Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1924-02-10 | Page 19 | Law Blocks City Project

I I LAW BLOCKS CITY PROJECT State Permit Needed for City Hall Stores Kim Bim ball Kirn-ball ball Says Un Until III there la Is passed paa ed by the 10 legle lature 11 lature an act empowering Ogden to build an Income producing of ot office flee fice structure on the city hall square quare with store tore rooms on the ground floor to be bo rented such ouch II a procedure I In unlawful and cannot be done legally This sae a tho the announcement Sat Sat- Saturday Sat Saturday by Judge Judee Jam James N Kimball of byThe the dIstrict dl ti-lct ti court when asked by The Standard a tta ae to the legality of ot the movement that was recently launched Speaking of the tho law relative to the tho movement Judge ludo Kimball said that when he tint first came to Ogden there were ere beginning on the south south- southwest wt west corner of Twenty fifth street and Washington avenue and OX- OX extending ex extending tending to what la ie 1 now Hudson venue avenue a number of ot buildIngs which when the 10 leases expired were torn down That was WAR In 1880 JilO and ant il 81 11 he bs heBald said MId and the city attempted to sell ell the property located at the tho south south- southwest we west t corner of ot Twenty fifth street and Washington avenue The oily city wa was enjoined from doing dolne ao 0 0 Judge Kimball Bald Ud by the territorial dl- dl dis district court Judge ludge Phillip A Emer- Emer son Ion on Bitting sitting and rendering the des de- de decision Two similar decision were rendered to that effect he said laid 1 In which It was wae pointed out that the tho city wu was wa not empowered to sell ell or lease leue orlease or rent the ground In que ques tion question Neither decision was ever everI appealed from and nhen ahen hen for appeal went by the tho decisions became law Hence the need of a 0 legislative act to empower the city to proceed with the movement RECALLS TRANSFER Many year yean ago Judge Kimball said laId aid three fourth three fourths of the ground known knon at present prent as aa a the tho city hall square quare was dedicated ae as a 0 public square The Tho remaining fourth from Lake street north to Twenty Twenty- Twenty fifth fifth and from Hudson Hudon I avenue onue onue west to Grant avenue was Mas as deeded by the mayor under the tho transfer act and finally deeded back by Young to the city cit It The courts have t twice table Ice decided that the city chy Is le powerless power to dis dispose pose Iole of or the ground for tor any pur pur- pur- pur purpose pose excepting a public purpose and It Is ls loM indr u I saId eald It if the city city is la le empowered empowered t d-t to erect any buildings or could have I hallor legally erected the present city h hall 11 or the Jail building and police pollee headquarters and other buildings SALE BLOCKED The Injunction suits suite were brought against the city by Sydney Steven and Charles Charlea employIng Judge ludee Kimball to bring the suit cults E A Stratford was WU presiding over the city council at the time Ume and James Jame Taylor was aas a city record record- recorder er When Judge Judee Kimball entered the council chamber hamber with the legal Mr papers Stratford was about to go 10 togo ahead A 1 w with tl a deal transferring CI the property when Samuel Higgen-botham Higgen Higgen botham Insisted that before an any any- thing anything was done the legal read papers After the papers had been con con- con considered the deal tor for the transfer of the property tell felt through 00 There nero ar are nearly roe specified occupations occupation listed In the United States census reports report and of these only 35 have no women representatives 1