The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-28
CITY council
PROCEEDINGS

The greater portion OF last nights
session Of the city council was deVot-
ed 10 the discussion of the liquor ordi-
! nance, which came up for its third
and final reading.
Sidewalk Contracts Awarded.
The Wheelwright Construction com
pany was awarded a contract for side
walk, curbing and gutterlng on Bar
low avenue between Twenty-sixth and
Twenty-seyenth streets for $2,a99. The
work Will be completed within thirty
! days. A lower bid of s2.4S9 was re-
celved for tho same work from j. C.
Mcguire but as the bidder fixed sixty
DAYS for the time In which the work
would be completed the contract was
awarded to the Wheelwright construc-
tion company, on motion OF Council
man Powers.
The city recorder reported that no
protests have been received against
the laying of sidewalks on Pattison av.
enuc between Wall and Pacific ave-
nues. On motion OF Councilman Aus
tin the abuttilg property owners will
be given fifteen days within which TO
do the work by private contract. ar the
expiration Of which the city will adver.
tise for bids for the completion of the
Improvement Instead of slX-foot side
walks. as enormously published in the
notice of intention, FIVE foot walks Will
be built
Through his attorneys. Halverson &
Pratt, Fred Halverson presented a
claim for $1,000 damages which he
says resulted to his property on Jeffer-
son avenue between Twenty-seventh
and Twenty-eighth streets, following
the change of the grade on this thor
oughfare. The claim was referred 10
the law committee and the city nttor
ney.
Protest Against Levy.
J. H Smith and other abutting prop.
erty owners on Twenty-fourth street
between Grant and Wall avenues again
protested against the levyiug of a
special tax against them for guttering
and curbing work which is being done
in this district. Accompanying the Pc
tition was a communication from Mr.
Smith In which he says that he has
examined the notice of intention re-
Gently published regarding the paving
OF this street, Lincoln avenue between
Twonty-fourth and Twenty-flfth streets
anu w OIL dfGuuG Dtl w Gtl lIle hdlllG
streets: that there is serious defect
which gives the city no right TO tear
up the curbing and guttering and re-
place 1t with other work. Mr.. Smiths
claim of lack of jurisdiction in this dis.
trict, and the petition of the other
property owners asking that they be
credited with The cost OF curbiDg and
guttering in the paving assessment.
was referred TO the special paving
committee and the city attorney
Revenues of Wsterworks.
A communication was read from City
Auditor Florence o. Stanford in which
she declared that the net revenues OF
the city waterworks department is
S21, ,23320. Mrs Stanford says that
she has made a careful examination
Of the accounts of the department from
January / to June 80 and that she
finds the books are being kept In a
systematic and accurate manner and
that the best bookkeeping methods
are used by the department
City Engineer a. F. Parker reported
that, notwithstanding the protest of
George II. Tribe against the opening
of Hudson avenue between Twenty
fourth and Twenty.ffth streets, the
city has gained Jurisdiction to open
tho thoroughfare The matter was
referred 10 the law committee
Tho health department submitted
its weekly statement which showed
twenty cases of contasion now in the
city. ten of which are typhoid fever
cases a communication from County
Clerk Samuel Dye. asking that IS H.
legally collected taxes from Charles
Maxwell be refunded TO the county,
was referred TO the tax committee.
Several claims aggregating Sl36 for
extra police work we're allowed and
the auditor was instructed TO draw
warrants for the various amounts. A
claim from the Security Vault aad |
Metal Works of Portland Ore. for |
$26l90 was also allowed
Edward Bichel and others asked for |
an extension OF the six-inch water |
main on Harrison avenue. The peti. |
ton was referred 10 the water COM
mlttee,