Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-02
COUNCIL BUSY AFTER
HOLIDAY ADJOURNMENT
u.,or Rights In Bench CanaI-To
Drain Cemctcry--Prisoners'
Meals Cost More.

OGDEN. Aug. 1.-The city solons
,,,na plenty to do at the council ses-
49,, last night after a two weeks in
Grim since the last meeting. A COM
,ounIeatlon from Mayor Glasmann
s,sted that the Ogden Bench Canal
company. at a recent directors meet
me had passed a number OF resolu-
~ erecting the city's water rights
~ the canal The company requests
,bst the city make a detailed state
'.ent OF "A lot OF shares held by the
r,unicipaIity at once. A resolution was
sl.o pa ssed by which the city Will be
,roved TO take its water from any
,0fnt along the canal deemed feaSi-
he An offer was made to lease three
'ghc feet Of water less than the city's
resent holdings at the same rate paid
<, the former holders of the water
works system The resolution OF the
anal company was approved by the
1ouncll and the mayors communlca-
hon adopted in It's entirety.
In another communication the mayor
.ursested that the light and telephone
roes on Seventeenth street which the
Inv ordered removed a week ago. be
rsmoyed under the direction of the city
engineer without the usual fee OF 81
NJ, pole. as this is the second time the
ight and telephone companies have
been required to make a change Of To-
catlon The communication was
Adopted
In a communication from city En-
rlrter W NJ. Bostaph. the council was
informed that the Utah Light and Rail-
vay company has been laying gas
mains in the city, which are not pro-
tacted with curb switches, making Il
impossible to cut off gas from resi-
dences In case OF fire or other emer-
eencps The city engineer pointed
out the dangers OF such methods. and |
suggested that an ordinance be drafted
which will require the proper fittings
'or gas mains The matter was re- |
ferred back TO the engineer with in |
structions to draft an ordinance cover |
lng the matter.
The engineer also reported that the |
drain pipes at the city cemetery have |
become clogged with vegetable matter
10 such an extent that the graves mt
the cemetery are covered with water.
!, may be necessary 10 remove the en-
tire drain and upon recomme ndation Of
the engineer bids for the work will be |
asked for
Upon motion OF Councilman Horace !
Perry, Of the railroad committee the
city recorder was instructed to inform
the Ogden Rapid Transit company to
place its tracks at grade on Twenty
second street Immediately.
The matter Of having the paving dis I
trict on north Washington avenue 10
the Ogden river bridge added to the
district recently created on Hutchin-
son avenue was the subject of an ex-
tended discussion Some of the council
men wanted the Washington avenue
paving postponed until spring II was
finally decided to make one district OF
the two improvements and the city en-
sineer was instructed 10 advertise for
bids The engineer was also Instructed |
10 advertise for bids for the laying OF |
on Washington avenue |
and Twenty third. Twenty-fourth and |
Twenty fifth streets
Upon recommendation Of Chief Of
Police Browning the amount formerly |
allowed for meals for prisoners at the |
NV iail was increased to IL cents.
ordinances creating sewer district los |
md JOG and sidewalk district l09 passed
me second reading and were referred
% the law committee and city attor-
Icy