The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-20
CONTRACT IS LET
FOR BIC RESERVOIR
Large Improvement in Ogden
WaterwOrks System Is TO
BE Made.
WHEELWRIGHT COMPANY
IS SUCCESSFUL BIDDER
Cost Is $13.771.70, and Work
Is to Be Completed in
120 Days.

Special To The Tribune.
OGDEN. April l9-Thc contract for
the erection OF a mammoth reservoir
for the city watcrwogks system was let
10 tho WheeIwrigbt Construction COM
pauy by tho city council this evening
upon tho recommendation of City En-
ginecr 4. f. Parker, TO whom bids were
submitted. The bid Of tho Wheel
wright company was SI3,77l.70. the res
ervoir 10 be completed in 100 days. The
j. +. o 'Neill Construction company bid
$15,222. with time limit Of sixty days,
and the j. i. Norm Construction com
pany, S15, 5,O2T.5O. with "A l5O-day limit.
The resolution passed by tho CIVIC
Improvement league and the directors
of tho Weber club last week. asking the
council to reconsider its action and
make q larger appropriation TO the
board OF park commissioners for the
I completion of certain work in bcautify-
Ing the city, already begun. and res
olution by the former asking for an
amicable settlement of the controversy
between the city and the Hartman in
terests over water rights in Taylor S
canyon were read and filed. Council
man Dickson wanted To refer tho resolu-
tions from the Improvement league 70
was lost.
Bids from Snidely Henry, the elec.
trical supply and fixture company, and
tho Ogden Electrical and Supply com
pany, for supplies nj the fire station,
were opened and read. The bids being
in detail form, they were referred TO
the fire committee with instructions to
award the contract to the lowest bid.
der
Plumbers Must Paw.
City Engineer Parker called the at
tention of the council 10 the lax meth
od Of collecting plumbers licenses. two
of whom have been operating in the
city since last January and have Just
lately paid the license fee required.
The license collector was instructed TO
look into the matter and make a re-
port.
Upon the recommendation of the side
walk committee the city engineer was
Instructed to advertise notice of inten
tion to create sidewalk districts at
Grant avenue and Thirty-first street
and vicinity. and on Loyel avenue, In
the latter district. the sidewalks will
be four feet wide, built of concrete, The
Engineer was also instructed TO advcr.
tise notice of intention TO create paw
ing district on Washington avenue, be-
tween Twenty-sixth and Twenty ighth
streets.
Fees Are Remitted.
AT the request Of Bishop II. W. CIVIL.
liam and others in the Sixth ecclcsiasti-
cal ward the building fees usually re-
uuircd were ordered rcmittcd on 4 cha
pei which is being constructed by the
Mormon church. j. II. Knight and 9TH
ers residing on Bernard street requested
the city 10 extend its water main on that
thoroughfare. The matter was referred
TO the special water committee. The
treasurer reported S63 3s99,66 now on
hand. Payrolls for city employees for
the half month amounted TO S2203.Il
and for employees in the watcrworks
department $i0l.25 were allowed.
At the conclusion Of the session the
council accepted an invitation from
Superintendent W. \. Whitney Of the
Union Pacific 10 90 on n junkct To Park
City next Wednesday. Mr.. Whitney viii
provide an extra train for the occa-
sion.