The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-22

cinls because the same law. section
2l4. would grant that tight also IL II
granted The right TO the COUNCIL 10
appoint the waterworks manager,
also call YOUR attention to subsection
IS OF section gO6, compiled laws oil
Utah. 1907. which gives to the CITY
council the right to pase all ordin'
ances not rcpugnant TO the laws or
the state of Utah. This section is
the state law giving to cues tne pow
er to pass ordinances
81 cannot see why 1t Is the intention
to pay TO the manager OF the water
works department almost dounle oil
that paid any other ogden city OH
c!al when his duties are mucn less
and much easier TO perform than the
duties of any one OF half dozen OIL
GERS of the city.
In the face of 100000 floating debt
I could not consent to any S3.00o
salary for the position named even IL
the council had the right to make
tins appointment. All OF which Is re-
spectfully submitted. (Signed)
WILLIAM GLASMANN. Mayor.
The committee on fire made two re-
ports regarding the confirmation OF
Alonzo Rogers as fire chief. the ma
jority report. signed by Dana and
Dickson, recommending that the ap-
pointment be confirmed, the minority
report, signed by F1ygare. recommend
ing that the confirmation be not con-
firmed. The minority report was pre-
sented TO the council as the original
question and II was carried by vote
of 8 to 4. those voting for the re-
port being Austin. Browning. Flygare,
Humphris and Peery, the negative
vote being Dickson. Dana. Barker and
Larson. Councilman Wilson was not
present
The payroll for two weeks was pre-
sented and allowed. II amounted to
$1.20427.
The report Of the sanitary inspect
or showed that there are only IL
cases of contagious diseases In the
city. rs follows; Scarlet fever ..
smallpox 4, chickenpo1 2. and measles
2.
Councilman Austin called attention
TO the dangerously slippery condition
OF the sidewalk on Twenty-fjfth street
the south side, between Lincoln and
Wall avenues. BY a unanimous vote
Of the council the city recorder was
instructed TO advise the owners of the
property abuttlnG the walk OF the con-
dition and to notify them that 1t must
be cleared of Ice.
The city recorder read communi-
cation from the Board of Pacific Fire
Underwriters, submitting better
rate on city buildings. The matter
was then referred 10 the public build
ings and grounds committee,
On the petition OF property owners
the city engineer was authorized to
publish notice OF intention To create
a curb and gutter district on Quincy
avenue between Tweoty-fitth and
Twenty-seyenth streets.
The report Of the committee on
laws In the matter of the ordinance
entitled "An ordinance revising and
compiling the ordinances OF Ogden
WAS submitted and recommended
that the ordinance be given Its
third reading The report was
adopted with the provision that the
ordinance be read for the third time
at the meeting next Monday night
In the matter OF the appointment OF
Minnie Brown as Municipal court ste
nographer. at q salary Of $40 monthly.
the committee on finance submitted
its report recommending that she be
appointed at salary Of $50 monthly.
which was confirmed. Other reports
from the committee on finance and
the sanitary committee we're fled as
was the annual report Of the chief
Of police for 1909. The report OF the
city treasurer shows a total OF S46.-
T52 81 on hand for the week ending
February 2l. which is divided as fol-
lows;
Water works fund, s25,752 10. gen.
eral fund, $4.2S9 06: sewer fund dis
trict. No. 101, s,2i3.41. and special
fund, sS.497S5.
A petition from the city treasurer,
asking that his office be remodeled
and a new vault be installed, was
referred to the committee on public
buildings and grounds Residents of
Quincy avenue between Twenty-fifth
and Twenty-siXth streets submitted
petition asking that Quincy avenue
be curbed aud sewer built and was
granted. the matter being referred 10
the city engineer with permission to
advertise for bids and report to the
council.