The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-16
OGDEN CIVIC
lie A G U E
MEETING
BUSY SESSION HELD AT WEBER
CLUB ROOMS.
Standing Committees for Ensuing Year
Announced-Certain Rcsolu-
tIons Passed.

An interesting and busy meeting oil
the Ogden Improvement league was
held at the Weber club rooms last
evening at which matters OF consid-
cradle Importance to taxpayers were
transacted. The questions of greatest
Importance attended 10 at tho meeting
was expressed In resolutions suggest
ing that the litigation between tho
Ogden Waterworks company. Ogden
CITY now being successors In interest,
should be settled by compromising
the suit: that more liberal ap-
propriation should be made 1or
the proper parking and beautify-
ing of the city and that the city
council and the bord OF county
commissioners OF Weber county
should appropriate funds to aid In the
entertainment of the old soldiers VINO
are expected to visit Utah a. tho u
A R. national encampment In the
month OF August
President Nye, at the beginning of
the meeting, announced the follow"
ing standing committees for the ensu-
ing year:
Executive Committee. S Lewis.
F. NJ. briggs, c. R Hollngswortn,
John Pingree, ]. c. Nye.
Membership Committee-Don Ma
guire, L. S. Hodgson, S. H. Browne, A
It. Wright and ]. n. Spargo.
Advertising Committee-George II.
Davis, ]. e. Carver. P. NJ. Cushnahan,
]. ]. Brummitt, A p. Bigelow.
The resolution regarding the COM
promise Of the suit between the OS-
M and fha HAT
rfman railroad interests, to which the
city succeeds in interest. 1t having
purchased the waterworks Of the hrst
named company, reads;
Whereas, There Is litigation now
pending In the courts between the Og-
den City Watcrworks company, 10
which Og!en City has succeeded, and
the Union Pacific Railroad company
respecting the water Of Taylor's can
yon. and.
Whereas, An investigation dis
closes the fact that there Is not SuGl-
Client water involved in the litigation
to fulfill the needs Of the Hartman
interests at Ogden during all seasons
of the year and not enough water TO be
of interest TO Ogden City's water sup
ply, and,
Whereas, The Union Pacific Rail-
road company has expended n large
sum of money extending its water
mains from Taylor canyon to reser-
voir and thence to the railroad yards,
and
Whereas, The Hartman interests
are negotiating with the mayor and
the city council for the purchase Of
100.000.000 gallons of water annually
for a period of ten years at an annual
rate Of 1-2 cents per 1000 gallons
and.
Whereas. The Hartman interests
have done, are doing and state they In
tend to do much for Ogden City, and
thereby have and will materially ad-
vance the interests of the city and its
citizens.
Now, therefore, be It resolved. by
the Ogden City Improvement league
that, first, IN our opinion g. compro-
mise of the question involved In the
aforesaid litigation should be reached
and that Ogden City, as the success
sors Of the Ogden Waterworks COM
pany. should not further prosecute the
action now pending. and, second. that
the Sp-called Hartman interests bo
permitted to purchase OF Ogden City
100000, 600 gallons Of water annually
for a period of ten years at an annual
rate OF 1-2 cents per 1000 gallons.
The resolution was unanlmously
adopted.
In the matter of the appropriations
made by the city council for the use
OF the city park commissioners which
was freely discussed by the meeting,
the following resolution was unani-
mously passed:
Park Resolution.
"Whereas,we regret the action of the
city council in not making sufficient
appropriations to enable the board OF
park commissioners TO carry out many
of the contemplated improvements
that arc urgently needed at this time
and without which the beauty of our
city Is greatly impaired.
I'VE would respectfully suggest and
advise that the city council correct
the error heretofore made in not
granting such request and at this time
appropriate a sum sufficient. above
maintenance. to complete the building
OF the electric fountain, the placing of
four each. Iron column cluster electric
lights In the northwest quarter of the
city hall square, and the grounds
around the city hall. changing the dark
and gloomy appearance to one of beau.
ty, safety and comfort, Also that pub
lie drinking fountains be placed In the