Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-09
SESSION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
FOR Betterment of Parks $1,000
Is Appropriated-MerChants
Want Bar on HuCksters.
AFFAIRS OF WEBER COUNTY.
Country Club Proposed for Ogden
Counterfeit Bills-Dcath OF
Mrs n. J. Clark.

ogden. Feb 9-After prolonged dis
eussion in which members of the coun-
ell praised and criticized the work done
by the board Of park commissioner
during the past year, the city council
last night made an appropriation OF
5000 TO be used by the board for the
maintenance Of the public grounds dur
ug the present year.
In rs annual report. the board asked
Tor $4,000 appropriation. Councilman
Dickson and other members of the
council were willing to appropriate So,
900. but Councilman Flygare who rep
resented the majority thought that
5000 was all that the city could afford
for this purpose Before the passage
of Councilman Flygare's amendment
every member OF the council got on
his feet and expressed himself on one
side or the other. Those opposed 20
more than $1,000 appropriation called
attention 70 the needs Of the city in the
matter of street work. declaring them
selves opposed to improving public
parks when il would mean the neglect
of tho citys thoroughfares.
The police committee returned a re-
port last evening recommending the re-
yollIng Of the LICENSES OF the Apex
saloon on lower Twenty fifth street
Tile proprietors OF the place. b. F..
Blamlett and b. G. Mcclure, also one J.
%. Garrett, are under indictment upon
the charge OF robbing Frank Gon. an
old mechanic, Of $500 and a gold watcn.
Tho auditor submitted a report show
ing that the amount Of cash on hand
was SiS9lO.07, On motion Of Council
man Peery the city treasurer was in
tructed to furnish each week 20 the
council a short statement showing the
financial condition OF the city
The bid OF Anderson g. Larsen OF
s-0225 for the repairing of 16 sprlnk-
IaIs and so for repairing three wheel
-capers was accepted.
The annual report Of Chief Of Police
browning was received and referred
To- the police committee, which was
also given authority to have 100 copies
of the report printed.
Atty. Joseph Chez i'm presenting a pc
tiJiou signed by 204 merchants and
business men addressed the council
upon the matter OF raising the licenses
of hucksters and vendors to an amount
equal TO One-half of the amount of tho
rental Of an ordinary store. j. S. Car
YER Of the Retail Merchants assOcia-
ton made a short address upon the
same topic. After hearing the remarks
of the gentlemen present the council
referred the petition to the special or
dinanco committee.
Gamble & Robinson Commission COM
iany who arc contemplating the cree
ton OF large packing plant at the
corner Of Wall avenue and Twentieth
street. sent a petition 10 the council
asking FOR permission 20 construct
spur track on Twentieth street. The
petition was referred 10 the street com
mitteo together with the city attorney
and city engineer.
WEBER COUNTY AFFAIRS.
At tho session Of the board Of coun-
fN commissioners Yesterday afternoon
the claim OF h. r. Hulanlski OF $3.50
Tor legal services in the Riverdalo road
c0utrOversay was allowed
The sum Of 500 as "a contingent fund
for the sheriff and 800 as a contingent
iund for the commissioner OF poor was
nt aside. II was also ordered that
the amounts be replenished each
month so that they will always be 500.
Chairman Madsen and County At
1orney Jensen was appointed "a COM
mittco TO draw up a pedler's license
and submit II az the next meeting.
OGDEN'S COUNTRY CLUB
Within a few days articles Of in
corporation of the Motor Trinity club
of Ogden will be filed with the county
clerk The purposes Of the company
viii Doe 10 establish on north Washing
Ton avenue "a clubhouse, "a gymnasium,
boli links and tcnuis courts. The Of
Ulcers of the proposed country club are
w. Matthews, PRESIDENT o. NJ.
L.nEdahl, salt Lake, vice president; j.
N. Evans, salt Lake. secretary r. IT,
A lumc, treasurer These together with
Nlicnry Seyy OF salt Lake, constitute
lnc board of directors. The company
WIN be capitalized at So 600 with
shares Of the par value of $40 each.
COUNTERFEIT BILLS.
Counterfeit bills of the s. and $40
combinations have put in their APP
fdlance un the streets of ogden dur
mgr tho past few days IN ono ur
i.o cases whore discovered the bills,
hIch are the work of an expert, have
n'on taken up ana sent 10 the secret
service department at Washington.
DEATH or MRS. n. j. CLARK.
A.rE Mary H. CLARK. vito of H. j.
'lark died ut the family residence uu
cast second street yesterday sunday
evening OF of parall sis, after short
i'H.at The deceased was % years of
"s' and had been resident of Weber
county for number of years. She De-
survived by her husband. -four sons
ana % daughter Tho notice of The nln-
'Ial VIII Doc announced later
JUNCTION CITY BRIEFS.
business Men Itcturn-JamCs A..
lluFlhfH, manager of ihn Boyle Fur
.Iiuir company ana Manager hNrum
iINHINN 90 fhu OadUn Furniture ~
''ilHl company haNr returned from
'hlrndod eastern buslnosa trips They
i'' inat thr markets are iu good cons
N'l'n aud that prices arc reasonable.
wedding Fcrmit--A marriage No.
i.D has been ISSUED o. William al
',ahur 0f Ogden aud May A. Burke
81 Kansas city