The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-10

A majority of the property owners
on Hudson avenue, between Twenty
fourth and Twenty-ffth streets, held
an enthusiastic meeting at the Weber
Club rooms last night and decided up
on definite action looking toward the
improvement of the property abuttinG
the avenue. Those who attended the
meeting were Nj. S. Browning, Stan
ley Dee. Horace. Harold and Joseph
Peery, John I. Hurst, John Spargo, j.
c Nye and o. A Parmley.
The property owners were uDani-
nous In the resolve that Hudson ave
nue. shall be made the most attrac-
tive business avenue OF the city and
that no means shall be spared In ac-
complishlng that end.
All agreed that there should be uni
formity Of architecture In the erec-
tion of business blocks on the street
and that none should be built except
under the most modern and advanced
Ideas of architectural design These
Ideas Will ultimately be embodied In
articles of agreement and signed by
at least 80 per cent OF the property
owners along the new avenue and, II
Is said by one of the leading spirits
IN the movement. 1t IS more than like
ly that every property owner viii
agree to the provisions.
The question first brought before
the meeting was as 10 saloons on the
avenue There shall be none. This
is to he Incorporated In the written
agreement. 1t was said by number
of the proprietors OF business houses
on Washington avenue, between
Twenty,fourth and Twenty-ffth
streets, who also own property on
Hudson avenue, that, with the saloon
eliminated from the business houses
of the new avenue, they would erect
flrst-class business blocks on Hudson
avenue at their earliest convenience
and transfer their business from
Washington avenue to the new ave-
nue.. These men state that they are
determined TO not have a saloon on
the avenue. and they will use their
very best efforts to induce tho mayor
and the city council 10 not grant
licenses for saloons in that district.
1t was also decided by those at the
meeting that no business building on
the avenue shall be less than two
stories high and that all sholl be
modern and substantial In every re-
rpect, the object being TO have the
avenue present an appearance of uni
formity In structural design as near
as practicable II Ia the purpose nf
Il ose interested that Hudson avenue
ehall become the Up-todate business
Iart OF the city. All present were
enthusiastic in their advocacy Of this
particular Idea and II was announced
that all would work with an eye sin
gle to the Accomplishment of this pur-
pose.
There will be no wiring on the sur
face OF the avenue and tho street Will
be entirely free from poles OF any dc
scriptlon All the wiring for electric
lights or telephones, will be placed
under ground The avenue Will be
lighted by twelve cluster lights plac.
cd along the siewalks on either side
Of the avenue. six clusters on each
side. This will brilliantly light tho
entire avenue and give an electric
illumination. that will be attractive
Within thirty days all the buildings
now standing on the avenue win he
razed and the contractors Will begin
the laying OF the sewer In that dis.
trict. the placing Of the asphaltum on
the street and the building OF the