The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-11

Dyke. Jr., previously made Il fill the
oftlce OF deputy city auditor. was con-
f1rmed BY unanimous vote.
Committees Named.
President Browning announced the
personnel of the standing committees
rs follows.
Law-Peery. Barker, Dana.
ClaIms-Browning, Dana, Barker.
License-Larson. Peery. Wilson
F1nance-Dickson. Barker. Flygare.
Fire-Dana, Dickson, Flygare.
Streets-Barker. Wilson, Browning
STANDARDIZATION, Humphris. Viii
son.
Scwcrs-Dana, Browning. Barker,
Public Building and Grounds-Wil-
son, Larson. Austin.
Police-Austin, Wilson, Humphris.
Water Supply Brown
ing. Larson.
Engrossing = Wilson. Browning.
Larson.
Taxes-Flygarc, Browning, Peery.
Llghts-Austin, Barker, Humphrls
Railroads-Peery. Larson, Barker,
Sidewalks Humphrls, Flygarc.
Browning.
w oltl vi SCigs w IL
son. Humphris and Dana.
Regular Council Proceedings.
Aside from the consideration Of the
appointments made by the mayor last
night the city council attended to
considerable routine business.
A communication from the mayor
stated that the mayors office consist
ed of one room that was principally
used as a public telephone station and
gave the mayor no privacy. He rec
commended that the mayors office
have a waiting room. so that when
more than one party arrived to do
business, the later visitor would not
have to walk the halls OF sit on the
city hall steps, The communication
was referred to the committee on
public buildings.
A communication wn9 also read
from the city executive In which the
appointments of Tillle H. Poulter as
deputy recorder. Gussie Purdy and
Elsie Mann deputies In other city
Offices, who we're named last week.
were held UP until the mayor had an
opportunity TO suggest some plan by
which the work Of these appointees
could be distributed In such man
ncr as to allow for the collection OF
licenses, which work has been neg.
lected, according to the recommenda-
ton The recommendation was
adopted
A vacancy having occurred on
the board of trustees of the Car
negie Free Library, Rev. John Edward
~ the n Hi
the place on the board and the ap-
pointment was adopted unanimously
Attention was called TO the neceS'
sity OF having the accounts of the city
audited by disinterested parties, and
the mayor, in communication. sub
mitted bids from H. H. Harris OF Den
yer and the Utah Auditing company oil
Salt Lake to do the work and make
such suggestions as may be found fca.
sible for an Improvement over the
present system of bookkeeping.
The bid of H II. Harris was $40
day for the work of two expert ac'
countants with an Appropriated time
of four TO six weeks 10 do the work
The Salt Lake concern made bid OF
S225 The communication with the
bids were referred to the engrossing
committee.
Current expenses for all depart
ments Of the city. amounting to 81,
359.20. wore allowed on recommends
ton of the city auditor. The biennial
report of the city recorder for 1908 and
1909 was submitted and referred tc
the finance committee Payrolls fol
employees In the several departments
OF the city for the past two weeks
amounting TO s1,0607G. were allowed
Nine saloons and three pawnbrokeTS
were allowed a renewal of their II
censes upon the recommendation o
the chief OF police. The annual repor
OF the fire committee was referred tc
the fre committee Claims OF the wa
terworks department, amounting t
$4,000, were allowed
Claiming thet a valuable horse be
longing 10 James Varney * Son was
injured by stepping on tin can lyini
/ In King street on December l5 hat
to be Killed as result OF the accident
| a communication was received from
( the owners asking the city to remu
| nerate the owners for their loss