd draft of an ordinance which viii
grant to IL a tfty-year franchise over
the streets and avenues OF Ogden and
which Is similar in every respect 10 tho
franchise that WAS granted on April go
1900. TO u. II Spencer and Joseph P
Smith and was later assigned to the
Street Railway company. The draft OF
the ordinance was accompanied by a let
ter from III. II. Spencer. in which II was
stated that the franchise was requested
because OF required extensions OF the sys-
tenn These" he says, are due 10 tho
increasing development OF the country.
calling for better and more extended
transportation facllities-' During the
next two years the road has five miles
of extensions 10 build. To do this they
must raise from 500 600 TO 500 600, and
the only means by which they can do so
ls 10 bond the lines They also agree. In
this connection. to build n road TO the
mouth of Ogden canyon and have IL In
operation on or before juno 80, 1906. The
ordinance passed Its nrst and second
reading and was referred TO the Commit
1 nd E.