The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-31
PROPERTY OWNERS
MAKE A PROTEST

Property owners living on Twenty
| fourth street between Grant and Lin.
coin avenues were present at the city
council meeting last night with vigor-
Gus protests against the removal OF
the stone guttoring on this thorough
fare to make way for the asphalt paw
ing in district 100.
Prof James a. Smith of the Smith
sonlan business college acted as chief
spokesman for the abutting property
owners who represented A65 feet
frontage. Prof Smith said that the
property owners had paid S2.l5 a foot
for this guttering five years ago and
were told by City Engineer Parker
at the time that the work would last
a lifetime. The city is now engaged
in tearing away this guttering, which
will be supplanted with asphaltum.
Prof Smith and the other property
owners present demanded that since
this work had been paid for by them
the city should bear four-fifths of the
expense of the new guttering.
Councilman Humphris of the paving
committee called for an explanation
from City Engineer Parker as TO why
it was necessary TO remove the stone
guttering The engineer said he be-
lieved the gUtteTing in fairly good con-
ditlon until n line was run over 1t,
when 1t was found TO have sagged con-
siderable since it was laid and was
not on a straight line with the balance
of the street guttering.
Prof Smith objected Strenuously to
tearing away the work. which he de-
clared 10 be OF a substantial nature
and which was being destroyed as a
matter of artistic taste.
Where Cost VIII Fall.
City Attorney james DeVlne was
requested to explain why the old gut
tering had TO be taken out. The city
attorney said that the paving contrac-
tor had refused to sign a contract for
the work If he were required to attach
the street paving TO the old guttering,
BY taking out the stone blocks and re-
setting them, the city attorney said.
the city would be put to almost as
much cost as the expense of laying
new guttering. In addition 10 this. he
said that the cost of laying the new
gutterIng would not fall on the prop
erty owners but would be paid out Of
of the new guttering along this thor
oughfare, according TO the estimate
will amount to about S1,110.
Councilman Powers objected to the
city paying for this work. He said
that the expense would in the end
have TO be borne by the taxpayers of
the city. The matter was finally
passed up to the street committee,
the special paving committee the city
attorney and the city engineer, with
power to act
Grade Crossing Allowed,
Upon the recommendation of the
street committee and the city engineer
the petition of the Salt Lake and Og-
den Railroad company for permission
TO lay grade crossing near Thirty
second street and Wall avenue was al
lowed, with the understanding that the
interurban road bear the expense to
which the Ogden Rapid Transit COM
panv will have to undergo in reduc-
ing It's present grade one foot In that
locality.
The sidewalk committee recon-
mended that the city engineer publish
notice of intention TO create sidewalk
district on Pattison avenue from Wall
avenue to Pacific avenue. The recon-
mendation was adopted. The city en-
gineer was instructed upon the rec
ommendation of the same committee,
to place brass-lettered street signs on
certain intersections In the city. spaces
for which were left In the pavement
by paving contractors several months
ago Between $500 and Si00 worth of
these brass letters have been in the
basement of the city hall for more
than two years.
The report of Special Engineer Sam
uel Fortier. which was submitted TO
the city council last Monday night and
referred 10 the waterworks commit
tee, was ordered filed by this commit.
tee tonight, with the suggestion that
future improvements to be made on
the city's waterworks system conform
as nearly as possible with the recon-
mendatlons made in the engineers re.
port.
For New Improvements.
The city recorder having reported
that no protests have been received
against the creation of a sidewalk.
curbing and guttering district on Bar
low avenue between Twenty-siXth and
Twenty-seventh streets. the city en-
gineer was instructed to advertise for
bids for the completion OF the work
City Engineer Parker submitted
plat showing the boundary lines of
Depot avenue, proposed addition 10
the city. The plat was referred to the
street committee.
Fire Chief T j Paine recommended
that fire hydrants be placed along
Twenty-third, Twen,y-frst. Thirty.
first and Thirty-secohd streets This
was referred TO the water committee,
with power to act
William Cake was allowed a bill for
eight days work for the city in col.
lecting poll taxes. From the report
of Street Supervisor Joseph Saunders
it appeared that he had been notified
that after May 13 he would not be al.
lowed to work on commission, and
the work was done after that date, but
Councilman Powers took the position
that the amount claimed should be
paid and motion to this effect was
carried
a rcquisition from the street de-