The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-05
CITY INSPECTORS
ARE INCOMPETENT

An effort to secure the discharge of
all cement inspectors In tho employ
of Ogden City was made by Council
man Wilson at last nights session Of
the city council
Councilman Wilson said that the
inspectors working for the city are
being paid from 81 TO $3.50 a day for
their work He asserted that many
of the inspectors are incompetent and
do not really know what their duties
are. In addition 10 this he said that
a recent opinion had been received
from City Attorney DeVine In which
the attorney declared that ogden City
could not obtain judgment against
any contractor for inferior work
where inspectors are employed 10 see
that the work is done according 10
specification.
Councilman Humphris and Prcsl-
dent Browning believed that the EN-
ployment Of the cement inspectors
should be looked Into but were not
in favor of dischaTGing them until a
report was made Councilman WI
sons motion was lost when a vJ;e was
taken and an amendment offered by
Councilman FlyGare referring the
matter TO the sidewalk committee and
the city engineer Tor a repor, WIS
passed
Licenses Are A?prov d.
Applications from forty-eIght lIquo.
dealers tor a renewal of their licenses
under the new ordiI2Uce passed lagt
week were read and approved
Fred c. Nalsbctt was appointed Gus
s-,5. 4 Inn
the coming municipal election upon
the recommendation OF Mrs. Tilie
Poulter, city recorder
Renewals of pawnbrokers licenses
were allowed to Kurtz Bros. and Jacob
Kurtz after applications from cacn
had been read.
Upon the recommended on Of City
Engineer Parker, an estimate amount
inG TO $4S737 was allowed contrac-
tor William Doyle for sidewalk curb
ing and guttering at Twenty 'econd
street and Lincoln avenue.
The report of the city poJnd-keep-
er showing that 1895 had been Tait
in 10 the city treasury during the past
three months was received JD1 filed.
The weekly report of the sitY treas
uror submitted 10 the council shows
total of SCI .27S.7G now on hand, this
amount includes $1A.SiS.69 in the
waterworks fund
payrolls Arc Passed.
Pay-rolls for city employees amount
Ing TO S3,22S70 and for the employees
of the watcrwoTks department amount
ing to $155.75 were allowed. a bin
for extra policemen employed al the
faI q
fair for S32 was also allowel
The city engineer recommended
that $10435 interest due ], p. O'Neill
on work done IN paving district Nc. l,
In 1903, be allowed. This was referred
TO the finance committee.
The street committee. was given
power TO act in repairing the floor of
the Ogden river bridge whicn is re-
ported TO be In bad condition by Street
Supervisor Joseph Saunders.
The report Of Poll Tax Collector A
G. Harris submitted last night shows
that S715 has been paid into the city
treasury during the past month. The
report was ordered filed, The month
l. report from the city sexton showing
that $57S had been turned oFer to the
treasurer for the sale Of city lots last
month was also fled
A petition was received from Ed
win Dix and other property owners
living north Of the Ogden Tiyer bridge
asking that the city engineer be i,-
structed to draw plans for a sewer
district In the locality The property
owner says that they arc entitled to
sewer connections and asks fo- i'm
mediate action The city engineer
was ordered to prepare the necessary
plans
The street and sidewalk committees
were given power to act In the mat
ter of putting in Intersections ana
cross walks on upper Twentyfourth
street after a petition for this i'm,
proyement had been read from \. B
Patton and other property owners.
Ask for Extension.
7. a. Mcguire and other citizens
living on Jackson avenue between
Twenty-htth and Twenty-slXth streets
petitoned The council to order the
extension of the tour-inch Water main
as far as Rinf"rd ayen le. TIC pod
tion was ceferrod TO tEe wate: com
mlttee.
Considerable debate following a
statement from Councilman Figaro
that a three and half foot excavation
on Twelt.sccond streec and Jackson
avenue which is nos filled WIFE water
was causing considerable inconven-
fence to residents living In that local.
lty. II was argued that the people
living In this part Of the city had
asked for a reduction Of the grade and