Show LIBRARY appropriation IS GRANTED BY mutilation of parks Is brought up and matter of new suit against con tractor kelsey and city the city fathers were dilatory gatha rang again last evening and it was 9 15 before they slowly the council chamber for their r gular weekly session but when had once assembled they lost no t TOP in getting down to business among ha spectators present waa B mahler whose application foi a franchise has been in the hands of the law committee for the past few weeks and alren that boby filed no rep 11 mr mahler retired immediately after roll call on motion of mr nye the library board WA granted the floor and judda howell acted as for that body the other present were A bigelow and jocob pecry mr spoke in pait as follows we arc appearing here again a petitioners petition ers our fiscal year which ends june lt is drawing to n close when it la necessary for ti to a report to this body ot the expend durei and of the board 1 I beg to call your attention to conr presenting to you an authenticated some time ago for at which time abo council deemed U vise to appropriate but 2360 but we understood that the balance of the amount asked for would be forthcoming later in the year and it will be necessary for us to all joae tor the year by june lit last year we ran in debt to the extent ot 1034 CS on account of be ing compelled to fit up the and install a janitor in order that the building might ba cared for and preserved it was also necessary tor us to alt up the basement of tho building s a place tor the janitor to ahe in which was don at an expense 0 00 under these circumstances ms had understood from boroo of the council men personally that your body was willing to increase the amount of the appropriation this ear in order that we might i educe the indebtedness of the institution by granting the full amount of we could reduce tin indebtedness one halt and where now ve kiy interest on 1000 we would only have to pay interest on the judge then called attention to the fact that the members of the loard signed a note for the 1000 and alao to the there was due this ear for insurance su which while it covered a period of three years sad to belaik this year f he staled that they were gratified at the success of the in this part of the country aad that last month there was a greater number of books loaned from the library than during any previous mont in fact the judge declared that practically one half of all the books in the library had been loaned during the month of april which showed a larger percentage of circulation in this gnau ny oilier part of the country lie also said that the people were using the library more than any other institution in the mr howell then called attention to the fact that the library building was one of the most beautiful in the and that it was the desire to caie for it so that it would not go to rack and ruin he further expressed the liono that they would be abl to lay out more lawns thereby beautifying the grounds to ft still greater degree nd concluded his remarks with the hope that the council would see that the additional would be forthcoming i when the matter came up under the regular head of business on matjo of mr the amount of wag appropriated which together with thu had been previously allowed completed the amount naked for during lie consideration of mr ayes nyes motion that gentleman took occasion to state that the request came at bather a had time but he was of the that they raould hue some he acknowledged that much was being done to beautify the groinus and that the building was a 0 o ilie city mr nye also said that tarro was no occasion for alarm about the cites finances as the council had laid out but very little work for which it would be necessary necea sary to draw on the treasury the finance to whom had been referred tue final of L C kelsey on account of work in sewer district no 9 the bame with the recommendation that it be allowed and that a canant be drawn on the iury to cover the amount and on motion of mr cragg the recommendation was adopted some time after motion prevailed the mayor ic ported that a summons had just been bened by the in another suit of th aylen oylen sewer pipe and clay company against L C bolsey ana ogden city and iiii matter won referred to the law committee by the the finance committee recommended that the refund of taxes lu sidewalk district no I 1 be allowed and that a warrant ba drawn on the treasury to coico the amount the street returned the plat and dedication of grant avenue in duplicate from 21 st street to lane recommending the acceptance of said plat and dedication and submitting a quit claim deed of county conveying such parts of the dedication as the county held a tax title to on motion of mr nye the recommendation men dation ft as adopted the same committee reported on the application of tho ogden rapid transit company for the placing 0 a spur on the cannon road stating that they had the proposed location and recommended that they be permitted to locate the spur asked tor in heir petition on motion of mr balne the was adopted the sanitary inspector and the pound keeper submitted their monthly reports which were ordered filed by the after which the city auditor presented a statement showing ie bond interest april ast 1st street supervisor dalch in a communication muni cation to the council stated