The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-05
AUDIT OF BOOKS
is NOT FAVORED
Council Declines Have Finances of City Ped Into By Special
Auditor-Water Mains be Extended to West Ogden and
Other Ponts-Dog Tax Collector Named-Contract
Awarded For Concretng City Reservoir.

. luhl inc pellllOn " EldhA'ut except
as 10 Harrison avenue. between Twen-
ty.second and Twenty third streets.
The committee report vas adopted
and il was ordered that the city en-
| gineer give notice OF intention
through the newspapers.
The plans and specifications Tor
I the sidewalks at tho intersection OF
streets was submitted by the en-
! queer. accepted and ordered filed.
I The committee on public buildings
| and grounds. TO whom had been re-
feTed the matter OF placing fire in
surance with the non-board comoani-
es at 30 cents per hundred. reported
; that the board companies had submit
ted another bid. lowering the rate TO
so cents, and recommending that the
bid be given consideration. The re-
duced bid was submitted by A. r.
Wright OF the Wright Inventment com
pany.
The matter eicted considerable
discussion by the councilmcn. some
ooDtending that the matter should be
given consideration. Notwithstanding
the fact that the committee had been
| authorized and instructed 10 give the
Insurance 10 the non-board companies.
others maintaining that the matter
! could not well be reconsidcred, that
the non-board companle. were home
| concerns. had been instrumental In
reducing the rate TO the 90-ccnt mark
and should be given the contract.
The report of the committee WAS
finally adopted and the bid fthe
board companies will be considered.
The committee on laws reported
that the property on Hudson avenue.
between Twenty-iourth and Twenty-
fIfth streets. had been dedicated for
street purposes. except that belonging
I TO the Woodmansee estate. that being
refused. The committee recommend-
ed that condemnation proceedings be
| Instituted 10 settle all differences in
the matter. Tho report was adopted.
The payroll for the waterworks de-
partment. amounting to S52992 and
claims from the same department in
the sum OF $l4.25 were allowed and
| ordered paid.
Estimates for construction work OF
! the Whcelwriebt Construction com
I pany. submitted by the city engineer.
amounting to s1.94979. were accepted
and the amount ordered paid. the I'M
! derstandlng being, however. that the
| company settle a claim against the
| city for $25 in favor of Miss Nellie
Baker. who fell into the sewer eXcava.
! tion that had been left open and there
| by ruined a dress
The engineer reported that he was
not fully advised regarding what to do
in relation to the grading Of the street
car tracks by the Rapid Transit CON-
pany, inasmuch as It appeared that
/ the standard fixed by the council Will
not be adhered TO by the company.
| The council instructed the engineer
| that provisional plans for the grading
I OF the car tracks had been drawn and
/ adopted bX the council and agreed to
/ by the railway company, which would
| be his guidance in the promises. The
engineer was also advised that the In
| spector provided for I'm the agreement
! would be dispensed with until the
rock work on the roadbed Is begun.
| The payrolls of the various depart
ments, amounting TO 81, 1910. less the
! payroll OF the engineers department.
/ which had not been audited. was al
| lowed and ordered paid. Councilman
| Dana voting against it on the grounds
/ that the account included the pay of
| the superintendent OF waterworks.
Charles Klrcher at an excessive sal
airy.
Gus Pappas renewed his application
for license TO conduct a saloon at
I l35 Twenty-hfth street. but It was
! again denied, the vote being five for
the granting of the license aud flve
| against IT,
The appointment OF James Pendcr.
chief detective. and Robert Burk. Rob
| ert Chambers, Charles Pincock and
! George Wordlaw. assistant detectives.
made by Chief Browning. were con-
| flrmed
number OF people petitioned the
| council that the ordinance providing
for the delivery of milk In bottles,