The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-18
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The regular weekly meeting of the
CITY council was held last evening and
the usual amount of routine business
attended to.
The principal topic for discussion
was the petition of the park commits
sion. asking for the appropriation of
S., 900 for use in the improvement and
maintenance of city parks during the
coming season.
The commission stated that at pres
ent figures, 1926 of the money now
on hand would be necessary for the
actual expense of maintenance and
asked for at least $4,000 additional ap-
preparation for the purpose of max
ing improvements, necessary I'M
provements to the amount of 400 be-
( ing already under consideration.
Upon motion of Councilman Peery
the matter was referred to the public
Buildings and Grounds committee.
The report Of the street committee
and city engineer in regard to the
opening of Seventeenth street south
was not granted on the grounds that
but few persons would be benehted
by it
The petition OF several property
| owners IN the neighborhood of lower
| Thirty.third street recommending that
a Thirty-third street bridge be built
across the Weber river was not ac~
cepted on the grounds that the struc-
ture would not be of enough general
benefit to residents of Ogden and vi
cinity to warrant Its construction
The report Of the street committee
| cff me- N n
the new railroad viaduct be formally
had been built according TO contract
and specifications. was accepted.
The public buildings and grounds
committee recommended tnat the
board of education be allowed quar-
ters in the city hall, and that what
ever changes are necessary to be made
In regard to offices be made under the
direction Of the committee and the
city engineer The recommendation
was accepted and the city recorder
was instructed to notify those whom
the changes would affect.
The city recorder sent communi-
cation to the council stating that there
! had as yet been no protest to the pro-
posed paving of Twenty-fourth street
between Lincoln and Wall or Wash,
| Ave between Twenty-siNth and Twen-
| ty-eighth streets filed, and the matter
was referred to the city engineer with
instructions to prepare plans and speci-
fications for the paving of this district,
to be brought before the council for
approval
The recorder reported that there had
been several protests filed against the
creation of sidewalk districts on Wash
ington avenue between Thirtythirj
and Thirty-fourth streets in the vicin-
ity OF Plncock's Lane The matter
was referred to the city engineer with
instructions to figure up percentage
and report at the next meeting.
A communication was presented to
the effect that there had been no pro-
tests filed against the creation OF a
sidewalk district on Royal avenue, be-
tween Twenty-flrst and Twenty-second
streets, and the property owners OF
that district were given thirty days
In which to complete the building OF
their walks.
A motion was presented by Coun'
Gilman Flygare that Jefferson avenue
between Twenty-first and Twenty-sec'
ond streets be graded and put In first
class condition. The motion was ac-
cepted and referred to the street com
mittee.
Regular city pay rolls to the amount
of $2,771.25 and waterworks depart
ment pay rolls to the amount OF
S412.25 were allowed. A special
waterworks department pay roll
amounting to S244.i0 and claims Of the
waterworks department amounting to
$9i1.15 were also allowed.
A petition from the Salt Lake Val
ley Canning Co, and others. on Sec
ond street asking for an extension of
the water mains In that vicinity was
referred to the special water commits
sion,