The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-14

ARE TOO LARGE
Mayor Trying Check the Money From the City Treas
ury-Sends in Number Vetoe-ScoreS Moran Company
For Inferior Paving in This City

Ar the meeting OF the city council
last evening Councilmen Larson and
Flygare were not In attendance. Mr..
Larson Is still in Salt Lake hospital
suffering from the effects of an opera.
tion for appendicitis He is Improv-
ing and is expected to be at his post
Of duty in the course Of a few days
Mayor Glasmann sent in a communi-
cation vctoine the recent council reso-
luton providing for the payment of
an additional IS per month for extra
help To be employed in the city audi
tors office, and the veto was sustained
by tie vote. those voting To sustain
the veto being Browning. Dickson,
Humphris and Pecry. Those opposed
to 1t were Dana, Wilson. Barker and
Austin
Expense Of Office s175.
The mayors communication was as
follows:
"Gentlcmen|T return herewith the
resolution granting IS per month addi-
tional clerk hire to the auditors Office.
without my approval. for the reason
that the auditors Office is already paid
SITE per month, and for this sum the
city books ought TO be audited prompt
ly and completely and be up to date
at all times The fact that the city
auditor has. without authority OF the
council. created an additional debt for
clerk hire during last year is no Tea-
son WHY IL should become a perma-
nent burden upon the city II is my
opinion that II the present auditor
cannot maintain the Office on the sal
airy allowed TO that office she ought
to resign In order that somebody can
be put in who can do IL
'T remember when Willis Beardsley
audited the books ol Ogden City for
$50 per month and had his books up
! to date ar all times and assisted in
the recorders office and conducted a
private business besides. ] cannot
consent to any increases anywhere. In
fact, | know the city auditor does not
need this extra help because she does
not put in all her time now In per
I forming her duties as city auditor.
! Very respectfully submitted
(Signed) "WM. GLASMANN.
Mayor"
The mayor also vetoed the resolu-
ton passed by the council at Its meet
| ing last week. increasing the salaries
OF city patrolmen from $50 to $50 per
F! month, on the ground that the resolu-
ton is Illegal and also. for the reason
that the salary OF the policemen ought
not to be increased during their In
| sumbency The veto was sustained
| by unanimous vote OF the council.
A communication from the mayor
vetoed the action OF the city council
| that allowed the claim of p. ] Moran
| OF Salt Lake, in the sum OF So 1920.
for recent asphalt paving on Twenty
| fifth street The mayor stated that
the work done by the company Is a
disgrace TO the community and should
| not be tolerated He expressed the
| thought that the city should serve no
| tice OIL contractors, by refusing to pay
| this bill. that their work must be first
| class before the municipality VIII ac-
| cept II He thought IL would be better
! 20 stand a lawsuit with Moran and
thereby expose the inferior work he
has done for the city. rather than pay
| the bill The council. however. did
not agree with the mayor, and the
resolution providing for the payment
OF the claim was passed over mis- head
| by unanimous vote.
Should Expose Them.
The mayors communication was as
follows:
"Gcntlemen-I return herewith the
resolution Of the payment OF S2.2l2 80
| to p. Moran, without my approval
for the reason as previously stated
The asphalt pavement on Twenty-hlth
street, put in by Mr. Moran, is a dis
grace to any contractor. ANY con-
tractor who would put in a pavement
that would not last three years should
be forced to put In an absolutely new
pavement | do not fear tho threat OF
Mr. Moran that he would bring suit.
| would be willing to stand the suit If
| knew the court would order us TO
pay the bill The warrant Will draw
G per cent interest, and If suit is
brought the interest will only be 2 per
cent additional We already pay our
attorneys. The Increased cost would
be trifline compared with the great
benefit IT would be to expose the rot
ten work Mr. Moran has done in Og-
den Ii Mr. T. j Moran Is willing TO
have his Twenty-iifth street pavement
exposed to public view. invite him
to bring suit. | hope the council will
sustain the mayor in this matter
we ought to serve notice on all
contractors that we expect good work
and il they do not put It In. that We
are in favor of exposing them. Very
respectfully submitted,
(Signed) "WM. GLASMANN.
Mayor"
The recommendation of the mayor
that the heads of departments make
application to the city purchasing
agent for supplies was approved and
adopted by the unanimous vote of the
council 1t was explained in the
mayors communication that, as mat
ter of discipline and business, all or
ders for supplies should be presented
to the agent and he, In turn. should
proceed Immediately 10 get the best
possible prices and report the same to
the heads of departments and commit
tees, In order that proper business
deals might be made In the interests
OF the city
There were 4 number of important
matters discussed by the city council
last evening. one OF which was the
matter OF street sprinkling 1t was
argued that the city was inadequatly
supplied with sprInKliug wagons and
Councilman Barker advised that two
more he placed in commission.
Others suggested that sprinkling
supervisor be appointed. Both mo-
tions were lost however, and the