The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-13

property on Patterson avenue. be-
tween Grant aud Lincoln. be settled
by the city removing the walk TO It's
proper place, tho cost TO be about
5000. IL will mean the placing of
about 382 feet OF pavement
miscellaneous claims, in the sum OF
$A.69S.06. were allowed, and the aud
ltor Instructed 10 draw a warrant for
the several amounts.
In answer 10 communication from
the mayor, the committee on streets
recommended that Contractor P, j.
Moran be instructed to forthwith re-
pair the agphaltum pavement on
Twenty-fourth street, and that the en-.
gineer be instructed TO advertise for
bids Tor the repairing Of the pavement
on Twenty-fifth street. The recon-
mendation was unanimously adopted
by the city fathers.
The recommendation of the water.
works committed that mains of tho
water system. uncovered by a land
slide near the Hermitage In Ogden
canyon, be Immediately covered, was
adopted by the council and the mat.
ter was referred to the superintendent
or waterworks and the city engineer
Plumbing licenses were granted tho
Utah Plumbing company and the w.
S Donaldson &c Sons company.
The pay roll Of the engineers dc.
partment. amounting to s41S.36. here
tolore held up by the council, was
allowed and ordered paid
The matter referred TO the council
by the city treasurer. regarding the
clearing OF title on property that had
been assessed for a special tax for
sidewalk purposes, the work not hay
Ing been done, the assessment still
remaining on the treasurer's books as
a claim against the property. was re.
ferred 10 the committee on taxes.
Upon the report OF the recorder that
there are no protests to the establish.
ment of a sewer district in Motifs
Lane and on Capital Avenue. the city
engineer WIS instructed TO advertise
for bids for the construction of the
same
The treasurer was instructed to set.
tie clnims on tax sales on the basis
heretofore settled on in the Stilwel
case. that being that the city shall be
entitled TO the legal interests per
cent-of the amount claimed.
Tho report of the treasurer was that
there Is on hand at this time. subject
TO outstanding warrants covering
large portion OF the amount. the sum
Of $70i5G5f.
The recorder reported that about
5000 had been collected under the new
merchants license ordinance. and that
over 1000 notices had been sent to
merchants. advising them that the
license Is due, The report stated that
there were some complaints made
against the law but that, generally. the
license was paid without protest. The
report was filed.
The recommendation OF the city en-
glneer, that water on Twcnty-seventh
street between Madison and Monroe
avenues, be turned into the gutter.
was referred TO the street commit
tee aud the engineer.
Reports from the poll tax collector
the street supervisor sexton. and san
ltary inspector were accepted and or
dered filed
The report from the clerk OF the |
municipal court was that during the |
month OF March the sum Of S3.l4l.S5 |
had been collected as fines and for |
FIXTURES.
The engineering department was In
.sructed 10 order l.00G feet ot fire hose |
at a cost OF about $500.
Jacob and Samuel Kertz we're grant |
cd licenses 10 conduct pawnshops in /
the city.
An invitation 10 the council, that
mat body Join in tree-planting on Ar
DOT day, was accepted and the presi-
dent OF the council suggested that tho
conncilmen appear az the city park
square with their shovels. and other
digging implements. at o'clock in the
afternoon The Invitation was extend
cd by the city park commissioners.
Opposition 10 The construction OF a
sewer on Capital avenue. between |
Quincy and jackson avenues, was re-