The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-05
COU NCIL in
REG i LAR
SESSION
USUAL AMOUNT OF ROUTINE
BUSINESS CONSIDERED
mendatons Taken UP.-Bernard
Ternes To Replace WardIaw.

Ing present On motion, the reading
OF minutes was carried over until the
next regular meeting
The regular business to come be-
| fore the council was taken up begin
ming with a report from the fire COM
mittee In relation to the purchase Of
oats wnich was adopted.
A communication from the police
committee recommending that Ber-
nard Ternes be appointed desk ser
| geant to replace George Wardlaw;
the latter to be appointed assistant
night detective to replace officer
Erickson. resigned, was read and
adopted. A communication from
Chief Of Police Browning was then
read. appointing Mr.. Wardlaw as
| above, the same being confirmed by
| the council
Five pawn brokers applications for
| licenses We're granted.
! Upon motion of Councilman Dick
son, q retail liquor license was Of
| fered to j. j. Grlener. provided he did
| not include IN the firm his minor son.
Ten renewals of retail liquor IT.
| censes and two wholesale licenses
we're granted on motion of Councilman
| Peery.
A communication relating to the
| proper segregation OF warrants before
| bills are presented to the council for
| action and the proper designation of
them was referred to the tax com
mittee on motion OF Councilman Peery
after an amendment by Councilman
| Thomas to refer to the finance com
mittee had been lost
A requlsition from the city treas
urer for an index system was referred
to the engrossing committee on motion
of Councilman Flygare.
A report OF the sanitary commit
| tee was read as follows. and ordered
| filed Scarlet fever, 9; smallpox, 1:
diphtherla, z; measles, 2; chicken
| pox, 2; total contagious diseases for
| month, IA.
A first partial estimate of 1859 due
| C. F. Dinsmore for work completed on
| the new water works building was al
| lowed on motion of Councilman Dick
| Son.
The city engineers report on the
surveys made for water possibilities
| in South Fork canyon of Ogden river
was referred to the special water and
light committee on motion of Council
| man Thomas.
The regular reports of the street de
partment and the public buildings and
grounds committees were referred to
| their respective committees, and the
reports of the poll tax collector and
| city sexton We're ordered filed.
A petition from L. Zltzman to pay
MS plumbers and drain-layers license
under the conditions of the new ord
nance was referred to the special or
dinance committee on an amendment
| by Councilman Thomas. to motion
to refer to the license committee.
A petition from Thomas n Robinson
for permission to transfer a cemetery
lot to Moses Cardwell and wife was
| granted.
A reuuisition from Janitor John
Nelson for so feet Of hose for use In
| cleaning the halls of the city build
Ing caused a considerable amount oi
discussion on the part of Councilman
| Thomas and others. Councilman
Peery moved that the requsition be
granted. Councilman Thomas amend
| ed to refer to the public buildings and
grounds committee with power to act
stating that the windows OF the city
hall needed cleaning badly, and that
he was In favor Of granting the means
for doing things provided the things
were actually done. Councilman Fly
care stated that he considered so feet
of hose necessary for the work IN
, mind. Councilman Thomas stated
that he did not think 1t was necessary
to buy so feet of hose for such pur'
poses. on motion of Councilman Aus
tin, Janitor Nelson was granted per
mission to address the council, which
he did. saying that IT was through the
| suggestion of Councilman Flygare
that the requisition was made. He
also said that he had been kept very
busy of late owing to the torn up con
dition of the city hall and that IN
spite of IL hours of work per day
| some of the windows had possibly gone
q bit over tneir accustomed time oi
cleaning. Councilman Flygare stat
ed that he believed that Mr. Nelson
was doing excellent work In his posi-
ton and that. personally he had
heard of no fault having been found
III regard to dirty windows. The
amendment then carried to refer to
| the above committee
" A requisition for electric light
| globes from the chief Of police was
referred to the light committee on an
amendment by Councilman Thomasl tc
| an amendment and motion by Council
men FIvgare and Thomas that the
same be granted and a warrant FOL
| cash be issued. Councilman Thomas
was of the opinion that the committee
might be able to handle the matter In
| better way.
A claim OF s13eS0 due Poll Tax Col
| lector Harris for commissions was
granted on motion of Councilman
Dickson.
| w. E. Winslow was granted permits
| sion to address the council. which he
did. saying that as his business was
| that of a distributor Of advertisements
only. and did not include sign writ
ing nor bill posting. ne asked that q
smaller license than the $50 bill post
er's license be granted him. The mat
ter was referred to the license com
| mittee on motion of Councilman Fly
gare.
Councilman Thomas moved thar
| Constable Steele's claim for commits
sions due him be again referred 10
the law committee. two weeks being
granted for preparation OF the re-
port. An amendment by Councilman
| Austin to allow the committee but one
week was then carried.
Councilman Thomas submitted a re
port of the committee on lights, rec
ommending that the claim Of $50 Tor
repairing the light festoons on the
city streets be allowed Report was