The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-13
CITY COUNCIL HAS
LIVELY NEE Ting

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Several sensational Incidents Of an
unlocked Tor nature tended 10 make
the city council at last last nights
meeting n lively one In q commuui-
cation from William 3. Craig. ad
dressed TO the city council. Mr.. Craig
referred to Street Supervisor Joseph
Saunders as a blackgUard and declared
that his treatment OF men i'm MS en-
ploy was unjust and unfair Mr.. Craig
has been employed In the street de-
partment. He hogan his communica-
tlon by declaring that he is a widower
and that his wife, when she died sew
eral months ago. left him the sole care
of two daughters. whom he is striving
TO support and care for Mr.. Craig did
not specify in his charges against the
street supervisor, merely declaring
that the methods nc uses with some
of the men under him savored of
"blackguardism." The communication
was referred TO the street committee
for a report.
A report from the public building
and grounds committee. recommending
that the city accept the lease offered
on the present dumping grounds, met
with a storm of denunciation from
Councilman Thomas. Mr. Thomas de-
clared that the matter had been re.
ferred 10 the public buildings and
grounds committee and the sanitary
committee, Jointly; that he nor none
of the other members of the sanitary
committee had been consulted in the
matter and that the report If adopted
would reflect upon the members of the
council He declared that the condi-
tions OF the dumping grounds were
disgracelul and intimated that the
members OF the public building and
grounds committee were trying to
cover something up" in their report
Mr.. Thomas also hinted that the mem
bers of tne committee submitting the
report had ulteTior motives in doing so
Councilman Flyg0re of the public
buildings and grounds committee dis
claimed any intention of sighting the
sanitary committee. declaring that the
members Of the committee had ample
time. II they cared TO 40 so, to make
a report on the conditions also. After
considerable wrangling, in which the
hSptN't stPpl ceANlNh q pNi oOuttl oNiSt eN
times, the matter was finally referred
TO the sanitary committee for a re-
port. II the members desired to make
one
The council, as a committee of the
whole, recommended that the water
rights in Cola Water canyon, owned
by joan S. Lewis and offered to the
city for s2,5O0. be purchased for this
sum. after the abstract of title had
been passed upon and approved by the
city attorney. The report was
adopted
Upon the recommendation of the II,
nance committee a ten mill tax levy
on aSseSSable property for the ensu-
ing year was adopted. The tax is
divided as follows 6 mills for de-
fraying the contingent expenses;
mills for the improvement and repair
of streets and sidewalks 1 mill for
the construction and repair of sew
ers and drains, and mills for the
maintenance of public library
An ordinance creating the office
of fire marshall to be filled by the
chief of the fire department with no
extra compensation, and providing for
the care Of ashes, proper TeceptacleS
for depositing ashes at the close of
the day, and for the general preven-
tion of fires In ogden city passed its
first reading and then by suspension
Of the rules passed its third and final
reading. The haSty action In passing
the ordinance without first referring
it TO the law committee as customary
was explained by City Attorney Dc
vine to be necessary as a Meeting or
the Fire Underwriters association viii
be held next Friday and the passage
of this ordnance may result In better
fire insurance rates being offered
Ogden property owners.
Claims from the various depart
ments of the city amounting to ST.
96O 80 were allowed All poles in the
center Of Twenty-fourth street, be
tween Wall and Harrison avenues
were ordered removed A number OF
petitions for renewals of liquor and
pawnbroker's licenses were allowed
A r. Bowman. publisher ana man
agcr Of the ogden Morning Examiner
gave written notice that his paper
would not abide by the terms of an
alleged contract purporting to have
been entered into by the former own
er Of the paper with Ogden city. for
the publication Of city notices, As
the alleged contract provided that
either party could withdraw from the
terms after 30 DAYS notice. Nh Bow
man gave written notice that he
would not accept the contract at the
terms mentioned In the instrument.