Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-08
SESSION Of
CITY COUNCIL
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Loose Work Of License Collector
To be Checked Up-Contract
Waterworks Office.
$500
COUNTY SCHOOL AFFAIRS.
COUNTY SCHOOL AFFAIRS.
District Court Notcs-No Develop
ments in Murder Case--Euncral
or II. j. Todtl-Ncws Briefs.

L 9 sa 10 = . -. IL r.
or II. R. Todd-Ncws Briefs.
Ogden, Dec. S.--The methods used b,
the city in collecting licenses in TIL
city came in for it's share OF investiga
zion and censure last evening at TIL
session of the city council and bcror,
tho question was settled some OF tn,
members engaged in short tits.
The matter was brought before TIL,
council by License Collector Georg,
Wardlaw when he made a verbal eN
PLANTATION why the Becker Brewing
company had not paid it's license dur
ing the last quarter. 1t was STATED
that the manner of collecting licenses
had been left with the recorder, but
when an ordinance creating the offict
OF license collector was passed the re-
corder never had anything moro to dc
with the collecting Of the license.
A tilt occurred between President
Browning and Recorder Brown when
the latter contended that when the IL
censeS collector was appointed that he
then had nothing more to do With the
collection of the licenses The PRES
dent took issue with the recorder
claiming that it was tho duty OF the
recorder or the auditor to check the
books Of the license collector just the
same as they do With the books OF the
poll tax collector. A further tilt be-
tween the two was finally avoided by
Councilman Peery who introduced q
resolution that the auditor be in
structed to audit the books Of the Ii
cense collector in the future.
James Fleming of the Fleming En-
ployment agency asked that the coun-
Gil amend the ordinance licensing the
business of the employment bureaus so
that the license and bond would be re-
duced. Mr.. Fleming stated that II tho.
council passed the ordinance that 1t
would drive him as we'll as many
others out OF business. The request
was referred to the license committee.
10 this same committee was also
referred the petition of w. e. New
man asking that the sign in front OF
the Grand Opera House be removed,
claiming that 1t was unsightly. The
request is made as the Grand Opera
House sign blocks the way for an at
tractive sign for Newman in front or
his theater which Is Just completing.
IL any action is taken by the council.
all the signs in the city will be affected.
Complying with the request Of the
council made at the last session, City
Engineer A. p Parker submitted a
statement showing the disbursement Of
an appropriation of $1,000 made to az
quirc water rights in South Fork cam-
yon. The report was filed.
The special water committee to which
was referred the bids for the construc-a
ton of u shop and store house to be
used for the recently acquired water
works system reported that the con-
tract for the building has been award
cd to Charles f. Dinsmore for $2S 115.
This action was approved. Later a
was introduced instructins
the city auditor to pay over to the Og-
den w;lterworlss company $4,000 as n
part payment on the contract of the
city to purchase the water system.
COUNTY SCHOOL AFFAIRS.
At the meeting of tile county board
OF education yesterday afternoon Les
ter II. Frorerer resigned as a member
of the board to accept the position of
clerk of the board. John Hall was APP
pointed to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of the former.
AT the next meet of the board a sue
cessor of Thomas e. Mckay as super
Will be- named. Mr.. Mckay
has resigned to accept a call to fill u
European mission as president of the
Swiss German mission.
DISTRICT COURT.
John n. Barker has brought suit in
the district court against Martha Cave
to recover $500 which he paid to the
First National bank for the defendant.
According to the allegations OF the
plaintiff he endorsed promissory note
with the defendant at the First Ma
tional bank i'll this city and which he
had to pay. He now seeks to recover
the amount of the note with interest
from the defendant.
An amended complaint has been filed
salt Lake & Ogden railway against |
Mary O'Donnell, which is brought to
certain real estate for the |
Plaintiff company.
The Utah and Oregon Lumber COM |
panS has brought suit against the Free
man Construction company and Others
10 recover S129.92 for goods sold and de-
hvered.
Minnie f.. Howe has filed a petition
IN The probate division of the district
court In the estate of Albert l.. Howe,
deceased, for the issuance of letters of
to ]. G. Nye.
~ LIZ S.iLCFMENIS1 IN MURDER
CASE.
Up 10 an early hour this morning
mere We're no new Developments in
me search for the murder OF the late
Deputy Sheriff Seymour Clark. Favor
1nle reports are received from the hos
lital concerning the condition ofJames
liart"ell, who WAS found unconscious
~ tins, railroad track at Eoy. DR..
: oraoil states tina e. he Will probably
'eeofer from the wound but his mem
ny viii be affected. The officers are
,p1ident that his ass;,iiants had some
hilg to do with the Clark tragedy.
Ft'NERAL,oF5 ROBERT r. TODD.
The funeral Of Robert r.. Todd was
ield at the Hooper meeting house yes
eTttays afternoon, Bishop Ghifds pre-
tding. The music was furnished by
he ward choir. The speakers were
slders +, II. Peterson, George Greene j