The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-01

the present debt. tho warrants issued
after July 1st will be null and void
! shall not permit, Will / am mayor.
the Issuing Of illegal warrants, "
within my power TO prevent.
Good judgment. however. sug-
gests that the present city admins
tration provide, first. for the pay.
ment Of its own expenses for the
yeth 1910 The pdesent warrants
outstanding are drawing per cent
interest and, II 1t were possible to
call In these warrants and issue
bonds for the same. bearing 4 per
cent interest. a saving OF . per cent
In interest could be made annually
II ask the council to take this
matter up with the city attorney and
secure his opinion as TO the legality
of a redemption OF the outstanding
warrants In bonds OF notes bearing
less interest
Your earnest attention to this mat
ter is requested Very respectfully
submitted. (SIgned). William Glas-
mann, Mayor"
This communication. Sam Brown
Ing thinks was an attempt" Mt Jug
6lluG NllI Us ulGSs 1tl Mltu lUG IluSN
OF asked some time ago that the
books be audited. Browning opposed
the move.
The latter also said that a por.
tion OF the debt was a legacy from
the mayors former administration,
forgetting that Mayor Conroy apl
pointed two auditors to audit Mayor
Glasmarns former administration,
and that this committee reported
that money was left in the treas
ury after all debts were paid
The communication. however, wac
referred TO the city attorney for an
opinion how best to treat the present
city floating debt
Bids for supplies for the fire do
partment for the current year were
submitted TO tho council by the fire
committee and after some discussion
referred back to the committee with
instructions TO purchase from the low
est bidder.
In the matter of the petition pre-
sented last week by l. A Herrick for
the remittance Of the occupation tax
on waste paper boxes. motion that
the tax be not remitted unless the
city was made and unanimously
passed
Building Report.
The report of the committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds was
referred TO the city engineer with
instructions to draw plans for remod-
cling of the city treasurers Office. as
requested at the last meeting and get
bids for the work.
The waterworks payroll Tor tho
last half Of February amounting to
$4,000 and the claims for the same
department. were allowed. and in
struotions Issued TO the city treasurer
TO draw checks TO cover the various
amounts named Twelve new cases
of contagious disease were shown in
the report of the sanitary committee
making total now on record OF twen-
ty-flvc cases in the city,
Sewers Changes.
Attention of the council to the size
OF the present sewers was called by
the city engineer in the matter OF the
proposed new sewer district north of
til city and the suggestion offered
that the best and most economical
manner OF dealing with the question
was to construct an entirely new
sewer independent OF the present one
This action. according 10 the engineer
is necessary because of the fact that
at the present rate OF development
the present sewers Will be too small
to accommodate any additional terri
tory inside of about two years. The
matter was referred to the commit
tee on sewers for investigation.
a communication from the Real
Estate association aroused a great
deal OF resentment, Councilman Bar
ker especially taking exception to the
wording OF the article. and saying
that it was an insult to the last ad.
ministration and the present admins
tTation and street committee The
communication was to the effect that
inasmuch as the city has served and
saved great deal OF money in the
past several months through not hay.
Ing to clean the streets. it would be
we'll to clean off the accumulation oil
dirt, rubbish. filth and germs. now
that the snow is all gone The only
member OF the council who showed
desire to admit the truth of the
statements regarding the conditions
oil the city streets was Councilman
Humprhis. but he made no objection
TO the filing OF the communication
and the matter was dropped.
Humphris thought tho mayor alone
was responsible for the streets.
After the Park JOB.
G. ". Mitchell made u proposition
TO the city council to take care of all
the city parks for less than onc-half
what the city park commissioner
wanted The park commission wants
$13,326 for the years work. This, Mr..
Mitchell thinks, is an outrageous
price and he offers TO give a bond that
he will do the work satisfactorily to
the city council, Referred to the Park
Commission.
Want River Improvements.
petition was received from resi-
dents of the neighborhood OF Seven
tcenth and Jefferson streets request
ing that the city take some actions
h strengthen The banks of the river
AT this point The petition was signed
by John Farr and Sc others, and
was referred 10 the street committee,
with the city engineer and city attOr-
ney.
Residents OF the Valley VIow ad.
dItion to the city submitted n peti.
ton requesting that Nineteenth street
be opened from Jackson avenue TO
Canyon road. 1t was stated in tho
nptiiio0 that tho road hnd bosD rlocad