The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-26

railroad and street committees with
the city attorney.
That Alex GilchrIst is not beliey-
er In the axiom competition is the
life of trade" is evident from petl-
ton which he presented 10 the coun"
ell last night in which he declared
that his business of popcorn dispenser
is being infringed upon by the owners
OF a new popcorn wagon which has
recently started business near his
stand at the corner of Washington
avenue and Twenty-fifth street. Gil
christ says he has been paying his
license for three years as a street
vender and asked the council TO In.
struct the police department to order
the removal of the new stand to an
other point In the city. His petition
was referred 10 the license commit
tee.
License Is Referred.
The report OF the council as COM
mittee of the whole recommending
that the merchants license ordin-
ance. against which protest
was entered by delegation
of business men OF the city
last Friday night, be referred
TO the license committee was adopted.
A communication from the city at
torney regarding the construction of
the ordinance was referred TO the
same committee.
William Bostaph, the recently ap-
pointed city engineer submitted a re-
port TO the council regarding the ar
rsngement of the engineers Office. Mr.,
Bostaph suggested that more suitable
furniture and fixtures be Installed in
his office for the handling of business
with more despatch The communica-
ton was referred TO the public build
ings and grounds committee, Re
garding the petition of Joseph Oliver
asking that the city printing be given
to none but union shops. the engross'
Ing committee recommended that the
petition be filed az the city printing
is always awarded to the lowest bid
der,
The license committee. in regard to
the petition of j. II. Watts for n trans
fer of n retail liquor license and the
application OF ]. H. Kurt for a re-
newal OF his license at the Sanitarium
in April, recommended that they
make a formal application in the us.
ual manner prescribed by the ordln-
ance. The same recommendation was
made in regard to the transfer Of IL
cenSc TO H Il. Roger and S b. Small.
New Water Mains.
Upon the recommendation of the
waterworks committee. 5000 feet OF
six.inch water mains and a water me-
ter to be used in the waterworks de-
partment were ordered purchased Fire
insurance policies on city buildings
amounting to $4,000 were ordered
distributed among the various ageu-
cIes of the city upon the recommends
tlon OF the Same committee.
A petition from b. Wolff, a pawn
broker. asking the remittance of S37 so
paid to the city treasurer at the time
OF his application for renewal OF his
license, was referred to the license
committee. The petitioner says that
he does not care to furnish other sure
ties on his bond as suggested by the
mayor, and intends to go out of busi-
ness
Plumbers licenses were ordered is
sued to A. w. Meek. Brig. Ballantyne,
Halyerson Brothers and James Nc
Beth The sanitary inspector was au.
thorlZed TO make necessary repairs
and improvements at the pest house
A petition from the Becker Brewing
G Mailing company asking the coun-
ell to authorize the elevation of the
wing dam In Ogden river on lower
Lincoln. Grant and Park avenues to
protect the surrounding country from
the spring floods was referred TO the
street committee and city engineer.
The company agrees TO share a por
ton of the expense ii the work Is
authorized The payrolls and reports
from several departments OF the city
were read and acted upon.