The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-08
Friday night 10 consider the reco
mendatlons.
Street Committee Renorts

Street Committee Reports.
The street committee reporting on
the dedication OF Seventeenth street
declared that all property owners on
the thoroughfare had agreed TO allow
the city control of the street except
one On motion OF Councilman Bar.
ker the committee was given power TO
act and instructed to proceed with the
work OF removing the trees lining the
street and make other needed repairs
The samo committee reported that
a conference had been held with the
officials of the ogden Rapid Transit
company regarding the use Of a steam
locomotive on It's line in the northern
part OF the city. end that the company
asked permission TO continue the use
of steam until the Plain City line is
completed. Councilman Dana was un,
der the impression that the line had
been completed. and declared that the
company should be compelled to obey
the law In the same manner as the
Salt Lake & ogden Railroad company.
which was recently required to dis
continue the use OF a locomotive on
Lincoln avenue. The matter was re-
ferred TO the mayor and the city attor-
ney
City Engineer Bostaph submitted a
plat showing the proposed route 10 be
taken in the opening Of Twenty-ninth
street, and recommended that the cost
of opening the street be ascertained
before a notice of intention Is pub
liShed. The recommendation was
adopted and refcrred to the street
committee, city engineer and city at
torney for a report
A petition was read from residents
in the neigbborhood OF the Southern
Pacific bridge over Ogden river OBJ
jecting TO an obstruction, dam,
which has been built in the stream
by private parties The matter was
referred to the city attorney.
The J p. O'Nelll Construction com
pnny was given a twenty-day exten-
sion OF time to complete the work in
sewer district No. 10l. which hns been
delayed on account of the bad wealth
er w b, Sanders was denied permIs-
sion to place a confectionery stand on
Twenty.ilfth street, next TO the wall
OF the Utahna drug store. on motion OF
Councilman Wilson. who objected to
the further blocking OF the sidewalk,
which will necessarily follow.
President Simon Bamberger OF the
Salt Lake 6 ogden Railroad company
sent communication TO the council
announcing that he had abandoned the
use OF locomotive on Lincoln ave
nue., as directed, and that within the
next ninety days the entire road win
be operated by electricity,
A petition from Thomas Ncrden ask
ing for a free license to sell hot ta-
males on the streets OF the city until
March was referred to the mayor Mr.
Ncrden says that he Is In financial
straits with large family to support,
and that for several years he had paid
the license regularly but asks this
concession because business Will be
slow until March
On motion of Councilman Barker
the recorder was instructed To notify
Stevens Brothers or those responsible
creek. on Thirty-fourth street and
Washington avenue. 10 divert the wa
ter TO its proper channel at once.
j. a Herrlck applied for position
as a patrolman. His application was
referred to the chief OF police The
city treasurer. in his weekly report,
showed a cash balance of $44,9l2.SG
now In the treasury. This is divided
into the following funds: Waterworks,
s24,170.9S. general fund, SS,777.47;
special fund, sl1.16l.41.
Reports from the sanitary depart
ment, street committee, park commits
sioners and the poll tax collector were
ordered filed.