The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-26

tai avenuo sewer had been gained,
but Notwithstanding this. the matter
vae roicrred TO the sewer committee
and the city engineer for further con-
Sideration.
Tho mayor returned the claims al
lowed employcs of the attorneys Of
fee in nreparlng the revised ordin-
ances of the city without his approx
al, the reason given Tor the disap-
nroval heine that the work had not
vet been completed The veto was
sustained by a vote OF 10 b, II re-
1ulring a two-thlrds majority vote oil
the entire council to carry the Ques-
tion over the mayor head. There
were only nine councilmen present.
Tho vote was az follows;
Ayes-Browning, Barker, Flygare.
Humphris Larson, Peery.
Nays-Austin. Dana, Wilson,
The payroll of the waterworks dc.
pnrtment was also returned by the
mayor without his approval oil the sal
airy of Superintendent Kircher, the
grounds given for the veto being that
the salary of the superintendent i5
excessive. and that he was not duly
appointed 10 the Office. The matter
was referred TO the %aterworks COM
mittee and the mayor.
The mayor, in communication 10
the council. reported that the board
of insurance underwriters has made
an established rate to conform with
the recent reduction offered by the
non. board companies. and asked that
the matter Of giving the city fire In
surance be readjusted This matter
was sent 10 the public buildings and
grounds committee for action.
The mayor also called the attention
OF the council to the fact that the
Dee Memorial hospital company de-
Sires TO connect the building with the
proposed sewer system for that local
ity. and that they do not want to walt
for the regular. routine action as is
usual in such matters. and the mayor
recommended that the sewer be built
Immediately. and the hospital permit
ted TO make connections with the
same The recommendation was
adopted by unanimous vote.
In the matter OF refunding licenses
applied for by R. n Douglass and
others. they we're requested to meet
the city board OF equalization next
Thursday night and further consider
the question
The license committee recommend
ed that the license of $50 heretofore
paid the CITY by r A. Grant for the
conducting of boxing contest that
did not materialiZe he refunded, and
the action OF the committee was unan-
imously adopted by the council
The salary of / w. Jones of the en-
Gineering department was. rnised from
81 per day 10 Sl1250 per month on the
recommendation of the law commit
tee. Mr. Jones requested that his sal.
AIRY be fixed at S1.25 per month.
The request of the street committee
for the use OF the hydrants at Twenty
fourth. Twenty.iifth streets and
Washington avenue for the purpose OF
experimenting as TO the feasibility and
pracicability of washing the paved
streets, was granted
The superintendent of waterworks
Was instructed TO shut off the water
from delinquent water users. and 81
was also decided that the waterworks
department install Ave sanitary drink
Ing fountains. one for each ward IN
the city
The law committee and the city at
torney requested that the city engi
neer be instructed to furnish all tho
+ papers. prints and plats Of the curbing
and guttering OF Twenty-fourth street
from Grant avenue TO Wall. prior &c
the laying OF the asphaltum In thai
section The request was granted ant
the engineer was so instructed.
The engineer reported that the p
Moran Construction company o
Salt Lake would begin the patching o
the asphalt pavement on Twenty
fourth street. between Grant anc
Washington avenues, April eth. Bids
for the repairing of the pavement OF
Twenty-flfth street. between Wall anc
Washington avenues, will be received
at the next council meeting
The city recorder reported that pro
tests against the curbing and gutter
Ing on Canal avenue. between Twenty
fourth and Twenty.ffth streets, hao
been made The matter was referred
TO the city engineer.
John G. Willis Of the firm OF Willi'
& DeVine. at the request OF City At
torney DeVine. was appointed deput!
city attorney The city ordinance
provide salary OF SO per month TO
this Office.
Nfiooana nanug claims amounting .,