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Show OITY COUNCIL BUST. Ogden Solons Transact Largo Amount f of Minor Business. Special to The Tribune. OGDEN, Oct. 8. The City Council held a tiresome session tonight, and beforo it had finished it had reversed itself at least once during the night. This was 011 the request of Treasurer Mo3'es, who asked additional help in his office and" who was turned down. Later tho Council reconsidered its action, and voted tho extra help during such periods as would be necessary for the writing of scrip certificates and sidewalk work. A resolution was presontcd and adopted by tho Commit too on Lights, asking tho Council to appropriate $238 to reinforce the wires canying tho electric elec-tric lights that were put up at tho time of tho traveling men's convention and which have been maintained ever since. Tho money is to be expended in such manner that tho lights will be protected protect-ed from tho winter snows, and tho entire en-tire array of lights for five blocks long is to become the property of the city. The Committee on Railroads, to which was referred the complaint that the trains of the Southern Pacific and Uniqn Pacific had been blocking tho crossing of Twenty-fourth street, reported report-ed that its members had called upon Superintendent Manson, and that ho had promised that iho pructico would bo discontinued and that he would put tho crossings in good shape for team travel. Objects to Shacks. W. S. St. Johns, Building Inspector, reported that in several blocks within the fire limits frame shacks aro being erected and are a menace to tho safety of adjoining property'. He asked for instructions and the matter was referred re-ferred to the Firo committee, with tho City Attorney associated. When tho report was submitted, Chairman Craig enjoined tho committee to wako up the Clitv Attorney. The Retail Dealers' Liquor association associa-tion asked that a law bo passed imposing impos-ing a penalty on minors who will frequent fre-quent saloons. Thoy desire to stop this traffic, but frequently matured huskies, who aro under, age, impose on them. Tho petition was referred to the Committee Com-mittee on Laws and tho City Attorney. A warrant for $1105, being tho first payment on tho now voting machines, was ordered drawn and paid. The Bell Telephone company petitioned peti-tioned tho Council to bo permitted to excavate on Twentj'-fourth street, from Washincton avenue to Wall avenue, for a sub-conduit for wires, agreeing to remove re-move tho poles and overhead wires in tho Fame district and on the intersecting intersect-ing avenues. It was referred to tho Committee on Streets. Protest From Gloyd. A communication was received from Ch'arles L. Gloyd, late cement tester and inspector of Ogden, who was dismissed dis-missed :rom the City Engineer's office, September 6, in which he stated that he was discharged without cause and that lie had a certificate on the day of his dismissal from Engineer Parker in which tho latter testified to his ability und faithfulness. He asked for an investigation, in-vestigation, but the matter was ordered filed. It is Blated that Mr. Gloyd had criticised a contractor in sidewalk and sewer work, because the contractor had changed tho proportions of. cement, ?and and gravel and was putting in a poorer quality of work than the specifications speci-fications provide. After , tho letter had been filed, an incident in confirmation of Mr. Gloyd 's position camo up in the form of a protest pro-test by such property owners against rho city's accepting certain sidewalks that hadi been built by tho contractor. Councilman Williams "slated that he know sonio of this work, and that in places he (jould rub it dowu to tho original soil with his hand. Tho matter was referred lo the Sidewalks committee. |
