Show ADVISES ME NOT TO TOT BUY DEliNQUENT T City Attorney Says Ordinance Ogden Worked Under in Past Is Not Legal Special r to The Herald Republican n. Ogden n May Mas II 20 The 20 The city ordinance under which Ogden lit City has hRs been buyIng buying buy buy- ing lug IngIn In property sold because of de delinquent delinquent do de- special Improvement ement taxes has hns no state law foundation according to Valentine Gideon city attorney and In Ina Ina Ina a written opinion to Wallace J. J city eln treasurer he ad advises against buy- buy In tug Ins such property This opinion was given In connection with th the proposed sale of oC about 10 10 worth of oC property tomorrow Specia Special Special cial cia taxes assessed against this proper property property prop prop- er erty hare ha not been heen paid pall It Is asserted The contractors who did tho the work re received re- re warrants drawn a against tho the Property and the amount of the de delinquent delinquent tie tie- taxes ta Is owing to them In th the past the city has acted under the tho statute providing that a county ma may purchase property sold for or the tho collection collection collection col col- lection of ot taxes against It It providing others do 10 not buy in tho property The cSt city attorney sas sa's he has been unable to find any law Jaw ia giving a city such permission permission per per- mission lon In the case caso 0 of delinquent taxes for special lal Improvements The city attorney ur urges cs that the holders of ot warrants be advised to see that someone Is O on hand at the sale sile to tobitt bid bitt In th the property The Tho eit city attorneys attorney's opinion It Is as asserted as- as virtually makes the elt city liable for foi the collection of or amounts duo tho the contractors |