The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-05
WOULD Use STEAM FOR TIME
Salt Lake & Ogden Road Asks Per.
mission for Temporary
Power for Trains.

Application was made by Simon Bafn-
berger and the Salt Lake e. Ogden Rail-
road company to the city council last
night for permission to use steam for
the temporary operation of trains be-
tween the city limits and Twenty-fifth
street and Lincoln avenue commencing
Decoration day. To further explain the
reasons Tor the request Mr.. Bamberger
asked for a meeting with the council,
and IT was decided to meet with him as
a committee of the whole, but no date
was named. The reason for not naming
a date was that there would be a pro-
test sent INTO the council from residents
or Lincoln avenue against the applica-
ton.
William ]. Stephens, jr., asked the coun-
Gil for franchise to operate a water
system in what is known as IakeyieW adj
ditiOn. Mr.. Stephens agrees that work
on the new system shall commence within
four months after the granting of the
franchise, after which it would be pros
ecuted with diligence The rates which
are to be charged are the same as in
vogue at the present time in Ogden city
proper. In lieu of a license tax. Mr.. Ste
phens agrees to pay the city per cent
of the gross receipts from the sale OF
water pursuant to the franchise. The
frapchise, was given one reading and was
referred to the water committee.
The application for the water fran
chise followed a communication sent to
y
of the Stephens Investment company and
sought to force the Ogden WaterWorks
company to extend its mains along Thir-
ty-second between Washington and Ad-
ans avenues, where several houses are
now being constructed. The communica-
tiOn went to the water committee and
the city attorney.
The special committee on water and
lights submitted brief report on the trip
of inspection made by the mayor and
members of the council on Thursday last
to view the proposed site for municipal
power and water plants in South Fork
canyon and urged prompt action. The
committee was authorized to eXpend 81
SOC on preliminary work.
The report stated that all those viewing
the site were profoundly impressed with
the project which was considered feas
ible. Later during the session the city
engineer reported having made addition
al filings for the necessary reservoirs for
storage purposes
The J. p. O'Nei1 Construction COM
pany was awarded the contract FOR con-
structing a sewer on TWenty-fourth
street between Van Buren, and Quincy
avenues and for building sidewalks on
the same street between Jackson and
Taylor avenues. The bid for the sewer
work was $3.50, and for the sidewalk So
800.
Upon request of the city engineer the
time for opening bids for the construc-
ton of a sixty-five-foot concrete bridge
across the old channel of the Ogden river
near the mouth of the canyon was ex-
tended from May II to May Is This was
done to permit bidders from a distance
to get in their bids within the specified
time.
An ordinance providing that the salary
of the city treasurer shall be $500 per
annun. and that all business pertaining
to that office shall be transacted at the
city hail, was finally passed under a sus-
pension of the rules. The ordinance takes
effect at the expiration of the present
term of office.