The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-06
CITY COUNCIL IN
REGULAR SESSION
Question of Opening Canal Alley
RecOnsidered Again Last
Night.
REVISED ORDINANCES
FINALLY SHOW UP
Damage Complaints Received
and Routine Business Trans
acted by City SOlOns.
Special 70 The Tribune.

Cp''ldl W ne TlpuIaS'
OGDEN. March As predicted in
The Tribune last Wednesday morning,
the question of opening Canal alley was
reconsIdered by tine City Council to-
night on the motion of Councilman Aus"
tin, seconded by Councilman Thomas.
The motion was reconsldered under
unanimous vote and was ordered laid
on the table to come up at later
meeting.
The long-lost and almost-f forgotten
revised ordinances of Ogden City,
which were given TO the printer more
than three and half years ago,
showed up printed and bound, They
were not, however, accepted. Many
changes had been made and at an ad-
iourned meeting next Friday night an
errors IN the ordinances as they are
printed. At the time these ordinances
were ordered printed warrant for $500
was drawn and issued for supervision
and proof-reading of the ordinances
For over two years the printer held
many galleys of type set up waiting
for the proof.reading and the city will
addition to the cost of printing,
All members were present except
Councilman Powers j. NJ. Forrestall,
manager Of the Utah Independent Tel
ephone company addressed the Council,
requesting terms of $500 forfeit mon
ey put up at the time they were con-
structing their line in Ogden, when
all repairs to public streets that the
city might incur by reason OF the paved
streets being torn up in the building of
subways. OF this sum $1,000 are un-
expended and Mr.. ForrestaIl asked for
the return of $500, leaving 500 for
subsequent possible expense to the city
1t was referred to the Laws Committee
and City Engineer.
a Special Committee on the financial
condition of the city reported a very
small sum Of money in the treasury and
instructed all heads of departments TO
use the utmost economy.
The Committee on Claims reported
number of claims, but the public does
not know the amount of work or those
ordered paid without reading, and it is
question whether oven the Council
men know who are 10 be the payees.
The Committee on Laws and tie City
Attorney, associated, reporter that the
billboards be not removed until several
cases that are pending IN court are de-
clded
The Sanitary committee reported the
following cases: Ccrebro spinal manin-
gus, % cnicheh-poA, I, scarlet 1eNer,
j; diphtheria, ]; measles, /. Total, I6.
Chief Browning, who Will be the re-
spondent IN an appeal case before the
Supreme Court OF the State, in the case
of Skeen VS.. Browning, asked that 5000
bo appropriated for his defense. the
same rs was done in the District court
when the original case came up for
trial and the plaintiff was nonsuited.
Councilman Sam Browning opposed the
appropriation, but it was carried.
Three complaints were directed to the
city for damages to private and cor
porate property resulting from recent
floods in Ogden river. The immediate
claims are for $4,000 cach. The Sani-
tarium company claims damage for
$4,000 because of the alleged negli-
gence of Ogden City in failing to pro
tect the property after the subsidinp
of high water and permitting the water
TO wash away the holdings of the com
pany. Also indicating that subsequent
loss from further negligence will be
sued for if the loss is sustained. simon
Bamberger is also plaintiff, and so is
the Salt Lake & Ogden Railway com
pany iu identical terms
Councilman Thomas then smoke of
the unclean condition of the city hall
building and the matter was referred
TO the Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds, with instructions to have
the building cleaned