that he city road roller that had been loaned to the county commissioners has gone through the mill creek bridge and had destroyed about one third of that structure and recommended that the water be piped under the street with tiling instead of repairing bridge mr nyo that the matter bo referred to the street committee with power to act and both chambers and balne thought that the county who had borrowed the roller should pay for the repairs to the city bridge damaged by the roller being run over it and when the vote was taken the original motion prevailed A petition was received from willam hanlon and others for the placing of an arc light at the intersection of pacific avenue and street and the same was referred to the light committee by the chair the master plumbers petitioned the council to make an order that the applications for plumbers and drain layers licenses by residents of ogden be submitted to the city engineer for his approval the paper was signed by II alverson brothers and others and the chair referred it to the committee marcus farr and a number of other residents of the canyon road petitioned the council for the completion of that thoroughfare and recommended that thoc who had poll tax to work out be put to work there on motion of M paine the matter was referred to the street committee R 8 brooks and sons and a number of others presented a petition against he saloon run by harry gavros at street in which they stated that the place had been a source of lo to the police and sanitary officers and that it was a sore spot in flie community in which it was located on motion of mr nye the matter was referred to the police committee the modern goodmen woodmen Wood men of america petitioned for the uga of the pavilion in lestar park a a place for their ile gree team to practice their drill work and the chair referred the matter to the buildings and grounds committee on motion of mr cragg the alon of georgo H tribe and cocio any for a wholesale liquor license for street was granted the floto show company who exhibit in ogden on the dinst petitioned for the use of union square for a place to give their dog and pony exhibition and expressed the hope that the council would grant them the use of the grounds for 50 the same as last year this matter was also referred to the buildings and grounds committee by the chair the revision and compiling of he ordinances for ogden city pasted their second reading and was referred to the committee on revision of ordinance mr williams who was not present at the meeting submitted a rexold uon for the buying 0 rock for the city stockade and for the macadamize ing asking that healed bida be advertised for and on motion of mr nye hie resolution was adopted ac resolution offered by mr randah called tor the putting in anler of washington avenue from twenty second street north which ho stated wai in a very condition and on motion of mr cragg the resolution was adopted the same councilman offered a resolution to the effect that he sprinkling ot the city be handled the fatime as last year mr craig mored the adoption and after considerable debate mr ne moved an amendment that it be referred to the water corn meloa they to leport at h next and the motion as amended mi randall called attention to the falci that he trees shrubbery and grass in the city parag were being destroyed ly the public and in a resola asked tor lie appointing of the city park keepers as special police und after mr nye had moved the adoption of alip request mr chambers took the floor and spoke at length on the question pointing out numerous nume ious instances where the public had the parks in different ways instead of assisting the city m keeping them nice and thought there ought to lc sentiment enough go out so that the public would desist in this work that it was almost im for a city to attempt to keep its parks in the proper condition as long aa the people who beamed to care naught tor their appearance continued mutilating the trees plants and flowers as they have been doing hla spring it f moat likely that the council will be called pon to take some more drastic measures it the work continue mr motion prevailed and the three city park keepers will be appointed policemen to look after thoc who persist in the work referred to above A notice of intention filed by mr carr for the erecting ot grant ae nua from twenty sixth to streets na a curbing and guttering district and on motion at mr nye the notice will be published A notice to create street bom washington to jefferson avenues aa a curbing and guttering district wax presented ty arr ilg hut ahter the matter waa 9 by that gentleman for one payrolls opre allowed a department street department sanitary department city engineers department mr randall then abat inasmuch as next monday wa 0 A R day in this city hint council next meet on tuesday of week and made a motion which abo body accepted an invitation from the 0 A H to be present at alio camp fire on next monday evening in park pavilion after which counci adjourned jour ned it Is ten times easier to cure coughs croup whooping cough and all lung and bronchial affections when the bowels arc open kennedys Kenn edys laxative honey and tar ts the original laxative cough syrup gently movee tho bowels and expels all cold from the system cuts the phlegm cures all coughs and strengthens weak lungs |