The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-04
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The city dads met last night in reg.
ular session. they not having been To-
gcther for n couple of weeks. due to
political conventions and the Four
State Fair.
The report OF the sidewalks COM
mittee that the same sort OF crossing
should be put In on Twonty-fifth street
near the ogden steam laundry as
has been established at the intersec
tion of Twenty-fIfth street and Canal
alley, was adopted and the eXpendl-
ture of 1925 was authorized for that
purpose.
The public buildings and grounds
committee WAS sustained In their
thought that Thomas & Stone should
be given the contract to furnish coal
to the city at s34O per ton, they be-
ing the lowest bidders
The report of Chief Browning rec
ommendlng that the council do not
pass upon the applications for liquor
licenses until he be given further
time To investigate certain alleged In
fractions of the city law by some OF
the saloon men, was adopted
The matter of replacing wood
culyert across Washington avenue
near the Rapid Transit car barn with
vitriiied pipe as recommended by the
city engineer. was acted upon favor
ably and the engineer was instruct
ed to proceed according to his sug
gestions
The following estimates for city
work were allowed;
j. 2. O'Neill Construction company,
for curb and gutter, $1045.
j. p. O'NeilI Construction company
for sidewalk, $27S.67.
Mckay e Read company, for sew
er, S2,35463.
Moran Construction company, for
sewer. S5S2A7.
Moran Construction company, for
sewer, $S9S2S
Moran Construction company, for
sewer. S32SoS
The report of the law committee
that the duplicate warrants asked for
by the J. c. Read Brothers company
be issued If the company furnish an
accurate list OF the warrants and fur
nish bond to the city to reimburse
the municipality in case of loss, was
approved and the recorder instruct
ed TO make settlement,
The report OF the sewer committee
that the tax assessed on property
owners In sewer district l05 had been
regularly made and that It should be
paid, was adopted,
The report of the waterwOrks com
mittee was 10 the effect that the city
board OF education should pay $500
for water used up to date, and 1t was
adopted
The ogden Rapid Transit company
represented that they could not place
their trolley poles along tho sides of
the highway leading from Second
street north on the Hsrrisvllle road
until the telephone companies hau
been compelled TO raise their wires
far enough on their poles to permit
the trolley wire to be placed at a
height which would warrant the op-
Grafton Of the road, without liability
on the part OF the company The
transit company asked that the tel
ephone companies be instructed to
raise their wires TO the proper height
and it was so ordered.
The reports OF the sexton and the
sanitary inspector were accepted and
ordered filed.
A special pay roll from the water
works committee, amounting TO $34S..
40 was allowed and ordered paid.
A communication from James Nc
Kenna. asking that the council allow
two months license on the Crystal
saloon because of the opening OF Hud-
son avenue, the petitioner stating that
he owned saloon on the avenue
known as the Blue Ribbon" saloon,
for which he had paid license for a
quarter year and had exercised the
same only one month The matter
was referred to the license commit
tee.
The Commercial National bank pc
titioned the council TO establish
sewer district between Grant and
Lincoln avenues, 166 feet north of
Twenty-illth street The question was
handed to tho sewer committee, the
engineer and the city attorney.
A petition from property owners,
asking that the city dumps of gar.
hage on lower Twenty-ninth street
be removed farther from the city, was
referred to the sanitary committee
and the mayor.
The city engineer was instructed TO