Show FIRE STATION SITE BOUGHT BY CITY BOARD Peery Pecry Registers Reg Protest Mayor Promises Neat Structure Ogden's O dens den's proposed bench fire station static proved pro to be a hot subject this morning at the regular meeting of th the city commissioners Finally after some controversy Mayor George E E. Browning and Com Com- CommissIoner missIoner Chris Flygare voted for th the purchase of land at Twenty-fifth Twenty street and Fillmore avenue as the site Protest and opposing vote was v.-as cast east by Commissioner Harman W W. It was definitely settled by the ac action at- at action tion taken by the mayor and Com Corn Commissioner missioner Flygare FIgare that the fire fine station will be built on the t southwest u es corner of pl Twenty fifth e I street e and Fillmore f I avenue annul on land to be bought from Valentine Gideon Commissioner Peery's protest came I after a n petition of or property owners was read opposing the building of the sta sta- sta- sta I on property own own- owners ers era headed by Dr G G. G. G Moves Moyes de declared de- de dared clar d they already had an sore eye-sore in the district In the Union Pacific reservoir and they the strenuously opposed a 3 fire station st. further marring their place of residence I PEERY'S FEERY'S STAND I Commissioner Peery took the stand that if the property owners opposed the fire station they should be given the same ame consideration as owners who had opposed other sites formerly s- s s and changed because of ot the pro pro- protest test He lie added that homo home owners near sitar the new site should be given the same treatment as those who had protested before ana ano n given shen re re- re lief Mayor Browning Bro declared that no matter where the e site was chosen a acry acry cry would be raised He Ste said the th I Continued on Page Two T FIRE ST STATION A N. N SITE BOUGHT Continued from rage race r Ce One building must be started soon and he believed that when the building was finally fussIly erected It would be an improve Improve- improvement Improvement improvement ment to the th neighborhood rather than detrimental SUPPORTS MAYOR MATOR I Commissioner Flygare held the same view and he motioned that the city auditor be authorized to draw a II war war- warrant warrant warrant I rant for 1000 to pay for the ground The abstract for the property was also al o accepted in favor while Commissioner Peery cast his vote ote with the statement that the property owners are being Ignored Further argument over the I architectural plans for the building build Commissioner Peery Pecry contended that various architects of the city should submit competitive plans and that the commission accept the plan most suit sull- suitable suitable able and of the best type of archi archi- It was called to his attention how how- however however however ever that the matter of selecting an lion architect had already alrea y been voted to tobo tobe tobe be bo left in tho the mayors mayor's hands Mayor Browning Drowning assured the other commissioners that he would choose a plan which would bo be of such archi archi- beauty that it would Improve e the district It Is hoped that the work can be be begun be- be begun gun at once and completed by the en enof md end of the year Mayor Browning said |