Ogden Sun | 1905-12-12 | Page 2 | Three Claims for Damages

THREE CLAI MS FOR DAMAGES logan dec 7 A guy wiro on one of alio poles owned jointly by logon city and the bell telephone company bids tall to the municipality in some expensive litigation A couple of weeks ago C W maughan a liveryman of this city placed a claim be toro tho council for over stating that he had driven against the wire in the dark and had been thrown out of his buggy and hurt very badly last night at the regular meeting of the council M P fifeld submitted claims for 2000 damages that he alleges he sustained at the same place and in the same manner as marshan Ma ethan alien who was with him filed a claim for all these claims went to the proper committee for investigation vesti gation tho council authorized the employment of judge street of salt lake to assist la trying another damage suit in the district court last evening a joiy returned a verdict for tho plaintiff in the case of II 11 T plant vs tha oregon short line railway company awarding him for a borso that the company killed near frederick W has a similar suit that is being tried today A big concert was given heie last night tor the purpose of raising means which to help defray the expenses of a city brass band miss judith anderson of salt lake was the chief attraction she sang several times and was accorded a very cordial reception iu all about was raised professor george IL thomas is the leader of the new band