The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-20
COUNCIL ALLOWS
HANSON s CLAIM.

in the city auditors office by special
order of the city council. was pre-
eented 70 the city dads last night and
1t was allowed. the amount claimed
being $50. the time spent sixteen days
at $5 per day. Other claims allowed
were as follows;
John walker, assistant treas
urer 80. ..s- ,....... ,s,.S Sfoo
Waterworks payrolls. special,
Sept. S to is .......... 299l5
Waterworks department mis-
ceIlaneous -. 49,. -. S,l2932
Health department ... $3.50
Poundkeeper .... ... S7.9C
John Smeading. plumbing in
Lester park ........... 1865
City department payrolls 80. 2,SS31t
City fountains. Lewis, and
sanitary fountains ...... S192S
The reduced claim of P j. Moran
for $227.71 was referred to the old
committee on paving. This debt was
contracted last year and It was origi.
nally for S455.42 for plank placed
along street car and other rails In the
city, but the Moran company proffer'
ed last night TO accept onc-half pay
ment on the account and cancel 1t.
The committee on streets and the
engineer recommended that the street
intersections at Twentieth and Twen.
ty-hrst streets and Washington ave-
nue. be so feet westward and the rec.
ommendation was unanimously adopt.
cd
The fire committee expressed the
thought that the viaduct across the
railroad tracks at the west end OF
Twenty-fourth street should be paw
ed with creosote blocks The sugges,
ton was adopted and the work will
be done. This is being done to avoid
hres from engine sparks
The waterworkS committee stated
that they thought the council should
turn down the proffcr OF Mr. Jenne
Tor the sale OF Ogden Bench canal
water stock at so cents, and the rec
pmmendation was adopted by a unan
lmous vote,
The matter of extending the water
mains OF Thirty-fourth street, between
Washington and Adams avenues and
other street IN that Vicinity, was
handed to the waterworks committee
for consideration.
A short time ago the park commits
sion asked the council for an appro.
priation Of $500 to carry them
through the balance OF the year The
matter was referred to the finance
committee and last night the commit
tee recommended that the amount be
whitfield down $500 and that the com
mission be allowed $1,000 for their
purposes. This was granted.
The council voted to pay Charles
Richardson $40 for the razing of the
buildings on Hudson avenue. between
Twenty-fourth and Twenty NTH
ttreets.
The engineer was commended for
the prompt action taken In the matter
of advising the light companies. gas
concerns and telephone people TO get
under ground with their wires in Ger
tain districts of the city and no was
authorized to carry out the mandate
TO the very letter, and with expedien-
cy.
The auditor having reported that
there is due In interest On city bonds
the sum OF S1.254.37 It was ordered
that the auditor draw a warrant for
that amount and send 1t TO the bond
holders
pavement Of Child's avenue. between
rwenty-eighth and Twenty,ninth
streets, was referred To the side
walks committee, the city engineer
and the city attorney. 1t was consid-
cred that an investigation should be
made in that vicinity regarding true
conditions In respect to property
lines.
o, A. Parmley called the attention
Of the council to the fact that tho
condition Of the curb and gutter on
Twenty-tfth street, near the steam
laundry, is In dangerous condition.
The matter was referred to the side
walk committee and the engineer.
The d. II. Peery estate was granted
the privilege of eXcavatlng on Twen-
ty-hfth street and Hudson avenue for
their proposed $4,000 business block.
The matter OF issuing new warrants
that tho J. ]. Read Brothers claimed
they held, but had not presented for
payment because they had been stolen.
was referred 10 the law committee
and the city attorney. they to have
the power 10 act instanter.
1t was recommended that the com.
mittee on lights take up the question
of establishing two additional arc
lights In each. OF the wards of the city
and report its conclusions at the ear.
liest possible moment
The waterworks committee WAS CIV.
en- power to act in the matter OF OK.
lending the water mains on Capital