The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-19

uSurpatioD OF individual rights, Fred
j. kiesel & Co. and other property
owners In the paved district OF TweD-
y-fourth street, last night petitioned
the city fathers to give them hear
Ing on the tax levy for the paving of
the street from Grant to Lincoln ave
MUGS. The petitioners claimed that
tho council had gone beyond its jur-
isdiction. and had caused an unneces-
sary outlay OF money. when 1t ordered
the stone block curbins removed from
the street and replaced with asphalt
Um, the property ownprs being forced
to pay for the same The matter was
finally referred TO the committee of
the whole and the mayor and the city
attorney. they To meet tho petitioners
/ at O'Clock next Friday evening.
The revocation of the license OF Har-
ry Rogers, the retail liquor dealer,
whose license was revoked at the
council meeting last Monday night,
was taken up again last evening and
final action taken In the premises. the
result being that the license was alb
solutcly revoked by unanimous vote
ef the council
Mr.. Rogers had due notice Of the
proposed action OF the council and he
was given the opportunity to appear
and mako such protest as he desired
against having his license revoked
He was at the council meeting but had
| nothing TO say
Attorney Hulaniski appeared for
Patrick Maughan, partner of Rogers
In the saloon business, stating that the
! revocation OF the license for the So
called Rogers saloon worked an In
| justice upon Mr.. Vaughan, he not
having been implicated In the griev-
ance the council had against Rogers.
While Mr.. Maughan is a partner In
the business, he was not in the sa-
loon the night the illegal selling OF
| liquor to minors occurred The attor-
ney asked that the council not re-
woke the license. insofar as Maughan
was concerned, and the latter would
purchase Rogers interest in the bust
, ness and conduct 1t in a proper and
| lawful manner.
In behalf of the city. Attorney De
| Vine stated that Rogers had violated
the law and had been convicted before
the municipal court, that the violation
was sufficient grounds for the reyCca-
| tlon of the license aud he felt that the
council should enforce It's own ordl-
nances Mr.. Vaughan. he said. was
responsible for the acts of his partner
I'm handling the business, and he could
see no reason why he should be eX'
cused and given the privilege to con-
tinue the Turf saloon. The vote to
| revoke the license was unanimous,
The W. w. Browning Printing COM
pany sent n communication to the
council protesting against that body
placing the "union label on city
| printing, or combining contracts fol
printing to union Offices, The COM
munlcatlon stated that the non-nnlOn
Offices of the city pay many times
more taxes than the union Offices and
that the non-union offices do not en-
! ploy child labor any more than do
| the union people. This communication
came as protest to the petition of
the Typographical union short time
ago. asking that the city council re-
Quire the union label placed on all city
printing and that union print shops be
given the printing
communication was read from
| the ogden Betterment League. re
questing the city fathers TO use their
influence against the granting OF liq-
uor licenses In Ogden canyon. calling
attention to the fact that much harm
comes from the sale OF liquor In the
canyon during the summer months.
The league suggested that no liquor
be permitted TO be sold within a dis.
tance of one miles from the canyon.
Residents of the neighborhood Of
Glenwood Park also petltiOned the
council to not grant licenses for the
sale of liquor at the park this year
II was promised that the revenues
from the park would be greater If
liquor is not sold and that it would
have n tendency To stop the night
rowdyism that prevails there In the
summer time. and also save many
children and young people from down
foil
protest again st permitting the
Davis County Independent Telephone
company to operate an exchange in
the city WAS presented, and the mat
ter was referred TO the law commit,
tee and the city attorney. The pro-
test against the maintenance of the
exchange camo from w o. Rcnshaw,
he claiming thnt the Davis County COM
pany has no franchise in the city and
that the company is In direct com.
petition with the local companies,
The sewer committee reported fav-
orably tho granting of the petition
of j. d Skccn for the establishment
OF a sewer district on Twenty-Second
street. between Van Buren, and Harri-
son avenues. Tho recommendation
was adopted aud the engineer was
instructed 10 advertise notice of inten-
ton
The committee on sidewalks report
ed that to comply with The order OF
the council In changing the pavement,
in settlement Of alleged damages
claimed by George T. Stevens. would
incur the expenditure of $3.50 and
would mean the handling OF So feet
of cement sidewalk, and recommend
ed that It be done The reoort failed
Of adoption by vote of to 3. there
being only eight cOuNcilmen present
The committee on laws reported ad-
vcrsely on tho claim OF Mrs, Anna Van
Horn for damages, alleged TO have
been sustained by falling into ditch
on Twenty-titth street and Harrison
avenue. and the report was unanl-
mously adopted Mrs. Van Horn is
asking the city for damages in the
sum OF $4,000
WnterworkS claims amounting to
s157.3S and the April semi-monthly
payroll wore allowed. Councilmen
Austin and Dana voting against the
payment of tho salary of Suporinten-
dent Kircher on the grounds that 1t
is excessive.