The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-15
MAY HAVE A
FOUR TIL OF
JULY
COUNCIL APPOINTS COMMITTEE TO
CONSIDER PETITION.
Reports and Communications Read
City Pay Roll Allowed-Printine
Contract Referred TO Attorney.


Contract Referred to Attorney.
very little business was transacted
at the regular meeting of the city
council last evening. After the
mInutes had been read. Hon William
Glas mann asked permission TO address,
the council and. being given permis-
stcn, stated that for several years Og,
der had not had a Fourth of Jaly cele.
bration, and asked the council TO con-
slder his petition to have one this
year. Councilman Flygare/ made a
motion that the council appoint com
mittee. OF five to look into the matter
and report to the council at the next
regular meeting. The motion was car
REC unanimously and President
Browning appointed Councilman
Flygare (chaIrman), Humphris, VIII
son, Dickson and Austin as a commit
tee for this purpose.
The matter of cleaning and repair
Ing the various drinking troughs in
the city was referred to the special
water committee. as the sanitary COM
mittee, to which it had been previously
referred, was without the proper tools
or men to do the work.
Chief of Police Browning presented
a petition for new set of steps for
The police station. and on motion the
petition was allowed.
The report of the sanitary inspector
showed that at the present time there
are four cases of scarlet fever, one of
diphtheria and two Of chicken -pox in
the city.
The appointment Of Miss May
Moran to the position of stenographer
III the city clerks Office was affirmed.
She takes the place of Miss Goddard,
who recently resigned from that posi-
ton.
The city pay roll. carrying $3.0509S
was read in detail and allowed. the
auditor being requested TO draw war
rarts for the same
communication from the county
auditor, stating that So, 792 56 was due
from the city to cover expenses in
cured by assessors and clerks in col
lcctlnS taxes In the city November 30
1908 to May 81, 1909. was read and on
motion the amount was ordered paid
A. f. Parker, city engineer, sent a
communication. TO the council, asking
whether OF not it would be possible TO
proceed against private contractors
who had put down sidewalks In the
city which had afterwards become de.
fectiye through faulty construction
stating that while some contractors
repaired their work, others refused to
do so, and as result sidewalks In
various sections of the city were in
very bad condition. Councilman VIII
son was of the opinion that the fault
was with the Inspectors employed by
the city. by reason of their negligence
III passing upon faulty work. Mr. VIII
son made several cauStic remarks con.
cerhing these inspectors. saving they
were being paid $3.50 4 day and were
doing nothing
The matter, on motion was referred
10 the sidewalk committee. the city
engineer and city attorney for report.
The pay roll for the city waterworks.
amounting to sS425. was allowed.
Claims from the waterNorks depart,
meDt for $22S.0l were also allowed.
communication from the board of
education stated that in order for the
board TO have room in the CITY hall
II would he necessary TO ask the Vet
eran hrcmen to vacate the room which
they now use, and asked if 1t would be
agreeable to tho council if the board
fitted up the room now used by the
band boys for the use Of the firemen.
Considerable debate upon the matter
was INDUCED in, and finally it was
agreed that, If the firemen were Will
Ing tc move to the band quarters it
would be agreeable to the council.
The street department asked that
100 feet Of special hose be purchased
at SO cents per foot for use on the
street washers. They have heretofore
been using cast-off hose from the fire
department, but there Is none of this
left The request was granted by the
council
Councilman HumphriS stated that
the police committee. had not met dur
ing the past week, and made motion
to take up the matter of increasing the
salary of Guard Lever out of that com,
mit5ee's hands and pass upon it, His
motion was carried.
II NdS dSSSClcu kndl INC CTOSSWdlkS
AMI street intersections in various
parts of the city were BADLY in need
T -~7'" @nd Councilman Humphrls
mado a motion to appropriate the sum
~ ' -,voV Ior use III this work After
considerable debate the motion was
withdrawn and another to the effect
that the council should meet in COM
mittee of the whole at o'clock Friday |
night and consider the matter thor |
ouGhly, was carried
a communication stating that users |
OF city water along Thirtieth street. |
below Lincoln. had been shut OFF by |
some unknown obstacle from getting |
their supply was received The |
matter was referred to the |
manager of the wateTworkS de- |
partment for examination,
a K. Bowman. publisher and bust. |
ness manager OF the Ogden Morning |
Examiner, appeared before the council |
and asked to be informed concerning |
a contract supposed TO exist between
the former owners Of the Examiner
and the city In regard to city printing |
There is some question as to whether a
contract has ever been signed, al
though the bid submitted for the print.
Ing by the former owners of the paper
is said to have been accepted by the |
council and the city attorney instruct
ed 10 draw up a formal contract. The |
matter was on motion referred to the
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