The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-19

OF RESPECT
ADOPTED
BY CITY COUNCIL IN HONOR OF
Ex-MAYoR FARR.
Copy to Be Presented to Family as
Token Of City's Respect and
VeneratIon for Deceased.

The city council met In regular ses.
sion last evening. eight members be-
Ing present. The minutes of the
previous meeting were read and or
dcred filed
Reports from the fire chief were
read and accepted
The committee on public BUILDINGS
and grounds recommended certain
changes at the city hall, including the
placing of the toilets In the base
ments and using the room thus ac-
ouired for an office for Judge Muir
ply, county officials to be given the
room vacated by the latter The re-
port was adopted upon an amendment
by Councilman Thomas. to the effect
that the county officials above men
toned, be not considered In the mat
ter
The city recorder was instructed to
advertise for bids for repairs on city
sprinklers.
A reQuisition for stamps for the re-
corder's office to the amount of $40
was granted.
A report OF the park commissioners
from j. S. Lewis. Upon motion OF
Councilman Thomas, the report was
ordered fled, with the understanding
that the board of park commissioners
he granted permission to meet with
the council at any regular session to
make recommendations for new ap-
propriations.
Municipal claims to the amount Of
S12591 were allowed on motion of
Councilman Thomas.
A statement in relation TO interest
due on the water bonds. amounting to
81 .50525, including interest and COM
mission, was read and the amount
allowed on motion of Councilman
Thomas.
A communication from the city at
torney regarding the status of the
purchase Of the water works by the
city, was read and ordered filed.
The pay roll of the city water works
amounting to s409.3O was ordered
Taid
Freight and other sundry expense
claims were allowed
The reports OF the sanitary inspec
collector were read and ordered filed.
petition from the Becker Brew
ing company for repairs to be made
OH Twentieth street, also upon a por
tion of Lincoln avenue. was referred
to the street committee.
A petition from residents on Ste
vens avenue and Vicinity for an extern
sion of water mains between Thirty
second and Thirty-third streets, was
referred to the special water com
mission.
lntion to paving on T%enty-fourth
street between Grant avenue and
Washington avenue. was read and or
dered filed
A resolution to collect taxes for
the payment of the Moran claim for
paving Twenty-fourth street. was
adopted on an amendment by Coun.
Gilman Wilson. to a motion by Council
man Thomas, to refer to the tiuance
committee.
A resolution of respect for former
Mayor Lorin Farr, setting forth his
work for the good of the city. and
covering his long service as a pioneer,
legislator, churchman and citizen,
was read and ordered filed Upon the
suggestion Of Councilman Thomas, il
was decided to have a copy OF the
above engrossed and presented to
Mir Fairs family as token of the
citys respect and veneration for The
deceased.
Councilman Thomas moved that the
crossings at Seventeenth, sixteenth
and Thirteenth streets be constructed
Councilman F'lygare amended the
above to have all crossings in the
macademized district constructed and
kept clean. The amendment carried
Upon motion of Councilman Humph-
ris the city engineer and water COM
miJtee were instructed to meet and.
confer upon plans for new city res
erVoir
Councilman Thomas gave notice
that the public buildings and grounds
committee and the street committee
would meet at the city hall Wednes.
day at 2 p. M, TO confer in relation to
the erection OF sheds at Twentieth
street and Monroe avenue for storage
City Attorney James DeVine submit
ted his statement showing the details
of the recent transaction by which the
city Of Ogden has gained possession
and valid title to the waterworks
system purchased from the Ogden
Waterworks company. This statement
shows that the final payment OF $780,
COO, due to the Ogden Waterworks
company on the purchase OF the plant,
has been paid by warrant drawn in
favor of the Pingree National bank
on the waterworks fund, and this
amount replaced from the total
amount received from E H Rollins e
Son from the sale of the S450,0O0 wat
erworks bonds.
The law committee recommended
that w. l., Maginnis be employed to
assist the city attorney In the trial
of number of cases and be paid s3eO
and an additional retainer fee OF $lOO