Show T OGDEN COUNCIL HOLDS MEETING Waterworks Franchise Passed Which Is Not Likely to Prove Acceptable TOO MANY AMENDMENTS T S BROWNING CHOSEN TO FILL VACANCY CANCY V The waterworks question was up be before before before fore the th city council again last evening and for an au hour the matter was dis discussed discussed discussed cussed and finally a franchise with ten amendments was passed From the po position position taken by the council it would ap appear appear pear pe r that they do not regard the fran mad franchise franchise chise passed as few weeks ago as be being beIng being ing legal Before signing the previous franchise Mayor Conroy p succeeded in get getting getting getting ting from the waterworks company a concession whereby meters would be In Installed installed installed stalled on premises only at the request 5 s c i ii i I Fi i S l 4 l lis is l S 4 i r rI I 4 k 4 c LM C T S Browning or Ar fh the d the other franchise he recommended r that the council pass a new ordinance Including Including includIng ing the change In the meter clause A substitute franchise With this change was presented at the meeting a week ago When this substitute came caine up from froni the committee last evening it had tagged to It seven amendments and when the smoke of the discussion had cleared away Councilman Craig had succeeded in tack tacking tackIng ing irig on three additional amendments and andin andin andin in this shape it will wUl go to the mayor It is not likely that the mayor major will at attach attach tach lila his signature to the substitute In its present pre ent form and if he did it is safe to assume that the waterworks company would not accept it itT itT itT T S Browning Elected The resignation of ot Councilman W R H REmmett REmmett HEmmett Emmett of ot the Fifth ward which was presented at the meeting of Aug 13 was accepted last evening and after Mr Em Emmett Emmett Emmett mett had expressed his regret at leav leaving leavIng leaving ing the position seven of the other nine members present took turns In saying nice little things concerning Mr Emmett and the pleasant relations that had ex ox existed existed isted between them during his incumbency incumbency incumbency bency in the office T S Browning was then nominated for the position vacated by Mr Emmett und Lad was elected with without without without out opposition The new member of the council is years of age and is 15 one of ot the firm of Browning Bros of this city He has been an ardent supporter of the Democratic party but has never held pub public public lic HP office before Councilmen Noyes No es and Paine who re resigned resigned resigned signed and were reappointed at the meet meeting meeting ing lag held three weeks ago we w re e reap reappointed reappointed reappointed pointed to the committees on which they had previously served The attention of the tho council was called to the fact that a spur track was being laid across across seventh street to the Fell FeU coal yard rard for which a franchise had been refused by the council last week This Thi matter was referred to the law la VI com corn committee committee and the city attorney Only One Bidder When the bids for the construction of the second extension of sewer dower district No 10 which is on Fowler avenue between and streets were opened It wi w found that the only bidder was the Wheelwright Construction tion company who bid The bid was referred to the finance committee The Union Pacific Railroad company was granted d a franchise to lay a water pipe line from Taylors canyon to the railroad yards along street and Wall V aU avenue An occupation tax of per year ear was embodied in the fran franchise franchise ran chise before the final passage Payrolls Pa roUs amounting to were al at allowed lowed The council then adjourned for two weeks |