Show COUNCILMEN TALK ABOUT B Phases of Plan Discussed but No Mo Definite Action t Taken CITY ORDINANCES READY REDY f- f Property Owners Will Organize Oi for Protection Against Floods Ogden Feb Fell 25 The question of or Jr providing a to replace the one olle lt destroyed by jy the thc Hoods at al the mouth of oC Ogden canyon camon which has J D been UI un up k before eCore l the tho city elU council since that time Is still unsettled The city cily fathers looked Into the matter maUet briefly this Mils evening c but took no final action i 4 A l' l i was vas received 1 rom roin the tho street committee a asking that I iha city engineer and the tho committee r on public Improvements make malo an un in- in I lIs and render to the city ug s-ug- f c for foJ tho the linni disposition of oC the matter This recommendation was adopted and City Attorney y Bagh-y was authorized ll to serve legal letters and rt residents alon along hat portion of or the he river notifying t. t IQ- IQ hem that unless thC they repair or ic- ic th tho old dam dani near Hem the sanitarium 1 he city will lii permit the tho river ilver to rc- rc i. i r nain In tn the channel which It ha haI has 4 I- I hoseh hoseit since the hood flood Tho Flie which was destroyed 4 spanned the river rl at a point iL f chore the thc course courso of ot the thc stream was r U along alons the thc east cast eastside side ido of or the t J. J by persons c residing north bo f 1 t Ir f the thc city eft for the purpose of getting s E ho water for fOl irrl irrigating their thela lanu lanti 1 During the storm the river broke over ho dam m and Ic resumed Its old ohl and andr r course around tho the south and iS V vest e et t tides sides lI cM of ot tho the sanitarium j The Tho question which now seems to lo f ti j 14 the tho council is whether to re- re tho the bridge where it was former former- i- i V or to allow tho stream to crania in iii its natural channel and hen to construct a large concrete I I w west st of ot the sanitarium The fhe pInion not only among the tilt city coun coun- 1 ill IJ but hut all over the thc city sterns seems to b be bc to o allow tho the river rl to remain In it Its chosen course ae and to lo construct construe it Its iti section with Hh the street an concrete bridge l e which would oo C a a credit to lo the thc surroundings in and durable as well A great deal leal of discussion lon again as-aln irose iroe oW over l' l the worn-out worn question as aso 0 o whether or oi not the cU city should open the the- proposed alley In block 23 3 fron fIOT T Twenty third to Twenty fourth street nu question t was given new hew life when g committee which las has eh g l Jt lt o ct m t t hil rt i b bo I p l The report ri of the committee com corn was Vas voted d down wn vu however cr c Attorney T. T D. D Johnson al appeared on behalf of the Civic Improvement 1 league and residents in the block who favor ta its Us opening ln and exhausted every po possible ar argument In favor or of or the proposed proposed pro pro- po posed ed alley He lie referred to the obJection objection ob ob- ob- ob which has been raised i-alsed against t us only a H motive to further personal i ll monal Interests an and a added de that like In the making o 1 of other uther e Improvements there would always be he someone who would attempt to aland In Its Itt wa way The council then took toole up the question question ques ques- tion where Mr Ir Johnson left off orr Th Thomas Fl Flygare arc an and anlo Moyes lo s favored oletI Its being opened immediately while rowers Powei s and Browning said Eahl the they would favor such a move providing IHu the council coun coun- cil ll would decide to lo open It Il as a u street instead of oC a 1 foot IC-foot aHe alley ahoy as I by the thc commIttee Brt in speaking favorably fa In iii regard to creating a street paid a rather uncomplimentary y trIbute to lo the thc police department He lie said that thai UnlesS unIe unless un un- Ie less It tt could be e made malIc a real Ical paved pa street t. t that thai would b bo be afraid ta enter It II I n you OU see ec them jn in int an t alley ane an and hack back of ot a business house lOu e eIt it night said lie he it it is only an ac- ac Ident Thc They prefer to remain as far fm w n as possible frOnt from places where are arc jj going on During that line Into they are on the paved streets streets- jn m l- l S parade Jud Judge e J J. J A A. Howell representing the Carnegie library board hoard o again ain wrung Iun th the hearts henrt 1 of 1 the councilmen and talked 11 them out of some some- more mor Improvements Im Irn- Co for I the the- library It was x I. tot sot money that the judge was seeking his time lime however I It II ItaM was vas merely th the u jon of tho the city council to tiLle tiLl ze e the tho elbow grease r ase of some of If th the itys Ity's prisoners now 1111 In the Hotel de dc I f for the bU building lid log of IC new lawns sidewalks around the Uw library h building an and as has been hen said he lie was granted lao request City OILy Attorney Bagley rendered an opinion on nn the question as ns to tu whether r not the tue city has a legal rIght to lo upon private property i In order 0 o Hake public Improvements the J tu sUon being In reference to the i of if Improvements along the theU A U lanks anks of the Dl river n near r the of if the canyon ns os pra prayed cd for ft V y petitioners The attorney held the ther r pinion that the city has hus no such ight and that an any money monc spent by he city LI to tu protect property alon along the lom the lilt would would- be a mis- mis of funds fund He lie suggested u j I o e I that the thc residents Ie in iii that thai o. o organize and petition the city 1 o for fOl the desired d improvements ind th t they IJ be paid 1 for b by a pro r nt ata ati tax tax on n the Iho abutting property opert f ll the Ino in- in President dent Craig volunteered o that the revised city or ordin- ordin ln- ln which have In lii tile the hands t k V if r the printer for fot- or the past ast three years yenn rn make mako their H first t appearance MonI Mon Mon- ft I la lay evening yi v. v j Tho The positioned meeting o of v J he council to consider the means of V y lIo the strained tl financial conk con coil k i. of ot the thc city wa was set for next t evening Payrolls for Cor tho the two r t r. r ending uary dM-uary 23 3 amounting VT d SO w tw were re read und and allowed |