The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-20

city pay rolls amounting to 81.
o21.41 were allowed.
a communication was receiv
ell from the city epginee
stating that the residents 10
ana against the paving of Washing
ton avenue between Twenty ant
Z twenty eighth street, were nbou
eonal in number, and recommending
that notice OF intention be published
In order that proper decision might
be reached III the matter, was ad
opted.
A report OF the city engineer rela
tive to the possibilities OF construct
ing sewers In the vicinity OF Ogder
ri, er bridge and Twentieth street and
elsewhere as petitioned. was ordered
fled.
A communication from the city en-
gineer expressing surprise over the
! wav the collection of plumbers II
ccnses had apparently been neglected
and recommending that the license
collector take the matter up at once
for investigation. was adopted.
Bids for the construction for the
new city reservoir we're opened and
The contract was awarded to the low
est bidder-the Wheelwright Con
struction company. The bids we're as
follows: ]. p. O'Neill, $15,220: w
J. Moran. s15.02750; Wheelwrign'
Co, S13.771.70.
The sanitary inspectors report,
showing total of IL cases oil con-
tagion existing during the past week
was ordered filed,
The report OF ex-Dog Tax Collector
George Johnson. showing SlS collected
OIL a like number Of dogs. was hieu'
The latter's claim for s24.50 for SER
vices was granted
A communication from the street
supervisor recommending that new
ahutments be constructed for bridges
on Seventh street between Madison
1ud Monroe avenues. also upon First
street between Adams an6 JEFFERSON
avenues, was referred TO the street
committee with power to act
The waterworks payroll amount
ing to Si01.25 was allowed.
Claims OF the waterworks depart
n,ent amounting to S25o.55 were or
dered paid,
The $3.50 bond rendered by the new
dog tax collector. w. H. Gowan, was
accepted.
The application OF Neils Sorenson
for pawn-brokers license. and A. w,
Meek's application for plumbers IL
cense, we're granted.
A claim against the city for as
sessmcnt on shares in the Ogden
Bench Canal company amounting to
s96.9O was allowed.
A petition for a water main on Ber-
nard street, signed by J. H. Knight
ct al. was referred to the special
water committee.
A petition to have the levee raised
on the banks of Ogden river near the
Ogden mill. signed by Joseph Parry
ct al, was referred to the street COM
mittee with power to act
A petition from the Sixth ecclesi'
astic ward for the remittance OF fees
for various permits In connection with
tie erection OF chapel for worship.
was granted
A resolution recently passed by the
Weber Club. peutoning the council
for additional contributions to the
fund for park Improvement, was or.
dered filed.
A petition for the refunding OF
s2I5 paid by Louis II. Carver for
the digging of grave and payment
on a cemetery lot not used. was
granted.
Resolutions passed by the Ogden
City Improvement League. recon-
mending that the present litigation
over water matters with the Harri-
man interests be not further prose-
cuted, and that those interests be
granted permission to purchase from
the city 1o0.000,000 gallons of water
annually for ten years, at cost of
1-2 cents per 1000 gallons; also
recommending. that In view of the Ma
t1onal encampment, Yukon-Alaskan
exposition and other inducements to
western travel and the probability
that great numbers of tourists will
visit Ogden uext fall. that additional
appropriations be made by the coun-
Gil for the completion of the Central
Fark fountain. the installation OF clus-
ter lights in Central square, and of
drinking fountains In Lester and
other parks. were read and ordered
filed
A petition from Hunter & Kennedy
for the repair of streets In the vicin-
ity Of Twentieth street and Wall ave-
nue.: also for the opening up of Odell
avenue. together with various other
requests, was referred to the street
committee and city engineer
Bids for furnishing fire department
supplies were received from Snively
&. Hendry, Electric Supply C Fixture
Co, and Ogden Electrical Supply Co,
and tho matter was referred 10. the
fire committee with instructions to
award the contract TO the lowest bid,
der.
Councilman Thomas then moved
that the steel bridges over Ogden and
Weber rivers be painted. The matter
was referred TO the street commit.
tee to report at the next regular meet.
Ing Of the city council
Council then adjourned