The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-28
NJ EETlNG OF
THE CITY
COUNCIL

With a special meeting Of the city
council next Friday night called for
the purpose of passing upon all un-
flnishe1 business. the work Of the
present city administration which has
been directing the affairs of the mu-
nicipallty for the past two years will
come to a close. With the exception
of two new members. John Larson Of
the Second ward and j. ]. Barker of
the Third ward, the present city coun-
ell Will remain intact.
Realizing that In a few more days
the present city administration win
| pass into history, the city council at
the regular session last night got
down TO business and passed upo1 a
large number of petitions, communica-
uons and reports.
Pat Moran, the Salt Lake contrac-
tor. who has about completed the sew.
en- blocks of asphalt paving In District
100, was allowed a ina} estimate of
$15121. and the WheelwrIght Con
struction company $1,332.50 In the
same district upon the recommends
ton of City Engineer Parker Partial
estimates due the J, p. O'Neill Con
StTuction company In sidewalk dis
trict lJ3. amounting TO S30l5, and the
WEeclwright Construction company
in sewer district 100, amounting TO
$3,550.52 were allowed upon the rec
ommendatlon of the city engineer. A
balance Of S25 due the American Con
crete company for the construction Of
the bridge at the mouth of Ogden can
yon, which was held up until certain
requirements of the contract had been
complied with, was also allowed.
The petition of Jesse II. Child, ask
Ing for a remittance of the tax paid
on a certain building lot, was denied
II appears that portion of the prop
erty has been sold by Child. and the
council concluded that the matter OF
taxes was of a private nature. and
should he settled between the two par
ties without the interference Of the
council,
A communication from the Wheel
wright Construction company, asking
that it be released from several bonds
furnished by the American Surety
company for cuTbing and GutteriDg
work already completed. was referred
TO the street and sidewalks committee
for a report An ordinance creating
sidewalk district 100 and providing for
a special levy on abutting property
owners TO meet the cost OF the i'm
pTovement, passed its third and final
reading.
The petition of the Ogden Packing
& Provision company asking for n
sidewalk near its place OF business on
lower TweUty-fourth street was de-
MED upon the recommendation OF the
sidewalk committee. The committee
reported that the property where the
sidewalk Is desired belongs to tho Or
egon Short Line Railroad company
which has given notice that protest
would be entered in case the city un-
dertoolI to make the desired improve
ment
Upon the recommendation OF the
city engineer the blue prints now be-
ing prepared, showing the streets and
sidewalks of the West Ogden and
Brooklyn additions. were ordered
changed so that the streets viii con.
form " !th the lines and grade of the
city streets.
Mayor-elect William Glasmann's
official bond for $4,000, furnished by
the United Fidelity and Guaranty
company, was submitted and ap-
proved.
The waterworkS committee sent
a communication to the council
stating that the second semi-annual
statement Of the financial condition of
the city waterworks system is nearly
completed and asking that it be or
dered bound in pamphlet form, The
recommendation was adopted
For the week ending Saturday the
report OF the sanitary Inspector
showed 10 cases of scarlet fever, l
case og diphtherla and 2 cases of
chicken poX now IN the city The re.
port Was flled,
The opening of Twenty-ninth street
from Adams to Pacific avenue. the es-
Jabllsnlng of grades on Oak street and
the various extensions Of water
mains and other unfinished business
which cannot be completed until the
weather conditions become more fay-
orable we're laid over until the first
Of the year. TO be acted upon by the
new administration.
On motion of Councilman Dickson
the city recorder was instructed TO
ask local publishing companies TO sub
nit oids for city printing during the
Naar ION