Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1924-08-17 | Page 19 | Many Oppose Auction Law

MANY OPPOSE I AUCTION LAY Y Discussion on Lowering Daily Fee Is Conducted At a meeting Friday of t tho th re- re retail r tall tall tail merchants of ot Ogden called by bythe bythe byth the retail merchants merchant commute committee of at atthe tire the Ogden den chamber of ot commerce to discuss the th proposed now new ordinance relating to licensing ot of auctioneers and auction houses eli all but three ot of the th m men n present were In ta fa br or ot retaining r the present fity olty law which calls call tor for a license foe fee ft of ot per da day A petition rOes Wa-s recently submItted to city commissioners by Attorney D Id Jd J Wilson seeking ReekIng to ha hate othe ha e ethe the license fee to ee changed chanted to per cr ear earr r Fred E n Williams chairman chairmen ot of the retail merchants mei chants committee presided at the th meeting which was hold held at the th chamber chambel of or commerce offIces Attorney Wilson was WIlS present and discussed tho pro pro- proposed pro proposed posed ordinance The Th matter as discussion by the th toll sting folIo follow 0 Ing Fre Fred FredM 1 M H Nid NIe president of ot the th chamber ot of commerce Secretary Jesse S RIchards Fred n B Al- Al Albert Albert Al Albert bert R B Foulier Foulger John S Lewis A AS S Paul raul v Ba-v Bole Bollo and R n T Mitchell 0 K H Miller proprietor of ot the th 1 Miller furniture store tore also talked In fat ta or of at keeping the tho th present high tax to pre ent nt Ogden Ofden being made prado mad the dumping ground for second hand e clothing crockery end ond household goods Odds from outside dis- dis districts dis district Attorney Wilson Wilton L Newman proprietor of ot the th Newman furni furni- furni furniture furniture ture complin and an auctioneer front rom Salt Lake Lae who Is de desirous ot of taking laking ou out a license In Ogden den It if the proposed prop ordinance Is passed In ot of reducing the present license tee fee At the tb conclusion ot of the th meet meet- meetIng Ini lug Ing after discussion by both sides all those thos present e except the th three mentioned above aboT declared them them- them nel arIses as a being heartily In for ta f or ot of keepIng the th present law on the books tor for tor the protection of ot Og- Og Ogden Ogden den Oe-den den merchants and the th general public oo 00 00