The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-26
PAYMENT ON THE
CITY RESERVOIR


The Wheelwright Construction com
pany was allowed s2.953.29 as the
fourth partial estimate on the con-
struc,ion OF the city reservoir at last
| nights session of the city council up
on the recommendation OF the council
| as a committee of the whole. All OF
the members present voted in favor
OF the recommendation except Coun-
cilmcD Austin and Wilson. These
councilmen wanted the water 10 be
turned into the reservoir for testing
purposes before the bill was allowed.
The city recorder reported that
there had been no protests from prop
erty owners on Parry avenue between
Washington and Grant avenues
against the creation OF sidewalk
district In that block. On motion OF
Councilman Humphris tho residents
In that locality wore given twenty
days TO do the work by private con-
tract If they desired
The regular report OF the city treas
urcr showed total OF s47,414.60 nov
on hand In all funds, including the
special funds The waterworks
fund which is included in the
total Is S16.1013i
The Wheelwright Construction
compaDy's claim of s2s9.50 for side
walk construction work was allowed
on tho recommendation of City En-
gineer Parker.
j. S Troy requested the council TO
turn over TO him $3.50 due H. Fl. Nc.
lver. Mr.. Mclver applied for a II.
quor license at the fair grounds and
deposited With the recorder the above
amount. The license was refused and
the deposit was ordered returned TO
him. He left the city and assigned
his claim to Mr. Troy according TO
the latters communication, The
matter was referred TO the license
committee and city attorney
claim for $1,000 for injuries, said
10 have been received by falling in.
TO an open culyert on Adams avenue
August IL last was presented by c.
c. Wilson and referred TO the law
committee and city attorney for a re
port The sidewalk committee was
given power TO act upon petition
from Sumner P Nelson and others
asking that the sidewalks to be CON
structcd on Parry avenue be made
fyc feet in width instead of six feet
Several petitions for arc lights in
various parts OF the. city were pre-.
sonted 10 the council. F f Nicholas
declared that the roadway under the
Twenfy-fourth street viaduct lis almost
impossible at night on account OF the
darkness. Tho same conditions pre-
vail at Grant avenue and Thirty,third
street according 10 a petition from
George A Seaman and others and al
Adams avenue and Fourth street ac.
Cnr1Inc, N tha 90
ers and others Tho petition for a
light at Grant avenue and Thirty. |
third street was granted. aud the !
other two applications referred to the |
light comittee.
w. II. Ackaret and others asked /,
the council TO provide meeting place
Tor the United Spanish War Veterans
and the auxiliary society Since the
board of education has taken posses.
sion Of the room formerly occupied
by the veterans. they have no home"
according to the petitioners The |
matter was referred 10 the public
and grounds committee.
The city engineer was instructed
TO advertise for bids for the creation
of sewer district on Childs avenue
near Thirticth street The city has
gained Jurisdiction over the dis.
trict, and sewer connections are bad |,
ly needed according to the council
men from that ward
An ordinance creating sidewalk dis
trlct 105 which takes in portions of
Barlow avenue passed It's second
reading by title and was referred TO
the law committee The city engin-
eer was instructed to put in unlinish-
ed intersections at Twenty-hrst street
aud Adams avenue and Twenty-eighth
street and Adams avenue.