The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-03
RANCAISE GIVEN
BAMBERGER ROAD

Last night the city council met In
executive session in the council cham"
Der. and transacted the regular routine
business
They granted the Salt Lake e ogden
railway franchise TO conduct a line
on Lincoln avenue north of rhirty-lirst
street to the city limits. After three
readings of the petitions, the rules
were suspended and the franchise
granted, The railroad company will
erect poles and lay track from Thirty
first TO Lincoln and their station Will
be on Grant and Twenty-second,
President Bamberger explained the
haSty action of his road In securing
the franchise by saving that as Lincoln
avenue would soon be paved and the
grades made. the railroad people want
ed TO GET their track In place thereby
saving money to both the railroad
company and the city, Work will be
pushed and the new road will soon
commence work on that street,
Mrs. Tillie Hancock Poulter recon-
men6ed and petitioned that Miss May
Moran DC appointed a deputy in the
recorders Office Miss Moran was
unanimously elected
The treasurer reported the sum OF
$40. "a as the amount on hand. The
money coming from the following de-
parumcntS:
Waterworks department 80. $11,794.57
General fund .............. 1i,3714O
Special funds --,......... 1l,S26.o1
G. w Gaymon filed an application
T., GN,rl.a l. FL
With the application came a communi-
cation from Chief of Police Brown
Ing recommending that the application
be refused. In his communication Mr.
Browning said that if the license were
granted II would tend to demoralize
and weaken the young people who at
tended the dances given at that place.
He also said that AT the time the park
was built. there was erected nearby
a building which was to have been
used for dispensing liquor, At that
time the license was refused, and he
did not think the council should grant
it now The application was denied,
The board of trustees of the State
Industrial school, by Harry Joseph,
petitioncd for the extension of the wa
ltl ulhlub W lUt lllolllublph L nv mat
ter was referred to the special water
works committee.
The Auditorium band through its
leader, A. l. Agee, informed the coun-
Gil that it would accompany the Dix
Logan post TO Salt Lake on the lltb
of August and participate In the pa
rade that day. and also that 1t
would give a band concert every even
ing during encampment week, from
the balcony of the city hall. Mr.. Agee
also said that If the council would
grant them some financial aid, the
name of the Auditorium band would
be changed to the ogden band, This
matter was referred to the finance
committee.
J, NJ. Mills, city superintendent Of
schools, pettioned the council for the
use OF the corridors of the city hall
TO hang pictures OF the city schools
where everyone could see them. He
also asked for the use OF rooms in
the city hall. when there would be no
conflict with other meetings, for the
accommodation OF visitors This was
referred to the public buildings and
grounds committee.
The wateTworlS payrolls and claims
were read and allowed
Engineer Parker was instructed to
notify the companies having poles on
Lincoln avenue between Twenty-hrst
and Thlrty-second streets TO remove
their poles within thirty days
J. c. Gaze, Nj Doyle. WheelwriGAt
Construction company, Bateman Bros.
and others submitted estimates for
sidewalk extensions and improve
ments.
on a motion by Councilman PeeTy.
the improving OF the road in the dug
way leading to Ogden Canyon was or
dered
Councilman Austin moved that fire
hydrants be installed on Lincoln and
Thirty-6rst, and also on Grant and
Thirty-flrst, thereby facilitating the
fighting Of ere in that district The
motion was referred TO the water
works committee
City Attorney Deyine recommended
that the appeal now in the district
court in the case of Mellow versus the
City Of Ogden be settled for an amount
practically the same as given in the
first Judgment,
Upon motion OF Councilman Flygare
the council adjourned for two weeks,
owing to the G.. A. r. encampment