The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-24
THE
MAYORS
VETO

Al the meeting OF the city council
Last night Mayor Glasmann communi-
Gated that crude oil could be pUr-
chased for cents a gallon and he
recommended that the city purchase
| enough 10 oil one block OF uupaye1
| street as a matter OF experiment The
matter was referred to the street com
mittee. and the city engineer. II Is
expected that the committee and the
engineer will make an estimate as 10
( the cost OF preparing a street along
one block OF the city and report the
same to the council. and if the cost
is not too great. I'm all likelihood a
test will be made.
In a communication TO the council
the mayor also called attention TO the
condition OF tho asphaltum on Wash
ington avenue between Twenty
| fourth and Twenty-second streets, and
recommended that the street commit
tee and the city engineer make an
early investigation OF the matter aud
proceed at once 20 make the needed
repairs The recommendations were
adopted and the order 10 the enGln-
| Ger and the street committee further
directed them to look into the coDdl-
tlon of the streets in all OF the paved
districts
The mayor stated to the council
that the cost OF city lights is alto
gethcr too great. It being over $1,000
per month. and he recommended that
the council proceed TO not only reg
ulnte the cost of lights to the city
but also to the people throughout the
city. The mayor called the atten-
tion of the council to the clause In
the state statutes wherein is grant
ed the power of regulating the cost
OF electric lights by the city fatherS.
| The matter WAS referred 10 the law
and light committees and the city at
| torney.
Tho mayor communicated TO the
council that he is continually being
bothered by requests for special priv
ileges in the placing OF banners and
signs upon the streets OF the city, and
he asked that the council pass an
ordinance providing for the licensing
of such things The question was sub
mitted to the license committee for
consideration.
The report of the waterworks com
mlttce that employees OF the water
works department be paid monthly,
the same rs other employees OF the
city, was adopted.
The action OF the council last Men
day night. when an appropriation was
made for the care OF the broken-down
| fire horse, at the request of Dr. \.
! S. Condor. was vetoed by the mayor,
who said that the council had no legal
/ authority to make such an approprIa-
] 80 as..l.. 4
by a majority vote.
! The reasons given by the mayor for
his veto was that there Is no pro-
vision In the city ordinances. nor In
the statutes of the state providing for
the pensioning OF an animal
In this connection a petition was
read from George II. Fenstermaker. in
which he limited that If the council
could appropriate a sum for the brOk-
en-dOwn horse II also has a right to
pension faithful dogs The petition
asks that One-half the expense OF car
ing for a watchdog. which recently re-
ceived two broken legs. be borne BY
the city. The petition was referred
TO the sanitary committee.
Water Extensions.
a recommendation from the water
works committee. relating TO water
main extensions in various parts Of
the city. and also approving of the
policy of paying the water department
| employees once a month was adopted.
| The report further recommended that
an extra charge be made for fire plugs
and fire sprinklers which have been In
stalled in various places of business
a n hn CI mi a q
recommending that 10 per cent of
the estimate Of $22l2 30, due the Mo
ran Construction company for Twen-
ty-flfth street paving repairs. be re-
tanned until June 1. 1911 as a guar
ranty that the work is up to standard,
was adopted on motion OF Councilman
! FlyEare
The board OF equalization review re-
ported that no protests had been TO-
ceived In connection with advertising
sewer district No 103 and the dis
trict was therefore confirmed.
Bid Accepted.
3. H. Goddard's plats OF South
Washington addition to Ogden City
were approved
The city engineers plans and specl-
fcations relating to the creation of
drain and paving in Canal alley. be-
tween Twenty-tourth and Twenty
nth streets. were referred to the
street committee
Thirty-two cases Of contagious dis
eases we're reported by the sanitary
inspector
The BID OF 1882. submitted by New
ton & Burnham for the remodeling
OF the treasurer's office in the city
hall was accepted. T. ], Newton hay-
ing bid $45S
The matter of fixing the salary OF
the city engineers assistant came up
for discussion again the engineer hav-
ing submitted a communication ask
Ing that the former salary OF $126 be
ordered instead OF 1925 as voted a.
the previous meeting. The matter
was referred TO the law committee.
Baggage Men Protest.
A petition asking that a sewer dis
trict be created on Washington ave
nue. from Ogden river bridge 10 Twen-
ueth street was granted on motion OF
Councilman Dana.
\ petition for water main eNten-
sicn in the vicinity OF Second street
and Washington avenue was referred
10 the water works committee.
The local baggage men entered a