| Show WATER COMPANY GETS FRANCHISE fRANCHIS Promises Put in the Form of ot a Contract Ogden City Council Proceedings rhe The precedent established by the city council in reviewing the water works question in its entirety with tire thu advent of each new member was strictly adhered to last evening the new member being S A Browning and the question coming up on oIl ona ona oIla a report of the law committee The rhe fran frail franchise franchise chise chine Is the same as was passed a short time ago with the change recommended by Mayor Maor Conroy The water works com corn company company pany was represented by David Eccles s sC C H Kricher and W J Shealy all aU of or I whom participated in the debate Coun Councilman Councilman Councilman cilman Browning opposed the granting of f I Ithe the franchise and advocated municipal ownership In support of his stand he lle showed that the general bonded Indebted Indebtedness ness of the city is and the legal limit Is or an excess of Ho showed that this debt is largely due to the money paid the water works peo people people pIe and thought that to allow them in settling the litigation would only mean mem Increasing of the indebtedness Considerable discussion was had when an effort was made to embody the prom promise promIse ise of or the water vater works company to ex ox extend extend tend their mains furnish free ree water for forthe forthe forthe the city and build new reservoirs into the franchise The water works people b objected to this thi th because they feared that it would hurt the sale of their bonds Mayor Conroy settled 5 the matter by bj stat stating stating stating ing that if It I the tile franchise was passed to tonight tonight tonight night he would refuse to sign It until the HIe written promises of the water works peo pee people people pie had been put in the form of a con contract contract contract tract between the company com pan and the city Cit This had the desired effect but before a vote was taken another lively tilt oe Ol between Councilman Browning an l Thomas The franchise was then passed by a vote of 6 G to 4 Browning Austin Dickson and Craig dissenting Mayor Conroy recommended the passage of a resolution requiring r the heads of the th various departments to insist Im upon their thIr s paying pa their debts and in the event of their failing to do so to call catl upon them therl for their resignations from the city service The resolution was passed Elijah Bingham presented a claim for for injuries which he alleged he suffered bv by 1 reason of or falling into a hole in the street while riding his bicycle The claim was referred to the laws committee An ordinance increasing the salary of the chief of or the fire department from 1500 l OO to 1800 per year was passed |
