| Show their recommendation is stated by councilman paine to be device to kill sewer bond proposition and is referred to finance committee from wednesdays standard at the meeting 0 the city fathers last evening the special water committee consisting 0 davidson Davi williams cragg and chambers rendered their report on the advisability of the city constructing its own water works this Is the outcome of the application for a franchise by the citizens water company which has al soa deferred the action on the application for a franchise asked for by the ogden water works company two ago be committee was supposed to report on the matter but at that time they asked for further time to prepare their report on the ground that the engineer had been unable to render a report the necessary time was granted and last night the report came up and was referred to the finance committee which leaves the matter still in the air the committee report which was one of the first matters brought before the council at last nights meeting was as follows the approximate cost of building water works as calculated by the engineer with two reservoirs lined with cement would be for building the same system and omitting the cement lining tor the present the work can be done for about ogden city can at the present time issued bonds to the amount of this will leave the estimated deficit of of installing the new water works system this amount of can be paid from the general fund within two years ogden city is now about to bold an election tor the issue of bonds to build the sewers in sewer district no 10 but this work can be done by means of scrip thus avoiding any necessity of using ny money derived from the sale of bonds leaving all available bond money to be used tor water works to the amount stated we therefore respectfully recommend that in view of the importance of this undertaking a special election be held at as early a date as possible submitting to tax payers of ogden city the question whether the city shall build its own water system or not mr davedson Dav ldson promptly moved the adoption of the report when mr chambers took the floor and stated that the city could not build a water works system merely on a report of that sort which be thought should go to the finance committee mr paino said it was a wrong time to bring up the question that he believed it was gotten up for no other purpose than to kijl the sewer proposition in order to try and get some abing that will fall through in the end and that it was not right to bring the matter up before the people in the face of a special election mr emmett eald that in his mind i there was a question as to the legi ajita of the scrip law that it wa a question whether the city can make the people pay for the scrip and that two or three attorneys with whom he discussed the matter concurred in the i opinion president can then called for a on the original motion with the i addition that it be referred to the ft nunce committee and all members vot 1 rd aye with the water question again out 0 o the way the next important mat mtv was a communication from the city i engineer in connection with the bids fior the construction of the sewer in i district no 10 for the issuing ot bonds for this work a special election Is about to be held the communication muni cation was as follows 1 I have the honor to submit here for your consideration bids for th construction of bewers la sewer district no 10 which were opened in this office in accordance with the ad ven or call for bids at two P m saturday july 22 there were 5 bids submitted as follows gilmartin ogden 85 james kennedy fargo N D sa hanley topeka kan 2 J morgan salt lake SO vf P oneill ogden P oneill alternate the specifications from which tho bids were made called for bids first with all ule sewer pipe and next with tile sewer pipe for all sizes under eighteen inches and the 18 31 and 24 inch pipe to be concrete block what la cnown as Parm leys patent as an alternative bid in order to compare coffits mr J P oneill the lowest bidder aa shown above was the only bidder i submitting a figure for the concrete blacck construction which is the amount marked alternate as abobo th 6 time specified for the was as follone fol lowe J P december 30 1906 james kennedy hanley P ajr morgan july 1 1905 gilmartin no time with tho above ex cert lons all blan are regular it appears that mr oneill is aba lowest bidder for both forma of con I 1 wish to say that the parley patent concrete block sewer or die larger sizes will save the district about and will maka fully es bood a job as the other construe aloa air moved that the work be awarded to mr but he was promptly reminded that the election was yet to come aher which mr nye anover that the bids be referred to the committee where it will dumber until the matt erot issuing bonds har been dispo sedof the street committee reported favorably on abo application of the boyle furniture company for the right to buiel a spur track across wall avenue between twenty second and twenty streets and on motion of mr the report was adopted alet of police browning submitted a communication announcing the resignation of sergeant barlow B allson an another appointing michael malone as patrolman to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation tha first was accepted and the latter approved mr williams moved that the matter of electing a sergeant from the present force be left with the police cam and chief browning motion prevailed the sanitary inspectors lenort but case now in quarantine which was a case of scarlet fever the report was ordered alle A communication was received 1 submitting two plats for the opening of a street south of thirtieth street alcord ing to the agreement with the oregon short line with tho recommendation that the thirty third street location be accepted on motion of arf chambers the matter was referred to the street committee 1 under head of first reading dt ordinances ordinances creating curbing and guttering district no 6 which Is madison avenue between twenty fourth and twenty fifth sf creots the total cost of which Is estimated at and the first extension to curbing and guttering district no 4 which Is adams avenue from twenty sixth street to twenty eighth street the total cost of which Is estimated at passed their first reading and were referred to the law committee john S lewis submitted a lengthy communication to the council relative to the city building a bpark between strongs Sl canyon and waterfall canyon which he claimed would augur well for alis future welfare of th e city on motion of mr davedson Dav ldson uie matter was referred to the gs and grounds committee A petition was read from M H wheelwright and others asking for tho creating of both side madison avenue between twenty third and twenty fourth streets and twenty fifth and twenty seventh streets as a sidewalk district 0 a motion of mr chambers he city engineer was instructed ted to draw up 9 notice of intention tor the same another petition read from W IL bayis and others for the creating of a sidewalk between monroe and jackson avenues on both sides of twenty fifth street on motion of mr chambers the petition took the same course as the previous fous one several applications tor retail liquor licenses were granteed grant jed after which the recorder announced that no protests had been received against the proposed building ot sideways on washington avenue between twenty second street and tha ogden arver bridge mr chambers moved inasmuch as the city bad gained jurisdiction that the city engineer pe instructed to draw up the necessary ordinance which motion prevailed mr nye then brought up the matter of tha gutter on ane cast side of washington avenue between twenty fourth and twenty sixth street being detective causing the irrigation water to flood the streets so as to almost become a nuisance after come debate the east side ot flath street was also included in a motion to the effect that the city engineer be requested to make some plan for the improving of the gutters referred ed to so as to require the water to properly run off the motion prevailed mr williams then entered a protest against the way in which the curbing and guttering was being done intimating that favoritism was being shown and stated that he thought that the work should be dono in the order in which the city add gained jurisdiction in a motion the city engineer was in strutted ted to prosecute this work in the order in which the city bad gained jurisdiction and without discrimination in ahe maffer of macadamize ing washington avenue between twenty second treet and tho ogren river bridge mr carr succeeded in getting the block between fifth and twenty sixth streets included in a motion to the effect that the work should be done this season the motion prevailed and it Is the intention fo prosecute the work as soon as possible after the action becomes law i mr craig brought up the matter of allowing the members of the council for committee work done during the past two years after considerable discussion he eri bodied thia in a roo alon which prevailed mr davedson Dav ldson voting no council then until this at 8 when a special session will be beld |
