Show SCANDAL W IN TH I S D DEAL L Lj j Ogden Citizens Citizen Ask QUes Que Q ton About Transaction LOW PRICE FOR FORS S FAVORED ANY 1 Property Sacrificed In a Highly Peculiar JU M l turner aimer I S Special to The Herald Her Ogden Oct Oct 13 Certain facts tt connected wih with the te disposal disI fa of ar a th tramway property about te abut which the taxpayers have te ter been ben and are ae still ask aik tag ig questions ak The has w not nol forgotten footen the trouble truble over the transaction transact te at at the time e and how the t ad county cuty board br dis dis posed of the valuable property in m Spite of the te protests not only of newspapers SPie and the te public but of Chairman Adams Adan of the te board bard Ad The history of the transaction te shown by the te record is as a follows a s Weber county was wa the sole owner of or the te tramway tway property including se en e gine rails ril ties tes storage store house hous and the like Dec 4 1599 the board br voted te tc tt sell sel the te property and appointed missioner Skeen ad a Com Cor a committee with power to act at in advertising the same wit Dee Dec Dee H U Mr Skeen reported that he sae had hM advertised as a required by law laW and had hai ha hd furthermore leased lea a portion of ot the Iron rails ril to the Corey Bros Br company the lease leae to expire in the te event ot of sale sae Where Were Is I His Hs Authority Here Her comes in a a question queston that is be Ing asked aked Where did Mr Sheen keen get b his hh authority to lease lee the property hi The board b apparently merely author him to advertise the property for fr sole sale c Next comes the te lease lea made with the county attorney r The tens terms of the document provide that the lease Jea was Has for two years yea and says s s nothing about wa its It being bing void in case c of sale of abut the tha property Furthermore the lease leas was wason w wa on the te entire property Jan 15 Mr Skeen Sheen a reported to the board the sale of the te property property to the Corey Corey Bros company compy for 1900 19 and ad further that 1000 had been agreed 10 agree upon paid pad as BS the rental and ad that tat 2000 M had ha been Property Be e Worth Wor The Te property has ha been estimated to be worth about abut 90 and it is i knows known kow that an Ogden Ogen man had letters Jetter author izing him to bid as a high as a 40 for the te property If i need be b in order to buy it it but that he could not bid because bu of the lease leae The possible purchaser could not see the lease leae and did not nt wish to buy a pig in a poke The question queston is now being asked ake Did the county attorney attore draw drw that tt lease lee for or the county If not why wh not The company has ha the tramway prop property property erty ert The county did have 2006 20 OO and the te commissioners commissioner declare it is i no no business although a a few thou thousand tou thousand sand taxpayers are asked aked to return Mr Skeen Skeen as a commissioner and to indorse indor the te administration of Mr Skeen and ad his hi fellows in the court house houe |