Show W WATER A QUESTION SETTLED Controversy of Fifteen Years Be Between Between Between tween City and Company Is Ended After a controversy that has extended over fifteen years the dispute between the Ogden Waterworks company compan and Og Ogden Ogden Ogden den city was practically settled by the thep passing p s ing of or a franchise by b the city coun council cil dl last Jast evening This question has been at various times carried to the highest court and in each instance decisions were rendered against At the present time the litigation before the courts Involves many thousands of dol dollars dollars dollars lars Each succeeding council has had the matter up but failed to adjust the differences Upon a definite promise to settle this question William Wiiliam Glasmann was elected mayor His administration miserably failed Since the organization of the Ogden City Improvement league that organization acted as mediators be between between tween the two parties of the controversy If the mayor approves of the franchise It will mean the end of the famous Both Bothwell Bothwell well contract at the close of the present year ear William Craig president of the city council bitterly opposed the pass Ing of the franchise through all three readings On the part of the waterworks people it was agreed and incorporated in inthe inthe inthe the ordinance that all litigations will be b dismissed upon payment to the Ogden Waterworks company of 1000 This pay payment payment payment ment Is to be made by August 5 next and Is to cover all fire hydrants until Decem ber her 31 1906 1006 The company agrees to reset hydrants h when necessary to build additional reservoirs and to extend water mains on Washington avenue to Five Points on street to the Southern Pacific shops and to several other portions of the city ity particularly larl larlIn in the southwest part of town It further agrees to place five fire hydrants in the center of the business blocks by July 1 next A comparative statement told that the saving to Ogden City by the new fran franchise franchise franchise chise will be O in fifty years for which length of time the franchise has been granted The waterworks people will pay pa an occupation tax of 2500 an annually annually annually while the fire hydrants h rental will willbe wIllbe willbe be reduced from 75 5 to 35 per year ear Pro Provision ProviSion ProviSion vision is made for tor the readjustment of I rates by b arbitration every ten years The rates are so fixed as to equalize the charges so that the small consumer will not be compelled to pay for water he does not use The council voted to establish two fire alarm boxes in the Harriman yards ards An expenditure of SOO for the refitting of the Bench fire station The warrant for 1 for bond Interest due was also allowed The Ogden general hospital was granted an extension of fifteen years ears to their present lease tease |