The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-11-22
COUNCIL HOLDS
SHORT SESSION

AT the council meeting last evening
an ordinance amending an ordinance.
respecting the license to De charged
hackmen and automobile drivers haul
ing people and freight for hire, was
referred back TO the license commit
tee The ordinance, as read To the
council. was not satisfactory. and II
was thought that some adjustments
respecting the use oil automobiles for
public hire could be made by the II"
canse committee that would be ac-
oeptable To all parties concerned.
The ordinance reducing the license
OF second-h hand dealers from 800 TO
$50 per year passed It's third and final
reading and will become law January
l, 1911
License for Fruit Wagons.
Another ordinance, amending the
ordnance respecting the licensing Of
fruit wagons and street stands, was
referred back TO the license commit
tee for further consideration. Some
Of the councilmcn argued that fruit
wagons, Ice cream wagons and large
street wagons, should pay 4 higher IL
cInSe than the sidewalk vendors
The fire and finance committees re-
ported favorable to the purchasing OF
a new aerial truck and ladder at
cost OF $4,000. The report was adopt
ed and an order made that the pur-
chase be made.
The sewer committee recommended
taat the amount due Mckay & Read
for work performed on sewerage be
allowed and paid The amount was
Il Il
he'd as security, was ordered released
Drain for Canals.
The street committee recommended
that there should be a drain built on
Washington avenue and Twenty-eighth
street to carry the Burch creek waters
Gway from the Weber canal and pro-
tect the streets in that vicinity The
recommendation was unanimously
adopted
The street committee also reported
favorable 10 the raising Of manhole
covers on streets where 1t Is needed,
but that the cost should not exceed
SO each The report was adopted and
the engineer authorized 20 attend to
the matter
The engineer reported that the Pc
tl''on for the removal Of a fence from
Twentieth street, between Lincoln and
Wall avenues. by Mrs Della Wright,
should be granted and the nuisance
abated The recorder was instructed
20 advise the Becker Brewing company
chat the council demands the removal
of the fence.
The final estimate OF Clark & Stowe
for tunnel work In Cold Water can
Won amounting In STS 81 waS allowed
and ordered paid.
Two Streets OF Same Name.
Chief Garfield OF the fire depart
ment reported that there are two
streets in the city bearing the name
Of Park avenue. and tina. they had
caused untold trouble in the receiving
OF fire alarms by telephone, the only
word oftentimes given being that the
ire was on Park avenue The chief
asked that one of the avenues be given
another name. The matter was re.
forred to the committee on streets.
Property owners on Twelfth street,
east TO No 9S7. petitIoned the council
to extend water mains To that point
The petition was granted. the under
standing being that the extension
could not be made earlier than next
spring,
The matter of disconnecting water
mains at Thirty-siXth street and Og-
Gcn and Adams avenues, was referred
10 the waterworkS committee
The sanitary department was au-
thorized TO purchase barrel or coal
tar for disinfectiug purposes.
The council adjourned for one week