The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-29
MAYOR: SENDS i'm Ell. !
THREE VETOES|
Objects Appropriation Of $4,000 Park Purposes and Other
Heavy Expenditures This Tme-Vetoes Are Sustained by
the City Council-Comparaive Statement
Of Street Expenditures

Mayor Glasmann presented to the
city fathers last night three commu-
nications. vetoing measures that had
been passed 10y the council and MAX
ing suggestions for the bcttermcnt Of
city affairs. and the council supported
him in every instance.
The action OF the council. in the
matter of making an appropriation OF
$4,000 for the use OF the park COM
mission this year was vetoed, the
grounds given for the veto being that
under the financial conditions OF the
city at the present time the strictest
economy In the expenditure OF money
should prevail
The vote on sustaining the mayor
or park appropriation was as follows:
Aycs-Flygare. 'Humphris. Brown
ing. Dickson md Peery.
Nays-Austin. Barker Dana. Lar
son.
Councilman Wilson being absent.
therefore not voting.
The mayors communication veto
ing the park appropriation follows;
Veto OF $4,000
ITO the Honorable President and
Members of the City Council. Gentle
men-I return herewith your resolu-
tlon passed at the last meeting Of the
City Council. approprlatlng TO the
Park Commission for the maintenance
OF city parks, the sum Of $4,000. This
sum. | believe. is excessive, especially
so when | consider the fact that an
honorable citizen OF this city offered
tn take care OF the parks for several
thousand dollars less and give n bond
in the sum of $4,000 that he would
maintain the parks TO the satisfaction
of the people Of Ogden.
IF tho city desired 10 have some
special monuments, fountains and 9th
CT decorations placed in the parks.
the sum probably would not be too
large, but when / consider tho great
floating debt Of Ogden City and the
fact that no provisions have been
made for the payment of same. ] am
convinced the proper policy for the
city government is 10 appropriate no
more money for parks than is neces-
sary TO simply maintain the parks
for the year, and | believe 81 500 would
be ample FOR that purpose Next year
the funds may permit OF some inn
proyemcnts. All Of which is respect
fully submitted. (Signed) William
Glasmann, Mayor"
The next veto sent TO the council
was regarding the action OF the coun-
ell on the purchase OF two new sprink-
ling wagons In his communication
vetoing the measure the mayor stated
that he did not consider il necessary
to make the outlay of money called
for. as the city could we'll get along
with the wagons itlalready has
The attitude Of tho mayor was sus-
tanned by vote uf TO ,. IL requiring
a two-thirds majority vote TO pass
measure over the mayors veto Fol
lowing was the voto on sustaining tho
mayors veto on buying two street
washers
No Browning. Larson. Barker.
Humphris. Elycare.
Ayes-Austin, Dickson. Dana, Pcery
The mayors communication was
as follows;
Vetoes Purchase Of Washing Machines
TO tho Honorable President and
mem return herewith the resolution
passed by your honorable body direct
ing the purchase of two new street
washing machines without my ap-
proval. for the reasons hereinafter
given:
There are only seventeen blocks
Of asphalt paved streets in ogden and
the two street washers We now have.
i: worked every day. would have TO
clean only eight and one-half blocks
per day II the streets were washed
every other day each street washer
would have to clean only four and one
fourth blocks per day, or II il is de-
sired TO wash the streets daily
night shift could be put on and each
washer would have to clean only four
and one-fourth blocks on each day
shift and on each night shift.
IL therefore think that the present
street washers are all that the city
needs AT this time.
II also desire 10 call your attention
to the fact that, in other cities. the
figcmen are required To- test the hy-
drsnts every day and while doing so
wash the rock intersections of tho
streets and flush out The cutters The
street supervisor says it would be a
great help TO him II this were done,
I'm fact the street washers are not
powerful enough to wash out the stone
intersections and cutters. and there
i5 10 good reason why the chief oi
tho fire department cannot detail I
couple OF men for this purpose. This
was done during my former term oil
office. even when the city did not own
the waterworks. II this were done Il
would also relieve the street washers
from considerable service
II also notice that the street supe--
visor says chat the present street
washers coon Will need repairing.
Your washers are guaranteed to give
from fifteen TO twenty years service,
and, with proper repairs. | think will
last thar long Two new street wash
ers would cost 81 800 or more. and
believe the city government should
hesitate in purchasing new machines
II tho present washers can be made
10 answer the purpose by putting on
night shift. in fact | am advised th3t
the street washers do fifty per cent
better work during the night than
they do during the day because the
teams and wagons do not stand in tho
cutters as they do during the day
time. Respectfully submitted, William
Glasmann, Mayor"
Insurance Economy.
In another communication the may
OF called attention to the action OF
the council at It's last meeting giving
10 the board OF underwriters 40 per